The Dare

By: Natasha Preston

Narrated by: Phoebe Strole

#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Preston is back with another pulse-pounding, twisty listen!

Would you accept the dare?

In Marley’s town, seniors are given a prank as a rite of passage…a dare, if you will. The dares start out simple…egging houses, balloons filled with glitter, chickens running loose in the halls.

But this is no child’s play.

Accepting a dare means you could be expelled, arrested, or worse. No one wants to back down from a dare. But saying yes has consequences, too…

©2024 Natasha Preston (P)2024 Listening Library

Critic reviews

"[An] ever-escalating suspense thriller."—Publishers Weekly

"The creation of suspense is superlative and the pages fly by."—SLJ

I thought it would be bad, but I was wrong..

when I first started listening, I got disappointed because I thought it would be a rip off of a slasher from the 90s. I'm glad I finished and the twist at the end was perfect! BRAVO! Natasha Preston did it again!

A little Boring

It was really hard to get into this book and even harder to get me to stay interested when one scene peaked my interest. It wasn’t until the ending that I found it interesting and even that was subpar.

Decent young adult mystery

I like the fast pace of the book a lot. It flew by some of it was predictable, and some of it felt kind of patched together, but still an enjoyable lesson.

Great Twist!

Thai was a great story and I did not see the end event coming! Loved the book!

Unexpected ending

I thought I was going to know how this story ended and was mind blown! Amazing narration! Book kept me engaged throughout and couldn’t put it down. Despite this being a book involving high school students, characters were very well developed! Would recommend this book!

It was okay

Most of the book got on my nerves because it was all about how they were going to fix the situation. Then it got better towards the end but the last 5 minutes was just okay. The narrator was very good

very twisted

thought I knew who did it but I was so wrong. great listen! recommend this one!

The drama was so amazing to read about! Felt like real life high school days!

This book was awesome! I would definitely read it again! Great book. Great storytelling. Definitely in my author list.

easy to enjoy

I originally bought this in paperback but I couldn't seem to get thru it. DNF it but kept thinking about its potential. I bought the audio version and I really enjoyed the story, the plot, the ending. over all it was good. I'm glad I circled back

disappointing ending

All that build up to end so abruptly and without a full explanation.
and not really a horror story, unless you are a parent and you're horrified at the way these kids acted.

spoiler!!!









at the end it seems like the main character did everything she did to get back at her friend's and an ex-boyfriend just because they hurt her feelings. no real explanation for why she did what she did to to the ex.