Synopsis
Tara Park doesn’t do serious relationships. Neither does she hop into bed with virtual strangers. Especially when that particular stranger is her best friend’s new brother-in-law. It isn’t an easy decision, though. Seth Kim is temptation personified. His unreasonably handsome looks and charming personality makes him easy on the eyes and good for her ego.
When a friendly game of Truth or Dare leads to an uncomplicated four-date arrangement with Seth, Tara can’t say she minds. But their dates, while sweet and sexy, have a tendency to hit roadblocks. Thankfully, their non-dates and chance meetings get frequent and heated.
Seth is leaving for a new job in Paris in a month and a no-strings attached fling seemed like a nice little distraction for both… But soon Seth realizes that Tara Park doesn’t come in a “nice & little” package–she’s funny and bold, sweet and sexy, and everything he ever wanted and never expected to find. Neither of them are ready for something serious and both have past relationship baggage they’ve been ignoring, but with a shot at forever on the line will they follow their hearts and take a chance on happily-ever-after?
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Review
I’m just going to say that The Dating Dare was not great. It was just not very original; it felt very similar to many other romantic comedies I’ve read.
The characters were fine. I liked them, but again they weren’t super original. Both of them have baggage from previous relationships. Weirdly it’s the exact same baggage, so yes, they understood what the other went through, but it also made it boring and annoying that they didn’t get their crap together sooner.
In many ways, I felt like this book tried to do too much, there were a lot of tropes it seemed to cover, and though there was a lot of internalizing on the parts of both characters, I felt like I only got surface-level information. For example, we barely know anything about their families for two characters who seemed to be so close with their families. So instead, the book focused on tropes and adorable dates. Also, the word “brews” was so overused in this book I wanted to scream. You can say beer!
I wanted to like this one, I really did, but it just wasn’t for me.
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