Book Review: Murder at the High School Reunion (Maya and Sandra Mystery, #5)

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Murder at the High School Reunion (Maya and Sandra Mystery, #5)  by Lee Hollis  opens with Maya and Sandra taking on a case of a former high school classmate and mean girl, Tawny,  right before their twenty-fifth high school reunion. When Maya and Sandra get stuck on their case, they enlist the help of another former high school classmate and friend turned actress, Alyssa. Soon after, they all attend the reunion, and Tawny is murdered after making a scene with her soon to be ex. When Alyssa becomes a suspect, Maya and Sandra must prove the innocence of their friend. I received an Advanced Readers Copy ARC of this book from NetGalley for free in exchange for my honest review. Being approved to read Murder at the High School Reunion (Maya and Sandra Mystery, #5) by Lee Hollis made my day, and I wasn't disappointed in the least. As soon as I started reading the book, it drew me in, and it felt like I was with an old friend, in the form of a story. I absolutely loved that the...

Book Review: The Dare by Natasha Preston

young adult horror book review the dare by natasha preston
The Dare
by Natasha Preston is a young adult horror novel about Marley and her friends Atlas, Lucia, and Jesse are seniors in high school.  The senior pranks are fun and lighthearted until Rhett starts doling out dares that are more serious.  Will Marley and her friends survive?

A huge thank you to NetGalley for the Advanced Readers Copy of The Dare by Natasha Preston.  The last book I read by this author was so well written, I knew I wanted to give her latest story a try.

The first thing I noticed about the story is it's reminiscent of R.L. Stine's Fear Street series, which brought back all the feels from my childhood.  Pretty quickly, the storyline shifts and is eerily similar to the movie I Know What You Did Last Summer.  It's at this point that I became disappointed with the book and almost stopped reading it.  Additionally, there were other parts that reminded me of The Secret Diaries by Janice Harrell.  So, overall, The Dare wasn't very original.

The relationship between the main character, Marley, and the student doling out the dares, Rhett, was a bit bizarre and didn't make a lot of sense.  In fact, Marley's friendship with Atlas, Lucia, and Jesse was strange as well.  Things that happened between them seemed to come out of left field.

Overall, I was disappointed in The Dare by Natasha Preston and gave it three out of five stars.
 
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