Review: You Wouldn't Dare by Samantha Markum

You Wouldn't Dare by Samantha Markum
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC of this book via Netgalley, all opinions are my own.

I'm not sure I was the right audience for this book.  Does that mean I'm getting old?  Maybe it does.  I think this is going to be perfect for teens and young readers.  

I was irritated with Junie the main character for the entire book.  She is really selfish, immature, irresponsible and dramatic making her unlikable.  She has a wonderful group of friends, and they put up with her antics instead of calling her on her BS.  Nothing is ever her fault and all of her bad decisions are turned into a joke.  She doesn't realize she is hurting people around her and in turn hurting herself.  I'm glad finally someone addressed her emotional issues with her dad, which was causing most of her ridiculous behavior.  While her character development arc did take a step in the right direction, for me it came too late in the game.  

While Junie took a long time to grow on me, I loved her group of friends.  She has a wonderful support system in her friends and family that no matter what will love her unconditionally.  While this was too dramatic for me, I do think there will be an audience out there who will love Junie and her antics.  

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