“There’s something dangerous about the boredom of teenage girls. Coach said that once. She said it like she knew, and understood.”
Dare Me is a mystery novel written by Megan Abbott, centred around an American cheerleading team and a mysterious murder that plunges the characters in to a very dark world. The narrator, 16-year cheerleader Addy is bored with life, and everything in it. But as a new Coach shows up, everything changes; for what seems the better. Then her euphoria and new lease is life is radically turned upside down when she finds herself a possible accomplish to a murder. Dare Me is an interesting novel. There’s something to be said about reading through the thoughts of a hormonal, slightly depraved teen as she recounts tales of the past and present. Subjects such as sex, alcohol, drugs; nothing isn’t up for speculation or debate. All of it entwined with tales of self-tan, glitter, mummy issues and self-loathing as the story spirals on. Megan Abbott holds nothing back as she brings these girls to life, pitting old friends against each other in an all-out war to see who will still be standing on the other side. The rather seedy darkness that surrounds the several main characters will have you either loving them, or hating them. Intelligently spun in such a way that what 16-year-old girls do may seem pretty trivial, when these girls do it, it’s always for a reason – and you want to know. Its fast paced and gritty, Dare Me will keep you reading on and on, delving deeper into lies and betrayal with these girls as they ride the waves of being a teenage, but living in a very adult world. Highly recommended book for anyone looking for something, a little abnormal but positively engaging.
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