While I wasn't enamored with Pushing the Limits like everyone else was, the character who intrigued me the most in that novel was Beth, who is one of the two points of view in the companion novel, Dare You To, so I was actually fairly excited to read an early copy of this book. 
 Unfortunately, I think with McGarry's novels, it comes down to the fact that these simply aren't the kind of novels I enjoy. They are very dramatic. The characters consistently make poor choices that don't make a lot of sense and we're constantly being told things such as "Ryan loves baseball!" but I never felt Ryan's connection to the sport (the same goes with his supposed talent for writing). Additionally, I'd rather dual/multiple first-person POVs be tighter in their storytelling and focused on the main story, the the additional conflicts being more minor--for me it reads as disjointed. 
 Honestly, like I said, this is a case of "It's not you, it's me," hence I didn't give this a rating, because my lower rating wouldn't really be fair. I wanted to try this author again, because her debut piqued my interest enough to give her another shot and a lot of folks have compared the writing to Jennifer Echols, whose books I generally adore. I was just talking to some friends about how I don't understand why people read books they know they won't enjoy (ie, folks who read YA novels and complain constantly about the characters being "too high school"), and now I feel like a bit of a jerk, because I kind of did that here, but it was out of sincere curiosity about what the author would do with rough-around-the-edges Beth, who was quite intriguing in the first novel. 
 If you liked PtL, you'll like Dare You To. If you liked Simmone Elkeles' Chemistry books, you'll probably like this. If you like Miranda Kenneally's novels, you'll probably like these books. If you enjoy the "New Adult" contemporary romances that are super popular right now and want to give a similar type of novel with a YA audience in mind a spin, this would be a worthwhile book to pick up as well. McGarry knows how to craft a pacey, readable story, and I'm sure this will be as big of hit as Pushing the Limits. 
 (Review copy received from the publisher.)