If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. 
 Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock-with secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. 
 Dare You To is a companion novel to Pushing the Limits told in alternating point of views. When we first meet Beth in Pushing the Limits we see a feisty, standoffish and loyal girl. In Dare You To we get a wider perspective. She's a much more vulnerable character than most people will give credit to. She stands by her mother through some of the toughest situations. 
 "That must be love: when everything else in the world could implode and you wouldn't care as long as you had that one person standing beside you." 
 When Ryan is first introduced I wasn't sure I was going to like his character. Sometimes first impressions aren't always the full picture. He may play sports and hang out with the jocks, but there's more to his character. He's intelligent and when given a little push from one of his teachers, he excels at the academic as well. 
 "Jocks usually aren't smart. Their muscles feast on their brains." 
 The strength that both of these characters show in Dare You To is one of the more relatable qualities they have. There are times when Beth shuts down and runs from her problems. Some reviewers have felt this detracted from her character, but I found this to be realistic. 
 "Emotion is evil. People who make me feel are worse. I take comfort in the stone inside of me. If I don't feel, I don't hurt." 
 Dare You To starts off slowly but it's just as intense as its predecessor. Beth and Ryan show great progression, and as their connection grows their secrets are revealed. Their courage is tested and in the end they stand up for what they truly want. 
 "Screw what Mom and Dad think. Screw the rest of the town. Screw perfection. This girl is mine." 
 If you enjoyed Pushing the Limits, then I think you'll like Dare You To. We get the same writing as before with characters we've already met. You don't need to have read Pushing the Limits to be able to read this. A heavier YA contemporary, Dare You To touches on many different emotions. As good as the first yet different enough not to be repetitive. Filled with romance, betrayal, loss and sacrifice, hope and love win in the end. 
 "This overwhelming, encompassing feeling is love. It's not perfect and it's messy as hell. And it's exactly what I need." 
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