Dare by Mimi Wahlfeldt: Book Review

 3.5/5

This book was sent to me by the author for review, and has not impacted the outcome of the review. The views and opinions presented are mine and mine alone.

Dare had a good introductory sentence and chapter. It draws the reader in and makes them want to find out more about what has happened. I did find it kind of odd that she is just waking up and already the nurses and police know that she doesn't remember what happened to her. Not everyone loses their memory after such events, so it doesn't seem like a plausible assumption. More needed to be done to make them come to that conclusion. That being said, the descriptive writing was expertly done and used to build the story. In turn, this carried into very well developed characters. I love depth in characters and Mimi does this with skill. 

One thing that I don't like when I read, is headers telling me how much later something is, or how long its been since something happened. I don't need a header, just tell me that information in the body of writing itself. Its distracting. At parts, Dare, got slow and struggled to keep my attention, there was just too much fluff in the writing. This was things that seemed like filler and was unnecessary. Everything in writing should serve a purpose. However, the concept of the book was really good and the emotional journey is compelling. The main character's frustration with the justice system is also well thought out and expertly put to paper. Without any spoilers being involved, the Covid angle, I felt was distracting from the main storyline. Along that same line, of not giving out spoilers, the twist was kind of predictable, and read as only okay to me. I was looking for something more out of that. 

Overall, if you enjoy an emotional book filled with personal struggles and healing, this is probably the book for you.