The raw passions of girlhood are brought to life in this taut, unflinching exploration of friendship, ambition, and power. After the first wave of shock and grief, Addy tries to uncover the truth behind the death - and learns that the boundary between loyalty and love can be dangerous terrain. Then a suicide focuses a police investigation on Coach and her squad. Only Beth, unsettled by the new regime, remains outside Coach's golden circle, waging a subtle but vicious campaign to regain her position as "top girl"-both with the team and with Addy herself. Now they're seniors who rule the intensely competitive cheer squad, feared and followed by the other girls-until the young new coach arrives.Ĭool and commanding, an emissary from the adult world just beyond their reach, Coach Colette French draws Addy and the other cheerleaders into her life.
Beth calls the shots and Addy carries them out, a long-established order of things that has brought them to the pinnacle of their high-school careers. It feels groundbreaking when Abbott takes noir conventions - loss of innocence, paranoia, the manipulative sexuality of newly independent women - and suggests that they’re rooted in high school, deep in the hearts of all-American girls.Addy Hanlon has always been Beth Cassidy's best friend and trusted lieutenant. Traditionally masculine genre feel distinctly female. The Independent called the book a "mesmerising piece of prose combining deep characterisation and insight with a truly nerve-shredding crime plot." Publishers Weekly said the it is "deliciously slick and dark, matching her characters’ threatening circumstances, and the plot is tight and intense." Įntertainment Weekly gave the book an A- rating and highlighted that it makes a Then one dark night Addy is drawn into a nightmare.ĭare Me was generally well-received by critics, including starred reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Kirkus called the novel "ompelling, claustrophobic and slightly creepy in a can’t-put-it-down way." The girls are pushed to physical and psychological extremes as they vie for the best position on the team.
Addy adores Coach and is always willing to do her bidding, which in turn fuels Beth's jealousy when the other team members gather at Coach's house for drinking sessions, Beth does not go there, but always watches, waiting for her moment. A new coach arrives, things change very quickly and very soon she and Beth engage in a battle of wills. Beth is manipulative and often cruel she has always been the leader with Addy her faithful lieutenant. The friendship between Addy and Beth goes back to their childhood. The main characters are Addy, the 16-year-old narrator, her friend Beth and the cheerleading coach.
The story is based on the world of American cheerleading. The book explores themes of friendship, obsession and power. The novel centers on American cheerleading. Dare Me is a 2012 mystery novel written by Megan Abbott.
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