Friday, February 15, 2019

I Dare You by Ilsa Madden-Mills [Review]

I Dare You by Ilsa Madden-Mills
I Dare You (The Hook Up #1) by Isla Madden-Mills
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: May 17, 2018

The Hook Up
1. I Dare You - Paperback | Kindle
2. I Bet You
3. I Hate You

Ilsa Madden-Mills
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills kicks off a brand-new, sexy, heartfelt contemporary romance series with I DARE YOU!

Badass Athlete: I dare you to…
Delaney Shaw: Who is this?

The late night text is random, but "Badass Athlete" sure seems to know who she is…

Delaney Shaw.
Good girl.
Lover of fluffy kitties and Star Wars.
Curious.

His dare? Spend one night in his bed—a night he promises will be unforgettable—and she can solve the mystery of who he is.

She knows she shouldn't, but what else is she going to do with her boring Valentine's Day?

One sexy hook-up later, her mind is blown and the secret's out.

Maverick Monroe.
Bad boy.
The most talented football player in the country.
Just ask him.

Too bad for him Delaney's sworn off dating athletes forever after her last heartbreak.

But Maverick wants more than one night and refuses to give up on winning Delaney’s heart. She isn’t one to be fazed by a set of broad shoulders.

Will the bad boy land the nerd girl or will the secrets they keep from each other separate them forever?
Thoughts on I Dare You: Missed connections and bad timing keep Delaney and Maverick from starting their romance earlier, but given what Maverick was dealing with back then maybe it was for the best time passed before they hooked up. Not that it's just a hook up for either of them, really, but you know what I mean.

As an aside, I've always been sort of wigged out by the idea that a guy can't go after his teammate's/friend's ex. I mean, I guess I understand on the most basic level, but if something's meant to be (like Mav and Delaney) it seems kind of dickish to stand in the way of that.

With as sweet and attentive as Maverick is, he and Delaney really do seem meant to be. If only he hadn't blown it back in the day and had to wait two years for things to come back around. Yeah, yeah, there was that secret he was keeping from her, but sometimes people make boneheaded decisions and all.

Anyway. Maverick and Delaney. I liked them. I liked them together. I liked their text flirting. I liked Delaney's nerdery and geekiness. I liked how much Maverick cared about his sister and that he was willing to go to any lengths to make sure she was taken care of.

Basically, I liked the book. A lot.

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