Nerve, by: Jeanne Ryan

Blurb

       A high-stakes online game of dares turns deadly.
       When Vee is picked to be a player in NERVE, an anonymous game of dares broadcast live online, she discovers that the game knows her. They tempt her with prizes taken from her ThisIsMe page and team her up with the perfect boy, sizzling-hot Ian. At first it's exhilarating--Vee and Ian's fans cheer them on to riskier dares with higher stakes. But the game takes a twisted turn when they're directed to a secret location with five other players for the Grand Prize round. Suddenly they're playing all or nothing, with their lives on the line. Just how far will Vee go before she loses NERVE?

       Nerve (68%) was not the read I was expecting. It wasn't a "sit down to read a thought provoking intelligent novel" kind of book. This was the kind of book you read if you want some action, and that's about it. I thought there would be more of a plot. 
       Although there wasn't much plot, the ideas in the book were great. I loved the idea of the internet taking over people's lives. Other than that, the book didn't quite round itself out. The characters were flat, the story didn't seem to progress, and it all around just didn't quite work for me.
       Jeanne Ryan did, however, do a fantastic job of keeping me on the edge of my seat. I always wanted to know what was going to happen next. I didn't realize that I spent the entire afternoon reading. But, hey, what better way to spend a summer afternoon?
       All around, this is a great book if you want to curl up with a thriller. Other than that, there really isn't much more to this book. And if you have wanted to see the movie, but have been waiting because you always read the book first, I wouldn't waste your time. Unless you are really into thriller novels and are dying to read it. The movie is very loosely based on the book, so you won't be missing anything.

Review

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From her wary of the internet,
Ashton

We've learned an interesting rule about fame. Those who seem desperate for it are the people that others least want to see." 
— Jeanne Ryan, Nerve