Dare Me – Megan Abbott

In Megan Abbott’s Dare Me, a team of high school cheerleaders adjust to their new coach, while navigating the back-stabbing and in-fighting of their social structures.  When the coach’s boyfriend ends up dead, it pits some of the girls against one another, as old jealousies and rivalries come back to the forefront.

I’ll admit, the fact that this book was being turned into a television series is what drew me in, even though I’m not watching the USA series.  This was a weird read, where I was invested enough to want to know what happened next, but not invested enough to sit down and really spend the time to find out.  If I happened across one of Abbott’s other works for a reasonable price, I might check back in with her, but I don’t see myself seeking her out.