Overall? I didn't enjoy a single aspect of this book. The characters were so bland I couldn't muster the energy to remember their names. The romance was underdeveloped and the plotline was weak. The dares were cringe-worthy, rather than thrilling. I got no sense of urgency or suspense. It was boring and poorly written. I don’t think I’d bother with anything else this author has written. The Four Branches of the Spinal Nerve: Anterior and Posterior Rami, and Visceral and Meningeal Branches After Sydney chastises Vee's unadventurous nature, Vee decides to sign up as a player on Nerve. Her first dare is to kiss a random stranger. At a diner, she kisses Ian, who dances and sings to Vee, revealing he is another player on a dare. The watchers dare Ian to take Vee to Manhattan, and together, they travel to Manhattan and complete several dares, such as trying on expensive clothes, Vee getting a tattoo and Ian driving his motorcycle at 60mph blindfolded. This, as well as Vee and Ian's chemistry allows them to become one of the top players on Nerve. Does it turn deadly? Sure. But this doesn't happen until near the end, saving it all for the climax. What was I expecting? More blood, that's for sure; more danger, more horrifying situations, more serious consequences. Definitely something a lot more sinister than singing in a cafe, or asking people for condoms. When dare after dare ended up being as trivial as the last, I resigned myself to the fact that this simply was not going to be as suspenseful as I had previously imagined. Nonetheless, I can't say I didn't secretly take pleasure from the antics the characters were put through. It was entertaining, just not exactly thrilling. Once we get to the finale and things start to get darker, I finally got a glimpse of what I had hoped this whole novel would be: The stakes are sky high, and the level of anxiety rises tremendously. It also brings about a lot of new questions regarding the integrity of this whole game. This "anonymous" organization does have quite an ominous vibe, I just wish it was introduced much sooner.

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Vee and Ian complete a series of riskier and more lucrative dares and make their way to the final round, where they compete against five other finalists. Vee flubs a dare early in the finals, so later on, the game arms the contestants and tries to spook them into shooting each other, Tommy, or Vee's best friend Sydney, whom the game organizers have kidnapped and thrown into the room. Tommy tells Vee to stall; before his kidnapping, he has managed to call the police.Where this book failed to engage me at first, it made up for a lot of it during the last part. When it all comes to an end we're left with intriguing hints on where it will go from here; not to mention a gazillion questions regarding this mysterious entity called Nerve. It's a fun novel, and great if you're looking for a fast paced read with tons of mystery and action. Halperin, Shirley (April 17, 2015). "Machine Gun Kelly Joins Emma Roberts, Dave Franco In 'Nerve' ". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016 . Retrieved January 10, 2016. Ian - He was pretty unrealistic character but hey, it’s YA book, right? I could expect that. I didn’t mind the insta love between him and Vee but I really hoped that part of his dare is to make Vee fall in love with him. Maybe next time. Overall, it’s fast paced read, some things I enjoyed, some of them not. It is not one of my favorite books but I think I will re-read it some day.

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I’ll be honest and telling you that I liked far better the movie adaptation, since its rythmn is better, the dares get to be more exciting, the chemistry between Vee and Ian is more intense, and the challenge against the Nerve people is more dangerous. The prologue explains the situation of Abigail, a winner from the March games (likely in Richmond) who escapes to a state park to avoid the paparazzi. Tired of fame, she fails to realize a stalker followed her into the woods, and must jump down a waterfall to avoid getting kidnapped at gunpoint by her crazed fan. Abigail is referenced several times later in the novel, but most of the characters believe she staged the trip for attention, until they realize the true horrors of the game from which she was trying to escape. Kroll, Justin (January 27, 2015). "Dave Franco and Emma Roberts to Star in YA Thriller 'Nerve' ". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016 . Retrieved January 10, 2016.Nerve' Finds The Creators Of 'Catfish' Crafting A Social Media-Savvy Cyberthriller". Uproxx. July 26, 2016. Archived from the original on July 27, 2016 . Retrieved July 26, 2016. You don’t have to worry you will be spoilered by movie before you read the book because they are two different stories. The only thing that the movie and this book have in common is the idea of truth and dare game. And Vee’s name.

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a b c "Nerve (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017 . Retrieved March 10, 2017. A pretty fast paced and intense story all the way throughout. The only thing really for me to not rate this one a bit higher was I wasn't completely sold on the ending dares. Looks like the movie is changing the action a bit so now after reading the story I'm looking forward to seeing this one played out on the big screen. Gledam u svoje suigrače,primećujući da je PETLJA htela da se pokrije što šire u smislu etničke pripadnosti,seksualne orjentacije,tipa građe,i ko zna kojih još kategorija.Sve je dizajnirano da privuče što širu demografsku grupu."Other than that, the book was just plain boring. I'm so glad I got the audio from my overdrive. I'm also super happy that it was so freaking short. Thankfully, the stupid relationships and pointless friendships went by in a blur. I didn't waste a second thinking about them and I probably never will. This wasn’t too bad. I mean it wasn’t great, but it wasn’t a carbon copy of the trillion other YA books out there and presented something fresh. Well, almost fresh. There was still this little issue to contend with . . . Pederson, Erik (April 17, 2015). " 'Married's Kimiko Glenn Joins 'Nerve'; Kino Lorber Acquires 'Gueros' ". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015 . Retrieved January 10, 2016. I really like the concept of this story. We live so much of our lives constantly connected to the internet these days that this futuristic concept seems (at first) very believable. I could absolutely see an online game like this popping up in reality.