This is a fun adventure featuring a Latine family plus queer representation. There were a lot of moving pieces, but a fun read for someone looking for fantasy and science fiction elements with a diverse cast of characters.

Great books and wonderful story. This one a great story and loved reading it.
Would recommend for anyone that loves a good story and loves to read about awesome characters.

The best part of this graphic novel was the relationship between the adopted siblings. I thought the writer did a decent job of showing how their unique relationship developed and grew as they were faced with various challenges and forced to make decisions that influenced the others. I would definitely recommend this title for a young person who enjoys fantasy and magic, as well as those looking for a different kind of family structure (I myself was adopted, so I identified with a number of their feelings and experiences).

Thank you to the publisher and to Netgalley for the advance copy of this book!

I loved this book. The art was done great. Very easy to read and follow. The atmosphere was everything I wanted it to be. I loved the plot and storyline in the book. I loved the characters in this story. It gave me all the feels I was looking for when I started reading this. I highly recommend this author. I loved the writing. I will be looking for other works in the future from this author.

Rating 4
Good read! Cute art style! I enjoyed this and will recommend it to patrons at my library. Will definitely be adding it to our collection.

Loved the mixture of folklore, fantasy and science fiction. Wasn't crazy about the love interest story line but the rest was very strong.

I was provided an e-arc from netgalley to read and review

I unfortunately missed the opportunity to read

This story was a fun and fast pace read. I enjoyed it from start to finish and immediately contacted our purchaser and requested it. The color schemes are engaging and I loved the family story along with the mysteries of the different rooms. Charlotte learning what it means to be family even though there is no blood relation was so sweet. I hope there is at least a sequel, we must save Abuelo Dare.

2.5 stars - I'm sorry to say that I was not entirely impressed by this graphic novel's storyline or the art style.

The first third of this story had me completely lost in terms of who the characters were, their relationship to one another, and the unexpected fantasy elements that seemingly came out of nowhere. Once I began to understand the plot of this story though I found the idea to be intriguing and perfectly suited for this type of medium. However, the novel was seriously lacking backstory and character explorations so I was left wishing it had been longer.

What I did enjoy was the story's focus on finding your place within found families and accepting the love you deserve. There was also a lot of cultural and LGBT diversity too which is always appreciated!

I assume there will be a sequel since this left off on a minor cliffhanger; if this is the case hopefully more time is dedicated to each character's development and the magic system.

This was a great graphic novel!

Within a few minutes of starting this book, I was hooked! The mysterious elements were introduced slowly, as the kids discovered secret portals to other worlds in the hotel. The story developed at a fast pace, which made me want to keep reading.

The one thing that I would have liked is more background on the characters. I think there is an interesting story that has brought Charlotte, their adoptive sister, into their family that I’m curious to learn. The ending of the story hinted at a sequel that’s about the rest of the family, so I hope it is written!

I loved this story!

Thank you BOOM! Studios for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a really fun read, especially for middle-grade readers who are eager for or you are wanting to expose to Latinx, queer, and adopted child/sibling representation. I was hoping this would be a little spookier or hit me a little bit harder emotionally, but this is still a really good story!

4.5 stars.

Hotel Dare offers up everything I could want from a middle-grade adventure graphic novel. This is an all-ages story filled with mystery, adventure, magic, technology, and the bonds of family (whether it be the family you're born with or the family you found) and community. The characters are cute and relatable, and I think that Latinx, adopted, and queer kids are going to have a lot to relate to here. The art is pretty and fun. The story stands nicely on its own, but I could also imagine seeing a great sequel to it as well.

I definitely enjoyed this one, and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone of any age who enjoys all-ages adventure comics.

This is an interesting take on family and space adventure. A grandma and her grand kids (some adopted) spend time together in grandma's hotel. Miraculously, one child discovers and interplanetary device, and three different adventures are sparked. The graphics really enhance the story, and the story is truly original.

Hotel Dare is a charming graphic novel that follows blood and found/adopted family on a magical adventure. Three siblings visit their grandmother who owns a unique hotel in Mexico, and once they've arrived, each sibling is thrust through a different portal and into a different world. The family needs to work together to save the day! The art is really engaging, while the plotlines can be a bit dense. It could've been expanded upon, but overall Hotel Dare was enjoyable on its own.

A group of three siblings visits their estranged grandma and her hotel during the summer. Immediately, something tells everyone that the hotel isn’t some ordinary everyday hotel everyone stops by during their vacations, there’s something different about this one. Olive is the newest addition to the family and even she knows something is up. After settling in, the group stumbles upon different words through different doors and adventure awaits.

Although this is just a short story, a lot is still packed here. Each world has a different story, yet overall, it feels like one. Through each world, there were different characters, and most of them are fully developed, even likeable. I really liked the wizards’ world the best, and the space one was cool as well. Each world offered something different and teaches something different as well. It all works together to make one big story.

I do hope there is going to be a sequel to Hotel Dare due to the fact I think there could be more told. I definitely want to see what happens after the ending, and want to see more of the possibilities the hotel has to offer. This was a fun, quick read, and I hope for more.

There is... a lot going on in this book. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but I think it could have stood to be probably 50 pages longer. Basic premise: the three Dare siblings (one of whom, Charlotte, is recently adopted and has been having trouble adjusting for a variety of reasons including that she is white and doesn't speak Spanish, which means she's a visible outlier in her new family) have been sent to spend the summer in Mexico with their grandmother, Mama Lupe. The kids' parents do not appear (and their mother is barely mentioned); the oldest sibling, Olive, wants to find out why her father and Mama Lupe (his mother) aren't close. While running around their grandmother's dilapidated hotel, each of the kids crosses a portal into a different magical world. Olive and Darwin enjoy their adventures but choose to come home; Charlotte wants to stay. When Mama Lupe finds out that they've been traveling across dimensions, various family secrets come out and the whole gang has to band together in order to get everyone home safe. The magic system in the "real" world is based on the Aztecs and one of the dimensions that the Dares travel to is the Mexican land of the dead -- I was curious about this because "ancient Aztec warrior handwavey magic" seemed like a potential red flag from a white author, but I did some quick research and found it's an own voices book so I'm assuming those elements are handled respectfully. The art and colors and character design are great, definitely two thumbs up!

I loved the vibrant colors in this graphic novel! They lent themselves well to the atmosphere and culture of the story and characters. While I may not seek this out to reread for myself, I will definitely be recommending this one to librarian friends and personal friends and family. Truly a fun and unique idea.

Frankly, the chosen title and cover do "Hotel Dare" no good. I do usually enjoy titles published by Boom Studios, but waffled on this one as the title just screamed horror book and that's not something that really circulates well in my library. I suppose if I had read the synopsis more thoroughly, I would have known that I was wrong, but sadly I judged the book based on the cover and title alone.
Once I got around to reading "Hotel Dare" I loved it! It's a delightful, Doctor Who-esque romp! It has the feel of the Eleventh Doctor fun, family adventure included! I highly suggest this title, though it may need a little bit of prompting to get patrons to pick it up.

Hotel Dare, by Terry Blas, is a science fiction graphic novel about a family that find themselves in a strange predicament where three different worlds and three different races exist in precariously close proximities. to one another. Family secrets are revealed and many dangers await. Fun story and fast paced.

This is a great middle grade graphic novel. The art really popped and there was the perfect balance of character development and plot.