The Dating Dare by Jayci Lee is book two in her A Sweet M Series and can be read as a stand-alone.
Tara Park is the best friend of Aubrey from book 1. She works at a brewery. At Aubrey's wedding she meets Seth Kim, the photographer celebrity. Both are attracted to each other, but she's a dork and he's about to leave for Europe. A dramafilled, slow burn rom/com, an ok read, 3,75 stars.

A sweet and uplifting romance about two people avoiding love when it finds them anyway. A quick but lovely story.

Thanks to the author, NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book. I enjoy getting an early peek at new books.

I liked both the main characters in this book and thought it had a promising premise. However, after their "instant attraction", I didn't feel any growth in their relationship and their falling in love seemed forced and rather unbelievable. I also didn't appreciate the abusive ex being brought into the story; I didn't think it added anything and was unsettling. Overall, this book just fell a little flat for me, but perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if had read the first book in the series.

I received an advance copy of, The Dating Dare, by Jayci Lee. This book was ok, the characters were good. Friends who do a dating dare, but will they fall in love?

The book was ok. It started out great but some of the parts/plot were lacking to me. Maybe I should have read the other book first?

This is a sweet romantic comedy in the best tradition. Tara, a Korean-American who works at her family's brewery, and Seth, a photographer, meet at a wedding and really click. Both have had their hearts broken in the past and are planning to avoid falling in love again. During a game of truth or dare, Seth gets Tara to agree to four dates before Seth has to fly to Paris for his new job. The dare part is that they will not fall in love, with predictable consequences. The development of their relationship is delightful, as are the family relationships and friendships that the story explores within the Korean families and the small community where they live. Tara and Seth overcome the obstacles along the way to love both within themselves and in their circumstances in an entertaining yet touching way, making the Dating Dare an enjoyable light read.

Two commitment phobes meet at a wedding and play truth or dare. Seth dares Tara to go on four dates with him before he leaves to live in Paris, France. A four date fling is right in Tara.’s wheel house but there’s something about Seth that’s got Tara seeking Seth out for non-date time and changing the rules of the dare for him. There’s something about Tara that has Seth also seeking more time with Tara, holding her hair when she’s sick and questioning his move to France. Maybe if they can move on from their past relationship traumas, then maybe they’ll see how this thing between them may just be the real deal. But don’t let their families know or the real pressure may start. Sprinkled with some of their Korean heritage this sexy romance takes sneaking around to another level.

I was on the struggle bus from about 15% of the way through the book. I kept hoping it would get better, but it didn't. I hate to DNF and I really hate to DNF ARCs so I try to finish even if I finish with a skim. Somehow I powered through and then at about 95% to the end I wish I had DNF'd. The throw-in of the past boyfriend abuse wasn't necessary and did nothing for the story. Past relationship talks had happened, why did we get this so close to the end. It honestly felt like a word count filler in order to hit a minimum word count.

Fans of the racy romance, this one is for you! I thought the premise was cute, and I’m a fan of both of the main characters and the depiction of their small town.

Thanks to Netgalley for the digital ARC for my honest review!

Wow, this one is really cute!
I love the references of kimchi fried rice and "oppa". They remind me of all the sweet K dramas that I've watched.
We definitely need more of this type of cultural references in romance books. For me, they're really enjoyable and make me want to watch more sweet k dramas while eating korean food.

So while all the K drama I've watched was playing in the back of my mind, the main heroine's "I really like having sex with you." line took me by surprise. I mean, of course, you go girl! You can express yourself however you want. But it just seemed too abrupt in the scene that's been set by this book. And this is just one example. I think the writer could've put more thoughts to the scenes and dialogues to make them more refined and smooth.

Would recommend this to my friends who love rom-coms.

started off really well, but overall a bunch of things just made me uncomfortable?

the writing and plot were just a little off. I don't really have much to say can you tell? a cute contemporary romance but not the best of its genre.

I did not realize this was part of a series but that did not stop me from enjoying the book. It was extremely cute -- like too cute. I was put off with the dialogue and the bizarre way an ex abusive boyfriend was brought back into the picture. I don't understand why that was necessary. The exes/past relationship was part of the story from the beginning, so randomly throwing another, in the end, was a weird choice.

This book was not for me!

The premise of this book was promising and I was in the mood for a light romantic comedy. This book fulfilled all my expectations. The characters were interesting and the plot line well done with just the right amount of humor and romance. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I received an e-book from NetGalley in return for an unbiased review.

I really looked forward to this read, but this book and I didn't hit it off, and I believe that's due to my preference for stories written in first person POV. I was not able to finish it. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC!

From the first paragraph, I knew this book would be a good one. I immersed myself into the book from the first chapter and I cannot say enough good things about this book! Honestly amazing! The writing is incredible and the plot is just one to die for. I am absolutely obsessed with this book. My favorite part would have to be the character development throughout the book. Character development is something I look forward to and this book did not disappoint. I am obsessed with the cover to! The feel of the whole book is just my favorite.

✨Received an ARC through Netagalley in exchange for an honest review ✨

Overall I would give this book 2.5/5 stars.
A game of Truth or Dare starts with Tara, someone who’s heart’s been broken before and she won’t let it happen again, and Seth, a player who doesn’t want to be tied down, in an interesting spot, and with only 1 month to complete the dare before Seth has to move to Paris, it seems like a good enough way to spend time, have some fun and no feelings.
The idea of this book? Adorable. The execution of this book? Lacking.
Maybe I missed something by not reading the first book, maybe the charm was laid out there?
I really wanted to love Tara and Seth, but they lacked chemistry at some points and the dialogue felt awkward and forced with them.
There wasn’t any build up or tension to Tara and Seth’s relationship, and the feelings described felt far too intense for two strangers who’ve only just met, especially if it was more for just a FWB arrangement.
There were some cute moments throughout the book, but for me I need more than just “I fell in love with them because they were right there” to be totally hooked on a book.
I’d like to read more from Jayci Lee and see what her other characters and books have to offer

The Dating Dare is a cute story following Tara and Seth. A game of truth or dare leads Seth to daring Tara to go on four dates with him without falling in love in one month before he leaves for Paris. Their dates and seeing how their relationship progressed as they learn more about each other was fun. The dialogue felt a little forced at times, but overall this was an enjoyable read. I read this book without reading the first book, but I am now interested in reading the first!

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I’m keeping this review short because I don’t want to speak negatively about it needlessly; this book might be other’s cup of tea but it was not mine.

Right from chapter 1, I was put off by the writing and dialogue. Everything felt very awkward, overly cheesy, and contradicting. The whole premise, while sounding good in theory, was not developed is a logical way. I wanted to DNF at less than 10% in but I powered through solely because I don't like to DNF ARCs (unless they're harmful/triggering to me).

I simply could not get into this book, or say I enjoyed anything about it, as badly as I wanted to fall in love with Tara and Seth.h Tara and Seth.

This book was too cute!!
Tara and Seth are both engaging and their romantic tension is so charming, it had several tropes I’m fan of. Jayci Lee writes her characters really well, and the plot was just a joy to read, I had so much fun reading from beginning to end.

It was just a happy, feel-good read that I highly recommend picking up when you can!

Special thanks to the author and her assistant and St. Martin’s Griffin for sharing this ARC with me in exchange for an honest review.

This book is cute. We follow Seth and Tara who get drunk and play truth and dare. The result—they must go out on four dates in one month because Seth is going to move to Paris for a cool photo gig.

During the course of three weeks they spend more time together than 4 dates and get to know each other. They learn they have a lot in common. They both dated bad people in college, both love that they do, and have the same sense of humor.

But neither of them expected this fun fling to turn into something more. They develop real feelings for each other and Seth hates his soul but Tara turns him down. Of course she ends up apologizing and they end up together.

The main issue with this book is that the dialogue feels really fake and forced. Some parts are funny but it seems like they fit together TOO well and their instant attraction is so played out we don’t really get much romance until the end.