Thank you so much to NetGalley and Delilah S. Dawson for providing me with a complimentary digital ARC for Ride or Die coming out August 5, 2025. The honest opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I really love this author’s writing, so I was excited to check out this book. This was a really quick read. I thought it was a really interesting plot. I’ve seen a TV show that seemed really similar to this book. So I enjoyed the characters and supernatural elements of the book. The writing was awesome. I would definitely read more books by this author!

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys supernatural books!

"Ride or Die" is a middle grade horror novel by Delilah S. Dawson. Brie is a middle schooler who has recently switched schools due to an issue caused by her sister (we don't find out what it is until later). She wants to be accepted by the most popular group of girls at school: The Ems. She manages to score an invite to their birthday party at an amusement park, but when a game of truth or dare goes awry (with Brie locked in the old abandoned part of the park), things start getting weird. The setting and story are appropriately dark and creepy and there are moments when Brie's life is threatened. Themes of true friendship and finding yourself will appeal to readers. A recommended purchase for middle grade horror collections.

Delilah S. Dawson wrote this perfectly and enjoyed the use of the amusement park in this horror novel. I was hooked from the first page and enjoyed the feel of this. The characters had that element that I was looking for and enjoyed the way they worked in this universe. It was everything that I wanted from this type of book and was glad I read this.