Review: In Review: Dare to Resist (Wedding Dare #0.5) by Laura Kaye
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2014
It's not often that I blow off my entire reading and reviewing schedule to devour new books, but that's exactly what I did with the Wedding Dare series. After reading my review copy of Diane Alberts' Falling for the Groomsman, I gave in and read my first ever Tessa Bailey book, Baiting the Bridesmaid, because I was seeing such great buzz about it. That was all it took to hook me. I went back to the beginning and virtually inhaled this book and didn't stop until I'd finished the entire standalone series. I read them out of order, but it didn't matter. Each story can definitely stand on its own, but believe me when I say once you start reading about this group of friends, you'll want to know what happens for every pairing.Laura Kaye's Dare to Resist was a great kickoff novella. Now, since I read these out of order, I already knew what path Kady and Colton were headed down, but I still wanted to know how the ultimately got there. I enjoyed reading about the transition in their relationship from competition-slash-best friends little sister to something decidedly more.This novella was sweet and sexy and I really liked both Kady and Colton. The dynamic between them was powerful – as was the sexual tension and chemistry. Watching Colton begin to see Kady as more than just his best friend's little sister, as a woman with wants and needs was great. I loved how these two challenged each other in every setting.If you're looking for a great, sexy adult standalone series, I can't recommend this one highly enough. I've read several Brazen titles, but I've never read an entire series yet. I tend to stick with the ones written by authors whose work I'm familiar with. This series has made me see the error of my ways. I'm definitely missing out on something. I thoroughly enjoyed the way all the characters appeared in each novel, giving another perspective to the pairings and the individual characters. These stories all meshed really well together and that's one of the things I enjoyed most about each of the books individually and the series as a whole.