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For fans of The Hunger Games

A high-stakes online game of dares turns deadly

When Vee is picked to be a player in NERVE, an anonymous game of dares broadcast live online, she discovers that the game knows her. They tempt her with prizes taken from her ThisIsMe page and team her up with the perfect boy, sizzling-hot Ian. At first it's exhilarating--Vee and Ian's fans cheer them on to riskier dares with higher stakes. But the game takes a twisted turn when they're directed to a secret location with five other players for the Grand Prize round. Suddenly they're playing all or nothing, with their lives on the line. Just how far will Vee go before she loses NERVE?

Debut author Jeanne Ryan delivers an un-putdownable suspense thriller

Starting now. :)

Prologue (view spoiler)[Well that's one way to start a book. I'm glad that it kind of started out with a bang rather than just a boring explanation, but I hope the first chapter still has that boring explanation, because I'm lost! xD (hide spoiler)]

Finished Chapter 2 (view spoiler)[This is getting interesting. I thought it would be a bit more high stakes than making an idiot out of yourself in a coffee shop, but eh. I want to know more about the incident that led her parents to be so strict. Sounds like a suicide attempt to me. (hide spoiler)]

Finished Chapter 4 (view spoiler)[Things are really starting to pick up. The incident sounds a bit silly, and I think there's something more too it than her just falling asleep in her garage with the motor on. I'm a bit taken aback that someone would embarrass themselves so much for a pair of shoes. That being said, this is definitely a futuristic setting. The modeling and such that Vee is using with her phone is something we don't have. I think that takes a role as to what her values are. I'd do a dare for college tuition, not a pair of shoes. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ Agreed. Felt a bit Hunger Games-ish there were she was hiding for her life. (hide spoiler)]

Carrie wrote: "Alley wrote: "Prologue [spoilers removed]"

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(view spoiler)[Yeah. A nice way to start the book, but a tad confusing. I'm assuming she's one of the contestants from the first round of Nerve. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 1 (view spoiler)[ LOL! I can see now why shes ends up chosen for the later rounds after picking an easy little dare. (hide spoiler)]

Alley wrote: "Finished Chapter 4 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Makes you wonder if it was a real attempt that she is now downplaying or not. Not real impressed over her crush there going after her friend after hinting he was interested in her either, what a jerk or the friend that would go for the guy either for that matter. The game sounds exciting though, wasn't really that much involved to get that pair of shoes so I could see getting hooked into getting the free stuff when it was only a tad embarrassing. (hide spoiler)]

Carrie wrote: "Alley wrote: "Finished Chapter 4 [spoilers removed]"

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(view spoiler)[Yeah, not impressed with his character either. I'm also curious how involved he is in the game. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 7 (view spoiler)[ I knew the cops would end up involved somehow in that dare. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 15 (view spoiler)[ You would think the other players would be a bit more friendly and encouraging to keep people from quitting, all in it together. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 16 (view spoiler)[ How in the heck did the game get all this stuff on them?? (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[I kind of wondered. xD I can't believe that actually counted. This is just getting worse and worse. Wonder what's coming next. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 8 (view spoiler)[Well this is gonna be interesting. When she mentioned real life I expected it to be the incident. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 10 (view spoiler)[Now that is what I'm talking about! Full tuition? I'd be in. I feel like this last round is really gonna mess with Vee, though. I feel like the game knows way too much about her to make this be a good thing. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 14 (view spoiler)[That was a little much. Obviously it was just a simulation, since she's recuperating already, but I'm glad they delved into that. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[I don't know. It really all comes down to how much they want to win. Some of these peoples are getting a one way ticket to a new life. To an angsty teenage that hates their life, that's everything. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 17(view spoiler)[I don't think the guns are real. I keep expecting someone to come out and yell surprise. These last few chapters are extremely suspenseful! (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 19 (view spoiler)[I'm surprised that it was Tommy that was in league with NERVE. I expected her crush. (hide spoiler)]

Finished (view spoiler)[Well that was a creepy end. I think I enjoyed it. I like how the book ended with such a cliffhanger, but I hate it as well. I'm glad that Ian and Vee ended up together in the end, but I wouldn't have trusted Tommy after that. (hide spoiler)]

Wow this book sounds amazing! I'll need to read it!

Alley wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I would have liked something more intense for the last dares. Looks like the movie version is going to have things completely different that the book so it will be interesting to see what they have them do. (hide spoiler)]

I'm starting this one tonight! I'm very excited especially because I feel like it's like Panic by Lauren Oliver & I love that book :D.

Alley wrote: "Carrie wrote: "Alley wrote: "Prologue [spoilers removed]"

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(view spoiler)[I kinda loved the "torture-the-reader" beginning xD & it is very effective I need to continue reading this (hide spoiler)]

Carrie wrote: "Chapter 1 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I don't think I could EVER do it! Maybe just only if I were out of town and didn't know anymore but just MAYBE xD (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 2: (view spoiler)[I love it that the author decided to add how she is Capricorn & how she is supposed to behave. I love astrology & as soon as I saw her birthday I started thinking how she should behave :D. I agree with Alley that I thought it was going to be scarier stuff but I guess the real challenge is that people can actually see the dares. (hide spoiler)]

Michelle wrote: "Carrie wrote: "Chapter 1 [spoilers removed]"

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(view spoiler)[ I could do the first dare.... and be smart enough to recognize what I'm wearing and the outcome of it. :) (hide spoiler)]

im in for the 10th

I finished this book!!!

Alley wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

Creepy indeed! I wondered what would happen. I don't suppose there'll be another one tho.

Tayla wrote: "im in for the 10th"

Do you also want to watch the movie?

(view spoiler)[I guess I can only do the first two dares. And then I'm out. Haha. (hide spoiler)]

I'm starting this now

For full disclosure, I've seen the movie already, and I may mention it from time to time with my posts

Prologue
(view spoiler)[ That was an interesting start. I think this was a good opening to show how scary this game can get (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 1
(view spoiler)[ That was a funny dare. I think it's interesting just how different the game is in the book than it was in the movie. And it's just the first chapter (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 4
(view spoiler)[ Vee is actually a pretty whiny character. She's actually pretty annoying. I hope this changes at some point. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 5
(view spoiler)[ These dares really don't seem so bad so far. None of these were used in the movie. I can't really say much though, considering I know I would probably never do them in real life lol. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 7
(view spoiler)[ That was a scary dare that could have gone so wrong in so many ways. I'm glad they got through it, but I'm concerned about what the next one will be. This is nothing like the movie at all, and I have no idea what's going to happen (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 15
(view spoiler)[ This is stressful. I'm really concerned about what's getting ready to happen (hide spoiler)]

I seen the movie preview and it was... well if you read the book you know. But the idea behind the book/movie is the cool part. And I enjoyed the book, and can't wait to see the movie!

10%
(view spoiler)[ i don't like that kid, Matthew i think, he's a prick. The MC is a bit irksome as well. I want to know why she's on lockdown! (hide spoiler)]

Water Prank
(view spoiler)[ Um that was weak, why did she just use a glass?! Grab the whole pitcher and go for it lady! (hide spoiler)]

Condom Prank
(view spoiler)[ Her going around asking for condom remind me of the episode of New Girl when Winston is doing the same thing and he too receives the same reactions from people. but really, who carries those around with them. (hide spoiler)]

Call Girl Prank
(view spoiler)[ That was dumb, like really dumb. she could have been kidnapped or killed. Dumb. (hide spoiler)]

I'm going to try and join this! It sounds good!!

Brooke wrote: "Call Girl Prank
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It also seemed SUPER unrealistic.

Final Rounds Pranks
(view spoiler)[ Okay this shiz got crazy fast. So trapping her in a room where they reenacted her stuck in her garage and pumped gas in. Real or Not? I think real, they probably knew how much CO2 is too much and kept it low enough to bother the crap out of her vs killing her. (hide spoiler)]

Ending Thoughts.
(view spoiler)[ Whoa that ending. holy crap. I don't even know what all went down, but there was guns and her friends and a gun movie and popcorn and red bull. So intense. I think i will watch the movie knowing it goes differently. I really liked this, action was high, romance low, ish. I doubt i would have went anywhere as far as the MC, fashion school wasn't worth that, for sure. (hide spoiler)]