The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily

Rachel Cohn,David Levithan

The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Country
Australia
Published
26 October 2016
Pages
224
ISBN
9781760293826

The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily

Rachel Cohn,David Levithan

Dash and Lily have now been going out for nearly a year - and it’s been a really hard year. Lily’s beloved grandfather had a heart attack and fell down some stairs. He survived, but his recovery has been slow. Lily insists that everything’s fine. But Dash knows that her spirit is sagging. Her enthusiasm has been exhausted. And even with Christmastime, her favourite time, approaching, she doesn’t really feel… anything.

Action must be taken. There are twelve days until Christmas. Twelve days for friends and family to take Manhattan by storm to help Lily recapture the magic of New York City in December. Twelve days to find Lily’s cheer, and help her fall in love with life again. Twelve days left for Dash and Lily…?

Review

If you haven’t read Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares then put this review aside temporarily, find a copy of Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares and get yourself into a ridiculously fun read. If you have already read it, then keep reading this review!

Rachel Cohn and David Levithan have teamed up once again to bring us another episode of Dash and Lily. This is another fun-filled novel that tackles the big issue of ‘love’ in young adult fiction and makes you giddy with happiness.

It’s almost Christmas in New York again but things are different this year. Lily’s beloved grandfather has had a minor heart attack and needs around the clock care, her parents are fighting, her brother is moving out to live with his boyfriend and, the icing on the frosty Christmas tree, Lily isn’t sure Dash and she should be together anymore. While all this is going on, Dash is trying his hardest to make Lily feel her usual love for Christmas by doing anything he can to make her smile, but he’s not sure it’s really working. Will Lily and Dash see it through until Christmas as a couple? Oh gosh, we all hope so!

At first, when I originally heard there was a follow-up to Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares, I was slightly worried and disappointed; I didn’t really think the first book needed a sequel, it was so brilliant by itself. And, as I got reading my feelings about it were even stronger – Lily and Dash not sure they should be together anymore? No way! But as I kept reading I fell in love with the pair all over again and what started as an anxious read turned into one of pure joy. The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily is a super fun read for ages 12 and up.


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