Book Review

Surprisingly, I managed to finish my book this week! I found that I had a lot of extra time on my hands, and thought to myself, why not read? So I did. After finishing the book, I decided to write a book review. I'll be writing a brief summary of the book, giving a description of the writers writing style, and finally giving it a rating.

This book centers around the life of a girl named Vee. She lives a perfectly normal teenage life, with her normal teenage worries. However, she finds out about a game called NERVE. In this game, contestants are given so called "dares", or tasks they must complete. These tasks are embarrassing, dangerous, and humiliating. They must record the dare in real time and post it to the website. After completing each dare, the contestants performance is reviewed by the websites board. If the performance is considered acceptable, the contestant receives some sort of lavish prize. You can also choose to watch these dares as they occur on the website if you pay a fee. Anyway, after finding out about the game, she decides to participate. But she soon realizes that this so called "game", is far more dangerous than she anticipated.

As you can probably expect, the authors writing style is full of suspense. Nearly every page in the book contains some kind of exciting or nerve-racking event. These pages surely, but gradually, lead up to the main climax point of the book. I personally really enjoyed her writing. Unlike some other books, there weren't any moments where I was even a bit bored with the novel. Often, I would find my heart pounding, which surprised me, since I almost never experience any sort of emotion from a book. However, this authors writing was so in depth, so realistic, that I was hanging on the edge of my seat 99% of the way.

Overall, I would give this book a 9 out of 10. I really enjoyed the suspense, and the tension had me biting my nails. I think that this book is probably intended towards teenagers and young adults because of its contemporary writing style. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes suspense, or action.

Vocabulary and Diction in my book

As you know, the book that I am reading is Nerve, by Jeanne Ryan. This week, I read pages 50-150. Therefore, I was able to read enough to write and comment about the writers diction and vocabulary. First of all, the author uses an excess of emotion and detail in her writing. She uses a lot of words that would be found in everyday vocabulary, and is extremely casual. Once instance of this can be seen with this quote. "The cold air rushes past me. But unlike last night, it's refreshing rather than an assault. I did it! I did it!(Ryan 55)." She uses a lot of descriptive words, such as rush, refreshing, and assault. This adds to the immersive experience that this author provides. You can actually feel the cold wind rushing past your face, and refreshing your body and soul. Furthermore, the author also makes an effective use of emotion in her writing. The line"I did it(Ryan 55)!" expresses the pure emotion that the main character felt at that particular moment.

Overall, I am really enjoying the book. The writers vocabulary was very casual. There were almost no words that I didn't know the meaning of. This really contributed to the overall story and plot. The story is really easy to understand and is full of tension and action. The author effectively uses emotional writing and descriptive adjectives to really give the reader a full immersive experience. In moments of tension, the author writes in such a way that even I feel the tension. This also happens in moments of happiness, excitement, and sadness. It's taking me on an emotional roller coaster. I can't wait to keep reading this book!

Why I chose the book

As you know, the book that I have chosen to read, is "Nerve", by Jeanne Ryan. Now you may be thinking, what made me decide to read this book? Well, there were a variety of reasons.

First, and foremost, the title seemed extremely interesting. As I was browsing the shelves of the library, the name immediately caught my attention. "Nerve". How exciting! What could such a uniquely named book be about? I took it off the shelf.

Second, the cover art seemed to indicate a novel full of action packed adventure, and nail biting tension. It featured a girl, yelling in agony, amidst a background of intriguing technological figures. Underneath, were the words, "To survive this game, choosing dare is your only option" (Ryan 0).

I instantly read the inside cover. I discovered that this book was about a girl, named Vee, who decide to play a game called, you guessed it NERVE. The purpose of the game was to co
mplete a series of dares to win prizes. However the dares got progressively more dangerous and risk, while simultaneously, the prizes grew more and more lavish. I decided, at that moment that I had to read the book.

The novel I am currently reading is Nerve by Jeanne Ryan.