MixedThe Straits TimesWhile Adunni’s language is lively and engaging, the pacing struggles to maintain tension despite the book’s relative brevity. Boldly attempting to cover topics including child brides, modern slavery, archaic beliefs and practices, parent-child relationships and the fight for women’s rights, the novel sadly feels at times more like a lecture than a story ... While Dare manages a happy ending and sets up enough intrigue for the potential of a third book, the resolution feels more like a best-case scenario conveniently coming together.
