How spicy is The Dare?
by Elle Kennedy
Spice: about 4/5 (High, estimate)
Kindle Unlimited: Not checked yet
Content warnings: Bullying
Based on 4 sources. How we rate
Sources for these ratings
- moodreads.app: Lists content warnings including bullying, blackmail, sexism, and sexual harassment, and notes that the sexual content is explicit and shown on the page. Covers spice level and content warnings.
- allaboutromance.com: Describes a slow-burn romance where mutual attraction builds through passionate kissing before the leads eventually sleep together. Covers tropes.
- dirtygirlromance.com: Identifies friends-to-lovers and slow burn as the book's main tropes, alongside a fair amount of humorous moments. Covers tropes.
- writingbookishnotes.wordpress.com: Lists warnings for fat-shaming, transphobia, homophobia, blackmail, sexual harassment, bullying, a nonconsensual intimate video, child abuse, parental death, and a public outing. Covers content warnings.
Tropes
Content warnings (1)
- Bullying (moderate)
Facts
- Point of view:
- Not enough data
- Ending:
- Not enough data
- Standalone or series:
- Book 4 of the Briar U series
- Series completed:
- Not enough data
- Darkness:
- Not enough data
- Pairing:
- Not enough data
In this series: Briar U
- Book 1: The Chase · spice 3/5
- Book 4: The Dare · spice about 4/5
Like this but spicier
- Twisted Lies: Also slow burn; spice about 5/5 vs about 4/5 here
- Blood Mercy: Also slow burn; spice about 5/5 vs about 4/5 here
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Ratings last checked Oct 19, 2026. The Kindle Unlimited line carries its own source or check date, when there is one.
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