The Dare

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Summary: Must Read!!!
Review: Newton Streeter's The Dare is a real page turner. The character development and story telling are excellent. This book is very visual and flows like a good movie. If you like suspense you'll really like this book.
The story is set in Chicago, and boy what a picture he paints. I have to admit, I was amazed at how vivid the story location was, I was sure I'd seen the building while I was in Chicago. And the characters, I knew someone just like Willie, Janet, Kenny and especially Kathy. Very real...
I won't give anything away - but I will say this one is a "Definite Buy"!!!

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Summary: A Deadly Game
Review: Richard "Bullhead" Nelson is a bully on a mission. A voice in his head prompts him to push other kids around and he relishes in the power that he has over them. When the voice promises him all the power and respect that he can ever imagine, he will stop at nothing to ensure that he gets it.

Willie Lepet is a popular teen. While he may be small in stature, he makes up for it with his big heart. Despite his size and fears, Willie is the first person to stand up to Bullhead, although he is injured as a result. To "save face" and prove his strength, Willie is forced to perform the ultimate dare, one that may forever change the world, as we know it.

Unbeknownst to the teenage boys, there is an ancient evil force, Shawawneekee, that is controlling their actions and destinies in an attempt to revitalize his human form, to make the world one of darkness, chaos, and evil. Within the novel, Shawawneekee is a "living" spirit, but is also symbolic of fear and how destructive fear can be.

The Dare is a suspenseful horror novel that is as informative as it is frightening. Newton Streeter takes the reader on a history lesson of Chicago beginning with the Native Americans that were its first inhabitants to the modern day poverty-stricken ghettos. The book gives social commentary on how people can be just as evil and deadly as spirits. This is African American horror at its best.

Reviewed by Latoya Carter-Qawiyy

Rating:
Summary: A Deadly Game
Review: Richard "Bullhead" Nelson is a bully on a mission. A voice in his head prompts him to push other kids around and he relishes in the power that he has over them. When the voice promises him all the power and respect that he can ever imagine, he will stop at nothing to ensure that he gets it.

Willie Lepet is a popular teen. While he may be small in stature, he makes up for it with his big heart. Despite his size and fears, Willie is the first person to stand up to Bullhead, although he is injured as a result. To "save face" and prove his strength, Willie is forced to perform the ultimate dare, one that may forever change the world, as we know it.

Unbeknownst to the teenage boys, there is an ancient evil force, Shawawneekee, that is controlling their actions and destinies in an attempt to revitalize his human form, to make the world one of darkness, chaos, and evil. Within the novel, Shawawneekee is a "living" spirit, but is also symbolic of fear and how destructive fear can be.

The Dare is a suspenseful horror novel that is as informative as it is frightening. Newton Streeter takes the reader on a history lesson of Chicago beginning with the Native Americans that were its first inhabitants to the modern day poverty-stricken ghettos. The book gives social commentary on how people can be just as evil and deadly as spirits. This is African American horror at its best.

Reviewed by Latoya Carter-Qawiyy