Nerve (Ryan novel)
| Author | Jeanne Ryan |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre |
Young Adult Fiction Techno-thriller Adventure novel |
| Published | 2012 (Dial Press) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 9780803738324 |
| OCLC | 774212522 |
Nerve is a 2012 young adult techno-thriller by Jeanne Ryan.
Plot
Vee, a quiet junior in high school, decides to join NERVE, an online game of "truth or dare, without the truth", when she suspects her outgoing best friend and her crush are dating. Her entry, a coffee shop disaster, gains her a following, and she partners with Ian, an attractive junior from a different school with his own online following. The two perform riskier and more lucrative dares, gaining fame among the game's Watchers, until the stakes grow too high.
Development history
Publication history
- 2012, US, Dial Press ISBN 9780803738324, Pub date 13 September 2012, hardback
- 2016, US, Speak ISBN 9780142422830, Pub date 12 July 2016, paperback reprint edition
Reception
Amy Phelps, writing for the Parkersburg News and Sentinel, called the novel "a head-trip of a book, that will make you question the popularity of reality shows and online games."[1]
Film adaptation
Lionsgate bought the film rights to the novel, and in 2014 The Hollywood Reporter reported that Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman would direct the film adaptation.[2] The film was released in the United States on July 27, 2016.[3]
References
- ↑ Phelps, Amy (November 18, 2012). "Teens get a glimpse of a post-apocalyptic world". Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ↑ Kit, Boyrs (February 10, 2014). "'Catfish' Directors to Tackle 'Nerve' for Lionsgate". TheHollywoodReporter.com. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Busch, Anita (May 10, 2016). "Lionsgate Moves YA Title 'Nerve' Into Summer, Schedules 'The Woods'". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
External links
- Nerve on Penguin Random House
- Jeanne Ryan's official website