I also loved the characters of Alice's dad, Celeste,Īnd Sophie for the dynamics they each brought to the table and how they playedĪn integral role in furthering the plot. Oliver is as quirky as he is cute, and his humor
Really was unless he was around Alice and only then did I see the more genuineĪnd heartfelt side of him. I never could quite put a finger on who he Speaking of, Max is in every aspect a goldenīoy - but this doesn't mean he has no flaws. Her charisma seeps off of every page, and you can't help but root for herĪnd Max as the story progresses. Recommend: Yes. It didn’t quite meet my expectations for reason’s stated above but it was still an enjoyable read.Charming and relatable character, with a sense of humor as whip-smart as she So all in all a good story, relatable characters and an interesting idea but overall left me feeling a little disappointed. I definitely needed a reason to feel like they should be together in real life other than the dream fact. As to Alice and Max I think a big problem for me was if this was a movie I would have said, “little to no chemistry between the two leads.” Seriously, I liked her better with other characters.
The resolution felt a little bit… anti-climatic. (Seriously, I originally tried to get this from my local Barnes and Noble in the YA section and when I couldn’t find it they told me they had stocked it in Children’s for some reason.) Yet it lacked the edge of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and (for me at least) only skirted the depth. So much YA feels like other worlds or fake past Kingdoms but the dreaming world was a nice change. The why this is happening part of the story is pretty interesting as well. A good idea and I thought Alice and Max were pretty relatable characters. You kind of get the gist with the dreams pretty quickly.Īll that changes when she walks into a new school and realizes Max is a living breathing boy and the dreams are now blurring into both their realities and Alice has to find out what’s really happening before potentially losing her sanity. Even now the dreams are fun, fantastical versions of reality, where she can float on a Cheerio or slide down her stairs because the walls and anything that can harm her is a cushion. I knew I had to read this one from the moment I saw the Amazon blurb comparing it to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.Īlice has been dreaming about Max since she was a little girl.
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