Reviews

Let Us Dream by Alyssa Cole

myaddiction's review against another edition

2.0

Interesting read.

suburbrat's review against another edition

4.0

ok, wow. this is my first alyssa cole, and i thought starting off with a novella would be the perfect way to get a feel for her writing. i've been sleeping on her, that's for sure. her writing is top notch, and i can tell that her stories are more than just a light, fluffy read. this touched on a variety of tough and important topics without pandering. the romance was fine, but i am much more of a slow-burn fan so that's to be expected with a novella. anyway! can't wait to dig into her backlist.

ebartsch85's review against another edition

4.0

I'm usually not a fan of historical romance or novellas, but this book surpassed expectations. The prose is so beautiful and listening to it I actually felt as if I stepped into a new world. I felt like I was being cradled by her voice and the poetry.

mindfullibrarian's review against another edition

5.0

Alyssa Cole can do no wrong. I have loved everything she has written, from present-day NYC to Civil War romantic suspense, to this beauty of a novella set in 1917 Harlem. This story is fiercely feminist with an interracial romance, and addresses so many historical touchstones. From the suffragette movement to playing the numbers to the Great Migration and much more, this novella was a great one to listen to during my month-long read of [b:The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration|8171378|The Warmth of Other Suns The Epic Story of America's Great Migration|Isabel Wilkerson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1433354252s/8171378.jpg|13341052]. It also touches on immigration from India and the discrimination that Indian immigrants faced during that time period.

If you are someone who doesn't typically read romance but want to give Alyssa Cole a try, THIS is the novella to start with. I actually listened to it on audio and it was fabulous. The narration is a bit slow, so I sped it up to 1.5x and it was perfection.

I can't wait to read / listen to the rest of the historical romance novellas by Cole - they are all now available on Audible as part of the Romance package - YAY!

readingwithhippos's review

4.0

This was soooo good! I think I need to read more novellas!

sabrinamc's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

ladysadiereads's review

4.0

Bertha is her own woman, with her own club and her own cause. She doesn't need a dishwasher to muck up everything she has worked so hard for. Amir is just trying to make enough to live on - save up and maybe go home. He doesn't count on dance lessons with his beautiful boss changing what he wants.

GUYS - WHY DOES ALYSSA COLE HAVE THE BEST NOVELLAS?! Seriously. The only reason is this isn't five stars is honestly I wanted more! Bertha is strong and beautiful and honest and smart and so deserves to be loved. Amir is shy and cooks awesome food to prove his affection (weirdly one of my things) and dances in apartments. And I love them both. Not to mention the awesome backdrop of NYC in 1917, illegal immigration, racial tensions, vice squads, suffragettes, a wickedly cool club and some side characters that I could honestly read entire novels about.

_rhea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

m_l_valentine's review against another edition

hopeful informative tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

suflet's review against another edition

5.0

This was such a sweet and engaging story!