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Dreaming of You by Melissa Lozada-Oliva

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stasibabi's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

4.5

I read this book about a week ago and have not stopped thinking about it. I have read a lot of books in my life time. I know what I like and I stick to it however this book was unlike anything I'd ever read before. The book revolves around a girl called Melissa resurrecting the famous pop star Selena and then absolute chaos ensues. I couldn't tell you another thing about the plot if I tried as it is such a fever dream I believe I will have to read it another five times before I truly understand it. It was a real joy to read. I'm amazed more people don't talk about it. Truly the perfect book for those looking for weird girl books

nokvi's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

To be frank.... I just think this book wasn't for me. I think if I listened to the audiobook it was probably be more impactful but alas...

It's not bad tho so

saphira7's review

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5.0

Okay so was I skeptical of reading this. I blame Hopkins for making me hate novels in verse. I actually kept putting off reading this book because I was afraid I wasn’t going to like it. Or worse, that I would hate it. But I forced myself to read this today & I’m glad I did. It was slow & confusing at first but let me tell you how I became captivated by the book. I read it in a few hours. I’m just so in love with this book. First five-star read of the year.

chaotic17's review

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dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

selinaleona_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.0

cosmicreadinggirl's review

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3.0

i have mixed feelings about this book
i think lozada-oliva's writing is incredible but this just didn't hit as much as i wanted it to. i enjoyed her poetry collection, Peluda so i was expecting to feel that same love here.
i feel like this would do better as a poetry collection rather than a narrative story if that makes sense? i felt lost at some points and didn't know what i was reading
what i did understand, was written beautifully and there are some definite stand out poems in this book. but some stuff didn't sit right with me while i was reading
idk? 2.5 or 3 stars??