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Genre(s): contemporary fiction, romance, chick lit

Theme(s): abuse, mental illness, music

Award(s): NYT Bestseller

Recommended for ages: 15+

Summary: Colby Mills is a hard-working farmer taking a short vacation in Florida to focus on his music. There he meets Morgan Lee, an aspiring musician herself, and is instantly smitten. As they bond over music and share about their lives and upbringings the question arises of how they could ever make their relationship last.

Beverly is on the run from her abusive husband with her 6 year old son, Tommie. She lands in a small town and does her best to provide for her and her son, while becoming increasingly paranoid that somehow her husband has managed to find them.

Review: I typically enjoy most Nicholas Sparks novels. In Dreamland I really enjoyed the 2 different perspectives provided. Instead of it having the perspective of each half of the main couple it instead shows the perspectives of Colby and Beverly. Seeing how their stories end up connecting at the end took me almost completely by surprise (I figured it out only just a little before the big reveal). I will say that I was much more invested in Beverly and her effort to provide for her son than Colby's and Morgan's relationship. The romantic aspect didn't grip me as much as other books I've read by Sparks.

Recommended for fans of: Safe Haven

If you loved this you should try... Grace

justquinning252's review against another edition

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5.0

An absolutely wonderful book with a cute romance and an even better surprising twist that was not something I saw coming!

jnmoody's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

3.25

sofivelaz's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

readingonthefly's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I liked it! It really did feel like all of his previous novels just mushed into one though. Girl on the run with a kid in one storyline and couple falls in love in the other. Need something more original for my next Nicholas Sparks book.

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dsoxyyy's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

suejmorrison's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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