A review by andrea_author
And They Lived Happily Ever After by Therese Beharrie

4.0

Romance author Gaia has grown used to the fact that the scenes she writes magically come to life in her dreams. But she's shocked when, after a single kiss, her dreams begin melding with those of Jacob, her best friend's handsome brother. What's going on? And what does it mean? Jacob is even more freaked out than she is, but somehow, they're able to weather it together. Until family secrets threaten to tear them apart.

This story is delightful. The magical elements were fun without intruding on the story or the character development. The worldbuilding was on the light side—I'd have preferred a little more setting detail to ground me in the story. The dream worlds were much more vivid that the real life world, so maybe that was intentional. Overall, it's an emotional read as Gaia deals with her anxiety and her wounds from a childhood in foster care.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.