A review by chloe_liese
Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas

This sucked me in and made me feel my feelings, but I think I’m just partial to Kleypas’ more recent work, particularly The Ravenels. While I liked Sara and Derek very much and found myself invested in them, it felt like a painfully long time to wait and see them truly come together. I also felt like the chemistry and the amount of interaction they had in the first half of the book was disappointingly thin. Sara was a wonderfully complex character and I felt deeply for Derek. I wish I’d seen more of them growing closer sooner, rather than later with so much of their bonding happening via tell not show.

This plot felt more driven by action and outside world interference, distinct from most of her Ravenels which dig deeper into character psychology and relationship chemistry earlier on. Still an emotionally engaging and overall enjoyable read! Just probably not one I’ll need to revisit.