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A review by illstoptheworldandreadwithyou
Only in Your Dreams: A Novel by Ellie K Wilde
3.5
Ten years after Zac broke her heart by not making a move before she left for college, Melody returns home to her small town, fresh off a breakup, hoping to start over. Her brother immediately folds her back into his friend group, which still happens to include Zac.
And Zac? Well, his feelings for Melody never went away. This man has been in love with her since the age of 14.
At a glance:
- Dual POV
- Second chance
- Brother’s best friend
- Sports romance
- Teenage crush
- Long-term pining
- Only one tent
- Small town
- They sleep better next to each other
- Secret relationship
- Toxic ex
Y’all, this man has been carrying a torch.
Read it for
- The thoughtful gestures
- The treasured mementos
- The heat between Zac and Melody
- The tattoos 🥹
- To see Melody regain her confidence
- The women in STEM rep
- How Zac serves as a role model and safe place to land for his team’s quarterback
- How supportive Zac is of Melody’s dreams
Here are few of the things that irked me:
- I understand that a big part of the brother’s best friend trope tends to hinge on worrying that the brother will not approve of the relationship, but it feels like that is taken to the extreme here. As teenagers, especially with the found family relationship, I can understand why Zac felt the need to heed warnings, but as adults in their late 20s, I wish certain discussions had happened much earlier in the book.
- I would have loved to have seen more open communication. Melody is worried about what may be said, so she avoids conversations.
- Overall, it feels like the story could have been tightened up.
I had advance copies of both the ebook and audiobook. The audiobook has dual narration by Teddy Hamilton and Carly Robins. Hamilton narrates the chapter’s from Zac’s perspective, and Robins narrates the ones from Melody’s. Both did a good job portraying the characters and capturing the chemistry between the two.
3.5⭐️
I received an advance copy of the ebook from Atria Books and a copy of the audiobook from Simon and Schuster Audio. All review opinions are my own.
And Zac? Well, his feelings for Melody never went away. This man has been in love with her since the age of 14.
At a glance:
- Dual POV
- Second chance
- Brother’s best friend
- Sports romance
- Teenage crush
- Long-term pining
- Only one tent
- Small town
- They sleep better next to each other
- Secret relationship
- Toxic ex
Y’all, this man has been carrying a torch.
Read it for
- The thoughtful gestures
- The treasured mementos
- The heat between Zac and Melody
- The tattoos 🥹
- To see Melody regain her confidence
- The women in STEM rep
- How Zac serves as a role model and safe place to land for his team’s quarterback
- How supportive Zac is of Melody’s dreams
Here are few of the things that irked me:
- I understand that a big part of the brother’s best friend trope tends to hinge on worrying that the brother will not approve of the relationship, but it feels like that is taken to the extreme here. As teenagers, especially with the found family relationship, I can understand why Zac felt the need to heed warnings, but as adults in their late 20s, I wish certain discussions had happened much earlier in the book.
- I would have loved to have seen more open communication. Melody is worried about what may be said, so she avoids conversations.
- Overall, it feels like the story could have been tightened up.
I had advance copies of both the ebook and audiobook. The audiobook has dual narration by Teddy Hamilton and Carly Robins. Hamilton narrates the chapter’s from Zac’s perspective, and Robins narrates the ones from Melody’s. Both did a good job portraying the characters and capturing the chemistry between the two.
3.5⭐️
I received an advance copy of the ebook from Atria Books and a copy of the audiobook from Simon and Schuster Audio. All review opinions are my own.