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A review by tillyjournals
Dream a Little Dream by Giovanna Fletcher
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Sarah is working as a PA in a television studio but wants to move up the ranks. She is still very close with her university friends including her ex boyfriend who suddenly left her for 'perfect Lexie', but is still cross and upset by this two years later. She starts having romantic dreams about an old friend who then reappears in her life. Will real Brett live up to dream Brett?
Honestly this was fine, but I wanted so much more from it. The first half of the book I found Sarah really annoying going on about how Dan left her, I get that she hadn't had closure but she also didn't have to pretend that everything was fine immediately after the breakup. I found her attitude to Lexie really unfair and at times she was really self centred despite the book saying multiple times what a good friend she was. She did improve as the book went on, but I also hate the idea that she only got over Dan when another guy was on the scene.
Brett was perfectly fine as a love interest but there are not many guys who would be rejected multiple times and still ask someone out again and again.
Honestly I cared more about the side characters than Sarah and Brett and found their relationships and situations a lot more heartfelt which kinda saved this for me.
I get that the dreams were kinda central to the plot but also I got bored of them. Fletcher did a good job of describing the both bizarrity and mundaneness of dreams but after about half way through they started to annoy me and I wouldn't really pay attention to them.
Overall it was a fine read but it was nothing special to me, and I'd prefer more likable protagonists.
Honestly this was fine, but I wanted so much more from it. The first half of the book I found Sarah really annoying going on about how Dan left her, I get that she hadn't had closure but she also didn't have to pretend that everything was fine immediately after the breakup. I found her attitude to Lexie really unfair and at times she was really self centred despite the book saying multiple times what a good friend she was. She did improve as the book went on, but I also hate the idea that she only got over Dan when another guy was on the scene.
Brett was perfectly fine as a love interest but there are not many guys who would be rejected multiple times and still ask someone out again and again.
Honestly I cared more about the side characters than Sarah and Brett and found their relationships and situations a lot more heartfelt which kinda saved this for me.
I get that the dreams were kinda central to the plot but also I got bored of them. Fletcher did a good job of describing the both bizarrity and mundaneness of dreams but after about half way through they started to annoy me and I wouldn't really pay attention to them.
Overall it was a fine read but it was nothing special to me, and I'd prefer more likable protagonists.