A review by cepbreed
Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas

dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

I am struggling to describe this book because I disliked it so much and because it took me practically a million years to finish and I remember only the barest details from the first half. The characters are so annoying it physically pained me to read their dialogue. Tell me why Sara is giving the same exact vibes as the girls in high school fight videos that are like "baaaabe this isn't you! Stoppp it! Just look at me baaaabe." She makes me nauseous in the very same way. As for Derek, Lisa Kleypas tried to write him as some alpha-male badass and ended up with the most grating personality possible. He is so toxic they make a terrible couple! Literally, how did she end up with that when she tried so hard to make Sara some girlboss independent woman? It's just downright hypocritical. There's a bit about how she gets mad that he calls her his possession, which just never gets addressed again? So if we aren't reforming this misogynist why are we mentioning this and getting the protagonist mad about these transgressions? Jesus. I sincerely hope this is my worst book of 2023 because I don't know if I'll live if I read anything worse. I am seriously falling out of my histrom phase and this was probably the last nail in the coffin. 
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