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A review by looseleafellie
Reverie by Ryan La Sala
5.0
Rounded up from 4.5 stars
This book had a super ambitious concept, given that the characters have to navigate multiple dream worlds, but — as Kane and Sophia might say — it’s just gay enough to work! I loved the ensemble cast of teens, though my personal favorite character was Poesy, the drag queen sorceress (though you be fair, you can’t really top a drag queen sorceress). I also loved how it’s not really clear which characters are “good” or “bad,” and there are plenty of twists and turns.
I think my favorite thing about this book was how it played with the trope of the main character being a loser social outcast with no friends. Kane feels that way at the start, but it turns out that (minor spoiler alert) he actually does have a lot of friends — he just had his memory wiped. I gotta say, the “I’m a loser” trope usually gets on my nerves because it often makes the main character come off as whiny, but La Sala pulled it off brilliantly here. In short, if you’re into YA and want something that’ll twist around some tropes while showering you with rainbows and glitter, Reverie should be your next read!
This book had a super ambitious concept, given that the characters have to navigate multiple dream worlds, but — as Kane and Sophia might say — it’s just gay enough to work! I loved the ensemble cast of teens, though my personal favorite character was Poesy, the drag queen sorceress (though you be fair, you can’t really top a drag queen sorceress). I also loved how it’s not really clear which characters are “good” or “bad,” and there are plenty of twists and turns.
I think my favorite thing about this book was how it played with the trope of the main character being a loser social outcast with no friends. Kane feels that way at the start, but it turns out that (minor spoiler alert) he actually does have a lot of friends — he just had his memory wiped. I gotta say, the “I’m a loser” trope usually gets on my nerves because it often makes the main character come off as whiny, but La Sala pulled it off brilliantly here. In short, if you’re into YA and want something that’ll twist around some tropes while showering you with rainbows and glitter, Reverie should be your next read!