A review by marlzipan
DallerGut Dream Department Store: The Dream You Ordered is Sold Out by Mi-Ye Lee 이미예

hopeful lighthearted reflective

4.0

I am fascinated by the world of dreams. So it’s perhaps unsurprising that I enjoyed this unusual fantasy tale. We follow Penny, a bright-eyed new employee at the DallerGut Dream Department Store. Penny inhabits a world parallel to our own that revolves around an industry of dreammaking and selling. When people fall asleep, they visit this dreamworld and may browse for a dream they’d like to experience. For such a fantastical concept, author Miye Lee does a great job of grounding us through a cast of loveable characters. The worldbuilding featured was an excellent start, but the fantasy reader in me has a lot of questions about the mechanics of those who inhabit the dreamworld. This is the first book of a duology - so I’ll hold my questions for now!