She’s seen her fair share of mysterious passengers and explosive break-ups in the backseat of her car, but Charlie lives a no-strings-attached lifestyle and never gets involved.

As a driver for her local ride share app, Charlie Owens loves what the open road gives her: freedom, extra cash for an epic road trip, and a path to getting out of her sleepy town of Chester Falls, Massachusetts.

Ultimately, Dreamology is perfect for fans of young love and whimsical adventure.In this charming contemporary YA novel, neighborhood rideshare driver Charlie Owens embarks on a collision course with love when she crashes into the school’s cute but annoying party boy and wrecks his car and her no-strings-attached attitude toward life. A plus for young readers is that there is no cursing, sexual content, or violence in this teen read. While these issues are not the focus, they help ground the characters in reality and give readers a small break from the romance. This novel also touches lightly on some heavy family issues, including maternal abandonment and the death of a family member. How sometimes you don’t realize the nervousness or sadness you were holding deep inside until the touch of someone you love lets it all out of you, like your entire body is exhaling.”

The protagonist’s voice is genuine and poised: “ It surprises me, how a small gesture can feel so very big. A reality that includes Max’s girlfriend.ĭreamology puts a brainy twist on traditional teen romance, and will make readers dream in the same cotton candy way Alice does. As they try to figure out why their unconscious minds seem meant for eachother, they have to face a reality that is quite different. As Alice gets to know Max in real life, she learns that she was not the only person dreaming impossibilities. When Alice moves from New York to Boston, she runs, literally, into the boy of her dreams at her new private school. Every night they would visit international museums, eat clouds made of sugar, and dance under the stars together.

Every night since Alice was a child, she has dreamt of the same boy: Max.

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