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Reviewed by: Dream to Me by Megan Paasch Natalie Berglind Paasch, Megan Dream to Me. Feiwel, 2023 [384p] Trade ed. ISBN 9781250817051 $19.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9781250817068 $10.99 Reviewed from digital galleys R Gr. 8-12 After the death of her paramedic father, Eva Sylvan and her older half-sister/legal guardian Rhonda move from NYC to her dad’s rural hometown, where a mysterious great aunt bequeathed her a creepy estate. Financial issues and the decrepit state of the inherited house are just the beginning of Eva and Rhonda’s problems—the Sylvan name evokes glares and sideways looks from the townspeople. Eva begins to have hyper-realistic dreams about individual townspeople who then, horribly, become comatose. She eventually discovers a link between the town’s dark secret and her own family, and Eva might find a way to stop the comas if she can harness her dream powers. Paasch’s debut brings refreshing originality to a familiar horror premise, in which a reluctant new resident must contend with a town’s shady past. Eva grappling with grief over her father is heartbreaking, realistic, and tied into every action that she takes in his hometown while the conflicts that arise with Rhonda taking on a parental role make both characters painfully genuine. The dream magic itself is twisty and creepy, exactly as dream magic should be, and the mystery of Miriam’s past and Eva’s magic unfolds at the perfect pace to give readers time to get to know the town’s inner workings before devastating plot twists. The backdrop of eerie woods, the dream magic, and the fluid prose make this novel a solid read for Maggie Stiefvater fans. Copyright © 2022 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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