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Asleep Without Dreaming (2012)

by Barbara Forte Abate(Favorite Author)

3.19 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

061568548X (ISBN13: 9780615685489)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fiction

publisher

Halcyon Moon Books

review 1: If you are looking for a feel good book to read then put this down and find something else. This is one of the most depressing, dark books I have read in a long time. I loved it. I have never cared for the syrupy, sweet romances out in the world. Give me a story full of emotion, no matter how dark and I love it. I want to feel something when I read a story. I want to be able to relate. I want to think I know where the story is going and then have the author surprise me with the ending. This book is all that and more. Willa has the most dysfunctional, selfish parents. Her father won a lot of money and left Willa and her mother with only a thousand dollars. Her mom Stella is so selfish and disgusting. She is one of those parents you would like to see locked up. ... moreShe wakes Willa up in the middle of the night to leave. Their car breaks down and they are taken in by the owner of the Moonglow Motel. Stella is given a job cleaning cottages for a small salary and their room and board. Willa does the cleaning. Add to this a escaped convict seeking revenge on the town. Fires popping up everywhere and you have the most depressing town around. Willa falls hard for the teenage handyman Jesse. But even that doesn’t go the way the reader thinks it should. I won’t give away any spoilers. If you are like me and like those dark novels then this is a must read. It will keep you turning pages. This is the second book I’ve read by this author and I am so thrilled to do it. I love her writing style.I received a copy of this book from the author. The review is my own opinion.
review 2: I love a book that pulls me into every thought, emotion, sensation, environmental surroundings, character. The story was captivating as you lived through Willa's 15th summer. The side story of the criminal and the fires brought a break in the story and kept me intrigued. But the writing held me from page to page, reluctant to close the book. An incredible wordsmith, Barbara Forte Abate is one accomplished writer. less

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