I love Benjamin’s writing. Her prose flows so smoothly. Such an interesting concept. I rooted for Sylvia the whole book. What Gabe and Adrian did is so messed up. I can’t wait to read more books by Benjamin. I really loved The Immortalists, which is how I found out about this book. ( )

I've always been fascinated by dreams so as soon as I spotted this book I knew I wanted to read it. It became clear very early on that there was something very fish about the dream research Dr. Keller was doing. So when the author kept it from the reader for more than two hundred pages I was expecting something big. When was all revealed my feeling was "that's it, oh hum. ( )

So slooooooow. I finally got to part II and you know what? I don't care. Nothing is happening. Wow, she disagrees with her boss and cleans the attic. I can't believe I'm hiding the review because of that sentence. Maybe I'll finish this, but I'm not invested in the story at all. ( )

The author is a beautiful writer. From page one, I was hooked by her style and descriptions. The story, like many, is centered on a mysterious revelation. We don't know what it is, and approach it chronologically from the past, and retrospectively from the future.

Unfortunately, the science around the revelation wasn't explained in an engaging way. Or perhaps it was just an anti-climactic reveal.

From there, the book seemed to coast gently downward and, while beautiful to read, wasn't very charged. ( )

This is more of a 2.5, almost a 3. It was captivating, I finished it very quickly and found it difficult to put down, but I'm not sure I enjoyed it. The character felt uptight the whole time which made me uptight, it wasn't a relaxing read. The twist at the end wasn't super surprising, but I expected the book to end happier. ( )