The BookBrowse Review

Published December 4, 2024

ISSN: 1930-0018

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Book Jacket

Dreamover
by Dani Diaz
14 Jan 2025
312 pages
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions
Genre: Graphic Novels
Peperback Original
Critics:

In this captivating debut YA graphic novel, two best friends becoming more than friends feels like a dream come true. But when one sleepover literally turns into a dream, will they ever want to wake up again?

Amber's a headstrong goofball with a temper. Nico's a shy, self-conscious emo boy. But they've been best friends since third grade, and she can't hide her feelings for him any longer. At the end of their eighth-grade beach trip, she confesses... and the feeling is mutual! Thus begins a glorious, blissful summer of first love.

But once high school starts, life gets more complicated. Faced with early mornings, bullies, homework, and other stresses, Amber and Nico cling to each other, neglecting their friends. Soon, Amber starts to wish she and Nico could escape from it all.

One night, as they fall asleep playing video games, Amber gets her wish...

"Uncommonly immersive... a breathtakingly drawn debut weaving together humor, sweetness, angst, and a bit of magic." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"The effervescence, intoxication, and all-encompassing magic feeling of being totally immersed in one's first romantic relationship is on full display." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Dani Diaz (@memoryfuel) is a transfeminine Filipino-Argentinian American graphic novelist born and raised in the DMV (Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia) area.

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