Book Review: Reverie by Ryan La Sala

 

Kane finds himself in a river near his family's wrecked car which leans against a burnt building and has no idea how he got there. Other parts of his memory also seem to be missing. He can't remember people who know him though he does know his family. When he goes to the police station for questioning, he is connected to a rather flamboyant counselor who is work assigned to work with Kane to help him recall what happened.

Over time Kane learns that he was a part of a group called The Others. The Others can remain lucid during reveries which are like very vivid live daydreams that are make within a person's mind. These reveries have gotten out of control and become dangerous and the Others are like the Super Heroes who unravel them. 

This is a deep dark fantasy filled with good and evil and misunderstandings concerning characters' motives. There are a lot of LGBT... characters in this book. The best parts of this book are the worlds that are contained in the vividly built reveries and the struggles both within Kane and between good and evil. 

This is a Big Library read and will be available via Overdrive/Libby/SORA as a multiuser access book from November 2 - 16, 2020. An experience with the author is available on November 10th but must be signed up for in advance. Just Google Big Library Read for more information.