Bryn Reyes is a real life sleeping beauty. Afflicted with Klein-Levin Syndrome, she suffers episodes of prolonged sleep that steal weeks, and sometimes even months, from her life. But unlike most KLS patients, she doesn’t spend each episode in a catatonic state or wake up with no recollection of the time she’s missed. Instead, Bryn spends half her life in an alternate reality made up of her … memories. For Bryn, the past is a place, until one day a boy she’s never met before washes up on the illusory beach of her dreams with no memory of who he is.
But the appearance of this strange boy isn’t the only thing that’s changed. Bryn’s symptoms are worsening, her body weakening as she’s plagued by hallucinations even while awake. Her only hope of finding a cure is to undergo experimental treatment created by a German specialist. But when Dr. Banz reveals that he knows more about her strange symptoms than he originally let on, Bryn learns that the boy in her head might actually be the key to understanding what’s happening to her, and worse, that if she doesn’t find out his identity before it’s too late, they both may not survive.
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if you dont understand or know KLS, this is interesting, but I know and was intrigued by this book.
highly recommend.. haven’t stayed up late reading a book in a long time
I enjoyed this read. I found it to be original. Based on a true disease called the Sleeping Beauty Disease. I would have liked a more in depth ending . I would read again later. Thumbs up.
IT is scary but the way it is written is wonderful. It’s an story that you just have to continue reading no matter what.
I didn’t like the use of profanity, I didn’t see a need for it. I can see that the author was trying to make the characters relatable to teens, but it also somehow made them seem too stereotypical and less classy.
The progression of the story seems good at first, then there was a time it all seemed to stop and things got redundant. The ending, quite sudden and abrupt, hanging, meant that there was a book that follows. I just wish that authors do give readers some closure, and that a book could somehow stand on its own.
I appreciated the imagery the words provided, but the metaphors were too much, in my opinion.
I’m not sure if I want to read the next book.
Best I ever read before
i love this
The nice thing about getting a bookbub, is the daily updates with e-book deals. Because that’s how I discovered this book. I just had to have it. The idea sounded intriguing and interesting and I really wanted to see for myself how the execution would be. So, as soon as I could I started reading and I didn’t regret it for one second.
The main reason? Because Kemp really managed to capture what it is to live with a chronic illness. Of course, Bryn deals with a total different illness, but there are some universal things, things we all recognize, things happening to all of us. When I read about Bryn trying to live a normal life, even though her life is far from normal, and when I read about her friendships and relationships I recognized a piece of my life.
I also like how the medical part was handled. In a lot of books you see that the hospitals and doctors are totally absent and although I only see mine once a year I think cutting them out of a story completely is not always realistic. In this case Bryn meets with her doctors frequently, they show true interest in her situation and try to help her as best as they can. They’re present and there. And although Bryn doesn’t like them, she knows she has to deal with them.
And then, last but not least, there’s the plot. Although it’s not that unpredictable, it’s still fascinating and really well done and executed. I love how the relationship between Bryn and Roman grows and develops and I love how they slowly start to piece all the pieces of the puzzle together. It’s teamwork and it’s easy to see what they see in each other and why they like each other and want to give whatever they have a try.
I really can’t wait to see what’s gonna happen in the next book. I already bought the omnibus and will read the other three books as soon as I can!
What a read! Zipped right through it. Well written and very different from other books out there. A fresh and unique premise. The characters are believable and sympathetic. I can’t even begin to imagine what it must be like tolive with something like KLS. I applaud the courage of those out there who struggle with it.
I’m looking forward to reading the next in the series. With all the terrific authors out there my reading addiction just keeps getting worse. I keep finding myself delving into more and more series’.
I am old and not feeling exceptionally well most of the time and reading takes me away from it all. That said, I was unable to finish this book. It was very confusing to me and I couldn’t seem to follow along. I actually couldn’t figure it out enough to continue reading. I am sure it is a good book because I’ve read the other reviews, but not for me. Sorry.
I really liked this book and now am tearing through the 3rd book of the quartet
Good book. Kept me interested throughout. Had a few twists that I was not expecting. The reason for the 4 out of 5 starts rating is because I am so tired of these multi-book story lines. Write a book and sell it. I get that it makes sense to try to get a following who would then want to purchase the remainder of the story. it is fair. I’m just tired of it. At least this author is willing to offer the remainder of the books at a fair(ish) price.
Picked this up on a whim, very unique. I ended up purchasing the whole series.
It was amazing to me that this is actually a syndrome. I love the dream world. It was interesting and different. I love magical. It wasn’t that but it felt like it was.
The book had a lot of potential, but it ended incredibly abruptly, and only then did I realize it was part of a trilogy. I think it would have been better as a single story, with a better ending. I cheated and looked up the other books without reading them and I hated where the story line went. I didn’t read the remaining books.
I loved this book. The pace was fast and then I’d slow to really enjoy the thoughts the author addresses. Very original, thought provoking, yet entertaining and romantic and full of relationships and great characters.
Refreshingly different! Definitely a page-turner!
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different, but really good
Creative story. Very abrupt ending.
I did not care for this book, so quit after couple chapters.