Andrea's life changed forever when her brother disappeared three years ago. Francis was her shadow and her friend. Now she is left alone with her sorrow and her divorced parents who are trying to find a way to move on. When they tell her it's time to get rid of Francis's old things, Andrea is devastated. How can they get rid of her little brother's world?
Instead of digging through dusty boxes to find an object to remember him by, Andrea leaves. That's when she finds the flyer for Reverie, a circus in the woods near her house. It might be nice to have fun for just one night.
The price of admission for Reverie is either one dream or one memory; it will be gone from her mind but live on in a tent in the circus. That's what Reverie is. Each tent is either a good memory or dream from a child who wanted to be able to relive it over and over again or a nightmare or bad memory a child wants to forget. And all of it is run by the Sandman.
At first, the circus is amazing. She makes a new friend named Penny, and the two girls spend hours exploring amazing dream experiences like flying, but eventually, something begins to bother Andrea. She knows she feels better without that memory she gave up, but she also feels like something is terribly wrong.
Not everything in Reverie is fun and games. There are also nightmares, and when Andrea experiences her little brother's recurring nightmare, she realizes the truth. Reverie is a trap, and now she is caught in the Sandman's world, too.
Lorelei Savaryn's novel is a creepy fantasy with a character coming to terms with her own grief. Readers who like an edge of darkness to their fantasy will enjoy this tale of dreams and nightmares made real. Recommended.
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