It took a while to read this book because
of my chaotic life right now, but every time I began reading, I did not want to
stop. I am a slow reader and will lose interest quickly if a story does not
take off quickly. This one captured my interest right away.
I immediately liked the main
character, Brock. Pretty straight-laced, but felt shadowed by his
sibling, Ron. I also fell in love with his nutty, smart-mouthed friend,
Morgan. The story takes off when Brock’s dad appears to him in a dream. This
dream feels like a nightmare to Brock. There are clues to the reason, but not
really apparent at this time. Then Brock attends his high school reunion. He
runs into his old girlfriend and an old rival. These two people end up being
major players in the story. Again, not evident at first.
The real excitement begins when Morgan,
Brock’s best friend, gives him a book on lucid dreaming. Brock does not really
think it will work, but when he decides to put it into practice, he is in for a
surprise.
Each time he dreams and meets his younger
self, he changes things in the present, and not for the better. He keeps
dreaming to correct the change that was made and he makes things worse. Finally,
he has to realize that he must fix things in the present.
This book had my heart pumping at times
because I was anxious to see what changes were made when Brock woke up each
time. There was a point in the book where I thought, “this should be the end of
the book”, but I am glad it was not.
The ending was a bit lackluster, but
overall, a good read. I recommend it to anyone who wishes they could go back
and change things in their life instead of allowing God to work with where you are.
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