This same reviewer simply states Kane’s motivates as, “the way Kane sees it, the heroes aren’t protecting the innocent but defending the homophobic status quo” (Brown, 2019).Īuthors such as Alex London, Amy Rose Capetta, Mark Oshiro, and more praise this novel. A review on Tor.com says, “La Sala repeatedly demonstrates how hard it is to push back against the dominant narrative (heteronormativity) to uncover the buried truth (queerness) (Brown, 2019).
A reviewer for NPR says, “It wears its queerness and its narrative weirdness on its sleeve” (Paxson, 2019). After hearing La Sala speak, it is clear how much of himself he put into this novel and I appreciate the nuance he gave to the villain.Īnother aspect I enjoyed (along with many other reviewers) is how queer this novel is and how La Sala subverts many heteronormative tropes in this book. Typically, with novels with many characters, the side characters get lost in the mix and they do not stand out. What I enjoyed most was the different characters that La Sala writes. As a result, I had a hard time following parts of the novel. The one issue I had unfortunately led to other issues – I am not a fan of the unreliable narrator trope or when characters loses their memories. In Ryan La Salas own words, Reverie, is about, “what happens when your dreams chase you back” (“About,” 2013).Ĭritical Evaluation: I highly enjoyed the magical world that Ryan La Sala create. Kane is slowly piecing together his old life and learning more and more about the danger that landed him in the accident that lost him his memory.
Reveries can easily go poorly and hurt everyone involved. After overhearing a conversation that he was not supposed to, Kane realizes that he and his friends have magic that can help them control Reveries which are “people’s inner fantasies that play out in the real world” (Gomez, 2019). Eventually Kane finds out that they were close friends and friends with a few other students at their school. All that Kane knows is that he is gay and that he is alone.Įventually Kane runs into a girl named Ursula who is he feels a connection to, but she is very unwilling to share more about their relationship. They do not seem like a therapist and might actually be a drag queen.
Kane is also very confused as to why the doctor Posey was assigned to his case. The police and his family tell him he was in a car crash, but the closer Kane looks at that truth, the more holes appear in that story. Plot: Kane Montgomery cannot remember how he got into this mess. Reading Level: 13- 17 (Barnes & Noble), 14-18 (Kirkus)Īwards/Honors: Readerlink Book Buzz pick for December, a Kids’ Indie Next List selection for Winter 2020, an Amazon Best YA Book of December editor pick
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