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A review by cathgrin
Dreamatics by Michelle Cuevas
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
All the vibes of Inside Out, set in the behind the scenes of your dreams that functions a lot like an episode of 30 Rock.
When Luna goes to sleep each night, her dreams are performed by a ragtag theatre troupe called The Dreamatics. After a terrible accident (her beloved dog Murph is hit by a truck), Luna's dream theatre is overrun by Coco and the Bad Dreams, and in real life Luna can't seem to remember any good times with Murph. It's up to the remaining few Dreamatics to help Luna remember Murph and dream sweet dreams again.
This book has so much heart. It addresses grief from multiple perspectives while not getting too bogged down in melancholy, but also manages to be wickedly funny and incredibly sweet. It had me crying on one page and laughing the next. Adults will get just as much out of this as kids, if not more. It has warmed my cold, not-a-pet-person heart.
When Luna goes to sleep each night, her dreams are performed by a ragtag theatre troupe called The Dreamatics. After a terrible accident (her beloved dog Murph is hit by a truck), Luna's dream theatre is overrun by Coco and the Bad Dreams, and in real life Luna can't seem to remember any good times with Murph. It's up to the remaining few Dreamatics to help Luna remember Murph and dream sweet dreams again.
This book has so much heart. It addresses grief from multiple perspectives while not getting too bogged down in melancholy, but also manages to be wickedly funny and incredibly sweet. It had me crying on one page and laughing the next. Adults will get just as much out of this as kids, if not more. It has warmed my cold, not-a-pet-person heart.