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![]() ![]() ![]() Reverie is an intricate and compelling LGBT young adult book about the secret worlds we hide within ourselves and what happens when they become real. Nothing in Kane's life is an accident, and only he can keep the world itself from unraveling. But as he and the others are dragged into increasingly fantastical dream worlds drawn from imagination, it becomes clear that there is dark magic at work. Kane doesn't know what to believe or who he can trust. And when strange things start happening around him, Kane isn't sure where to turn.Īnd then three of his classmates show up, claiming to be his friends and the only people who can tell him what's truly going on. The world as he knows it feels different-reality seems different. ![]() The only thing he knows for certain is that the police found him half-dead in the river. A B&N's YA Book Club Pick * Walmart Buzz Pick * Indie Next Pick * Book of the Month Club YA BoxĪ "joyously, riotously queer" (Kirkus) young adult fantasy from debut author Ryan La Sala, Reverie is a wildly imaginative story about dreams becoming reality, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Laini Taylor.Ī few weeks ago, Kane Montgomery was in an accident that robbed him of his memory. ![]() |