"A Life of Dreams" is a magical realism novel that follows the lives of Percy and Beth, focusing on love, forgiveness, and past confrontation. Despite its promise of depth and complexity, the story feels disjointed and lacks depth, leaving readers wanting more substance. The story's length is a major pitfall, with characters like Percy feeling flat and lacking dimension. The inclusion of supernatural "gifts" is overlooked, and the character Sam's portrayal lacks the necessary exploration to resonate with readers. Despite its thematic richness and moments of magic, "A Life of Dreams" is a satisfying story, leaving readers wanting more depth and coherence in its execution.

DNF'ed at 58 percent, writing is SO good and I believe Doug is a great author and will love to see by the writer in future but it's the story that's a problem for me.

Given my family's current circumstances two ex spouses coming back together is the last story I want especially when one of them have been horrible shameless bitch of another level and now is going through journey of ✨redemption✨
Fine you feel bad, you realize your mistake (years later) I get it, I forgive you but there's NO WAY you're getting back in my life.....
Just this current specific point of my life and this book does NOT work well together

A life of dreams had so much potential, but unfortunately, like most dreams, It was disjointed and left me wanting more.

This is the story of Percy and Beth, the falling apart and the coming together of a great love. It is a story of forgiveness, hope, faith and confronting your past. It contains magical realism, but I feel like its downfall is in its page count. A Life of Dreams feels undercooked. Percy felt flat, the fact that both he and Beth are given 'gifts' that they eventually lose feels very overlooked. The inclusion of Sam in the story, while significant, needed more depth.

I'm excited to see what else Doug Dunnevant does in the future, there's so much potential in these pages, but unfortunately, potential doesn't necessarily mean success.