Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book!

I haven’t read many children’s/middle grade books in my time as an adult reader, so my rating and review may reflect my naivety with this genre. I requested this ARC because the concept piqued my interest.

As a fan of the Insidious movies, and a lucid dreamer myself, the idea of a book about a boy who adventures through a parallel dimension based in a dream world sounded like an exceptional read to me — and it was just that! Teleportation, pirates, boxing, Marilyn Monroe, rabbits with wings, ghosts, phantoms, creating objects from mystical sleep fog, and the underlying theme of familial devotion truly makes this a one-of-a-kind story.

My biggest issue with this novel was that, at least the ARC version, contained a plethora of editing and format issues, which I hope will be fixed before its official publication.

In short, this book was a trip — so much going on in so little pages! But it was definitely a unique idea and undoubtedly enjoyable.

I was intrigued by the plot summary and requested the book. The plot is a novel and intriguing one but the writing does not work for me. Sorry.