Dreamover
By: Dani Diaz
Genre: Graphic Novel
Number of Pages: 312
Published: January 14, 2025
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions
Dates Read: March 8, 2025
Format: Library Book / Hardcover

Amber and Nico have been best friends since the third grade. When Amber confesses her undying love to Nico, it’s to no one’s surprise except hers. When Nico expresses the feelings are mutual, their summer of first love begins.

But life gets complicated when high school starts and between school, bullies, homework, and juggling their friendships and relationship, Amber and Nico cling to each other, forgetting about everything else. Soon, they find themselves with only each other.

One night, as they play video games together, Amber’s wish of running away with Nico comes true when they mysteriously fall into a shared lucid dream. Anything they imagine becomes possible and endless adventures await. But will they stay there forever, or will they choose to return to the real world?

As an adult reader reading this, the story did remind me of my first love and being devastated when all of my free time couldn’t be spent with them, it’s a balance you have to find and both Amber and Nico struggled with that throughout the story.

The art of this graphic novel was catching and the illustrations were beautiful, especially during the lucid dreaming bits.

Overall, this is a simple graphic novel exploring themes of friendship, first love, growing up, forgiveness, and toxic dependency. Though adult readers would probably still enjoy it and could possibly relate, this novel is definitely aimed at young adults.