The Sandman is seventeen-year-old Nora’s closest friend and best-kept secret. He has to be, if she doesn’t want a one-way ticket back to the psychiatrist. It took her too long to learn not to mention the hooded figure in her dreams to her mother, who still watches Nora as if she’ll crack. So when Nora’s friends start mysteriously dying gruesome deaths in their sleep, she isn’t altogether surprised when the police direct their suspicion at her. The Sandman is the only one she can turn to for answers. But the truth might be more than she bargained for…
For the last five years, the Sandman has spent every night protecting Nora. When he hid the secret to the Nightmare Lord’s escape inside her dreams, he never expected to fall in love with her. Neither did he think his nemesis would find her so quickly, but there’s no mistaking his cruel handiwork. The Nightmare Lord is tired of playing by the rules and will do anything to release his deadly nightmares into the world, even if that means tormenting Nora until she breaks.
When the Nightmare Lord kidnaps Nora’s sister, Nora must enter enemy territory to save her. The Sandman is determined to help, but if Nora isn’t careful, she could lose even more than her family to the darkness.
(Please note: This story contains vivid death scenes.)
My Thoughts <3
THIS BOOK IS SO COOL AND SUCH AN AWESOME PREMISE!!!
This is some hardcore YA paranormal romance with a ton of suspense thrown in. Where in the world did the author come up with this plot? Because man oh man does it work!!
Nora is just a normal girl, the only that made her stand out was that she helped The Sandman with an issue a few years back in which hidden in her memories is a CRITICAL piece of information that someone wants back at all costs. And if he cannot get Nora to help him than he is going to take it out on freaking everyone that she knows.
There are some major JUMP moments, which I almost forgot could freaking even happen in books and not just in movies. I loved this timeline, I loved that Nora was super strong but at the same time she had her weaknesses, and I never thought I would think The freaking SANDMAN was swoonworthy… but he so is!
PS: I received this book as an ARC in return for my honest feedback