I've been a fan of Kerstin Gier's books ever since I read Ruby Red, which was such a fun and entertaining take on time-travel. Dream A Little Dream is an interesting book that is a mishmash of fantasy and romance elements that's just so much fun to read. There are a few problems here and there with the translation, tone and whatnot, but I easily could just ignore all of this one's issues. I loved opening Liv's dream door and seeing what Gier had in store for us! 
 Liv is trying to adjust to her new home in England, but it isn't easy living at her mom's boyfriend's home. Soon her dreams become odd and they involve four boys doing a strange ritual in a cemetery. All four boys go to her school and one of them is even the son of her mom's boyfriend! Even though they tell Liv to stay away, she can't resist trying to find out what's going on. How in the world do all 4 of them keep appearing in her dreams? 
 The great thing about Dream A Little Dream is that it depicts high school realistically without resorting to a plethora of cliches. There are no mean girl archetypes, no pushing people into lockers, nothing of that sort at all occurs in this one. All of the characters have pretty distinct, developed personalities and I loved getting to know each and everything single one of them. It was also nice to see that the relationships between the characters and the history they all shared was very clear. 
 I am so happy that Dream A Little didn't have the love triangle (or pentagon) that I was expecting to see. Instead readers are treated to a sweet dose of romance that is so shippable and engaging to read about. I really liked the romantic dynamic between our two love interests and seeing their relationship tested. I can't wait to see what Gier takes the romance next and I truly hope another love interest isn't added. 
 Dream A Little Dream is translated from German by Anthea Ball (most known for her incredible work on the Inkheart trilogy) and a bit seems to be lost in translation. There are a few moments here and there where the translation feels a bit wonky and I guess that's to be expected. Overall the translation is relatively smooth, but I truly hope the bumps in the translation will be fixed for the finished copies. 
 Dream A Little Dream is a humorous, fun take on paranormal romance that doesn't add anything new to the genre, but is still a great read. I'm extremely excited to read the following book and hope it's just as entertaining as DALD was. I'm a bit jealous of Germany and all of the other countries who already have book two!This review was originally posted on Bookish Antics