Review: 3.5 Stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 15, 2010
The Dream Child by Emma Daniels is a romance with some paranormal elements mixed in.  It is about Sophie and Vic who have both had their hearts broken in the past.  Sophie desperately wants a child and went through failed IVF cycles as well as miscarriages during her marriage.  She is now divorced and doesn't expect to ever fall in love and marry again.  She is disillusioned with men and marriage.  Vic is a former school teacher who was left at the alter by his intended 6 years ago.  He hasn't been able to teach since that day and he has no desire to open his heart up to that kind of hurt again.  Sophie and Vic begin to have realistic and explicit dreams about each other.  Their dreams stop and soon after they meet when he begins working in the same company as Sophie.  As they grow closer neither one discloses their dreams, fearing it will seem crazy.  Eventually Emma discovers she is pregnant but she has been with no one except in her dreams...I liked this book.  It was a quick and easy read.  The premise was a very intriguing one.  I would have like to seen what would have happened if they had disclosed their dreams to each other from the beginning.  This way was interesting as well.  I liked both Vic and Sophie characters though found Vic's reaction and subsequent actions to hearing the Sophie was pregnant a little harsh though it fit in with his character and feelings of betrayal.  It all worked out in the end and they did find their happy ever after.  All in all a good book and I think this author shows a lot of promise.