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My name is Autumn Spring Winters and Dream Smashers is my story. It’s a love story, but most of all, it’s about letting go.
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Toot's Review by Stacy Sabala
Autumn lives
with her grandmother. Her mother is a
drug addict and can’t be trusted. She
only comes around when she needs money for her next fix. Autumn hangs out with best friend Rainy. She isn’t the best influence but Autumn likes
her. They have a special place in an
empty house where they hang out during the day when they don’t want to go to
class. One day their place is discovered
by Ace when he surprises them. He is a
bit creepy and makes Autumn uncomfortable. After that things start to
change. Rainy sets Autumn up with a boy
named Evan. Autumn never really dates
but reluctantly agrees to go.
Evan is
sweet and a nice surprise for Autumn. After
meeting Evan, Autumn starts questioning the things in her life. She needs more
friends. She needs to try harder. However her mother, Jacinda, seems very
interested these days also. In fact she
likes to make scenes when she is around.
She does everything she can to hurt Autumn, even keeping secrets about
Autumn’s father.
Autumn is
trying to be better and carefree. Her
role model is a mysterious woman she sees driving a roadster. Autumn pictures what that woman’s life must
be like and strives for it. Unfortunately reality is not the same. Autumn has issues with her mom and
Rainy. Evan seems to be the calm she
needs. She has to question her dreams
and wants. When devastation hits, Autumn
has to decide which direction she is going to turn.
The idea of
this book was truly fascinating. The
life that Autumn and Rainy have is dark and wanting. It’s great that the author showed how a
teen’s life isn’t what you see in movies.
However there was a strong religious tone to it. That is something I tend to not like in my
stories. So that took away some of my
favor for the story.
The ending
was good and I was shocked at the turn of events that the author threw at
me. I also liked the direction Autumn
seems to be drifting toward especially after she met Evan. They were sweet together, exactly what they
both needed.
For me the
storyline was great but the religious aspect took away from it. I give it a 3 out of 5.
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