Beautiful Nightmares

by Lauren Hammond

[Angie]

Beautiful Nightmares was a trip. Picking up in 1960, we find Adelaide still in Oakhill. The “before” chapters are now what happened from where White Walls ended and then where Insanity left off. Confusing? Yes. But I think the time jumping works to show how fractured Adelaide’s memories are. She remembers, only to forget again, but remembers that she forgot. I was hooked from the first chapter where there’s another twist, and then I read it all straight through.

I really can’t say anything about Beautiful Nightmares without spoiling it. There’s plenty of twists, and WTF the moments. It was also harder to tell at times what was a real memory and what was one of Adelaide’s nightmares. She goes through a lot, and I can’t say that she makes it to her happily ever after. The ending isn’t really sad, but definitely not happy. It’s more bittersweet than anything, and I think that’s fitting for this mindscrew of a story.

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