Mr. Sandman.... bring me a dream

In taking a break from sequels, I quickly read Sleepless by Cyn Balog. It was a short novel told in alternating voices. One voice is Julia, the other is her sandman, Eron. Eron has been putting Julia to sleep since she was born. When Julia's boyfriend, Griffin, dies in a car crash, he is chosen to replace Eron as sandman since Eron is now allowed to become human again as his 100 years of service is up. You know the drill, of course, Eron falls for Julia and Griffin gets jealous. There is nothing worse than an angry sandman who likes to get involved in the human lives. The twist is, if Griffin can't do his job, then Eron can't become human and must stay as sandman for 100 more years. This was a pretty good read, not the best or worst of the summer so far. If you like a quick tale, with a different supernatural element, you might enjoy this one. Eron is very likeable, as he tries to make his way in the 21st century considering he was alive in the early 1900's. It is fun to watch him try and figure out the lingo, television and the clothing of today. Now it's back to sequels with Linger, the follow up to Shiver - to be a wolf or not to be a wolf- that is the question!