Firstly, I’d like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for giving me a free e-arc of Someone Else’s Dream.

Jackie Johnson, a pub landlord and businesswoman, wants to turn a vacant travel agency into an amusement arcade, but Harbour Street store owners are split. While flower shop owner Eva is coming to grips with her new position, grumpy local gallery owner Ben Taylor tries to control his fury and harbors old grudges. Amber has to make the café profitable so she can sell it in the face of prejudice and financial difficulties.

She must use her inner energy and ingenuity in the meantime to settle disputes and promote harmony. She forms some unanticipated connections and alliances during her fight, ones that would alter her life forever. High-flying London attorney Amber Hendrix has invested in a café in a little hamlet on the Kent coast as part of her commitment to her partnership. Amber is compelled to reconsider her entire strategy when circumstances between her and her girlfriend alter. A tale about courage, ethics, and friendship that makes you feel wonderful.

i’ve read very few books set during COVID-19, so reading this was a shocker for me. there were mentions of face masks, alcohol, safety protocols— and as much as i hate living back in 2020, it felt like i was actually in the book; there’s nothing better than that. 

Amber, as a character, is so relatable in some ways. I don’t think I’ve ever read a queer identity as similar to Amber to mine.