The Daydreams by Laura Hankin
Book Feature - The Daydreams by Laura Hankin
HBL Note: you’ll know Laura Hankin from Happy and You Know It, a novel I featured previously on this blog. She’s back with a whit-smart, highly anticipated novel called THE DAYDREAMS. Imagine Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Daisy Jones and the Six, but instead of a 1970s band the story is about an early-2000s television show cast. In 2004 everyone was watching the hit television show, The Daydreams. Thirteen years later, the cast reunites for a tell-all special about the scandalous finale. Scroll down to read more.
“Addictive, twisty and so much fun, The Daydreams had me hooked from the opening number. This big-hearted book sharply examines the true cost of fame through the eyes of four former teen stars embarking on a reunion special. The early-noughties nostalgia is truly delicious but, as always with Hankin’s writing, it’s the beautifully rendered relationships that are the real heart of the story.”
—Ella Berman, author of The Comeback
Book Feature - The Daydreams by Laura Hankin
From the publisher:
Back in 2004, The Daydreams had it all: a cast of innocent-seeming teenagers acting and singing their hearts out, amazing ratings, and a will-they-or-won’t-they romance that steamed up fan fiction forums. Then, during the live season two finale, it all imploded, leaving everyone scrambling to understand why.
Afterward, the four stars went down very different paths. Kat is now a lawyer in Washington, DC. Liana is the bored wife of a famous athlete. Noah, the show’s golden boy, emerged unscathed and is poised to become a household name. And Summer, the object of Noah’s fictional (and maybe real-life) affections, is the cautionary tale.
But now the fans are demanding a reunion special. The stars all have private reasons to come back: forgiveness, revenge, a second chance with a first love. But as they tentatively rediscover the magic of the original show, old secrets threaten to resurface—including the real reason behind their downfall.
Will this reunion be a chance to make things right? Or will it be the biggest mess the world has ever seen? No matter what, the ratings will be wild.
