This book ended with a crazy cliffhanger! I still can't really believe that was the last sentence. In a way it was a good stopping point, but the part of me that really wants to know what happened is screaming in protest. REM is a really good book though. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it! I didn't feel like it was rushed at all, it was a pretty long story, which left plenty of room for good character development. I connected with each of the three main characters- Brady, Alexander, and Doug. And I know what you are thinking- two guys and a girl. That screams love triangle! But it really wasn't.

Brady has this unique gift, or as Doug would say a "superpower". She travels into people's dreams. Her power is really cool, but it seemed kind of broad. There isn't just one thing that triggers her power. Sometimes she goes into the dreams of people that she in contact with, sometimes its the people thinking about her, and sometimes she can jump into a person's dreams at will just by thinking of them. It seems pretty frustrating to me. It would be cool at first but then pretty tiring. I felt bad that Brady didn't really have much control over them.

Then you add Alexander to the mix and the story really takes off. I love a good crush turned relationship, and Brady and Alexander are one of those couples that seem too good to be true. Meant to be. They have their share of hurdles though- jealousy, secrets and all that fun stuff, but their feelings never waver and that was nice to see. It was so easy to root for them because they are just really likable characters.

This book started out fantastic for me. I was totally into the story, the romance was great, the dream hopping was super interesting and then the pace of the story started to slow way down. At about page 200 I started noticing the story seemed to be dragging a bit. It wasn't bad, but it didn't hold my interest as easily as the first part of the story did. I also thought it was a little unrealistic that they would find a doctor to help Brady with her "task" towards the end of the story.

Nevertheless, as a whole I really enjoyed REM and I will most certainly be excitedly awaiting the sequel, Comatose in summer 2013. The writing is great, and the characters are the real star of the story. If you are looking for a really cute and sweet romance with a neat supernatural ability thrown in, I would say that REM could be the book for you.