The States

I really enjoyed this book! It was a really nice read. Something new and refreshing. I was surprised with how much this book captured my attention since it’s not a genre that I usually read. I’ve been trying to branch out of my comfort zone and this book proved that I needed to! So glad I got to rea......more

Summary: Tildy Sullivan is the perpetual middle child. She may come from an elite Manhattan family, but she knows what it's like to feel left on the outside. Perhaps that's why her family's financial decline doesn't feel so shocking to her. While the family's financial woes don't weigh on Tildy, som......more

I think The States by Norah Woodsey is a good idea: a very light sci-fi approach to Jane Austen’s Persuasion featuring lucid dreaming, Ireland, and a filthy rich Manhattan family. Great. (I mean, I could do without the New York City or rich people bits, but for this they work as the Elliots.) The pl......more

Tildy Sullivan is a middle child in an elite Manhattan family. The death of her mother 8 years ago still rocks her when she was forced to abandon Ireland & move to New York City with her father & sisters. When Tildy volunteers for a lucid dream experiment, she’s taken back to the place she loves mos......more

3.5 stars I received this book for free, this does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review What if her days of failure with her family, the monotony at work, and the regret in her peaceful moments were only half her life? What if, at night, she could go to Ireland and do all th......more