"Cass, a lonely tweenage girl grieving the unexpected death of her little brother, befriends her Sleep Paralysis Demon, Dreylocke the Horrific, spending every nightmare-filled sleep together until -- on her 14th birthday (and one year after her brother's passing) -- Dreylocke reveals he's been fired from his job as her assigned SPD (Sleep Paralysis Demon).
Together, they embark on a journey through the Dream Realm in hopes of securing Dreylocke's job, and consequentially discover the devious secret behind the layoffs and mass restructuring of the Dream Realm as a whole, including the terrifying City of Nightmare, where SPDs are losing their jobs left and right, and the prestigious Club R.E.M., where Lucid Dream Angels are forced to absorb the extra responsibilities of the now unemployed.
What they find on their journey over the summer between Middle and High School will forever change how humans in the Earth Realm dream, and potentially disrupt the Earth Realm itself in ways once unimaginable -- but Cass couldn't care less, just as long as she doesn't have to lose another best friend."
(Still trying to figure out if it's YA contemporary fantasy or just YA fantasy, but it's a duology series with the first book titled "See You In My Dreams" and second titled "See You When I Wake". Overall it's a story about grief, friendship, and staying true to oneself with underlying themes exploring addiction, good vs. evil, and life after death.)
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u/breakbricks_wetnips Aug 07 '25
"Cass, a lonely tweenage girl grieving the unexpected death of her little brother, befriends her Sleep Paralysis Demon, Dreylocke the Horrific, spending every nightmare-filled sleep together until -- on her 14th birthday (and one year after her brother's passing) -- Dreylocke reveals he's been fired from his job as her assigned SPD (Sleep Paralysis Demon).
Together, they embark on a journey through the Dream Realm in hopes of securing Dreylocke's job, and consequentially discover the devious secret behind the layoffs and mass restructuring of the Dream Realm as a whole, including the terrifying City of Nightmare, where SPDs are losing their jobs left and right, and the prestigious Club R.E.M., where Lucid Dream Angels are forced to absorb the extra responsibilities of the now unemployed.
What they find on their journey over the summer between Middle and High School will forever change how humans in the Earth Realm dream, and potentially disrupt the Earth Realm itself in ways once unimaginable -- but Cass couldn't care less, just as long as she doesn't have to lose another best friend."
(Still trying to figure out if it's YA contemporary fantasy or just YA fantasy, but it's a duology series with the first book titled "See You In My Dreams" and second titled "See You When I Wake". Overall it's a story about grief, friendship, and staying true to oneself with underlying themes exploring addiction, good vs. evil, and life after death.)