Tara Brown created an enchanting piece of art that leaves the reader appreciating life in all its ugliness.

From the extraordinarily strange mind that brought you Blood and Bone, comes a tale of loss, addiction, and finding oneself in the stories we make up to hide our truths.When Emma Hartley's husband dies suddenly, she finds herself on the brink of a discovery that will change her world forever.Lucid Fantasies, a fantastical machine that transports people into their favorite novels or movies, allowing them to live as their beloved characters for a day. Letting them forget their worries and get lost in a world of fiction.But the machine isn't all it seems and within its enchanting wall lies a secret, a flaw. For some, their greatest fantasies are also their worst nightmares. And the line between them is more delicate than we think.