Adeliciouslyentertainingnovelaboutthestarsofapopularteenshowfromtheearly2000s--andthereunionspecial,thirteenyearsaftertheirscandalousflameout,thatwilleitherbetheirlastchanceatredemption,ordestroythemallforgood.Backin2004,TheDaydreamshaditall:acastofinnocent-seemingteenagersactingandsingingtheirheartsout,amazingratings,andawill-they-or-won’t-theyromancethatsteamedupfanfictionforums.Then,duringtheliveseasontwofinale,itallimploded,leavingeveryonescramblingtounderstandwhy.Afterward,thefourstarswentdownverydifferentpaths.KatisnowalawyerinWashington,DC.Lianaistheboredwifeofafamousathlete.Noah,theshow’sgoldenboy,emergedunscathedandispoisedtobecomeahouseholdname.AndSummer,theobjectofNoah’sfictional(andmaybereal-life)affections,isthecautionarytale.Butnowthefansaredemandingareunionspecial.Thestarsallhaveprivatereasonstocomeback:forgiveness,revenge,asecondchancewithafirstlove.Butastheytentativelyrediscoverthemagicoftheoriginalshow,oldsecretsthreatentoresurface--includingtherealreasonbehindtheirdownfall.Willthisreunionbeachancetomakethingsright?Orwillitbethebiggestmesstheworldhaseverseen?Nomatterwhat,theratingswillbewild.
