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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Liz Vrchota

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1)Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Krysten Lindsay Hager is a new author to me and this book could not have been a better way to be introduced to her writing. I love firstmost how this book draws you in as even an older adult and makes you long for the younger years, as much as it can entertain the young coming of age teens. I was pleasantly surprised with how much this book made me feel nostalgic and miss those days when my only thoughts and concerns were school and boys. In Can Dreams Come True we follow Cecily as she struggles to follow and understand her heart and what it truly wants when all her other dreams are coming true. I love how you could feel and relate to her on such a personal level and she found her way and I was pleased with how the ending came together in a non cheesy way. I will definitely be back for more in book two to see what will come next.

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Tracy Wilkin

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1)Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Kristen Lindsay Hager is a sweet and light young adult story about coming of age, falling in love for the first time, navigating through the plethora of emotions attached to growing up and giving your heart to another. Discovering your soulmate is a major part of your life and Cecily and Andrew’s journey is memorable and heartwarming. A girl who finds herself thrown into the path of her first crush is a dream come true, and reading their story was a nice change from the steamy and raunchy stories I love to read. This story was a refreshing step back into the world of first love and all the dramatic emotions involved in that journey. 4 stars.

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Can Dreams Come True? (Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Chrissy Spulak

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1)Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager is a delightful, breath of fresh air young adult novel, and I give it 4 out of 5 stars. Cecily Taylor experiences all the things a teenager goes through: the ups and downs of friendship, love, and everything that comes with growing up. Her favorite singer, Andrew Holiday, is holding auditions for his new music video, and Cecily takes a chance. Although she has to contend with the jealousies of her boyfriend and friend, she lands the role in the video and gets closer than she ever expected to Andrew Holiday. Can all of Cecily’s dreams really come true? Find out in this first installment! This is an author and series you don’t want to miss out on!

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Rachel Moss

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1)Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Can Dreams Come True? (Book One of the Cecily Taylor Series) by Krysten Lindsay Hager was a really good read! I’m not going to lie. It wasn’t until about the halfway point that I really got into this book. It felt kind of drawn out in a way, but also very naive. Cecily seemed like such a pushover, and very docile I think is the word? I felt like she let things go too far with Zach while he pushed her for the same exact thing. It seemed very toxic to me, and I didn’t enjoy that relationship at all. However, once Cecily started kind of speaking and saying what she actually thought, she became much more likeable. Overall though this was a really good read and I would definitely recommend it as a coming of age story and I can’t wait to read the next installment!

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Heidi Schoolman

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1)Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book in the Cecily Taylor series. This is a young adult contemporary romance novel and is 232 pages in length. This story follows Cecily, an aspiring actress, and Andrew, a singer. When her friend goes to audition for a part in his video, Cecily goes along and ends up getting a part. Which leaves not only her friend, but her boyfriend extremely upset. Cecily is exactly what Andrew wants and needs. He is tired of dating fake girls. After spending some time together, their feelings for each other heighten. Can a rock star be her HEA?

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Karen Pearman

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1)Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I must say, I love this book. In fact, I want to re-read it that’s how much I loved it. I have never read a book by this author before but I’m planning to check out some of her others to see if I like them as much as I did this one. I am a sucker for coming of age stories about love. Especially first loves. And this one topped the charts for me. The writing is phenomenal. It was so easy to read and follow along and I refused to put it down because I was page turning so fast. I felt that she did a good job making the characters very familiar to me. I was quickly teleported back to my own teenage years and all the angst that plagued me during that time. I could sympathize with the main character in wanting to be understood and accepted for who and what I am, but instead feeling sad and rejected by everyone around me. I was extremely satisfied with the ending and could see this being made into a young adult romantic movie. In fact, I could see this being another Sixteen Candles movie by John Hughes. I look forward to following along with this story in the next chapter of their book. I highly recommend reading this book. In fact, I would say, this would be a great book for a mother and her daughter to read together and discuss. I could also see this being chosen as a young adult book club read. It’s well worth picking up and discussing.

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Angelina Frazzini

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1)Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Can Dreams Come True by Krysten Lindsay Hager is book one of The Cecily Taylor series. This is the first book I’ve read from this author and I wasn’t disappointed. This book is a YA coming of age story.

Cecily’s story was sweet but was definitely filled with just enough drama and angst to keep you intrigued. The book is so well written that you can feel the emotions as though they are yours. Cecily is so relatable to really any age. She just longs to feel accepted, as I think many of us do. I wasn’t sure what to expect going on to this book but I’m glad I read it! I can’t wait to see what book two has in store!

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Angela Shirley

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1)Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

When you are face to face with you idol absolutely love, will they live up to the expectation or crush your heart?

Cecily is full of excitement for her friend who is going to audition for a music video, but when that pop star is your heartthrob, oh my how can this day get any better. The production team are looking for the girl next-door not the new big thing and approach Cecily to do the video, when she accepts has she put a wedge between her friend.

As the video goes on she feels more and more comfortable with Andrew Holliday who would have thought her and this big pop star but as they start spending more time together she finds out there is more to this person than meets the eye. She feels he knows her better than anyone else and that becomes unnerving.

As soon Andrew sees her he knows she is special but with her having a boyfriend already can he play the friend in this relationship and wait until there is an opening to show her more than the pop star.

This is the first book I have read by this author and really enjoyed the teen angst and flowing story between these characters. The story is full of the what ifs, jealousy and the pains of growing up, making mistakes and trying to figure out what you want to achieve in both love and life.

The characters were well written and I really enjoyed the interactions between the characters, the soul searching had an element of try honesty and I felt jumping in with answers and questions along the way. For a first book in this series it opens the window to this series for me to want to read books and see where the author takes this great start.

Reviewed by Angela Shirley

Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Sara Oxton

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1)Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Can Dreams Come True by Krysten Lindsay Hager a fair four-star read. This is number one in the Cecily Taylor series and Cecily herself is a fun character to get to know, she was the perfect palate cleanser after the story I read previous to this one, as that was angst ridden and this was so the opposite, just a nice warm romance with some funny drama moments that swept the story along. Its full of teenage angst and reminds you of being that age, and how every moment swept you up and what I wouldn’t do for my teenage heartthrob to pick me. I am excited to find out what will happen next with Cecily and Andrew and not the other one.

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Bobbi Wagner

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1)Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is my first book by this author and I look forward to seeing what is next for her. This is a sweet romance story that kept me turning pages to the end. It is fast paced and I read this book in one sitting. This author’s attention to details made the characters feel realistic. I had no problems relating to them. This is a story about Cecily. She wants to be an actress and also has a huge crush on Andrew who is a singer. When an opportunity comes up for her to be a part of his music video she jumps at it. As the story goes things with Cecily and her current boyfriend start falling apart. There is an attraction between them from the beginning, will Andrew pick up Cecily as she falls? I enjoyed the chemistry between these two. It made the story fun and easy to read. They are truly great characters that just made the story for me. I highly recommend this book.

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Betsy Melano

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1)Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Can Dreams Come True by Krysten Lindsay Hager is a sweet coming of age story for young adults. Thinking back to when I was a teen, I could totally relate to Cecily who feels like she doesn’t quite fit in with her friends and classmate. Cecily’s experience of her first relationship with a boy and the issues that pop up are spot on. I liked the fact that Cicely was willing to go to an audition to help a friend and ended up getting a gig herself. I do think that Andrew and Cecily had a great connection from having similar interests and beliefs which helped.
Overall, the story was well written and I would definitely be recommending this book to my daughter.

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Kerry Baker

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1)Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Can Dreams Come True by Krysten Lindsay Hagen is the first book in the Cecily Taylor series. This is a fun and easy story to read with enjoyable characters that you instantly connect with. This is a clean romance story that I found to be quiet a sweet read that is perfect for the young adult audience or anyone that likes their stories to be written in this manner.
This is the first book that I have read by this author and I thought that it was well written. The story was good and kept my interesting and I thought the characters were engaging. This is a great way to put your feet up for a few hours and I will be sure that read more by this author in the future.

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Piper Foster

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1)Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Cecily sticks out from the crowd. Zach. Seems very sweet. Harlow this character I don’t like she seems very stuck up. Seems like the couples relationship Is a little bit strained due to the circumstances which is being put under. Andrew is an interesting chap to say the least. I read this book in one day as I couldn’t wait to fine out what happened next well in an hour and a half. Harlow well I want to slap her. Overall I would highly recommend this great book which kept me engaged engage from the start. I cannot wait to read more from this author.

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Angela Hayes

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1)Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3 Stars

Can Dreams Come True? is the first book in The Cecily Taylor series by Krysten Lindsay Hager. It is a cute, sweet, YA, coming of age story- about friendship, crushes, first love, teenage angst, jealousy, and following your dreams. This is my first read from Ms. Hager, so I was interested to see what this was all about.
It is definitely a YA story- as it is quite sweet and a little ‘fluffy’. As I have grown older, I have found that I like my stories a little ‘meatier’- but still enjoy exploring YA stories as they are usually fairly light and easy to read and make great ‘palate cleansers’. This is definitely the case here- a lovely story with just enough angst and drama to keep things interesting and well suited for the younger reader.
I am interested to see what happens in the next instalment- following Cecily and Andrew on to the next stage of their relationship with “In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxiety”(Book #2).

Thank you, Krysten Lindsay Hager!

 

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Can Dreams Come True? (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager
Genre – young adult, contemporary romance
Page Count – 232 pages
Cover Designer – Cora Graphics
What if you had the opportunity to live out your dreams? Cecily has always had a huge crush on singer Andrew Holiday and she wants to be an actress, so she tags along when her friend auditions for his new video. However, the director isn’t looking for an actress, but rather the girl next door—and so is Andrew. Cecily gets a part in the video and all of Andrew’s attention on the set. Her friend begins to see red and Cecily’s boyfriend is seeing green—as in major jealousy. A misunderstanding leaves Cecily and her boyfriend on the outs and Andrew hopes to pick up the pieces as he’s looking for someone more stable in his life than the models he’s dated. Soon Cecily begins to realize Andrew understands her more than her small-town boyfriend—but can her perfect love match really be her favorite rock star?

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Krysten Lindsay Hager writes about friendship, self-esteem, fitting in, frenemies, crushes, fame, first loves, and values. Her work includes YA contemporary, middle grade fiction, and adult and young adult rom-coms. She is the author of True Colors, Best Friends…Forever?, Next Door to a Star,  Landry in Like, and Competing with the Star (The Star Series: Book 2), Dating the It Guy, Can Dreams Come True, and In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxiety.

 

Krysten’s work has been featured in USA Today, The Flint Journal, the Grand Haven Tribune, the Beavercreek Current, the Bellbrook Times, Springfield News-Sun, Grand Blanc View, Dayton Daily News and on Living Dayton.

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