Book Review / "Walking into Dreams" by Steven Decker

Walking into Dreams by Steven Decker

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride that will leave you breathless after you turn the last page.

“Walking Into Dreams” by Steven Decker is a story of a young woman who hasn’t given up on her dreams. She could have easily done so because of a tragic accident that has changed her life forever. She could have succumbed to depression and self-pity, and no one would have blamed her for this. Instead, she chose to live her life to the full despite the consequences of the accident affecting her everyday routine.

Emily is an active and determined young woman. She is good at her job; her family and friends love and support her. She cannot change her past, but she concentrates on her present and future. There are certain limitations she faces every day. But she has learnt to cope with them rather than made them the centre of her life.

Emily’s life isn’t perfect, and she realises that it hardly can ever be so. Still, it is satisfying in many ways, and its direction is straightforward and clear. Until one day everything turns upside down.
A strange encounter makes Emily doubt everything she’d known about life before. Suddenly, things that she thought were impossible become too real. If she wasn’t strong and determined, she would probably try to forget what she saw. Her mind and logic would eventually persuade her that it was something unimportant and unreal. But Emily isn’t one to let a chance slip between her fingers. So, she embarks on an incredible journey – both physical and emotional – searching for answers.
And the answers she will find are mind-blowing – both for her and for the readers.

I thoroughly enjoyed walking the Wicklow Way together with Emily in beautiful Ireland. I love walking; it is my favourite pastime outdoors. I could relate to Emily bonding with the people she met on that tour.

“Walking Into Dreams” is a story about following your heart – even if your mind warns you against jumping headfirst into the unknown. Even if it wasn’t in your plans to cross the world chasing what others would call a mirage.

It is a story of a person’s triumph over circumstances and hardships. Taking us readers with her, Emily travels from the steep ski slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado to the countryside of Ireland and across the world to the temples of China.

Steven Decker knows how to make his readers’ hearts beat faster with anticipation of what will happen next. And in most cases, you cannot guess where this author’s imagination will take you.







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