Promise Me Love

Sweet Dreams

by Jane Redish

After secretly yearning over Chad Harris, Julie is delighted when he takes a job with her family's stable, but her plans to get his attention go awry when his sophisticated ex-girlfriend shows up

160 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1986

Reviews

[Sarai · Rating 3 out of 5]

Synopsis (taken from http://sweetdreamsseries.com):
Until now, Julie was afraid that Chad Harris - with his deep green eyes and heart-stopping smile - would never notice her. Then he gets a job working with her at her family's stable, and Julie begins to think there's hope. And when he finally asks her out, she's in heaven. But just as Julie starts to believe that Chad could really love her, his old girlfriend shows up. Cheryl is everything Julie isn't - sophisticated, gorgeous, popular - and she wants Chad back. Does Julie stand a chance against Cheryl, or is Chad getting ready to break her heart?

[Reading with Cats · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book has just pissed me off so much. Near the end, our heroine Julie cheerily tells us that she can now accept her "too slim" body because she's Chad's girlfriend. Rage ensues. Why in god's name would you send teen girls a message that they can't be okay with their bodies until some guy approves of them? This was vile (and poorly written on top of everything else).

[Sally · Rating 2 out of 5]

Going by the cover, I'd pick Julie over this Cheryl any day. She's cute.

[Dichotomy Girl]

Is the cover model a young Jennifer Garner? It really really looks like her.