Helena Flinn and the Secrets of the Night by Michael SokolarA supernatural plunge into the realm between the waking world and the darkness of dreams, Helena Flinn and the Secrets of the Night by Michael Sokolar is a wholly original work of YA fantasy fiction. Helena, an outsider teen from Vienna whose sleep is plagued by vivid nightmares, stumbles into the subterranean realm of mythical creatures who engineer human dreams and hold the line between darkness and light. Finding her tribe and her own unique powers, Helena is an inspiring and relatable force, gradually learning to trust the dream-wielding companions by her side. The metaphorical conflicts of sleep and the timeless search for connection weave neatly in Sokolar’s liminal prose, blurring the edges of reality with evocative language, clever world-building, and a captivating plot that readers of all ages will find enchanting.