They say there is a red thread,
invisible to the eye,
tied by the hands of fate.
It connects those who are destined-
across time,
across lifetimes,
across death.
The thread may stretch or tangle.
But it will never break.
Some call it love.
Some call it destiny.
But the red string of fate always knows the way....
-from an ancient Chinese legend
"Meet me under the fireworks"
Li Ming (Mia) Zhang doesn't believe in fate. She believes in film, in the rhythm of editing, in catching truth through a lens. But when strange images begin to appear in her footage-places she's never been, people she shouldn't recognize-her world begins to unravel.
Kai Reyes has always seen the world differently. Haunted by dreams of burning buildings and whispered names, he knows something's chasing him through time. When he meets Mia beneath the fireworks of Vancouver's Lunar Festival, something clicks into place. It feels like destiny. It feels like déjà vu.
Together, Mia and Kai begin to uncover a forgotten love story that spans generations-a story written in red thread, in ash and memory. But with every memory they reclaim, something else slips away. And the more they remember, the closer they edge toward the same tragic ending that's followed them through lifetimes.
In a city where the past lingers in lantern-lit alleyways and history refuses to stay buried, The Last Summer I Dreamed is a lyrical, heartaching romantasy about reincarnation, first love, and the choice to either break the cycle-or burn with it.
Perfect for fans of Chloe Gong, Emily X.R. Pan, and Adrienne Young, this sweeping novel blends urban magic, cultural inheritance, and star-crossed fate into a spellbinding, slow-burning romance that asks: What would you sacrifice to remember the one you've loved in every lifetime?
