Review for Kayla’s Dream

As a woman living with cerebral palsy, I rarely find novels featuring a character who shares my disability. Growing up, I devoured young adult romances and often wished I could see someone like me fall in love, chase dreams, and experience the same ups and downs as everyone else.

When Theresa Hudson asked me to read Kayla’s Dream, I was excited—and it exceeded my expectations.

Kayla is a vibrant college student studying media communications. She’s ambitious, funny, athletic, independent, and determined to become a radio broadcaster. She navigates friendships, romance, disappointment, and adventure, all while living with cerebral palsy. Her disability is part of her story, but it doesn’t define her.

One aspect I especially appreciated was how honestly the novel portrays cerebral palsy. Kayla’s speech is difficult for strangers to understand, yet she independently drives, transfers, studies, and pursues her goals. It’s a powerful reminder that cerebral palsy affects every individual differently, and assumptions rarely tell the whole story.

What touched me most was seeing Kayla experience a full, ordinary life. She isn’t perfect, her relationships aren’t perfect, and that’s exactly what makes her real. She laughs, loves, makes mistakes, and keeps moving forward—just like the rest of us.

Kayla’s Dream offers something I wish I’d had as a teenager: a romance where a woman with cerebral palsy is seen as beautiful, capable, desirable, and worthy of love.

This story gives hope, breaks stereotypes, and celebrates a truth many people still overlook: women with cerebral palsy are strong, intelligent, independent, and capable of building fulfilling careers, relationships, and families.

I wholeheartedly recommend Kayla’s Dream to readers of all ages. It’s an inspiring story that reminds us to see the person—not the disability.

— S.D., Oakville, Ontario