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Dreamworld
Finding out that she is the True Dream Walker hasn't gone at all the way Joshlyn Weaver would have expected it to. The only special gift she seems to have is an ability to create archways, which really isn't that special. In addition to her inability to connect with the Dream, she has also started having nightmares that are so terrible she can't tell anyone about them. Not even Will.
Just when Josh thought her life couldn't get any more complicated, the lost dream walker princess returns to claim her parents' right to the throne, right as the Lodestone party threatens to take control of the government during the upcoming Accordance Conclave.
With the clock running down, Josh must rely on not only her friends, but also her enemies, to stop the radicals from taking power and controlling the Dream. But how can she expect to save everyone else when she's struggling to pick up the pieces of her own shattered life?
"Dreamfever "will have you on the edge of your seat as Kit Alloway takes you even deeper into the world of the dream walkers, and will leave you begging for more!
Just when Josh thought her life couldn't get any more complicated, the lost dream walker princess returns to claim her parents' right to the throne, right as the Lodestone party threatens to take control of the government during the upcoming Accordance Conclave.
With the clock running down, Josh must rely on not only her friends, but also her enemies, to stop the radicals from taking power and controlling the Dream. But how can she expect to save everyone else when she's struggling to pick up the pieces of her own shattered life?
"Dreamfever "will have you on the edge of your seat as Kit Alloway takes you even deeper into the world of the dream walkers, and will leave you begging for more!
- GenresFictionYoung Adult
704 pages, Paperback
First published January 10, 2017
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June 21, 2021
Dreamworld is actually two books of a trilogy presented in a single. Why just the first two books and not all three, you may ask? I am not sure but I found that fact strangely troublesome. You'll have to ask the publisher. However, that's probably the main criticism I have of this work, because I otherwise enjoyed it thoroughly.
The story revolves around a girl named Josh, who works as a dreamwalker. In this fantasy world, there are a skilled few who can physically enter dreams and their interactions with the dream world can have tangible consequences in the real world.
Now, I can tell you that writing fantasy about stories that take place in dreams and nightmares can be pretty vague, woolly-headed stuff because while the creative possibilities are infinite, actual dreams don't have to make sense that fiction must. But the author did an excellent job of world-building and laying down the rules of engagement. I never felt like the story didn't make sense or that the author was going to pull the rug out from under the reader with some logic-twisting conclusion.
Though the villain in the second book is a bit of a mustache-twirler, I much enjoyed the characters and the would-be first villain, a mysterious man in a trenchcoat who seeks the power to control the dream world and through it ours.
I highly recommend and hope you enjoy!
The story revolves around a girl named Josh, who works as a dreamwalker. In this fantasy world, there are a skilled few who can physically enter dreams and their interactions with the dream world can have tangible consequences in the real world.
Now, I can tell you that writing fantasy about stories that take place in dreams and nightmares can be pretty vague, woolly-headed stuff because while the creative possibilities are infinite, actual dreams don't have to make sense that fiction must. But the author did an excellent job of world-building and laying down the rules of engagement. I never felt like the story didn't make sense or that the author was going to pull the rug out from under the reader with some logic-twisting conclusion.
Though the villain in the second book is a bit of a mustache-twirler, I much enjoyed the characters and the would-be first villain, a mysterious man in a trenchcoat who seeks the power to control the dream world and through it ours.
I highly recommend and hope you enjoy!
January 8, 2018
Review Originally Published at Dark Faerie Tales: http://darkfaerietales.com/review-dre...
Quick & Dirty: Creative story where nightmares can have deadly consequences. I recommend for fans who want to try a paranormal of a different type.
Opening Sentence: The sewer wasn’t the worst place for a nightmare, Josh Weaver admitted to herself as she fumbled with the boxy, rose-gold lighter in her hand.
The Review:
The Dreamworld collection is two books in one, Dreamfire and Dreamfever. This series is set in a modern-day world where hidden groups of families all walk into people’s dreams to help solve nightmares because if the terror gets too great then it will overcome the dreams and come to the real world.
Dreamfire
Dreamfire sets up a creative world where people known as Dream Walkers go into nightmares in order to resolve them so that their terrors won’t bleed over into the real world and cause destruction. Joshlyn Weaver is a gifted dream walker. At seventeen she is one of the best dream walkers around but she is withholding a dark, deadly secret that continuously eats her up inside. Josh is given a prophecy scroll during her birthday party, she doesn’t want to open it after she saw how it destroyed someone close to her after they opened their scroll. She is told that she is to expect an apprentice to show up at a certain time.
Will Kansas unwittingly finds himself becoming an apprentice to Josh when she realizes that he has a naturally talent for dream walking. Will is drawn into a close-knit group of families and friends who all have this weird talent. In the meantime, dreamers are being hunted down and their souls are stolen so they never wake up again. Josh is trying to track down these mysterious men without any more people losing their souls.
Josh is in a bad place when this novel starts. She devotes herself to her dream walking which she believes is the only thing that she is good at. Will coming into her life is a good thing. He begins to ground her and even help her realize some of the mistakes that she is making. Will has his own complicated background that he is trying to run away from because he is constantly scared that he will give in to his terrors.
There are some creative names within this series. I love the use of different and strange names but I will say that I did have issues with the whole male/female switch to the names and that did confuse me at times. The book does come with a list of the character names at the beginning I think just because of this. Josh for the female lead, then Lauren (female spelling) and Haley are two of the males while Winsor and Whim are non-specific. It took me over half the novel to get the names straight without having to go back and remember who was who again.
Overall, the first book is full of secrets and hard won truths. There is quite a bit of action and some terribly imaginative nightmares.
Dreamfever
The second novel in this series is where things really start to fall apart. As the second book in a trilogy, I’m not really surprised. A few months have passed since the ending of Dreamfire, just long enough for Josh, Will and Haley to heal from the wounds they received after their fight with Feodor. Unfortunately, Josh and Will have more than just wounds to heal, they have other issues that they must work through. Issues that seem them grow further and further apart.
Josh and Will go into a dream in order to work on some of their fears when they run into a strange person that wasn’t a dreamer in the dream. They pull her out of the dream into the world only to find out she is the long-lost princess of the Dream Walkers. Complicating matters, Josh’s grandfather is leading the charge for a whole new government over the Dream Walkers and it doesn’t include royalty. He is also undermining Josh and trying to figure out what powers she holds over the dream world.
This novel was quite a bit of a downer because almost all of the characters are fighting each other and dealing with some very terrible demons. Also, Josh literally has to make a deal with the devil in order to fight her grandfather who is trying to tear apart the dream world for his own gains.
Prepare for quite a bit of science speak. The characters discuss a lot of dream theory. There is more mystery and infighting than action but when stuff starts going the novel goes quickly. There is a resolution to the main story that they are against in this novel and it sets up the final book in the trilogy. I cannot wait to read the final installment because I really want to know how this story will play out. I’m not really sure how everyone will get their happy ending.
FTC Advisory: St. Martin’s Griffin/Macmillan provided me with a copy of Dreamworld. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
Quick & Dirty: Creative story where nightmares can have deadly consequences. I recommend for fans who want to try a paranormal of a different type.
Opening Sentence: The sewer wasn’t the worst place for a nightmare, Josh Weaver admitted to herself as she fumbled with the boxy, rose-gold lighter in her hand.
The Review:
The Dreamworld collection is two books in one, Dreamfire and Dreamfever. This series is set in a modern-day world where hidden groups of families all walk into people’s dreams to help solve nightmares because if the terror gets too great then it will overcome the dreams and come to the real world.
Dreamfire
Dreamfire sets up a creative world where people known as Dream Walkers go into nightmares in order to resolve them so that their terrors won’t bleed over into the real world and cause destruction. Joshlyn Weaver is a gifted dream walker. At seventeen she is one of the best dream walkers around but she is withholding a dark, deadly secret that continuously eats her up inside. Josh is given a prophecy scroll during her birthday party, she doesn’t want to open it after she saw how it destroyed someone close to her after they opened their scroll. She is told that she is to expect an apprentice to show up at a certain time.
Will Kansas unwittingly finds himself becoming an apprentice to Josh when she realizes that he has a naturally talent for dream walking. Will is drawn into a close-knit group of families and friends who all have this weird talent. In the meantime, dreamers are being hunted down and their souls are stolen so they never wake up again. Josh is trying to track down these mysterious men without any more people losing their souls.
Josh is in a bad place when this novel starts. She devotes herself to her dream walking which she believes is the only thing that she is good at. Will coming into her life is a good thing. He begins to ground her and even help her realize some of the mistakes that she is making. Will has his own complicated background that he is trying to run away from because he is constantly scared that he will give in to his terrors.
There are some creative names within this series. I love the use of different and strange names but I will say that I did have issues with the whole male/female switch to the names and that did confuse me at times. The book does come with a list of the character names at the beginning I think just because of this. Josh for the female lead, then Lauren (female spelling) and Haley are two of the males while Winsor and Whim are non-specific. It took me over half the novel to get the names straight without having to go back and remember who was who again.
Overall, the first book is full of secrets and hard won truths. There is quite a bit of action and some terribly imaginative nightmares.
Dreamfever
The second novel in this series is where things really start to fall apart. As the second book in a trilogy, I’m not really surprised. A few months have passed since the ending of Dreamfire, just long enough for Josh, Will and Haley to heal from the wounds they received after their fight with Feodor. Unfortunately, Josh and Will have more than just wounds to heal, they have other issues that they must work through. Issues that seem them grow further and further apart.
Josh and Will go into a dream in order to work on some of their fears when they run into a strange person that wasn’t a dreamer in the dream. They pull her out of the dream into the world only to find out she is the long-lost princess of the Dream Walkers. Complicating matters, Josh’s grandfather is leading the charge for a whole new government over the Dream Walkers and it doesn’t include royalty. He is also undermining Josh and trying to figure out what powers she holds over the dream world.
This novel was quite a bit of a downer because almost all of the characters are fighting each other and dealing with some very terrible demons. Also, Josh literally has to make a deal with the devil in order to fight her grandfather who is trying to tear apart the dream world for his own gains.
Prepare for quite a bit of science speak. The characters discuss a lot of dream theory. There is more mystery and infighting than action but when stuff starts going the novel goes quickly. There is a resolution to the main story that they are against in this novel and it sets up the final book in the trilogy. I cannot wait to read the final installment because I really want to know how this story will play out. I’m not really sure how everyone will get their happy ending.
FTC Advisory: St. Martin’s Griffin/Macmillan provided me with a copy of Dreamworld. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
March 30, 2017
Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales
Quick & Dirty: Creative story where nightmares can have deadly consequences. I recommend for fans who want to try a paranormal of a different type.
Opening Sentence: The sewer wasn’t the worst place for a nightmare, Josh Weaver admitted to herself as she fumbled with the boxy, rose-gold lighter in her hand.
The Review:
The Dreamworld collection is two books in one, Dreamfire and Dreamfever. This series is set in a modern-day world where hidden groups of families all walk into people’s dreams to help solve nightmares because if the terror gets too great then it will overcome the dreams and come to the real world.
Dreamfire
Dreamfire sets up a creative world where people known as Dream Walkers go into nightmares in order to resolve them so that their terrors won’t bleed over into the real world and cause destruction. Joshlyn Weaver is a gifted dream walker. At seventeen she is one of the best dream walkers around but she is withholding a dark, deadly secret that continuously eats her up inside. Josh is given a prophecy scroll during her birthday party, she doesn’t want to open it after she saw how it destroyed someone close to her after they opened their scroll. She is told that she is to expect an apprentice to show up at a certain time.
Will Kansas unwittingly finds himself becoming an apprentice to Josh when she realizes that he has a naturally talent for dream walking. Will is drawn into a close-knit group of families and friends who all have this weird talent. In the meantime, dreamers are being hunted down and their souls are stolen so they never wake up again. Josh is trying to track down these mysterious men without any more people losing their souls.
Josh is in a bad place when this novel starts. She devotes herself to her dream walking which she believes is the only thing that she is good at. Will coming into her life is a good thing. He begins to ground her and even help her realize some of the mistakes that she is making. Will has his own complicated background that he is trying to run away from because he is constantly scared that he will give in to his terrors.
There are some creative names within this series. I love the use of different and strange names but I will say that I did have issues with the whole male/female switch to the names and that did confuse me at times. The book does come with a list of the character names at the beginning I think just because of this. Josh for the female lead, then Lauren (female spelling) and Haley are two of the males while Winsor and Whim are non-specific. It took me over half the novel to get the names straight without having to go back and remember who was who again.
Overall, the first book is full of secrets and hard won truths. There is quite a bit of action and some terribly imaginative nightmares.
Dreamfever
The second novel in this series is where things really start to fall apart. As the second book in a trilogy, I’m not really surprised. A few months have passed since the ending of Dreamfire, just long enough for Josh, Will and Haley to heal from the wounds they received after their fight with Feodor. Unfortunately, Josh and Will have more than just wounds to heal, they have other issues that they must work through. Issues that seem them grow further and further apart.
Josh and Will go into a dream in order to work on some of their fears when they run into a strange person that wasn’t a dreamer in the dream. They pull her out of the dream into the world only to find out she is the long-lost princess of the Dream Walkers. Complicating matters, Josh’s grandfather is leading the charge for a whole new government over the Dream Walkers and it doesn’t include royalty. He is also undermining Josh and trying to figure out what powers she holds over the dream world.
This novel was quite a bit of a downer because almost all of the characters are fighting each other and dealing with some very terrible demons. Also, Josh literally has to make a deal with the devil in order to fight her grandfather who is trying to tear apart the dream world for his own gains.
Prepare for quite a bit of science speak. The characters discuss a lot of dream theory. There is more mystery and infighting than action but when stuff starts going the novel goes quickly. There is a resolution to the main story that they are against in this novel and it sets up the final book in the trilogy. I cannot wait to read the final installment because I really want to know how this story will play out. I’m not really sure how everyone will get their happy ending.
FTC Advisory: St. Martin’s Griffin/Macmillan provided me with a copy of Dreamworld. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
Quick & Dirty: Creative story where nightmares can have deadly consequences. I recommend for fans who want to try a paranormal of a different type.
Opening Sentence: The sewer wasn’t the worst place for a nightmare, Josh Weaver admitted to herself as she fumbled with the boxy, rose-gold lighter in her hand.
The Review:
The Dreamworld collection is two books in one, Dreamfire and Dreamfever. This series is set in a modern-day world where hidden groups of families all walk into people’s dreams to help solve nightmares because if the terror gets too great then it will overcome the dreams and come to the real world.
Dreamfire
Dreamfire sets up a creative world where people known as Dream Walkers go into nightmares in order to resolve them so that their terrors won’t bleed over into the real world and cause destruction. Joshlyn Weaver is a gifted dream walker. At seventeen she is one of the best dream walkers around but she is withholding a dark, deadly secret that continuously eats her up inside. Josh is given a prophecy scroll during her birthday party, she doesn’t want to open it after she saw how it destroyed someone close to her after they opened their scroll. She is told that she is to expect an apprentice to show up at a certain time.
Will Kansas unwittingly finds himself becoming an apprentice to Josh when she realizes that he has a naturally talent for dream walking. Will is drawn into a close-knit group of families and friends who all have this weird talent. In the meantime, dreamers are being hunted down and their souls are stolen so they never wake up again. Josh is trying to track down these mysterious men without any more people losing their souls.
Josh is in a bad place when this novel starts. She devotes herself to her dream walking which she believes is the only thing that she is good at. Will coming into her life is a good thing. He begins to ground her and even help her realize some of the mistakes that she is making. Will has his own complicated background that he is trying to run away from because he is constantly scared that he will give in to his terrors.
There are some creative names within this series. I love the use of different and strange names but I will say that I did have issues with the whole male/female switch to the names and that did confuse me at times. The book does come with a list of the character names at the beginning I think just because of this. Josh for the female lead, then Lauren (female spelling) and Haley are two of the males while Winsor and Whim are non-specific. It took me over half the novel to get the names straight without having to go back and remember who was who again.
Overall, the first book is full of secrets and hard won truths. There is quite a bit of action and some terribly imaginative nightmares.
Dreamfever
The second novel in this series is where things really start to fall apart. As the second book in a trilogy, I’m not really surprised. A few months have passed since the ending of Dreamfire, just long enough for Josh, Will and Haley to heal from the wounds they received after their fight with Feodor. Unfortunately, Josh and Will have more than just wounds to heal, they have other issues that they must work through. Issues that seem them grow further and further apart.
Josh and Will go into a dream in order to work on some of their fears when they run into a strange person that wasn’t a dreamer in the dream. They pull her out of the dream into the world only to find out she is the long-lost princess of the Dream Walkers. Complicating matters, Josh’s grandfather is leading the charge for a whole new government over the Dream Walkers and it doesn’t include royalty. He is also undermining Josh and trying to figure out what powers she holds over the dream world.
This novel was quite a bit of a downer because almost all of the characters are fighting each other and dealing with some very terrible demons. Also, Josh literally has to make a deal with the devil in order to fight her grandfather who is trying to tear apart the dream world for his own gains.
Prepare for quite a bit of science speak. The characters discuss a lot of dream theory. There is more mystery and infighting than action but when stuff starts going the novel goes quickly. There is a resolution to the main story that they are against in this novel and it sets up the final book in the trilogy. I cannot wait to read the final installment because I really want to know how this story will play out. I’m not really sure how everyone will get their happy ending.
FTC Advisory: St. Martin’s Griffin/Macmillan provided me with a copy of Dreamworld. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
April 28, 2017
DREAMWORLD by Kit Alloway is the binding of DREAMFIRE and DREAMFEVER, the first two books of the dream walker series. Each novel has its own merits, but when put together like this, it is easy to see how well they complement one another. While the protagonists and antagonists are primarily the same in each, it is interesting how the dynamic shifts with the absence and introduction of a few new characters. I also love how easy it is to continue reading about this world. I did not have to go out in search of the sequel. All I had to do was flip a page!
DREAMWORLD in many ways reminds me of the SHADOWHUNTERS series by Cassandra Clare. Though there are clearly some science fiction and fantasy elements, the story is set in present day United States and otherwise feels very contemporary. The dream walkers, much like the shadowhunters, are normal teenagers who just happen to have a secret life; they help to keep the world from ending. Kit Alloway’s writing could rival Clare’s with plots that are equally as surprising and well-developed and characters that you cannot help but love. Fans of the SHADOWHUNTERS series will like DREAMWORLD just as much, and perhaps, even more.
With that being said, the names of the characters are very complex and unconventional. Thankfully the author does include an index at the beginning of each book, which I referenced multiple times. Eventually, as I continued to read, the names became less and less confusing, but this could have also been avoided all together. However, all other elements of these novels are completely flawless. I was captivated by DREAMWORLD from the first page to the last, and I have already bought the third book, DREAM FOREVER, which was just released on March 28, 2017. I cannot wait to read the next installment and anyone who enjoys well-written entertainment will agree.
Review originally posted on Ya Books Central: http://www.yabookscentral.com/yaficti...
DREAMWORLD in many ways reminds me of the SHADOWHUNTERS series by Cassandra Clare. Though there are clearly some science fiction and fantasy elements, the story is set in present day United States and otherwise feels very contemporary. The dream walkers, much like the shadowhunters, are normal teenagers who just happen to have a secret life; they help to keep the world from ending. Kit Alloway’s writing could rival Clare’s with plots that are equally as surprising and well-developed and characters that you cannot help but love. Fans of the SHADOWHUNTERS series will like DREAMWORLD just as much, and perhaps, even more.
With that being said, the names of the characters are very complex and unconventional. Thankfully the author does include an index at the beginning of each book, which I referenced multiple times. Eventually, as I continued to read, the names became less and less confusing, but this could have also been avoided all together. However, all other elements of these novels are completely flawless. I was captivated by DREAMWORLD from the first page to the last, and I have already bought the third book, DREAM FOREVER, which was just released on March 28, 2017. I cannot wait to read the next installment and anyone who enjoys well-written entertainment will agree.
Review originally posted on Ya Books Central: http://www.yabookscentral.com/yaficti...
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July 4, 2017This is a very good book, no doubt from someone who has read it but I feel like it should have a trigger warning on it or something. I do not intend to be rude in any way but it has some deep and very challenging topic's that might upset a person or give them dark or undesired thoughts. It is not suitable for very young audiences that is why I recommend it is 15+. But even with these sensitive and deep topics it serves as a very thing to think about personally, it gives you a new way to look at life and see some new meanings you might have not noticed before. I as a person who takes what my dreams tell me very seriously, it helps to see them a little differently and a little more clearly. Despite everything it is a very good read any time. I absolutely loved it you can clearly feel the emotions through the book even if some of them are confusing. I really hope for Josh and Will to be happy together in the end, I can't wait to read Dream Forever!
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