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Mark Appleton Thrillers #2
Dream On
Evil is on the hunt...And it's tracking you!
RUSSIA, JUNE 19, 1966 THERE is a story about a Red Dog that is running wild, killing sheep and other livestock under the watchful eye of a full moon. One farmer, who claimed to have seen the Red Dog, said it looked like a man, but ran on all fours and foamed at the mouth. This account was never confirmed.
NEW YORK, AUGUST 23, 2009 RUMORS of a secret agency arise with questions about the government's involvement. Speculation is that this group, known only as the WJA, is involved in countless assassinations involving the Russian Mafia, terrorist leaders, and suspected murderers and rapists. The FBI and CIA deny any such group exist and claim the rumors are just that rumors.
THE BATTLE BEGINS IN YOUR MIND...
Dream On thrusts you into the mind of a killer so tormented, that you will ask yourself if evil lies within all of us. The evil nature is like a caged monster, begging to be set free so it can come out and play. Whatever you do don't let it! The highly anticipated second book in the WJA series will have you excited, and scared all at the same time. In this thrilling and intricate work, Aaron Patterson spins a tale of shadow and sunlight. Prepare yourself. Check the locks. Leave the lights on.
* * * Book 1 in the WJA series is, SWEET DREAMS, Book 2, DREAM ON, and Book 3, IN YOUR DREAMS are also available! * * *
RUSSIA, JUNE 19, 1966 THERE is a story about a Red Dog that is running wild, killing sheep and other livestock under the watchful eye of a full moon. One farmer, who claimed to have seen the Red Dog, said it looked like a man, but ran on all fours and foamed at the mouth. This account was never confirmed.
NEW YORK, AUGUST 23, 2009 RUMORS of a secret agency arise with questions about the government's involvement. Speculation is that this group, known only as the WJA, is involved in countless assassinations involving the Russian Mafia, terrorist leaders, and suspected murderers and rapists. The FBI and CIA deny any such group exist and claim the rumors are just that rumors.
THE BATTLE BEGINS IN YOUR MIND...
Dream On thrusts you into the mind of a killer so tormented, that you will ask yourself if evil lies within all of us. The evil nature is like a caged monster, begging to be set free so it can come out and play. Whatever you do don't let it! The highly anticipated second book in the WJA series will have you excited, and scared all at the same time. In this thrilling and intricate work, Aaron Patterson spins a tale of shadow and sunlight. Prepare yourself. Check the locks. Leave the lights on.
* * * Book 1 in the WJA series is, SWEET DREAMS, Book 2, DREAM ON, and Book 3, IN YOUR DREAMS are also available! * * *
299 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 21, 2012
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October 16, 2019
TRYING
There was no continuity, very difficult to get a gasp on anything. I call this style of writing the "shotgun approach". A cafeteria approach to story telling, something for everyone, but very little that stands out to anyone.
There was no continuity, very difficult to get a gasp on anything. I call this style of writing the "shotgun approach". A cafeteria approach to story telling, something for everyone, but very little that stands out to anyone.
January 7, 2019
Something good?
I did get some answers to the previous book. This one took an unexpected turn that I have mixed feelings about.
I did get some answers to the previous book. This one took an unexpected turn that I have mixed feelings about.
August 18, 2013
"Good read; somewhat irritating; ultimately disappointing."
I read the "UNCUT EDITION".
It's all very well, so, one gets all the 'original' words. But books are edited for a reason, maybe to reduce the length, but certainly to improve readability.
In this case the editor was right, it needed editing. Firstly I doubt that the book contained much more than a dozen additional pages before the editing, secondly the main reason for editing was readability, and finally the extra bits were annoying and did not add to my enjoyment.
However those are fairly minor complaints.
On the whole the book wasn't bad. It continued to develop some ideas contained in his first book that were interesting and suggested future possibilities. But here are the problems: firstly it seemed to me that Aaron Patterson ran out of ideas, and secondly suffered difficulties thinking through the situations. I'll show you why.
Not that I want to give too much away BUT: There is a part when Mark rescues 'a person' (I'm trying not to give too much away here..), but then in a most unprofessional way he completely ignores the strong possibility that the bad person, having proved that nothing Mark does is unexpected, might be wearing something to resist his bullets; a vest or something. So, after he temporarily 'deals' with her he becomes truly unprofessional: he doesn't check her in ANY way, he doesn't tie her up or give her a 'double tap' or SOMETHING.. (it's Mr Patterson's story after all, not mine.) THEN, he calmly LEAVES the person he's rescuing and wonders off because he hears a funny noise or something.. The result is he causes himself, and the exceedingly sick 'rescuee' (my word), a great deal of 'trouble'.
I won't continue here. But frankly it's WEAK and the story really hits a low point here. Maybe Mr Patterson suffered a personal tragedy (my condolences if someone died..) but his ideas ran dry. The writing was weak, the reasoning, and the way the events unfolded, were weak.
OK, so that's how the story goes and I guess a reasonable writer could still have developed something more from this point.... EXCEPT the author REALLY runs out of ideas here! So what does he do? He brings in:
[Trumpet blast here]
**THE SUPERNATURAL**
After all, what else CAN an author do when he places his hero in an IMPOSSIBLE situation where he will DEFINITELY die? And, moreover, die because of REALLY dumb mistakes, as shown earlier?
Frankly any author succumbing to the supernatural to get a 'good' result to his book, especially in the genre that I THOUGHT I was reading, really has very little imagination. Indeed maybe he's showing his true colours..
Obviously I cannot read more books by this author.
I read the "UNCUT EDITION".
It's all very well, so, one gets all the 'original' words. But books are edited for a reason, maybe to reduce the length, but certainly to improve readability.
In this case the editor was right, it needed editing. Firstly I doubt that the book contained much more than a dozen additional pages before the editing, secondly the main reason for editing was readability, and finally the extra bits were annoying and did not add to my enjoyment.
However those are fairly minor complaints.
On the whole the book wasn't bad. It continued to develop some ideas contained in his first book that were interesting and suggested future possibilities. But here are the problems: firstly it seemed to me that Aaron Patterson ran out of ideas, and secondly suffered difficulties thinking through the situations. I'll show you why.
Not that I want to give too much away BUT: There is a part when Mark rescues 'a person' (I'm trying not to give too much away here..), but then in a most unprofessional way he completely ignores the strong possibility that the bad person, having proved that nothing Mark does is unexpected, might be wearing something to resist his bullets; a vest or something. So, after he temporarily 'deals' with her he becomes truly unprofessional: he doesn't check her in ANY way, he doesn't tie her up or give her a 'double tap' or SOMETHING.. (it's Mr Patterson's story after all, not mine.) THEN, he calmly LEAVES the person he's rescuing and wonders off because he hears a funny noise or something.. The result is he causes himself, and the exceedingly sick 'rescuee' (my word), a great deal of 'trouble'.
I won't continue here. But frankly it's WEAK and the story really hits a low point here. Maybe Mr Patterson suffered a personal tragedy (my condolences if someone died..) but his ideas ran dry. The writing was weak, the reasoning, and the way the events unfolded, were weak.
OK, so that's how the story goes and I guess a reasonable writer could still have developed something more from this point.... EXCEPT the author REALLY runs out of ideas here! So what does he do? He brings in:
[Trumpet blast here]
**THE SUPERNATURAL**
After all, what else CAN an author do when he places his hero in an IMPOSSIBLE situation where he will DEFINITELY die? And, moreover, die because of REALLY dumb mistakes, as shown earlier?
Frankly any author succumbing to the supernatural to get a 'good' result to his book, especially in the genre that I THOUGHT I was reading, really has very little imagination. Indeed maybe he's showing his true colours..
Obviously I cannot read more books by this author.
May 22, 2015
Terry Tyler’s novel, Dream On, took me by surprise. I wasn't sure what to expect, I wasn’t even sure that I’d like the book as much as the ones of this authors I’d previously read. But I took it as a challenge to myself because I know nothing of rock music, intensely dislike television celebrity talent shows and, to be honest, having read the write up about Dream On, thought I wouldn't be able to relate to any of these characters
How wrong I was. This book, for me, was an exposé on human frailties and strengths; of ambition, sexuality, love, selfishness and compassion. The strength of Terry Tyler’s writing is in the characters that populate her books. I found myself getting exasperated and disbelieving the actions of a character one minute, and cheering on and rejoicing with another, the next.
On the face of it Dream On is a straightforward narrative of the drive and determination of a group of young people for musical recognition. However, threaded throughout the story, are the realities and disappointments of ‘real’ life; the failing of relationships, ordinary humdrum family life, the many different kinds of love and loyalties.
Don’t get me wrong, there is also humour here as well; some laugh out loud situations, some more subtle scenes.
Dream On takes a different narrative format to the books I’d read before. And I‘ve realised that my take on the story and the way I’ve reviewed it are also unlike the way I normally read and give my opinion. I don’t usually give spoilers but here I’m going to do just that. Well almost. So ignore the next paragraph if you like.
To put it simply; it’s a story of Dave, one of the protagonists, and his search for fame by forming a band with other lads and calling themselves the Vikings. And of another protagonist, Janice; his long-suffering wife and mother of his son, Harley, and granddaughter to Evelyn, who has sunk into dementia. Janice finds love in an unexpected place after her relationship with Dave flounders. And it’s a story of the age-old triangle with the reappearance of an old rival for Dave’s love, Alison – now reinvented as Ariel. The inevitable happens.
And that’s it. But not quite. What I really want to say is that Terry Tyler has a talent for making a relatively common plot into an absorbing story by the clever use of everyday words; narrative that instantly evokes images and situations and digs deep into the psyche of her characters.
Dream On is a difficult book to put down and I can thoroughly recommend it.
How wrong I was. This book, for me, was an exposé on human frailties and strengths; of ambition, sexuality, love, selfishness and compassion. The strength of Terry Tyler’s writing is in the characters that populate her books. I found myself getting exasperated and disbelieving the actions of a character one minute, and cheering on and rejoicing with another, the next.
On the face of it Dream On is a straightforward narrative of the drive and determination of a group of young people for musical recognition. However, threaded throughout the story, are the realities and disappointments of ‘real’ life; the failing of relationships, ordinary humdrum family life, the many different kinds of love and loyalties.
Don’t get me wrong, there is also humour here as well; some laugh out loud situations, some more subtle scenes.
Dream On takes a different narrative format to the books I’d read before. And I‘ve realised that my take on the story and the way I’ve reviewed it are also unlike the way I normally read and give my opinion. I don’t usually give spoilers but here I’m going to do just that. Well almost. So ignore the next paragraph if you like.
To put it simply; it’s a story of Dave, one of the protagonists, and his search for fame by forming a band with other lads and calling themselves the Vikings. And of another protagonist, Janice; his long-suffering wife and mother of his son, Harley, and granddaughter to Evelyn, who has sunk into dementia. Janice finds love in an unexpected place after her relationship with Dave flounders. And it’s a story of the age-old triangle with the reappearance of an old rival for Dave’s love, Alison – now reinvented as Ariel. The inevitable happens.
And that’s it. But not quite. What I really want to say is that Terry Tyler has a talent for making a relatively common plot into an absorbing story by the clever use of everyday words; narrative that instantly evokes images and situations and digs deep into the psyche of her characters.
Dream On is a difficult book to put down and I can thoroughly recommend it.
January 10, 2011
Sequel to Sweet Dreams Mark Appleton and Kirk Weston are after the missing General Taras or Red Dog. He is looking to take over the United Stated. You also have Emily who is after Mark. Emily is Chaos, she is bombing different locations. The WJA is after trying to correct what is wrong. But is Red Dog too much for them. This was a page turner as was the first one. The ending a bit unrealistic but good, nonetheless. I enjoy his writing and look forward to the next book.
July 26, 2016
I had a little trouble getting into this book, but I stayed with it and enjoyed the action. I saw some reviews that compared Aaron Patterson with James Patterson and I have to disagree. I see nothing similar in their writing except they are both fast-paced. I think that I'll be reading the next in this series and get a better feel for the author. I rated this one 4.3 stars.
November 30, 2010
this one is a mass cluster of differant stories that all have that oh my god moment at the end. well worth it.
February 23, 2012
So disappointed after reading the first one Sweet Dreams. I found this to be ridiculous!! As if one man could get away with so much crime. Totally unbelievable and boring!!
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May 6, 2012a good read
July 3, 2012
So far so good...nice follow after Sweet Dreams
June 28, 2012
I enjoyed this book as much as the first... although, sometimes it was a little unbelievable. (Like that couldn't really happen!)
July 22, 2012
Pretty exciting. looking forward to book 3
February 5, 2013
Great read. Recommend to everyone!!!!
October 15, 2013
This book was nothing like the first book, sweet dreams.. I was very disappointed.. I'm going to pass on reading the 3rd book in the series..
September 5, 2013
Great Book! Great book!
October 21, 2013
This is one book I finished fast!! It was that good!! :)
October 30, 2013
Keeps you turning the page to find out what happens next.
December 9, 2013
It was free on Kindle. That was the plus side. Probably just not my kind of book. Technology was inconsistent an implausible for time frame etc.
September 17, 2014
definitely kept me on the edge of my seat! very good book!
February 27, 2016
I struggled with parts of this second book of the series, but as I got to the end, I found that I was intrigued enough to want to read the next one.
July 15, 2016
Great thriller
Excellent suspense of never knowing what is going to happen next
Holds your interest and can't wait to read the next book
Excellent suspense of never knowing what is going to happen next
Holds your interest and can't wait to read the next book
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