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Dream Walker #2
Dreamfever
Feodor is dead. But he isn’t gone.
Every night, Josh’s dreams are full of his memories—his life, his inventions, and his descent into madness. With her best friend still in a coma, her boyfriend traumatized by his near-death experience, and her abilities as the True Dream Walker nowhere to be found, the temptation to use Feodor’s ideas to her own advantage is almost irresistible.
As her grandfather schemes to take control of the dream-walker government, Josh and Will join forces with a deposed princess against him. But they’ll need help from both their friends and their enemies to stop Peregrine this time, and ultimately Josh will have to choose between saving the world and saving her relationship with Will.
Every night, Josh’s dreams are full of his memories—his life, his inventions, and his descent into madness. With her best friend still in a coma, her boyfriend traumatized by his near-death experience, and her abilities as the True Dream Walker nowhere to be found, the temptation to use Feodor’s ideas to her own advantage is almost irresistible.
As her grandfather schemes to take control of the dream-walker government, Josh and Will join forces with a deposed princess against him. But they’ll need help from both their friends and their enemies to stop Peregrine this time, and ultimately Josh will have to choose between saving the world and saving her relationship with Will.
320 pages, Hardcover
First published February 23, 2016
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March 7, 2016
*I received an eARC from the publishers via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This didn't influence my opinion in any way.*
Dreamfever was everything I hoped the sequel to Dreamfire would be, and oh so much more! After the events that occurred at the end of the last book, the characters are struggling to come to terms with how their lives have changed, and are apprehensive of what the future holds. The book begins four months after Dreamfire, with Josh and Will exploring the Dream. They stumble across a girl, who they assume to be a fellow Dream Walker, lost in the Dream. First impressions are deceiving, and they soon find out she will have a bigger role to play as the story moves forward than they first realised.
The pacing was perfect throughout, and I loved the tension that was steadily created. There was a constant ebb and flow, and I was expecting something huge to be revealed around every corner. All the little hints and hooks that were littered throughout the story were so addictive to find, and they kept me wanting to come back and continue reading the minute I had to walk away. The focus has slightly shifted away from the intricate world-building in Dreamfire, and concentrates on developing the characters and their bonds with each other. I got to say, I thought the amount of character development right across the board was brilliant! This time, we have three points of view: Will and Josh, who we already know, but we also get to follow a new character, Mirren.
Josh has easily become one of my favourite characters in the series (my other favourites being Haley and Deloise). She’s been through some really crazy things in the last book, and she’s still suffering their affects here. I just wanted to reach out and hug her so badly! She’s always been the person people look to for Dream Walker advice, and as a result, she has very few people she can turn to when she needs help herself. Yes, Josh can be a bit power hungry, but in a way, she’s even more human and relatable because of this. She has weaknesses and flaws, and she’s very easy to empathise with. Also, I absolutely love how upfront she can be. She says things as she sees it, and it can be so entertaining to see how the other characters react to her blunt and tactless honestly.
As for Will, well, I certainly wasn’t expecting what happened to happen! There is a noticeable coolness between Will and Josh right from the beginning, and it didn’t fully fade at any stage. I absolutely LOVE how complex both characters are. They’ve developed so much since the first book, and it’s awesome that I feel completely different about each of them now, compared to my feelings before reading Dreamfever. THIS is how you get your audience to change their opinions on characters! It was perfectly done. What happened was within character, felt completely believable, and I don’t feel like I was being forced into changing my opinion just for the hell of it. I can’t class this as anything other than pure skill, and oh my goodness, it was fabulous! I really wish I could go into more specific details, but I really want to avoid hinting at anything too specific. I’m sorry!
I’m not too sure how I feel about Mirren, in honesty. I really liked how her perspective was written, and it was nice to see the dynamics of the existing characters from an ‘outsiders’ perspective, so to speak. But, I don’t know, I just didn’t take to her! Sometimes she seemed a bit too nice and a bit too perfect to be believable as trustworthy, and also with her connecting to a certain favourite character of mine (I’m not naming names), she got filed into the suspicious section of my bad book very early on! I think it was the way she swept into the story and almost took over that made me instantly distrustful of her, and I couldn’t shake off that suspicion even as the story wore on. I have a feeling we haven’t seen the real Mirren yet, so I’m really looking forward to seeing how her character develops in the next book.
I do have one little complaint, though: With three perspectives battling for dominance, I felt Josh was pushed aside a bit too much, particularly in the first half of the book. Josh is the narrator I’ve bonded with the most, so naturally I was hoping to see much more from her perspective. Both Mirren and Will’s perspectives are really well done and entertaining… but they just weren’t Josh!
I love the direction the story has taken, overall, and the ending was shocking, explosive and completely unexpected! I LOVED it! But, oh whoa, that epilogue, though!? But particularly that last sentence in the epilogue, oh my lordy lord, HOLD ME! *Sobs* What the heck is going to happen?! I can’t handle not knowing! *Sobs even harder* I’m usually not a fan of epilogues, but this one was kinda painful, yet kinda perfect in a stressful sort of way!
I loved Dreamfire, and I was wondering how the sequel would match up to it, but personally, I thought Dreamfever was so much better overall. The character development was phenomenal, and I can’t wait to see what direction the story will take. I’m not even going to begin guessing how everything will be rectified, but I’m dying to find out what’ll happen next!
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November 1, 2017
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This was by far, one of the longest trilogy I have read in a very long time. It’s not that the books were long but they felt very in depth as in each page felt as if was loaded with a lot of information and a lot of text. On my average, I’ll take around 2-3 days to finish a book but these pretty much took me a week at the minimum for each book so it completely ruined my reading schedule (sorry Emily! LOL). However, I still trudged on because I did find this series fascinating and certainly unique. I’ve read another series about dream walkers (not them specifically but people in the series had this unique ability), Diviner series, so it was interesting to see another take on this.
In this series, apparently dream walking was a whole society. It didn’t take any sort of special skills as long as you were born into a family who dream walked and apparently there were a lot of people who dream walked. So rather than it being some sort of unique ability, it was quite easy to simply train someone to become a dream walker (i.e. Josh’s apprentice who was a random kid from school originally). That being said, dream walking was still dangerous and you really had to train hard to become good at it because unlike the dreamers whose subconscious is in the dreams, the dream walkers body/soul is also there as well so any injuries incurred in the dream scape would also be in real life. This mean that someone can die while dream walking. Anyways, that’s the short origin for the story which I think is vital to understand before I really delve into the characters/plot.
Josh, the main character, is actually a female so don’t be confused because I was at first. She was super anal about a lot of things but that’s because she knew the dangers involved with dream walking. So she was very strict with her apprentice, Will. In general, I liked her as a character because I found her to be really confident, smart, and great with pressure and stress. Also, she had a good foundation with her friends and family. However, that completely flew out the window during the second book where I then found her to be…I don’t want to say, untrustworthy, but she could no longer rely on her friends. She took everything upon herself with the whole Feodor incident and became rather sneaky in trying to become stronger and more powerful. And then that led to a whole lot of problems. Thankfully, she got a reality check so by the third book, she was more normal again. I did enjoy reading about her struggles and her change from someone who tried to rely on herself (aka in book two) versus someone who learned to rely more on her friends/family and as a collective whole, make a decision. She definitely grew more wise and mature by the end of the series.
The other characters all played a major role in the plot development – Will, Deloise, Whim, Ian, Haley, Winsor and even Feodor. I think without the lot of them or if even one of them was missing, this book would not have been the same. They all matured and changed a lot throughout the series and that was most evident with Will, Haley and Feodor. Right from the beginning, I liked Will – he seemed like the average Joe but was considerate, charming and an overall great guy. So when this incident occurred and he freaked, it was kind of understandable. He was thrust into a life that he didn’t expect and he was trying to deal with it the best that he could. And by the last book, he matured a lot and realized what was actually important to him. Haley was the weirdo of the group. He was the quiet one and usually didn’t have too much of an input. Honestly, he was the one who trailed after his twin’s shadow but I think he grew up a lot and became more comfortable with himself and that really showed. The biggest surprise was definitely Feodor. I did not expect the ending to play out the way that it did with him. I 100% expected him to go back to where he belonged but that did not happen at all. But he also changed a ton so it was kind of understandable why Josh made her decision the way that she did. Not that many people would have the same level of compassion like her.
The plot was very interesting – there were a lot of ups and downs scattered throughout the books. A lot of action occurred too specifically in the first and the last book. I felt that the second book was really just a connector between the other books. I mean, without it, it wouldn’t have worked out but it didn’t do much in terms of plot building. It was really more for character development.
Overall, I did enjoy the series. It just took me a shit ton of time to finish it. However, if you enjoy books that are on the realistic fantasy side with some scattered magical things occurring, then these books would be for you.
This was by far, one of the longest trilogy I have read in a very long time. It’s not that the books were long but they felt very in depth as in each page felt as if was loaded with a lot of information and a lot of text. On my average, I’ll take around 2-3 days to finish a book but these pretty much took me a week at the minimum for each book so it completely ruined my reading schedule (sorry Emily! LOL). However, I still trudged on because I did find this series fascinating and certainly unique. I’ve read another series about dream walkers (not them specifically but people in the series had this unique ability), Diviner series, so it was interesting to see another take on this.
In this series, apparently dream walking was a whole society. It didn’t take any sort of special skills as long as you were born into a family who dream walked and apparently there were a lot of people who dream walked. So rather than it being some sort of unique ability, it was quite easy to simply train someone to become a dream walker (i.e. Josh’s apprentice who was a random kid from school originally). That being said, dream walking was still dangerous and you really had to train hard to become good at it because unlike the dreamers whose subconscious is in the dreams, the dream walkers body/soul is also there as well so any injuries incurred in the dream scape would also be in real life. This mean that someone can die while dream walking. Anyways, that’s the short origin for the story which I think is vital to understand before I really delve into the characters/plot.
Josh, the main character, is actually a female so don’t be confused because I was at first. She was super anal about a lot of things but that’s because she knew the dangers involved with dream walking. So she was very strict with her apprentice, Will. In general, I liked her as a character because I found her to be really confident, smart, and great with pressure and stress. Also, she had a good foundation with her friends and family. However, that completely flew out the window during the second book where I then found her to be…I don’t want to say, untrustworthy, but she could no longer rely on her friends. She took everything upon herself with the whole Feodor incident and became rather sneaky in trying to become stronger and more powerful. And then that led to a whole lot of problems. Thankfully, she got a reality check so by the third book, she was more normal again. I did enjoy reading about her struggles and her change from someone who tried to rely on herself (aka in book two) versus someone who learned to rely more on her friends/family and as a collective whole, make a decision. She definitely grew more wise and mature by the end of the series.
The other characters all played a major role in the plot development – Will, Deloise, Whim, Ian, Haley, Winsor and even Feodor. I think without the lot of them or if even one of them was missing, this book would not have been the same. They all matured and changed a lot throughout the series and that was most evident with Will, Haley and Feodor. Right from the beginning, I liked Will – he seemed like the average Joe but was considerate, charming and an overall great guy. So when this incident occurred and he freaked, it was kind of understandable. He was thrust into a life that he didn’t expect and he was trying to deal with it the best that he could. And by the last book, he matured a lot and realized what was actually important to him. Haley was the weirdo of the group. He was the quiet one and usually didn’t have too much of an input. Honestly, he was the one who trailed after his twin’s shadow but I think he grew up a lot and became more comfortable with himself and that really showed. The biggest surprise was definitely Feodor. I did not expect the ending to play out the way that it did with him. I 100% expected him to go back to where he belonged but that did not happen at all. But he also changed a ton so it was kind of understandable why Josh made her decision the way that she did. Not that many people would have the same level of compassion like her.
The plot was very interesting – there were a lot of ups and downs scattered throughout the books. A lot of action occurred too specifically in the first and the last book. I felt that the second book was really just a connector between the other books. I mean, without it, it wouldn’t have worked out but it didn’t do much in terms of plot building. It was really more for character development.
Overall, I did enjoy the series. It just took me a shit ton of time to finish it. However, if you enjoy books that are on the realistic fantasy side with some scattered magical things occurring, then these books would be for you.
February 24, 2016
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About a month ago, I read Kit Alloway’s debut novel, Dreamfire. When I had finished that, I honestly had to wonder what one earth had taken me so long to read it. It was a creative, imaginative journey of a seventeen year old girl who is a dream walker – she can enter the dream world and change people’s dreams in order to solve their nightmares. The whole idea behind Dreamfire is amazing, and in this equally as engaging sequel, Dreamfever, Kit Alloway has taken us back into Josh’s world of dream walking.
Also, if you want, you can find my review for Dreamfire here.
In this new book that continues Josh’s and Will’s adventures in the Dream world, there are new problems at hand. For one, Josh is struggling to come to terms with the fact that she has realized her identity as The True Dream Walker – she’s still a little skeptical, and since she assumed great powers and recognition would come with this title, she’s disappointed that not much has changed for her. Josh’s only real power right now is the fact that she is able to create archways – she has no special connection to the Dream world, like she thought that she would. This is hard for her to deal with and accept, and the only thing her gift seems to be doing is making her life more complicated and difficult than it was. Also, Josh is having some really creepy nightmares, and they’re frightening her to the point where she’s keeping them to herself. Will is there, being as sweet and understanding with her as always – it’s incredible the amount of patience this boy has.
Along with not having the ability to connect with the dream and feeling like of run down and negative about her new identity, there’s a dream walker princess that is back from being lost and trying to say that she should be ruling, since she is the rightful heir. This whole aspect of the book seemed a bit far fetched to me, but it did add even another layer of depth to the novel. Also, like the first book in the series, this one has a lot of layers and is quite busy – there are a ton of things going on.
If you enjoyed the dream segments in Dreamfire, and found them creepy (I know I definitely found some of them creepy), you’ll feel right at home with Dreamfever. This book also has some amazing dream segments that will pretty much knock your socks off at how creative they are.
Dreamfever definitely delivers the same amount of enchantment and action as the first book in this series, so if you enjoyed Dreamfire, this is something that you should be sure to pick up. If you haven’t started reading the series yet, now is a great time to begin, since there are two books in the series available. I can’t wait for the third book in the series to see what happens next – the Dreamfire series is absolutely addicting!
Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
About a month ago, I read Kit Alloway’s debut novel, Dreamfire. When I had finished that, I honestly had to wonder what one earth had taken me so long to read it. It was a creative, imaginative journey of a seventeen year old girl who is a dream walker – she can enter the dream world and change people’s dreams in order to solve their nightmares. The whole idea behind Dreamfire is amazing, and in this equally as engaging sequel, Dreamfever, Kit Alloway has taken us back into Josh’s world of dream walking.
Also, if you want, you can find my review for Dreamfire here.
In this new book that continues Josh’s and Will’s adventures in the Dream world, there are new problems at hand. For one, Josh is struggling to come to terms with the fact that she has realized her identity as The True Dream Walker – she’s still a little skeptical, and since she assumed great powers and recognition would come with this title, she’s disappointed that not much has changed for her. Josh’s only real power right now is the fact that she is able to create archways – she has no special connection to the Dream world, like she thought that she would. This is hard for her to deal with and accept, and the only thing her gift seems to be doing is making her life more complicated and difficult than it was. Also, Josh is having some really creepy nightmares, and they’re frightening her to the point where she’s keeping them to herself. Will is there, being as sweet and understanding with her as always – it’s incredible the amount of patience this boy has.
Along with not having the ability to connect with the dream and feeling like of run down and negative about her new identity, there’s a dream walker princess that is back from being lost and trying to say that she should be ruling, since she is the rightful heir. This whole aspect of the book seemed a bit far fetched to me, but it did add even another layer of depth to the novel. Also, like the first book in the series, this one has a lot of layers and is quite busy – there are a ton of things going on.
If you enjoyed the dream segments in Dreamfire, and found them creepy (I know I definitely found some of them creepy), you’ll feel right at home with Dreamfever. This book also has some amazing dream segments that will pretty much knock your socks off at how creative they are.
Dreamfever definitely delivers the same amount of enchantment and action as the first book in this series, so if you enjoyed Dreamfire, this is something that you should be sure to pick up. If you haven’t started reading the series yet, now is a great time to begin, since there are two books in the series available. I can’t wait for the third book in the series to see what happens next – the Dreamfire series is absolutely addicting!
Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
May 9, 2019
NetGalley Review
WARNING: This book may generate the following: Genuine laughter, utter heartbreak, ‘I can’t believe it’ or ‘NO!’ or ‘UGH’ outbursts, and endless smiles.
After narrowly escaping a war inspired dimension hidden beneath the seven layers of the veil, Josh struggles with horrendous nightmares depicting the same man who captured her ex-boyfriend and friend’s soul. The nightmares appear to be of a happier time in Feodor’s life before the war claimed his freedom, his family, and his will to express kindness. As strange as it might be to see the man that nearly killed her appearing in her dreams, Josh wholeheartedly believes his inventions just might change the world and supply her with her lost abilities. But his deadly secrets and inventions could collapse everything Josh and her friends are fighting for. With just weeks away from the Accordance Conclave, the team must prepare for the irrepressible backlash to come. Things only go from bad to worse when Josh stumbles upon the lost princess, mistaking her as the confused and exhausted Dreamer. The princess’ unforeseen return only creates more bloodshed and vicious accusations from Peregrine. As dangerous secrets threaten to tear the group apart, the future remains unclear about their friendships, their allies, and the Dream-Walking community. A thrilling, action-packed sequel to Dreamfire that will make a short reading session into a two-hour adventure full of twists and turns!
SO. MANY. PLOT-TWIST! Well, not until chapter 21. You get hit hard in that chapter, not only with shock but with emotion. I am just in awe with Kit Alloway’s writing. It is so amazing! You know the book is great when you are on the verge of tears or your heart just needs a breather. I was over the moon about this book. A first, I was hesitant towards the split between Josh’s, Will’s, and Mirren's point of views. I did like that they each had their own chapter, but I was a little disappointed that Josh didn’t have as many chapters as Mirren or Will until it neared the end. There are so many things that I want to say about this book but just can’t grab the words to express them. *The feels!* I applaud you Kit and your brilliant writing by captivating the reader and characters and turning a promising situation into a completely helpless one! Alloway, you are a fantastic writer, but why must you break my heart? Why can't everything just be okay and everyone just be happy and together?
I cannot wait to physically embrace this book when it comes out! A definite read if intricate world building, corrupt politics, dreams, lovable characters, and passionate writing excites you. As much as I hate the ending, I must say that it is the most realistic ending to any emotional, heartbreaking story that I have ever read. However, my heart was torn to pieces in the epilogue. The cover is absolutely G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S! Truly a fantastic and unique sequel to an amazing book. This series is definitely one of my all time favorites!
WARNING: This book may generate the following: Genuine laughter, utter heartbreak, ‘I can’t believe it’ or ‘NO!’ or ‘UGH’ outbursts, and endless smiles.
After narrowly escaping a war inspired dimension hidden beneath the seven layers of the veil, Josh struggles with horrendous nightmares depicting the same man who captured her ex-boyfriend and friend’s soul. The nightmares appear to be of a happier time in Feodor’s life before the war claimed his freedom, his family, and his will to express kindness. As strange as it might be to see the man that nearly killed her appearing in her dreams, Josh wholeheartedly believes his inventions just might change the world and supply her with her lost abilities. But his deadly secrets and inventions could collapse everything Josh and her friends are fighting for. With just weeks away from the Accordance Conclave, the team must prepare for the irrepressible backlash to come. Things only go from bad to worse when Josh stumbles upon the lost princess, mistaking her as the confused and exhausted Dreamer. The princess’ unforeseen return only creates more bloodshed and vicious accusations from Peregrine. As dangerous secrets threaten to tear the group apart, the future remains unclear about their friendships, their allies, and the Dream-Walking community. A thrilling, action-packed sequel to Dreamfire that will make a short reading session into a two-hour adventure full of twists and turns!
SO. MANY. PLOT-TWIST! Well, not until chapter 21. You get hit hard in that chapter, not only with shock but with emotion. I am just in awe with Kit Alloway’s writing. It is so amazing! You know the book is great when you are on the verge of tears or your heart just needs a breather. I was over the moon about this book. A first, I was hesitant towards the split between Josh’s, Will’s, and Mirren's point of views. I did like that they each had their own chapter, but I was a little disappointed that Josh didn’t have as many chapters as Mirren or Will until it neared the end. There are so many things that I want to say about this book but just can’t grab the words to express them. *The feels!* I applaud you Kit and your brilliant writing by captivating the reader and characters and turning a promising situation into a completely helpless one! Alloway, you are a fantastic writer, but why must you break my heart? Why can't everything just be okay and everyone just be happy and together?
I cannot wait to physically embrace this book when it comes out! A definite read if intricate world building, corrupt politics, dreams, lovable characters, and passionate writing excites you. As much as I hate the ending, I must say that it is the most realistic ending to any emotional, heartbreaking story that I have ever read. However, my heart was torn to pieces in the epilogue. The cover is absolutely G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S! Truly a fantastic and unique sequel to an amazing book. This series is definitely one of my all time favorites!
February 25, 2016
WOW! Definite page turner!!!
I hate to review until the very end and, now that I'm here, I'm working on compiling the best and worst moments of Dreamfever. And, there definitely aren't many of the latter so I highly suggest jumping in on this A-M-A-Z-I-N-G trilogy! IF you haven't already....
Review to follow shortly ....
In the meantime, I love catching typos and errors in my reading...
Here are a few of the ones I stumbled across .... (up to Chapter Twenty-Six):
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(Page: 65)
"What's Wrong? Are you sick? I heard you scream." She hugged sister close. "It's okay, Josh. It's ok. You just had a bad dream."
- Sentence should read: She hugged her sister close.
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(Page: 70)
Will loved his adoptive mother like he loved his alcoholic birth mother, who had given him up to the state when he was twelve. Sometimes he thought he loved Kerstel more. She hadn't just gone out of her way to make him part of their family, she'd taken the time to build a real friendship with him, evening reading his favorite self-help books and teaching him about her own passions, philosophy and posthumanism. But every time he looked at her since the attack, a blind black hatred for the man who had hurt her filled him like black smoke, working its way from his gut to his limbs, his fingers and toes, his eyelashes.
- Sentence should read:
She hadn't just gone out of her way to make him part of their family, she'd taken the time to build a real friendship with him,evening even reading his favorite self-help books and teaching him about her own passions, philosophy and posthumanism.
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(Page: 84)
The problem with the idea was that Bash lacked a method for anchoring the trimidion stations within with Dream. In fact, it was the same problem Josh had run into—
- Sentence should read:
The problem with the idea was that Bash lacked a method for anchoring the trimidion stations withinwith the Dream. In fact, it was the same problem Josh had run into—
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(Page: 85)
Ten day after Mirren's arrival in the World, Davita called her and said to plan for a dinner meeting that night. Davita discouraged her from letting Haley join them, but since Davita was bringing a mystery guest, Mirren felt justified in bringing a familiar one.
- Sentence should read:
Tenday days after Mirren's arrival in the World, Davita called her and said to plan for a dinner meeting that night.
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(Page: 115)
Mirren was in serious trouble, Will realized. A hand had managed to get all the way into her throat, and it was now too far down and too wet for either Josh or Will to extract. Mirren was swaying on her face, her lips a dusky violet shade getting bluer by the second.
- Sentence should read:
Mirren was swaying on herface feet, her lips a dusky violet shade getting bluer by the second.
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(Page: 117)
"It's not long, but it looks deeps. Come outside and I'll show it to you."
- Sentence should read:
"It's not long, but it looksdeeps deep.
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(Page: 175)
wingnut24the says: I had a nightmare about her where she was wearing one of those dresses, and she had a crown on. She told me that the Gendarmerie is planning to take overthrow the junta.
- Sentence should read:
She told me that the Gendarmerie is planning totake overthrow the junta.
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(Page: 212)
Will squinted at him like he didn't understand, and Josh rolled his eyes. Mirren still didn't know enough about Ian to understand what either reaction meant, and she was distracted from wondering when the back door opened and Whim walked in, carrying a bouquet of two dozen pale pink calla lilies. He stopped short on the kitchen's threshold and took the scene in with wide eyes.
- Sentence should read:
Will squinted at him like he didn't understand, and Josh rolledhis her eyes.
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(Page: 241-242)
He hugged her and she forced her hands to relax, but somehow neither Whim's bony chest nor his wiry arms were reassuring. The moon appeared from behind a cloud, bathing the clearing in an artificial silver dawn, and Josh remembered how the morning after the fire at her mother's cabin had been the first in an endless string of days with Ian. She feared this morning, feared it would be the dawn of days without Haley, and she wondered how she would tell his mother that Josh was responsible for the loss of both of her sons.
- Sentence should read:
The moon appeared from behind a cloud, bathing the clearing in an artificial silver dawn, and Josh remembered how the morning after the fire at her mother's cabin had been the first in an endless string of dayswith without Ian.
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(Page: 248)
Feodor shook his head slowly. Josh recognized the emotion hidden deep in his expression—he didn't just think she was making a mistake, he was actually angered by her moral qualms. Feodor didn't believe in the limitations of conscience.
That Josh did reassured her.
- Sentence should read:
????? I'm not quite sure what this is supposed to be ...
Perhaps...
ThatJosh did reassured her.
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Anyone catch any others up to Chapter Twenty-Six?
I hate to review until the very end and, now that I'm here, I'm working on compiling the best and worst moments of Dreamfever. And, there definitely aren't many of the latter so I highly suggest jumping in on this A-M-A-Z-I-N-G trilogy! IF you haven't already....
Review to follow shortly ....
In the meantime, I love catching typos and errors in my reading...
Here are a few of the ones I stumbled across .... (up to Chapter Twenty-Six):
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(Page: 65)
"What's Wrong? Are you sick? I heard you scream." She hugged sister close. "It's okay, Josh. It's ok. You just had a bad dream."
- Sentence should read: She hugged her sister close.
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(Page: 70)
Will loved his adoptive mother like he loved his alcoholic birth mother, who had given him up to the state when he was twelve. Sometimes he thought he loved Kerstel more. She hadn't just gone out of her way to make him part of their family, she'd taken the time to build a real friendship with him, evening reading his favorite self-help books and teaching him about her own passions, philosophy and posthumanism. But every time he looked at her since the attack, a blind black hatred for the man who had hurt her filled him like black smoke, working its way from his gut to his limbs, his fingers and toes, his eyelashes.
- Sentence should read:
She hadn't just gone out of her way to make him part of their family, she'd taken the time to build a real friendship with him,
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(Page: 84)
The problem with the idea was that Bash lacked a method for anchoring the trimidion stations within with Dream. In fact, it was the same problem Josh had run into—
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Ten day after Mirren's arrival in the World, Davita called her and said to plan for a dinner meeting that night. Davita discouraged her from letting Haley join them, but since Davita was bringing a mystery guest, Mirren felt justified in bringing a familiar one.
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Mirren was in serious trouble, Will realized. A hand had managed to get all the way into her throat, and it was now too far down and too wet for either Josh or Will to extract. Mirren was swaying on her face, her lips a dusky violet shade getting bluer by the second.
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"It's not long, but it looks deeps. Come outside and I'll show it to you."
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wingnut24the says: I had a nightmare about her where she was wearing one of those dresses, and she had a crown on. She told me that the Gendarmerie is planning to take overthrow the junta.
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Will squinted at him like he didn't understand, and Josh rolled his eyes. Mirren still didn't know enough about Ian to understand what either reaction meant, and she was distracted from wondering when the back door opened and Whim walked in, carrying a bouquet of two dozen pale pink calla lilies. He stopped short on the kitchen's threshold and took the scene in with wide eyes.
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He hugged her and she forced her hands to relax, but somehow neither Whim's bony chest nor his wiry arms were reassuring. The moon appeared from behind a cloud, bathing the clearing in an artificial silver dawn, and Josh remembered how the morning after the fire at her mother's cabin had been the first in an endless string of days with Ian. She feared this morning, feared it would be the dawn of days without Haley, and she wondered how she would tell his mother that Josh was responsible for the loss of both of her sons.
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Feodor shook his head slowly. Josh recognized the emotion hidden deep in his expression—he didn't just think she was making a mistake, he was actually angered by her moral qualms. Feodor didn't believe in the limitations of conscience.
That Josh did reassured her.
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Perhaps...
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August 22, 2017
AH THE ENDING.
Okay so I liked this book but if it hasn't been for Haley and Mirren, I probably wouldn't have been reading it as much as I did. Will and Josh are just so FRUSTRATING in this book it's ridiculous.
Okay so I liked this book but if it hasn't been for Haley and Mirren, I probably wouldn't have been reading it as much as I did. Will and Josh are just so FRUSTRATING in this book it's ridiculous.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 19, 2020
So sad! Still a beautiful story though!
November 16, 2016
An excellent follow up to Dreamfire! I can't wait for the third book!
March 23, 2017
I really liked how the author introduced the lost princess to the story. I also liked how Josh is starting to learn of her Dream Walker powers. I am disappointed that Josh and Will broke up, though.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 18, 2016
I won this in a giveaway, so thank you to everyone who made that possible.
Also, this is my first real review so bear with me.
Dreamfever is the sequel to Dreamfire and the second in a trilogy. I don't like to write bad reviews because I know it's a lot of work to write a book, but I won't lie and say I liked it.
Things I liked:
The idea of dream walking. It really fascinated me and the idea of the three realms Dream, Death, and World was great. I really liked that it was possible to create a small personal realm and shape it to your wildest dreams. Imagination is the limit. I would love to be a dream walker if it weren't for their really crappy political situation.
Things I didn't like:
Adding another main character and POV in the middle of the series. It's not usually done because it's hard to attached to a new character in a later book. I definitely had that problem, but in the cast of mediocre and some down right annoying characters, the newbie (Mirren) actually came out near the top with her strong (sometimes) personality and her ability to keep calm under pressure (most of the time).
Another character that I kinda liked based on his ability to not annoy me in every scene he was in: Haley. I liked his quirk with writing notes, it was a cute and unique habit that not every character has (unlike the cliché one that you can find in every book i.e. nail biting or play with their hair).
My main issue with this book (and the first book, too) is that ALL that characters make supremely idiotic decisions. You know how in a horror movie when somebody wants to open the door, and the whole audience yells "DON'T OPEN THE DOOR!" but the person does anyway and dies horribly? That's what it's like. Over and over again. *facepalm*
Also, are these characters just plain stupid? My rant is a spoiler so click if you care
Plus, this was the first time I have ever seen this as a plot line: the main characters were trying to remove a republic and restore a monarchy. And the "bad guys" were for the republic. Was there anyone who wanted to establish a democracy? Nobody? Okay...
And last but not least, how do characters who were completely sane and extremely smart in one chapter turn into deranged psychos who act like five year olds in the next?!
To quote my favorite captain, I have this to say for all the characters: None of you were burdened with an overabundance of schooling.
A warning for the squeamish: there is minor torture, violent (or at least gross and bloody) deaths, and Josh has some friggin creepy dreams about Feodor.
Well, that's it for me. Thanks again for the opportunity to review this book, sorry it didn't work out.
Also, this is my first real review so bear with me.
Dreamfever is the sequel to Dreamfire and the second in a trilogy. I don't like to write bad reviews because I know it's a lot of work to write a book, but I won't lie and say I liked it.
Things I liked:
The idea of dream walking. It really fascinated me and the idea of the three realms Dream, Death, and World was great. I really liked that it was possible to create a small personal realm and shape it to your wildest dreams. Imagination is the limit. I would love to be a dream walker if it weren't for their really crappy political situation.
Things I didn't like:
Adding another main character and POV in the middle of the series. It's not usually done because it's hard to attached to a new character in a later book. I definitely had that problem, but in the cast of mediocre and some down right annoying characters, the newbie (Mirren) actually came out near the top with her strong (sometimes) personality and her ability to keep calm under pressure (most of the time).
Another character that I kinda liked based on his ability to not annoy me in every scene he was in: Haley. I liked his quirk with writing notes, it was a cute and unique habit that not every character has (unlike the cliché one that you can find in every book i.e. nail biting or play with their hair).
My main issue with this book (and the first book, too) is that ALL that characters make supremely idiotic decisions. You know how in a horror movie when somebody wants to open the door, and the whole audience yells "DON'T OPEN THE DOOR!" but the person does anyway and dies horribly? That's what it's like. Over and over again. *facepalm*
Also, are these characters just plain stupid? My rant is a spoiler so click if you care
Plus, this was the first time I have ever seen this as a plot line: the main characters were trying to remove a republic and restore a monarchy. And the "bad guys" were for the republic. Was there anyone who wanted to establish a democracy? Nobody? Okay...
And last but not least, how do characters who were completely sane and extremely smart in one chapter turn into deranged psychos who act like five year olds in the next?!
To quote my favorite captain, I have this to say for all the characters: None of you were burdened with an overabundance of schooling.
A warning for the squeamish: there is minor torture, violent (or at least gross and bloody) deaths, and Josh has some friggin creepy dreams about Feodor.
Well, that's it for me. Thanks again for the opportunity to review this book, sorry it didn't work out.
April 29, 2016
This review has been crossposted from my blog at The Cosy Dragon . Please head there for more in-depth reviews by me, which appear on a timely schedule.
Josh knows, in an intellectual kind of way, that she is the True Dream Walker. Haunted by Feodor’s knowledge, Josh longs to create stability in the Dream that will help her to recapture the power she felt in the first times she walked. Instead, things are complicated by the reappearance of the Royal Princess who hasn’t been around for 19 years…
There’s little bit of swapping between perspectives when they are all fighting in the Dream, which is not highlighted by different chapter breaks. This still works though because it feels like you distinctly stepped between each character in different places.
What I loved about this novel was that although the first book had been a fantastic stand-alone, this book follows on perfectly from where it left off. There isn’t anything that feels out of place, it’s perfect. I’d really like to know what happened to Josh’s original scroll though. Why don’t they keep multiple copies of these things?!?
Josh and Will are finally together! And then they aren’t. And those stupid scrolls shouldn’t have existed in the first place. Seriously. Prophesies hardly ever go well. Even ones about Death.
Staging is where Dream Walkers can enter someone else’s dreams, and make it seem real – to influence them in a particular direction. There’s people who think this is a fabulous idea (even though it hasn’t worked out very well in the past) and those who want to protect against it. There’s a bit of science brought in here too.
It feels like it is a complete reality, a complete universe. There’s the World is where people live and then there’s the Dream which is where everyone goes when they’re sleeping. I can’t work out whether it’s only nightmares or all dreaming that occurs there. Then there is Death, and that’s where this novel comes into play with different little pockets of reality.
This is 5 stars. I went back and read Dreamfire first, and I couldn’t put it down the second time around either. I can’t wait for the third novel.
Josh knows, in an intellectual kind of way, that she is the True Dream Walker. Haunted by Feodor’s knowledge, Josh longs to create stability in the Dream that will help her to recapture the power she felt in the first times she walked. Instead, things are complicated by the reappearance of the Royal Princess who hasn’t been around for 19 years…
There’s little bit of swapping between perspectives when they are all fighting in the Dream, which is not highlighted by different chapter breaks. This still works though because it feels like you distinctly stepped between each character in different places.
What I loved about this novel was that although the first book had been a fantastic stand-alone, this book follows on perfectly from where it left off. There isn’t anything that feels out of place, it’s perfect. I’d really like to know what happened to Josh’s original scroll though. Why don’t they keep multiple copies of these things?!?
Josh and Will are finally together! And then they aren’t. And those stupid scrolls shouldn’t have existed in the first place. Seriously. Prophesies hardly ever go well. Even ones about Death.
Staging is where Dream Walkers can enter someone else’s dreams, and make it seem real – to influence them in a particular direction. There’s people who think this is a fabulous idea (even though it hasn’t worked out very well in the past) and those who want to protect against it. There’s a bit of science brought in here too.
It feels like it is a complete reality, a complete universe. There’s the World is where people live and then there’s the Dream which is where everyone goes when they’re sleeping. I can’t work out whether it’s only nightmares or all dreaming that occurs there. Then there is Death, and that’s where this novel comes into play with different little pockets of reality.
This is 5 stars. I went back and read Dreamfire first, and I couldn’t put it down the second time around either. I can’t wait for the third novel.
March 12, 2016
I won this in a Goodreads giveaway. It was an ARC, so some things may have changed, but I'm sure much didn't.
I wavered between 3 and 4 stars the entire book. It was not as good as the first one, but did get better towards the end. I don't feel it warrants 4 stars.
A strange girl named Mirren comes out of Dream with Josh and Will. She happens to be a long-lost princess in a pocket world.
Josh is still plagued by dreams and memories from Feodor. She keeps this from Will - as he keeps the depths of his obsession against the man from her - along with the fact that Feodor's power and memories are in her. She becomes power hungry and I begin to not like her.
The amount of secrets each person keeps from the others is nauseating and made me very worried about the outcome. I was glad when it all came out, even if the final results weren't the best.
Mirren and Haley fall for each other too fast. It makes sense given Haley's abilities but it made me uncomfortable. So did Deloise and Whim sucking fingers in a restaurant. Really? REALLY? Very frelling few teens do that and I was skeeved while reading that.
Josh's work with Feodor's dream theory has terrifying repercussions. This was especially true as the dangers of dream walking came out...along with just how truly evil Peregrine is.
Whim's behavior and writings made me very worried.
Will's temptations made me fret.
It was a stressful book
The neat thing was learning more about the politics of the Dream Walkers and dream theory in general. It's a bit confusing but I still found it fascinating.
The teens head into Death to get Feodor to help. There are rules in Death, but one of them is that they can't take their shoes off. All the other rules make sense, but that one didn't. WHY?!?! Alloway, please explain.
The end is intense and a bit depressing.
I wavered between 3 and 4 stars the entire book. It was not as good as the first one, but did get better towards the end. I don't feel it warrants 4 stars.
A strange girl named Mirren comes out of Dream with Josh and Will. She happens to be a long-lost princess in a pocket world.
Josh is still plagued by dreams and memories from Feodor. She keeps this from Will - as he keeps the depths of his obsession against the man from her - along with the fact that Feodor's power and memories are in her. She becomes power hungry and I begin to not like her.
The amount of secrets each person keeps from the others is nauseating and made me very worried about the outcome. I was glad when it all came out, even if the final results weren't the best.
Mirren and Haley fall for each other too fast. It makes sense given Haley's abilities but it made me uncomfortable. So did Deloise and Whim sucking fingers in a restaurant. Really? REALLY? Very frelling few teens do that and I was skeeved while reading that.
Josh's work with Feodor's dream theory has terrifying repercussions. This was especially true as the dangers of dream walking came out...along with just how truly evil Peregrine is.
Whim's behavior and writings made me very worried.
Will's temptations made me fret.
It was a stressful book
The neat thing was learning more about the politics of the Dream Walkers and dream theory in general. It's a bit confusing but I still found it fascinating.
The teens head into Death to get Feodor to help. There are rules in Death, but one of them is that they can't take their shoes off. All the other rules make sense, but that one didn't. WHY?!?! Alloway, please explain.
The end is intense and a bit depressing.
May 3, 2016
The second installment of the Dreamfire series, Dream fever continues the story of Josh and her friends, family and enemies. After defeating Feodor, a crazy scientist gone very bad, Josh and Will are hurt deeper then any flesh wound. As new dangers arise and a new hero appears, Josh and Will being to fall into themselves and their pain.
I loved the first novel in the series, Dreamfire, which leads me to be very surprised how much I disliked Dreamfever. It was hard to read with a lot of boring inner dialogue that did not effectively move the plot along. I found I could not reconnect with any of the characters in this book, which saddens me because of how much I loved them in the previous novel. They had lost some of the depth that made them interesting in the first place, and with the new character randomly thrown in, I felt very disconnected from the story. Plot wise, everything was slow and unsatisfying. I really could not get into the novel no matter how hard I tried. I definitely do not recommend this novel. I give Dreamfever the rating TWO OUT OF FIVE STARS!!!
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February 18, 2016
The full review is available on The Basic Bookworm
Dreamfever by Kit Alloway is a young adult novel that consists of genres including fantasy, romance and mystery. I LOVED THIS BOOK! It picked up where Dreamfire concluded, and I wasn’t disappointed!
In comparison to Dreamfire, there was diversity among the characters. Each personality was different, which made the plot more realistic and interesting. Also, the secondary characters made a bigger appearance in this book, which I am grateful for.
The only thing that I found to be irritating (aside from Will’s attitude) was the concept of science. Mentioning negative ion generators, copper cages and transmitters just left me confused. This is coming from someone who despises maths and the majority of science. The science left me confused and I couldn’t wait to get past it and back to the rest of the book.
My favourite parts of this book include the second prologue and the drama following Will and Whim’s night with the Veil dust. I really liked the second prologue, as it was intense. It was similar to Dreamfire’s epilogue, where Josh was seduced by Feodor. In this prologue, the kiss that they shared was so wrong, but so right. I don’t know why, but there’s just something about a hero or heroine falling for the villain.
Dreamfever by Kit Alloway is a young adult novel that consists of genres including fantasy, romance and mystery. I LOVED THIS BOOK! It picked up where Dreamfire concluded, and I wasn’t disappointed!
In comparison to Dreamfire, there was diversity among the characters. Each personality was different, which made the plot more realistic and interesting. Also, the secondary characters made a bigger appearance in this book, which I am grateful for.
The only thing that I found to be irritating (aside from Will’s attitude) was the concept of science. Mentioning negative ion generators, copper cages and transmitters just left me confused. This is coming from someone who despises maths and the majority of science. The science left me confused and I couldn’t wait to get past it and back to the rest of the book.
My favourite parts of this book include the second prologue and the drama following Will and Whim’s night with the Veil dust. I really liked the second prologue, as it was intense. It was similar to Dreamfire’s epilogue, where Josh was seduced by Feodor. In this prologue, the kiss that they shared was so wrong, but so right. I don’t know why, but there’s just something about a hero or heroine falling for the villain.
August 15, 2016
Much improved from the previous book. I found Josh and her struggle with power lust a much more intriguing internal conflict, and Will felt much more human as he dealt with more self issues rather than playing therapist for everyone else. The plot also felt like it have a more engaging pace, the villains plans were less comically evil and more believably dictatorial. While I thought I would be disgusted with the implementation of a lost princess, Mirren was a delightful character. Her sense of duty was admirable, but she still felt like a very real person as she walked towards what she thought would be her end with her fears about what demise she might bring upon herself in order to do what she felt was right.
My only major grievance is that while Josh's grandfather makes for a good villain, he's also a very predictable one. This isn't bad in and of itself, but it was rather frustrating that you could know from the moment he opposes Mirren's bid for power that he was going to use dream staging against her. Because he's evil, and because supports staging. Despite that, none of the characters ever guessed it until someone realizes what he's up to not from simple logical deduction, but by having a hallucination that they chose to believe in. A predictable villain is good and fine, but a villain who the heroes have trouble figuring out needs to not be predictable. Otherwise your cast just looks stupid.
My only major grievance is that while Josh's grandfather makes for a good villain, he's also a very predictable one. This isn't bad in and of itself, but it was rather frustrating that you could know from the moment he opposes Mirren's bid for power that he was going to use dream staging against her. Because he's evil, and because supports staging. Despite that, none of the characters ever guessed it until someone realizes what he's up to not from simple logical deduction, but by having a hallucination that they chose to believe in. A predictable villain is good and fine, but a villain who the heroes have trouble figuring out needs to not be predictable. Otherwise your cast just looks stupid.
February 9, 2017
4.25 stars.
Honestly, I'm quite impressed with this series. I always have a soft spot for stories that tackle things like psychological traumas and background so Dreamfire and now its sequel have really handled the topics well and realistically.
Like most sequels, this book is mainly a "reaction" book to the first. However, it retains its sense of world-building without becoming boring, it continues developing characters without becoming dense, and the plot gets deeper and deeper while building on the previous story. I liked the introduction of new characters (and a new romance), the plot tie-ins and twists, and most especially, how the characters each individually reacted differently to situations.
The ending is going to kill me.
Honestly, I'm quite impressed with this series. I always have a soft spot for stories that tackle things like psychological traumas and background so Dreamfire and now its sequel have really handled the topics well and realistically.
Like most sequels, this book is mainly a "reaction" book to the first. However, it retains its sense of world-building without becoming boring, it continues developing characters without becoming dense, and the plot gets deeper and deeper while building on the previous story. I liked the introduction of new characters (and a new romance), the plot tie-ins and twists, and most especially, how the characters each individually reacted differently to situations.
The ending is going to kill me.
January 20, 2016
First of all I want to say thank you to Kit Alloway for writing this amazing series, second to Goodreads for letting me have a chance to read this sequel (via Giveaways) at to Griffin Books.
I had a chance to read Dreamfire when it came out last year though Giveaways as well and I was thrilled to be able to review Dreamfever (I was planning to buy it when it had come out, Dreamfire was one of my favorite books from last year).
This is an excellent sequel. I never thought I'd love a series that deals with physics, light theory and quantum mechanics so much. We find Josh reeling in the aftermath of Feodor's terror from the last book. Dealing with her realization that she is more than likely the True Dream Walker.
Everyone is injured, physically and mentally, Josh is being literally haunted in her dreams, Windsor is souless in a coma, Peregrine is still grappling for control and power (the evil bastard). We meet a lost princess. Enter death. Will and Josh are at odds with each other. Secrets. Guilt. Power.
And who could forget Feodor. He just doesn't seem to actually ever go away, even in death he still permeates everything and everyone whispering in everyone's minds and ears.
It was a great sequel! Can't wait for the next chapter. I highly recommend if you read Dreamfire to pick Dreamfever up as well!
I had a chance to read Dreamfire when it came out last year though Giveaways as well and I was thrilled to be able to review Dreamfever (I was planning to buy it when it had come out, Dreamfire was one of my favorite books from last year).
This is an excellent sequel. I never thought I'd love a series that deals with physics, light theory and quantum mechanics so much. We find Josh reeling in the aftermath of Feodor's terror from the last book. Dealing with her realization that she is more than likely the True Dream Walker.
Everyone is injured, physically and mentally, Josh is being literally haunted in her dreams, Windsor is souless in a coma, Peregrine is still grappling for control and power (the evil bastard). We meet a lost princess. Enter death. Will and Josh are at odds with each other. Secrets. Guilt. Power.
And who could forget Feodor. He just doesn't seem to actually ever go away, even in death he still permeates everything and everyone whispering in everyone's minds and ears.
It was a great sequel! Can't wait for the next chapter. I highly recommend if you read Dreamfire to pick Dreamfever up as well!
March 31, 2016
I got so excited to get my hands on this book! I got the first book as a surprise and loved it. Once I dived into this book, it was like I never left. The characters, the details, everything I loved in the first book was there.
Only this time, Joshlyn is still having a hard time. Being a Dream Walker is not going the way she planned. She doesn't like her special gift, but it will come in handy. The bad thing is those nightmares. She just started to have them and its so bad that she can't tell Will.
Things are really just complicated, but Joshlyn has always been strong. So when the radicals come to take power and control the dream, she figures out a plan to piece her life back together. And comes up with ways to prevent anyone but them having control of the dream. Thats just how great she is. Easy? Nope, there are bumps, but she has great people by her.
There were many shocking moments in this book. Certain things I didn't expect and certain moments had me extremely hooked at the edge of my seat. I couldn't believe how much I loved this book and how it just got better and better! I can't wait for the next one!
Only this time, Joshlyn is still having a hard time. Being a Dream Walker is not going the way she planned. She doesn't like her special gift, but it will come in handy. The bad thing is those nightmares. She just started to have them and its so bad that she can't tell Will.
Things are really just complicated, but Joshlyn has always been strong. So when the radicals come to take power and control the dream, she figures out a plan to piece her life back together. And comes up with ways to prevent anyone but them having control of the dream. Thats just how great she is. Easy? Nope, there are bumps, but she has great people by her.
There were many shocking moments in this book. Certain things I didn't expect and certain moments had me extremely hooked at the edge of my seat. I couldn't believe how much I loved this book and how it just got better and better! I can't wait for the next one!
February 25, 2016
I received a free copy of this book from Goodreads first reads. Wow! This books was incredible! It was full of action and suspense and I could not put this book down! Dreamfever was a great second book to Dreamfire. I absolutely loved the first one and now after reading the second book, I have become even more eager to see how this series unfolds. The whole idea of this book is so unique and completely fascinating. Who would ever have thought of a secret group of people who fight off nightmares and have their own government? This idea is so original and I absolutely love it. The second book starts off a couple of months after the events of Dreamfire unfold. Josh and Will are still recovering mentally from their encounter with Feoder and you see their relationship struggle as a result of that. Also, we have a new character in this book and her role is extremely interesting and adds a little twist and problems as a result of her identity. Overall, if you loved the first book, then you need to read the second book because it is absolutely addicting!
April 19, 2017
I received the ARC copy through goodreads giveaway. In usual teen novels the characters go through a trying time clinging to their loved ones, some drama and maybe a steamy scene. This book defies all standards! I loved how raw it was no matter how much it irked me how it ended. I loved how this sequel showed their issues, that they are not perfect and they were struggling. One with worries of addiction/turning into their parents, the want of power, someone just wanting to be free, and one cheating on someone they love.
This doesn't end the way you want. Literally every love connection built in the beginning of this series ended at the end. Well except for the mysterious Sam and Winsor. Although great job of making me hate will! I used to really like home but bad boy hard life story feodor has made me want to get to know him. I'm up in the air with this novel. Yes I love it, but they showed so many realistic human emotions it's scary. I admit I want a happy ending to a story! I mean Josh pretty much deserves it after Ian and NOW Will! Hopefully the next novel will pick things up.
This doesn't end the way you want. Literally every love connection built in the beginning of this series ended at the end. Well except for the mysterious Sam and Winsor. Although great job of making me hate will! I used to really like home but bad boy hard life story feodor has made me want to get to know him. I'm up in the air with this novel. Yes I love it, but they showed so many realistic human emotions it's scary. I admit I want a happy ending to a story! I mean Josh pretty much deserves it after Ian and NOW Will! Hopefully the next novel will pick things up.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 1, 2016
I won this book from a giveaway. I was surprised to get a book that was actually an ARC. In exchange of a giveaway book, I will give a honest review.
I had a hard time getting started on this book because it is second book in the series. I didn't read the first book in this series. As I was able to figure out what was going on, it became quite easy book to read. It was so well written and I could not put the book down! The first book is definitely on my list to read!
This book is a second book in the series. It is a story about Josh trying to balance between her nightmares and reality. She also gotten herself in a mess when she actually created some items that threw off the Dream. Mess after mess and she had to fix her mess. She later discovered that she is actually True Dream Walker.
I had a hard time getting started on this book because it is second book in the series. I didn't read the first book in this series. As I was able to figure out what was going on, it became quite easy book to read. It was so well written and I could not put the book down! The first book is definitely on my list to read!
This book is a second book in the series. It is a story about Josh trying to balance between her nightmares and reality. She also gotten herself in a mess when she actually created some items that threw off the Dream. Mess after mess and she had to fix her mess. She later discovered that she is actually True Dream Walker.
February 14, 2016
This book is an amazing, excellent, and ( insert every possible adjective meaning good you can possibly think of) sequel to an equally astounding debut. On the downside, I did not know this was a sequel when I requested it so I had to do some serious catching up. I actually even started this without knowing it was a sequel, and when I found myself completely and utterly lost I realized what I had done and had to go back and find book one.
But I digress, it was amazing despite my own mess up - as it were. Not only is this book full of surprising, in-your-face plot twists - it is also full of amazing mythology/lore, beautifully complex characters, and awe-inspiring writing. All in all, this book is one hell of a read and I am honored to recommend it.
But I digress, it was amazing despite my own mess up - as it were. Not only is this book full of surprising, in-your-face plot twists - it is also full of amazing mythology/lore, beautifully complex characters, and awe-inspiring writing. All in all, this book is one hell of a read and I am honored to recommend it.
April 27, 2016
This book was intriguing. I can’t say that I liked the book but there is something that draws you in and keeps you interested. Dreamfever is the second book in the Dreamfire series. I recommend that you read Dreamfire first only because I was lost a good portion of the book trying to figure out what is happening. I did enjoy reading about some of the characters but most of the time I was frustrated with their thought process and wished I could slap them in the face to wake them up. This book was given to me through goodreads giveaway in exchange for a honest review.
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February 25, 2016
My husband received this book from a giveaway and gave it to me.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Watching Josh, Whim, Will, and the others continue on the fight for the good of the Dream Walkers community as a new person enters into the field, Princess Mirren. With her comes a lot of political strife and turmoil. Plus, Peregrine keeps trying to take over anything that he can. Add in recurring nightmares that Josh is having of Feodor, and you get an excellent story line. This one is more sad as compared to the first book, but it was a very great read. I had a hard time putting it down. Since it ended with a lot of people's lives in uncertain ways, I'm sure that Kit Alloway is planning on writing at least one more book, that I eagerly anticipate.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Watching Josh, Whim, Will, and the others continue on the fight for the good of the Dream Walkers community as a new person enters into the field, Princess Mirren. With her comes a lot of political strife and turmoil. Plus, Peregrine keeps trying to take over anything that he can. Add in recurring nightmares that Josh is having of Feodor, and you get an excellent story line. This one is more sad as compared to the first book, but it was a very great read. I had a hard time putting it down. Since it ended with a lot of people's lives in uncertain ways, I'm sure that Kit Alloway is planning on writing at least one more book, that I eagerly anticipate.
March 12, 2016
Unpredictable!
That's my Big complement for this sequel. Things never took the path I predicted or even wanted half the time. But, it kept me constantly flipping pages wanting to know how things were resolved. The book doesn't by any means end of a cliffhanger, but there is a situation left unresolved that leaves you yearning for the next book.
There's lots of fun and excitement, terror and dread, and of course some romance. But, it doesn't come in the package you'll expect it to. I was soooo disappointed in the heroes of this story, but there's another couple that comes together and steps up in a big way. This book makes for an exciting read!
*I received a copy via St. Martin's Press in exchange for an honest review.*
That's my Big complement for this sequel. Things never took the path I predicted or even wanted half the time. But, it kept me constantly flipping pages wanting to know how things were resolved. The book doesn't by any means end of a cliffhanger, but there is a situation left unresolved that leaves you yearning for the next book.
There's lots of fun and excitement, terror and dread, and of course some romance. But, it doesn't come in the package you'll expect it to. I was soooo disappointed in the heroes of this story, but there's another couple that comes together and steps up in a big way. This book makes for an exciting read!
*I received a copy via St. Martin's Press in exchange for an honest review.*
May 25, 2016
I have to say I wasn't too impressed with the heroine. I got tired of her making so many mistakes and her character was so wishy washy. Will was also unimpressive. He wasn't supportive enough of Josh and he just lacking overall as a love interest. The plot was rather boring for me and I actually found myself not caring towards the end. The story was just too unreal that I had to make myself finish it. I appreciated the opportunity to try this series thanks to the Goodreads First Reads program but in all honesty it was not interesting enough for me to want to read the rest of the series.
April 19, 2016
I received this book in a goodreads giveaway in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoyed this book. While note quite as intriguing as the first book in this series, I still found it of stellar quality. It was well written and easy to read. The concept, while complex, was still able to wrap my mind around. I just didn't feel as submersed in the struggles between Will and Josh as much as I did their initial learnings of each other.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 15, 2016
The second in the series. Still held the story line very well. The idea of dreams, changing them, and using them as a way to influence people is wonderful. Takes subliminal messaging to a whole new step. Sad to see the queen was not reinstated, but that would have been too easy. This leaves it open for a whole new book. It is also nice to see the "quiet and unique" ones have such a big impact on a story's outcome.
February 19, 2016
I don't know what to say about this book that would not be either rehashing the blurb or giving out spoilers. It was a great story, perhaps better than the first in the series. These characters get deeper and stronger. The new character adds a layer that was unexpected for me and I love her. Joss' struggle to differentiate between herself and the new knowledge she has acquired is brilliantly handled. I await the next in the series.
March 3, 2016
I won this book on the goodreads giveaway. I believe that this book is even better than the first. I didn't want to put the book down.
The set of characters are teenagers who do make some serious errors in judgement. However, those mistakes are exactly the mistakes that a teenager would make who just survived the traumatic events from the first book. You'll need to read the first book in order to understand the characters' motivations.
The set of characters are teenagers who do make some serious errors in judgement. However, those mistakes are exactly the mistakes that a teenager would make who just survived the traumatic events from the first book. You'll need to read the first book in order to understand the characters' motivations.
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