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The Oneiroi War #1
The Moonflower
Getting into a Parisian art school was a dream come true for Ariana, but night terrors are disrupting her sleep, making it nearly impossible to complete her coursework, and now she faces expulsion.
When a mysterious woman gives her a pendant, promising it will solve her problems, Ariana is desperate enough to try it. Instead of sweet dreams, it transports her to the Demos Oneiroi - the dream world of the ancient Greek gods - and thrusts her amidst a war between the gods. Now Ariana must choose to let the gods fight amongst themselves, or risk everything to keep their feud from spilling into the real world.
When a mysterious woman gives her a pendant, promising it will solve her problems, Ariana is desperate enough to try it. Instead of sweet dreams, it transports her to the Demos Oneiroi - the dream world of the ancient Greek gods - and thrusts her amidst a war between the gods. Now Ariana must choose to let the gods fight amongst themselves, or risk everything to keep their feud from spilling into the real world.
- GenresFantasy
240 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 4, 2017
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June 14, 2020
This was an OK book. I liked how realistic the dream world seemed. The descriptions were very good. Arianna was a good character. I wonder what will happen now that Morpheus is in the human world. Rating five out of 10.
April 12, 2020
Very enjoyable misadventure.
The book takes a little time to get started but this correctly sets the scene and gives us some insights into the main character.
The only let down for me was maybe the authors vision of the main characters nightmares were maybe a little typical. Given the creativity and imagination through the rest of the book, this is not a fact which hit me until the end.
Whilst I found the story to be a great read, and almost completed the book in two sittings, I found that the characters all had clearly defined roles. So much so you felt you knew them, (and their type), from first introduction. This is not a bad thing and leaves more time for story, but only the main character really grows. The arrogance of the main villain was also a little too familiar, but then he is supposed to be a god.
Having spotted the final twist, I do not see this as a detractor, only a confirmation that the correct hints were dropped and the writers vision was clearly laid out.
The writing style was slick and descriptive, and the pace reflected the situation closely. At times being gentle and relaxing, at other times quick and punchy.
All in all a great read, I only wish the character of Zosime had been explored a little more and had been allowed to flee her obvious muscles, a little more...
The book takes a little time to get started but this correctly sets the scene and gives us some insights into the main character.
The only let down for me was maybe the authors vision of the main characters nightmares were maybe a little typical. Given the creativity and imagination through the rest of the book, this is not a fact which hit me until the end.
Whilst I found the story to be a great read, and almost completed the book in two sittings, I found that the characters all had clearly defined roles. So much so you felt you knew them, (and their type), from first introduction. This is not a bad thing and leaves more time for story, but only the main character really grows. The arrogance of the main villain was also a little too familiar, but then he is supposed to be a god.
Having spotted the final twist, I do not see this as a detractor, only a confirmation that the correct hints were dropped and the writers vision was clearly laid out.
The writing style was slick and descriptive, and the pace reflected the situation closely. At times being gentle and relaxing, at other times quick and punchy.
All in all a great read, I only wish the character of Zosime had been explored a little more and had been allowed to flee her obvious muscles, a little more...
January 14, 2020
This kept me reading late for many reasons
The visuals in this world are a place beyond fantastic. While the dream world allows more flexibility I can still see so much of the real too. I did get distracted from the art along the way but it comes back to that in the end and resonates well.
In some ways it feels a slice of life because I couldn't quite connect why these worlds came together until the end, but some of that uncertainty plus trying to phathom the antagonists intentions kept me reading.
Oh, and I didn't want to dream the spiders.
The visuals in this world are a place beyond fantastic. While the dream world allows more flexibility I can still see so much of the real too. I did get distracted from the art along the way but it comes back to that in the end and resonates well.
In some ways it feels a slice of life because I couldn't quite connect why these worlds came together until the end, but some of that uncertainty plus trying to phathom the antagonists intentions kept me reading.
Oh, and I didn't want to dream the spiders.
April 5, 2019
The idea is interesting, and I did eventually like the characters, but the story took a while to get going, and then when it did, the action scenes were often confusing.
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