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Dea esconde un gran secreto: puede viajar y adentrarse en los sueños de la gente. Pero en el mundo de los sueños existen tres reglas: 1. No debes interferir. 2. No puedes entrar más de una vez en los sueños de la misma persona. 3. Nunca, jamás, debes dejarte ver. Si no las cumples, los monstruos irán a por ti. Dea siempre ha respetado estas normas. Hasta que aparece Connor, un enigmático chico por el que está dispuesta a saltarse todas las reglas. Pero desobedecer tiene sus consecuencias. Aunque lo hagas por amor.
336 pages, Paperback
First published September 22, 2015
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Robert L. Anderson
1 book126 followersRobert L. Anderson grew up in Brooklyn and graduated college in 2004 with a degree in philosophy. Since then, he has lived in five states and twelve countries, and on three continents. Dreamland is his first novel. He is represented by literary agent Stephen Barbara.
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October 4, 2014
This is my book!
September 29, 2015
(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to HarperCollins and Edelweiss.)
“That was life: one big chain reaction, a series of sparks and explosions.
Always explosions.”
This was an interesting YA paranormal/fantasy story about a girl who could visit other people’s dreams.
Poor Dea had a really rough time in this book, the way she was so confused over what was happening, and what was going on with her mother was really difficult for her, and to be in the situation that she was in was really sad.
The storyline in this started off quite slow but morphed as the book went along, and the fantasy aspect was much stronger towards the end of the story. We did get a bit of travelling to a different world towards the end of the book even, and I liked the whole murder-mystery aspect of the storyline as well.
There was a little bit of romance in this, but not a lot, and other than a kiss this was a clean read.
The ending to this was pretty good, and we did get an ending, whilst there was still room for a sequel at some point. I’d be interested to find out what happens next if a sequel was in the works!
7 out of 10
“That was life: one big chain reaction, a series of sparks and explosions.
Always explosions.”
This was an interesting YA paranormal/fantasy story about a girl who could visit other people’s dreams.
Poor Dea had a really rough time in this book, the way she was so confused over what was happening, and what was going on with her mother was really difficult for her, and to be in the situation that she was in was really sad.
The storyline in this started off quite slow but morphed as the book went along, and the fantasy aspect was much stronger towards the end of the story. We did get a bit of travelling to a different world towards the end of the book even, and I liked the whole murder-mystery aspect of the storyline as well.
There was a little bit of romance in this, but not a lot, and other than a kiss this was a clean read.
The ending to this was pretty good, and we did get an ending, whilst there was still room for a sequel at some point. I’d be interested to find out what happens next if a sequel was in the works!
7 out of 10
February 7, 2017
Dreamland is a refreshing debut book from Robert L. Anderson. The heroine is a 17 years old fatherless girl who can hack into someone else's dreams and 'walk' them. Her mother, who can also 'walk' dreams is the only one who knows the secret. The mother informs her daughter from very early on that there are a few rules about dream-walking and the pair is always on the move to escape some unknown 'monsters'.
Now, mother and daughter are temporarily living in a small town, the heroine manages to make one friend whilst other kids think she is a freak. Then a new boy comes into town, surprisingly he is nice to the heroine and then, the heroine starts breaking rules to walk the boy's dreams. All of a sudden, her mother disappears and the 'monsters' start showing up to hunt the girl down. Plus, the new boy might not be as sunny and ordinary as he first appears to be.
The idea of dream walkers in the story is a refreshing one, and the author excised this idea well, the tension is well set, the description of the dreamland and the heroine's daily life in the small town is also solidly written. I also like how the action and the mystery starting to speed up once the heroine's mother went missing. However, I found the answer to the heroine's origin and the mystery of to be a bit weak. I mean
Now, mother and daughter are temporarily living in a small town, the heroine manages to make one friend whilst other kids think she is a freak. Then a new boy comes into town, surprisingly he is nice to the heroine and then, the heroine starts breaking rules to walk the boy's dreams. All of a sudden, her mother disappears and the 'monsters' start showing up to hunt the girl down. Plus, the new boy might not be as sunny and ordinary as he first appears to be.
The idea of dream walkers in the story is a refreshing one, and the author excised this idea well, the tension is well set, the description of the dreamland and the heroine's daily life in the small town is also solidly written. I also like how the action and the mystery starting to speed up once the heroine's mother went missing. However, I found the answer to the heroine's origin and the mystery of to be a bit weak. I mean
May 22, 2017
This kinda disappointed me. I was expecting...To be honest I don't know what I was expecting, but it definitely wasn't this - especially because the synopsis says MS fans would love it and...I am a huge MS fan, but didn't love it. At all-.
The writing was nice, though.
{might reread it}
The writing was nice, though.
{might reread it}
September 22, 2015
Anderson's debut novel Dreamland is an imaginative read that after only a few short chapters piqued my interest and quickly made me want to know more about Dea and what she could do as well as the dream world itself.
This turned out to be more than just a fantasy read. In fact it is woven with mystery after mystery and even became a bit creepy as Dea became more and more immersed in the dream world and all that entailed with the monsters, men, and other beings that inhabited it.
The heart of the story was in the dream world itself. In Dea's abilities and what they all meant. And while some things were explained, not everything was. I do wish the author would have spent a bit more time fleshing out the fascinating world and what it all meant, especially with the twist towards the end, but overall, this was a fun and interesting story that was perfect to read over a weekend or in a few hours in between books for something fresh and different.
The ending was a bit abrupt but I am guessing that is because this will be part of a series, considering all that was left undone and unsaid, at least, I certainly hope so.
*An ARC Copy of this was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*
This turned out to be more than just a fantasy read. In fact it is woven with mystery after mystery and even became a bit creepy as Dea became more and more immersed in the dream world and all that entailed with the monsters, men, and other beings that inhabited it.
The heart of the story was in the dream world itself. In Dea's abilities and what they all meant. And while some things were explained, not everything was. I do wish the author would have spent a bit more time fleshing out the fascinating world and what it all meant, especially with the twist towards the end, but overall, this was a fun and interesting story that was perfect to read over a weekend or in a few hours in between books for something fresh and different.
The ending was a bit abrupt but I am guessing that is because this will be part of a series, considering all that was left undone and unsaid, at least, I certainly hope so.
*An ARC Copy of this was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*
April 3, 2016
I very much enjoyed the concept of Dreamland - and for the most part it was a sound, enjoyable and engaging read, probably my favourite thing about it was the imagery - the dreamscape Robert L Anderson creates is clever and atmospheric, the portions of the tale where Dea is walking dreams had a great depth to them, occasionally very shiver inducing.
The plotting is intriguing, a "girl meets boy" fairly standard tale with a twist, as Dea breaks all the dreamwalking rules and creates rifts it was very fascinating and pretty addictive. For me though it fell down towards the end, the resolution if you like didnt really appeal to me, not because it was badly thought out but it felt like there should be a lot more to know. I was left with a feeling it was incomplete - if this was/is the start of a series it would work much better, but this is unclear. If this is a standalone, for this reader it did not satisfy as a complete story.
Having said that, the writing is excellent, there are some little twists of fate in there that are very clever, characterisation is great, loved Dea and the rest - plus there is a mystery layer thrown in that worked within the wider dream theme very well.
A good read. I kind of hope that there will be more. If there is I will be reading it.
The plotting is intriguing, a "girl meets boy" fairly standard tale with a twist, as Dea breaks all the dreamwalking rules and creates rifts it was very fascinating and pretty addictive. For me though it fell down towards the end, the resolution if you like didnt really appeal to me, not because it was badly thought out but it felt like there should be a lot more to know. I was left with a feeling it was incomplete - if this was/is the start of a series it would work much better, but this is unclear. If this is a standalone, for this reader it did not satisfy as a complete story.
Having said that, the writing is excellent, there are some little twists of fate in there that are very clever, characterisation is great, loved Dea and the rest - plus there is a mystery layer thrown in that worked within the wider dream theme very well.
A good read. I kind of hope that there will be more. If there is I will be reading it.
November 2, 2016
2.5 stars
This book sounded so interesting to me when I read the synopsis. The world was very intriguing, but there were so many other things about this book that I did not like :/ I didn't really like the characters they were just"okay". I did like Toby the cat though lol :p
I went into this book blind, without knowing what to expect and boy it sure was creepy at times. The mystery aspect of this book is what kept me interested. Other than that, I just really did not enjoy it. The author made fun of Christians in this book, which may not bother some people, but it just made me dislike this book even more :/ There are several other things that I did not like, but it would take a while to list them all. So I really cannot tell you if you would like this book, but personally, I would not recommend this to anyone I know..
This book sounded so interesting to me when I read the synopsis. The world was very intriguing, but there were so many other things about this book that I did not like :/ I didn't really like the characters they were just"okay". I did like Toby the cat though lol :p
I went into this book blind, without knowing what to expect and boy it sure was creepy at times. The mystery aspect of this book is what kept me interested. Other than that, I just really did not enjoy it. The author made fun of Christians in this book, which may not bother some people, but it just made me dislike this book even more :/ There are several other things that I did not like, but it would take a while to list them all. So I really cannot tell you if you would like this book, but personally, I would not recommend this to anyone I know..
September 21, 2015
Read the entire review at Such a Novel Idea!
I received a copy of this book via the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion in any way.
Wow wow WOW! That seriously took my breath away and the end gave me simultaneous goosebumps and prickly tears. To assert such a physical reaction is why this book is truly deserving of the elusive 5 star rating.
I love the 'parts' of this book because they were timed out so well and gave the reader exactly what they needed in the story. There was a topsy-turvy ethereal quality to the book that just made you feel like you were exploring your own dream land.
Rarely does a book leave me wondering how things will end, but at 95%, I still had no idea. And I don't think I could have predicted a better ending (because I was seriously trying to).
Full review closer to release date, but in the meantime, this is going on my favorites of 2015 list!
I received a copy of this book via the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion in any way.
Wow wow WOW! That seriously took my breath away and the end gave me simultaneous goosebumps and prickly tears. To assert such a physical reaction is why this book is truly deserving of the elusive 5 star rating.
I love the 'parts' of this book because they were timed out so well and gave the reader exactly what they needed in the story. There was a topsy-turvy ethereal quality to the book that just made you feel like you were exploring your own dream land.
Rarely does a book leave me wondering how things will end, but at 95%, I still had no idea. And I don't think I could have predicted a better ending (because I was seriously trying to).
Full review closer to release date, but in the meantime, this is going on my favorites of 2015 list!
November 29, 2016
Me ha gustado muchísimo. Tratando el tema de los sueños y mundos distintos, tenía muchas ganas de leerlo y me ha encantado. Es un tema que me atrae desde hace mucho pero nunca encontraba libros así. Misteriosos. Con giros sorprendentes y este lo ha sido. Los personajes me gustaron mucho y en general, también la trama. Quizás me hubiera faltado un capítulo más para saber lo que pasa a conmutación pero aún así es un buen final.
November 10, 2016
После прочтения осталось ощущение, что я действительно побывала во сне, погружение удалось. Мне очень часто и много снится разных сновидений, и эта тематика всегда меня манит.
"Страна снов" - необычная, причудливая и интересная история, написанная приятным образным языком. То, как прописаны сны, действительно позволяет ощутить все буквально на себе, и это хочется особенно отметить. Еще понравилось, что при всей фантастичности все происходящее ощущалось очень реалистично. То есть, мне не казалось, что это выдумка и так не бывает.
Что касается концовки, то я в легком смятении: ожидала другого развития, но при этом понимаю, что по-другому-то, наверно, было и нельзя.
Конечно, Роберт Андерсон, будучи мужчиной, местами немного наивно изобразил то, что чувствует влюбленная девушка, но я списала на то, что это его первый роман. Нельзя отрицать, что у него действительно хороший потенциал. Мне понравилась идея, которую он пытался донести и выразил в цитате Джона Леннона: "Сон, который снится одному, - это сон. Сон, который снится двоим, - это реальность". И порой эта грань между сном и реальностью настолько тонка.
Моя оценка: 4,5.
"Страна снов" - необычная, причудливая и интересная история, написанная приятным образным языком. То, как прописаны сны, действительно позволяет ощутить все буквально на себе, и это хочется особенно отметить. Еще понравилось, что при всей фантастичности все происходящее ощущалось очень реалистично. То есть, мне не казалось, что это выдумка и так не бывает.
Что касается концовки, то я в легком смятении: ожидала другого развития, но при этом понимаю, что по-другому-то, наверно, было и нельзя.
Конечно, Роберт Андерсон, будучи мужчиной, местами немного наивно изобразил то, что чувствует влюбленная девушка, но я списала на то, что это его первый роман. Нельзя отрицать, что у него действительно хороший потенциал. Мне понравилась идея, которую он пытался донести и выразил в цитате Джона Леннона: "Сон, который снится одному, - это сон. Сон, который снится двоим, - это реальность". И порой эта грань между сном и реальностью настолько тонка.
Моя оценка: 4,5.
January 15, 2018
Author: Robert L Anderson
Published: 24/09/2015
I received this book for free through GoodReads FirstReads competitions.
This book features the fascinating Odea Donahue who has been able to travel through people's dream since she was just 6 years old. She follows her mothers rules about walking in dreams until there is a new boy Connor in town. She opens up to him and begins to wonder whether she should tell him about walking through dreams. Then for the first time Odea breaks the rules and suddenly the boundary between the dreamland and the real world, she finds herself not sure of what is real and what is dream.
This is the first book that I have read by this author and I was absolutely completely addicted to the novel, I just couldn't put it down. The way that the author uses the words he has carefully picked opens up the readers mind and makes the images vivid, almost like it is happen too you. The descriptions he uses for Odea make her seem extremely realistic and like you are reading a biography, even though the thought of walking through dreams seems far-fetched it feels like that it could be real.
This is a unique book, I have never read a book like this before but I would definitely read more like this and read more by this author. There are some rather chilling moments, which made me grip onto the pages and not let it go. I can tell this is a book that I will read many times and pass on to people so they can also enjoy it. I truly loved this book and I am so happy that I got to read this novel.
Published: 24/09/2015
I received this book for free through GoodReads FirstReads competitions.
This book features the fascinating Odea Donahue who has been able to travel through people's dream since she was just 6 years old. She follows her mothers rules about walking in dreams until there is a new boy Connor in town. She opens up to him and begins to wonder whether she should tell him about walking through dreams. Then for the first time Odea breaks the rules and suddenly the boundary between the dreamland and the real world, she finds herself not sure of what is real and what is dream.
This is the first book that I have read by this author and I was absolutely completely addicted to the novel, I just couldn't put it down. The way that the author uses the words he has carefully picked opens up the readers mind and makes the images vivid, almost like it is happen too you. The descriptions he uses for Odea make her seem extremely realistic and like you are reading a biography, even though the thought of walking through dreams seems far-fetched it feels like that it could be real.
This is a unique book, I have never read a book like this before but I would definitely read more like this and read more by this author. There are some rather chilling moments, which made me grip onto the pages and not let it go. I can tell this is a book that I will read many times and pass on to people so they can also enjoy it. I truly loved this book and I am so happy that I got to read this novel.
May 14, 2020
Ha sido un libro muy adictivo, desde el comienzo me he sumergido en la historia. El comienzo parece un libro normal juvenil, pero pronto la protagonista nos mete en el mundo de los sueños. Es un mundo increíble, nunca había leído nada así y me ha encantado, si es que solo me ha durado dos días, solo quería leer. El problema es que no sé si es mi edición, pero tiene muchas erratas, faltan palabras y hay frases que no me cuadran, es una pena, puede que sea solo mi edición de prensa.
Muy pronto reseña.
Muy pronto reseña.
March 28, 2020
Dreamland never quite manages to live up to its awesome premise. I enjoyed the style of the dream sequences and just how imaginative the author's writing style is. Unfortunately, I didn't particularly care one way or the other about the cast - about Dea or Connor - so the stakes and the romance never quite hit with me. Also I just want to say that I have been to one of the largest corn mazes several times here in Ohio. It's 8 acres and it's tricky. Only seasoned corn maze runners should attempt it without a rescue flag.
May 2, 2024
Dystopia 😵💫Such a crazy read!!!!!
February 26, 2019
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3.5/5 Stars
Odea has always followed the 3 rules of dream walking: Never interfere with someones dream, never be seen and never walk the same person's dream twice or the monsters will find you. Dea and her mother, Miraiam, constantly move from town to town to escape the monsters. Then she meets a boy named Connor and breaks all 3 of these rules at once, unleashing the monsters.
I think the concept of the book was very intriguing and I liked the creepy atmosphere the dream world provided. The beginning of the story pulled me in and I was very interested in the mystery of the dream walking and Connor's past. However, the middle and ending left me a bit disappointed. Although I was still entertained while reading. I really liked Dea's character and following her during her walks but I wanted to know more - at times it felt like the world building was lacking. Connor was a good love interest and I liked trying to figure out the murder mystery surrounding his past. Gollum, Dea's best friend was my favourite character though. She was such a fun character and I wish we saw more of her!
Overall, it was entertaining and I enjoyed it while I read it!
3.5/5 Stars
Odea has always followed the 3 rules of dream walking: Never interfere with someones dream, never be seen and never walk the same person's dream twice or the monsters will find you. Dea and her mother, Miraiam, constantly move from town to town to escape the monsters. Then she meets a boy named Connor and breaks all 3 of these rules at once, unleashing the monsters.
I think the concept of the book was very intriguing and I liked the creepy atmosphere the dream world provided. The beginning of the story pulled me in and I was very interested in the mystery of the dream walking and Connor's past. However, the middle and ending left me a bit disappointed. Although I was still entertained while reading. I really liked Dea's character and following her during her walks but I wanted to know more - at times it felt like the world building was lacking. Connor was a good love interest and I liked trying to figure out the murder mystery surrounding his past. Gollum, Dea's best friend was my favourite character though. She was such a fun character and I wish we saw more of her!
Overall, it was entertaining and I enjoyed it while I read it!
July 31, 2017
*5*
Llevo con este libro aproximadamente un mes, sé que no es demasiado pero a mi me ha parecido una eternidad. Lo compré en la feria del libro de Madrid porque me llamó muchísimo la atención la historia y al ser distopía juvenil de las mías y con una letra bastante grande pensaba que lo leería en una semana, hasta que abrí la primera página y me encontré con errores ortográficos y gramaticales cada dos por tres. Me da muchísima rabia porque la historia me ha gustado bastante, pero sentía que leía un fanfic por Internet de los errores tan gordisimos que encontraba.
En resumen, el libro como tal no es nada del otro mundo, pero entretiene y da alguna que otra vuelta de tuerca, pero la edición es un auténtico desastre y hace que todo vaya a peor.
Llevo con este libro aproximadamente un mes, sé que no es demasiado pero a mi me ha parecido una eternidad. Lo compré en la feria del libro de Madrid porque me llamó muchísimo la atención la historia y al ser distopía juvenil de las mías y con una letra bastante grande pensaba que lo leería en una semana, hasta que abrí la primera página y me encontré con errores ortográficos y gramaticales cada dos por tres. Me da muchísima rabia porque la historia me ha gustado bastante, pero sentía que leía un fanfic por Internet de los errores tan gordisimos que encontraba.
En resumen, el libro como tal no es nada del otro mundo, pero entretiene y da alguna que otra vuelta de tuerca, pero la edición es un auténtico desastre y hace que todo vaya a peor.
August 11, 2015
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz
I picked up Dreamland five separate times, read a few pages and then put it down. I haven't been in the mood for anything but contemporaries for a few weeks now and I knew that I was either going to love this one or end up getting annoyed with it and not finishing it. Thankfully I loved it. I say thankfully because Dreamland is truly unique and something different in YA.
I am going to do this review a little differently. Let's start out with what I wasn't crazy about. I LOVED everything in this book. I wished that Dream Walking took up more of the story line. Robert had a lot of ways to go with this book and though I found the Dream Worlds and walking interesting I wished that it was more focused on that. The only time we see the Dream World is towards the end when Dea is finally about to find her mother and figure out who killed Connor's mother. It was interesting and unique. I've never seen anything like the world in Dreamland. I am hoping for a book 2 and if that is the case I hope Robert focuses more on the Dream World in it.
Now that all the bad stuff is out of the way lets get along with the positives because there are a lot of them. I really liked Dea's character. Being bullied myself when I was younger I enjoyed seeing Dea being able to keep her head high. I was especially happy she had at least one friend though. Even if it was just during school. When Connor first entered the story I figured he was going to lead Dea on then learn about her from the other students and leave her. But he didn't. I LOVE that he stayed with Dea and Gollum. But he is also an outcast due to his mother and baby brother's murder years earlier. A crime many think he committed.
This book does have a creepy side. I am not going to lie when I say the faceless men from Connor's dreams didn't freak me out. Or the mirrors. Or clocks. It all tied in with the story well. As I said above I loved the Dream World and I would have loved to learn more about. But it is a very creative idea. Overall I do recommend this book. It is a paranormal that will keep you guessing onto the very last page. The ending seemed open, so I am hoping that means there is a possibility for another book to Dreamland.
I picked up Dreamland five separate times, read a few pages and then put it down. I haven't been in the mood for anything but contemporaries for a few weeks now and I knew that I was either going to love this one or end up getting annoyed with it and not finishing it. Thankfully I loved it. I say thankfully because Dreamland is truly unique and something different in YA.
I am going to do this review a little differently. Let's start out with what I wasn't crazy about. I LOVED everything in this book. I wished that Dream Walking took up more of the story line. Robert had a lot of ways to go with this book and though I found the Dream Worlds and walking interesting I wished that it was more focused on that. The only time we see the Dream World is towards the end when Dea is finally about to find her mother and figure out who killed Connor's mother. It was interesting and unique. I've never seen anything like the world in Dreamland. I am hoping for a book 2 and if that is the case I hope Robert focuses more on the Dream World in it.
Now that all the bad stuff is out of the way lets get along with the positives because there are a lot of them. I really liked Dea's character. Being bullied myself when I was younger I enjoyed seeing Dea being able to keep her head high. I was especially happy she had at least one friend though. Even if it was just during school. When Connor first entered the story I figured he was going to lead Dea on then learn about her from the other students and leave her. But he didn't. I LOVE that he stayed with Dea and Gollum. But he is also an outcast due to his mother and baby brother's murder years earlier. A crime many think he committed.
This book does have a creepy side. I am not going to lie when I say the faceless men from Connor's dreams didn't freak me out. Or the mirrors. Or clocks. It all tied in with the story well. As I said above I loved the Dream World and I would have loved to learn more about. But it is a very creative idea. Overall I do recommend this book. It is a paranormal that will keep you guessing onto the very last page. The ending seemed open, so I am hoping that means there is a possibility for another book to Dreamland.
April 27, 2015
ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Dea lives in a small town with her mother. Kids at school avoid her, because they find Dea and her mother to be too weird. They’re not wrong. Dea’s mother is always antsy. Dea has been to tons of schools, because her mother always moves them to a new town. They just pack up and leave like there is always someone chasing after them. Her mother also has weird antics. Mirrors are banned. There are always tons of locks on their doors. Clocks.
Dea has one friend in school, Gollum. Her real name is Eleanor, but they all call her Gollum. Kids are mean. One day, a boy named Connor moves to the house close to Dea’s home. He’s handsome and funny, so Dea is automatically attracted to him. She’s hesitant to get close to him at first, because she knows all the rumors said about her. She doesn’t want to get her hopes up with Connor; but Connor is a really nice guy. He doesn’t care about all the rumors, because there are rumors about him too.
Dea has a secret. Dea was six years old, the first time she ever walked a dream. She was sick a lot back then, she had an irregular heartbeat, but the first time she walked someone’s dream, her heart beat normally. There are rules when dream walking; rules that should never be broken.
1. Don’t change anything or intervene in a person’s dream
2. Don’t walk the same person’s dream more than once
3. Never ever be seen
But Dea broke all these rules when she met Connor. Faceless men haunted Connor’s dreams. Connor’s baby brother and mother were murdered when he was little. He never saw who murdered them, because he was hiding in the closet, but he did hear their voices.
This story is full of mystery. I kept reading because I wanted to understand more about everything going on, and I wanted to learn all the answers to my questions.
I was so interested in the land of dreams, and I wish the author explored that concept a bit more. I was just fascinated with it, so I was disappointed when I didn’t get to read more about it.
Overall, this book was an interesting read that will make readers want to dream and explore.
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Dea lives in a small town with her mother. Kids at school avoid her, because they find Dea and her mother to be too weird. They’re not wrong. Dea’s mother is always antsy. Dea has been to tons of schools, because her mother always moves them to a new town. They just pack up and leave like there is always someone chasing after them. Her mother also has weird antics. Mirrors are banned. There are always tons of locks on their doors. Clocks.
Dea has one friend in school, Gollum. Her real name is Eleanor, but they all call her Gollum. Kids are mean. One day, a boy named Connor moves to the house close to Dea’s home. He’s handsome and funny, so Dea is automatically attracted to him. She’s hesitant to get close to him at first, because she knows all the rumors said about her. She doesn’t want to get her hopes up with Connor; but Connor is a really nice guy. He doesn’t care about all the rumors, because there are rumors about him too.
Dea has a secret. Dea was six years old, the first time she ever walked a dream. She was sick a lot back then, she had an irregular heartbeat, but the first time she walked someone’s dream, her heart beat normally. There are rules when dream walking; rules that should never be broken.
1. Don’t change anything or intervene in a person’s dream
2. Don’t walk the same person’s dream more than once
3. Never ever be seen
But Dea broke all these rules when she met Connor. Faceless men haunted Connor’s dreams. Connor’s baby brother and mother were murdered when he was little. He never saw who murdered them, because he was hiding in the closet, but he did hear their voices.
This story is full of mystery. I kept reading because I wanted to understand more about everything going on, and I wanted to learn all the answers to my questions.
I was so interested in the land of dreams, and I wish the author explored that concept a bit more. I was just fascinated with it, so I was disappointed when I didn’t get to read more about it.
Overall, this book was an interesting read that will make readers want to dream and explore.
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September 23, 2015
What an interesting and different read. Dream walker. Lots of secrets. Lots of intertwined plot lines. It had me trying to figure things out and coming up empty. What's real? What's a dream? Good stuff.
This one's in third persona and it's not my favorite. But the good news is that I ended up feeling connected to the characters anyway. I think the mystery of this read is increased by the third person writing style.
I liked Dea and Connor. Dea's always been the strange one no matter where her mother moves her to. She only fits in with the other castaways from high school. That aspect of her personality makes her relatable to anyone who's ever felt like they don't belong. Then she has this secret that's almost as powerful as Harry Potter's was. And her secret takes her on a journey. One that's full of monsters and hard choices but one that helps her help a friend and figure out who she is. I enjoyed that.
I liked Connor a lot. His secret is less mysterious though the real story doesn't really come out till the end. I loved that he gravitated towards the misfits. That he accepted Dea for who she was. That he was honest and real with her. I loved that he stuck by her even when things were weird. He's a great guy.
I wonder about the ending. It is an ending but it could be more. I wouldn't mind if it was more.
This is something different. Something that gets you thinking. It's also something sweet. I enjoyed it.
This one's in third persona and it's not my favorite. But the good news is that I ended up feeling connected to the characters anyway. I think the mystery of this read is increased by the third person writing style.
I liked Dea and Connor. Dea's always been the strange one no matter where her mother moves her to. She only fits in with the other castaways from high school. That aspect of her personality makes her relatable to anyone who's ever felt like they don't belong. Then she has this secret that's almost as powerful as Harry Potter's was. And her secret takes her on a journey. One that's full of monsters and hard choices but one that helps her help a friend and figure out who she is. I enjoyed that.
I liked Connor a lot. His secret is less mysterious though the real story doesn't really come out till the end. I loved that he gravitated towards the misfits. That he accepted Dea for who she was. That he was honest and real with her. I loved that he stuck by her even when things were weird. He's a great guy.
I wonder about the ending. It is an ending but it could be more. I wouldn't mind if it was more.
This is something different. Something that gets you thinking. It's also something sweet. I enjoyed it.
November 29, 2016
Me ha gustado mucho. Al principio parecía ser una novela juvenil más pero luego cambia todo y se vuelve realmente interesante y adictivo. El tema de los sueños está tratado de una forma muy original además de mezclar ese tema más paranormal con suspense y algo de novela policíaca.
Me ha encantado la mezcla. El único pero es que tiene alguna errata o palabras que faltan pero imagino que será cosa de mi libro que es ejemplar de prensa.
Me ha encantado la mezcla. El único pero es que tiene alguna errata o palabras que faltan pero imagino que será cosa de mi libro que es ejemplar de prensa.
February 8, 2017
Dreamland by Robert L. Anderson has an official summary that basically compares the book to The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, so OF COURSE, I had to give it a listen. Read my full review here Link goes live 2/13/2017
July 5, 2019
1.5 / 5
Este libro tal vez hubiera funcionado hace diez años pero hoy en día es imposible. Una protagonista que llora en cada capítulo, una historia poco original y una narrativa de lo más agotadora. Pésimo.
Este libro tal vez hubiera funcionado hace diez años pero hoy en día es imposible. Una protagonista que llora en cada capítulo, una historia poco original y una narrativa de lo más agotadora. Pésimo.
July 9, 2015
There were a few sections where my mind wandered but overall, really interesting.
I really enjoyed Dreamland by Robert L. Anderson. It was interesting and different and it went places that I didn't expect. I didn't know all that much about the book before I picked it up and I kind of liked that too.
Dreamland is the story of Dea Donahue, this teenage girl who lives with her mother and has this unusual gift of being able to enter other people's dreams. Her mother tells Dea there are three rules to dream walking. 1) Don't interfere with the dreams. 2) Don't be seen. 3) Don't walk the same person's dream more than once.
But then a new boy, Connor, shows up and their friendship is something that Dea has never had before and so she starts breaking the dream rules and now the separation between reality and the dream world is starting to deteriorate.
Honestly, Dreamland was such an exciting book to read. At first it felt very similar to the trilogy of books by Lisa McMann (Wake, Fade and Gone) which I loved and was a basis for me picking up this book to read but I loved the way Robert L. Anderson took this story in an entirely different direction. Dea was a great character and I loved being inside her idea and exploring both the relationship with her mother and also seeing what Connor's friendship means to her.
And everything that happens in these dream worlds was fun too. My mind wander on some of the really descriptive elements of the dreams but overall I found it very fascinating unravelling the mysteries this book throws at the reader: how and why can Dea walk dreams? What has happened to Dea's mother? What is stored in Connor's memories and dreams of his childhood?
I loved how all the different strands of this story come together and as I mention, a lot of was unexpected. I think it takes a lot for me to be surprised by a book but Dreamland definitely surprised me. Such a fun and unusual concept for a book and I highly recommend it!
I really enjoyed Dreamland by Robert L. Anderson. It was interesting and different and it went places that I didn't expect. I didn't know all that much about the book before I picked it up and I kind of liked that too.
Dreamland is the story of Dea Donahue, this teenage girl who lives with her mother and has this unusual gift of being able to enter other people's dreams. Her mother tells Dea there are three rules to dream walking. 1) Don't interfere with the dreams. 2) Don't be seen. 3) Don't walk the same person's dream more than once.
But then a new boy, Connor, shows up and their friendship is something that Dea has never had before and so she starts breaking the dream rules and now the separation between reality and the dream world is starting to deteriorate.
Honestly, Dreamland was such an exciting book to read. At first it felt very similar to the trilogy of books by Lisa McMann (Wake, Fade and Gone) which I loved and was a basis for me picking up this book to read but I loved the way Robert L. Anderson took this story in an entirely different direction. Dea was a great character and I loved being inside her idea and exploring both the relationship with her mother and also seeing what Connor's friendship means to her.
And everything that happens in these dream worlds was fun too. My mind wander on some of the really descriptive elements of the dreams but overall I found it very fascinating unravelling the mysteries this book throws at the reader: how and why can Dea walk dreams? What has happened to Dea's mother? What is stored in Connor's memories and dreams of his childhood?
I loved how all the different strands of this story come together and as I mention, a lot of was unexpected. I think it takes a lot for me to be surprised by a book but Dreamland definitely surprised me. Such a fun and unusual concept for a book and I highly recommend it!
June 28, 2016
Я начала читать эту книгу из-за схожего сюжета с любимым Зильбером. Но практически ничего общего.
Хоть я давно читала Зильбер, помню точно: можно ходить в сны владельца предмета. Тут так же.
Меня удивляло то, что мать большую часть называется по имени. И небольшая неправдоподобность отношений матери и дочери.
О персонажах известно только то, что нужно для сюжета.
Героиня знала, что нельзя нарушать правила, но, почти не думая, нарушала, а потом жалела.
Я против воли находила сходства с другими книгами. Знаю, что нет прям оригинальных книг, но мне очень бросалось в глаза.
Напомнило "Орудия Смерти". Мать похитили, отца нет большую часть книги, а якобы его фото куплено в магазине...
И я раньше героини догадывалась многому.
Любовная линия (и ее развитие) меня не впечатлили. Даже раздражали.
Героиню я треть книги упрямо видела тупой эгоистичной(иногда) истеричкой. Ну серьезно, все так на нее смотрели и удивлялись, как она еще не поняла. То она думала только о себе, а потом все время о матери, хотя поссорилась с ней.
Для себя оправдывала это тем, что автор мужчина. У некоторых писать от лица девушки неплохо получается, но это редкость.
Но к концу книги героиня всеее узнала, стала получше и помогает своему другу-парню.
А конец...у героини был выбор, а автор сделал такую "золотую середину".
Идея шикарна, но исполнение неа. Если будет скучно, то почитать можно. Но если прям вообще нечего делать.
Но обложка красивая, что оригинальная, что русская.
Моя оценка 5/10, т е 3/5.
Хоть я давно читала Зильбер, помню точно: можно ходить в сны владельца предмета. Тут так же.
Меня удивляло то, что мать большую часть называется по имени. И небольшая неправдоподобность отношений матери и дочери.
О персонажах известно только то, что нужно для сюжета.
Героиня знала, что нельзя нарушать правила, но, почти не думая, нарушала, а потом жалела.
Я против воли находила сходства с другими книгами. Знаю, что нет прям оригинальных книг, но мне очень бросалось в глаза.
Напомнило "Орудия Смерти". Мать похитили, отца нет большую часть книги, а якобы его фото куплено в магазине...
И я раньше героини догадывалась многому.
Любовная линия (и ее развитие) меня не впечатлили. Даже раздражали.
Героиню я треть книги упрямо видела тупой эгоистичной(иногда) истеричкой. Ну серьезно, все так на нее смотрели и удивлялись, как она еще не поняла. То она думала только о себе, а потом все время о матери, хотя поссорилась с ней.
Для себя оправдывала это тем, что автор мужчина. У некоторых писать от лица девушки неплохо получается, но это редкость.
Но к концу книги героиня всеее узнала, стала получше и помогает своему другу-парню.
А конец...у героини был выбор, а автор сделал такую "золотую середину".
Идея шикарна, но исполнение неа. Если будет скучно, то почитать можно. Но если прям вообще нечего делать.
Но обложка красивая, что оригинальная, что русская.
Моя оценка 5/10, т е 3/5.
February 22, 2016
Okay, this was an awesome read for me. I have always had a fascination about dreams and to think of being able to do what the MC does??!! Definitely in for that.......
More to come as this has a lot to say about it and I'm still toying with five stars. The characters all have so much uniqueness about them to offer some great character thoughts. The location, surroundings and the great atmospheric feel from how the author described things without it being stagnant descriptions, but vivid, murky, suspenseful and always questioning where it was going keeping the story moving along and never bogged down boring. It was fantastic! Loved it and my first Harper Teen read so I'm a very happy reader right now.
More to come and in the meantime, many thanks to #HarperCollinsPublishing #HarperTeen and of course the author Robert L. Andersonfor the ARC of this book ---->
Fantastically written!!
More to come as this has a lot to say about it and I'm still toying with five stars. The characters all have so much uniqueness about them to offer some great character thoughts. The location, surroundings and the great atmospheric feel from how the author described things without it being stagnant descriptions, but vivid, murky, suspenseful and always questioning where it was going keeping the story moving along and never bogged down boring. It was fantastic! Loved it and my first Harper Teen read so I'm a very happy reader right now.
More to come and in the meantime, many thanks to #HarperCollinsPublishing #HarperTeen and of course the author Robert L. Andersonfor the ARC of this book ---->
Fantastically written!! 
April 15, 2015
Robert L. Anderson leads us into the world where dreams can come true. But it's also a world where monsters from your worst nightmares can hunt you down in real life.
Dea is a dreamwalker(gets energy from dreams), living in a small town with her mother and their dog. She only has one friend and everyone else judges her because both her and her mom are a bit strange. Everything changes when a mysterious boy, Connor, moves close by. His mother and little brother were murdered when he was just a kid and everyone thinks he was the one to pull the trigger.
I really didn't care much about Connor and his back story because I figured out who the murderer was pretty early. I wanted to know more about the dream world and the strange kingdom. All scenes where Dea was dreamwalking were so vivid; I could imagine being a part of them and exploring them with Dea. I really hope this is not a standalone and author continues to develop the world and Dea's powers even more.
Everyone who's looking for an exciting new paranormal story with a scary factor should read Dreamland.
Dea is a dreamwalker(gets energy from dreams), living in a small town with her mother and their dog. She only has one friend and everyone else judges her because both her and her mom are a bit strange. Everything changes when a mysterious boy, Connor, moves close by. His mother and little brother were murdered when he was just a kid and everyone thinks he was the one to pull the trigger.
I really didn't care much about Connor and his back story because I figured out who the murderer was pretty early. I wanted to know more about the dream world and the strange kingdom. All scenes where Dea was dreamwalking were so vivid; I could imagine being a part of them and exploring them with Dea. I really hope this is not a standalone and author continues to develop the world and Dea's powers even more.
Everyone who's looking for an exciting new paranormal story with a scary factor should read Dreamland.
September 26, 2016
This story started off well, but about halfway through I got bored and it became reading just so I could finish and move on to a different book. A few points about it:
1) I feel like the author tried to do too much in one book. There ended up being like three different main story lines combined, and it left the last few chapters feeling rushed and unsatisfying.
2) The characters aren't that great. The main character's talent is very cool, but other than that she was just sort of.. Bleh. I didn't dislike her, but I didn't really like her, either. Same goes for everyone else in the story. No one really stands out.
3) I think that's it.
Overall, not a fantastic read, but not a terrible one, either. 2 stars.
1) I feel like the author tried to do too much in one book. There ended up being like three different main story lines combined, and it left the last few chapters feeling rushed and unsatisfying.
2) The characters aren't that great. The main character's talent is very cool, but other than that she was just sort of.. Bleh. I didn't dislike her, but I didn't really like her, either. Same goes for everyone else in the story. No one really stands out.
3) I think that's it.
Overall, not a fantastic read, but not a terrible one, either. 2 stars.
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October 21, 2015Odea is a pretty unique name (and if I'm pronouncing right, unfortunately quite similar to the word "odious"), so I googled it and apparently it means "Walker by the road" in Greek. Considering her character can "travel through people's dreams" (says the blurb), it fits really well.
I know what you're up to, Robert.
(Also that cover is beautiful x100)
I know what you're up to, Robert.
(Also that cover is beautiful x100)
May 10, 2015
wow this book was crazy good. I loved her friends and sorta reminded me of inception with dreams. Seriously good :)
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