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bookwormbunny's review against another edition
5.0
***I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review and the opinions stated are solely my own and no one else's. ***
Lucid Dreaming by Cassandra Page is a story about a young woman who is able to cross over into people's dreams. Melaina is an interesting character to read about as she finds herself the target of an enemy that she cannot see and doesn't even know why. Leander, an Oneorio is trying to find her father but he needs her help to do so but since she knows nothing she can't help even if she wanted to.
Her life is quiet but things are about to get stirred up as someone or something decides to start coming after not only her but others around her.
I really enjoyed reading this book but I was a bit dismayed at the sudden ending. Or so it felt to me. I wanted to read more about Melaina but overall I really enjoyed this book.
Lucid Dreaming by Cassandra Page is a story about a young woman who is able to cross over into people's dreams. Melaina is an interesting character to read about as she finds herself the target of an enemy that she cannot see and doesn't even know why. Leander, an Oneorio is trying to find her father but he needs her help to do so but since she knows nothing she can't help even if she wanted to.
Her life is quiet but things are about to get stirred up as someone or something decides to start coming after not only her but others around her.
I really enjoyed reading this book but I was a bit dismayed at the sudden ending. Or so it felt to me. I wanted to read more about Melaina but overall I really enjoyed this book.
si0bhan's review against another edition
3.0
Lucid Dreaming is one of those books where I wasn’t one hundred percent sure about what rating I was to give it. It’s a three-point-five star read for me, meaning I needed to make the decision of whether I was rounding up or whether I was rounding down. In the end, I opted to round down. Whilst it was an enjoyable read, it wasn’t quite at the point where I was rounding my rating up.
From the moment I read the synopsis, this book grabbed my attention. I was intrigued, wanting to know more. It seemed like such an original read, and I’m always eager to jump into unique novels.
Whilst it was an original read, I wasn’t as pulled into the story as I had hoped to be. I was interested, yes, but I was able to put the book down for extended periods without feeling as though I was losing something. I was able to come and go from the story, never really pulled in to the point where I was completely lost to the world.
It was a unique and interesting tale, I cannot deny that, but it didn’t have the hold over me I had hoped it would have. For me, I found it to be rather slow. Events were happening, yet I failed to experience the pounding heart related to an action filled read. I found things to be a bit predictable. I loved finding out the elements relating to the unique storyline, but the plot twists were somewhat commonplace. There were some unexpected details, but a lot of things have been done before. I found the romance to be a bit forced. It felt forced, as though it was shoved into the story for the sake of it. Although I came to enjoy it more as the story progressed, I never really brought into the relationship. It felt like a convenience rather than a relationship based upon emotion. I found the ending to be rather sudden. Everything came together well, but it all happened extremely quickly. I would have liked more details. I would have liked to spend more time exploring what transpired, yet it seemed to be over in the blink of the eye.
Don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy it. I simply expected something a little bit more from this one. It kept me entertained, but it wasn’t quite everything I had hoped it would be. In other words, it had the potential to be more.
I’m certainly interested in reading the second book, though. With the way things ended in this one, there’s many possibilities of where the next book could take us.
From the moment I read the synopsis, this book grabbed my attention. I was intrigued, wanting to know more. It seemed like such an original read, and I’m always eager to jump into unique novels.
Whilst it was an original read, I wasn’t as pulled into the story as I had hoped to be. I was interested, yes, but I was able to put the book down for extended periods without feeling as though I was losing something. I was able to come and go from the story, never really pulled in to the point where I was completely lost to the world.
It was a unique and interesting tale, I cannot deny that, but it didn’t have the hold over me I had hoped it would have. For me, I found it to be rather slow. Events were happening, yet I failed to experience the pounding heart related to an action filled read. I found things to be a bit predictable. I loved finding out the elements relating to the unique storyline, but the plot twists were somewhat commonplace. There were some unexpected details, but a lot of things have been done before. I found the romance to be a bit forced. It felt forced, as though it was shoved into the story for the sake of it. Although I came to enjoy it more as the story progressed, I never really brought into the relationship. It felt like a convenience rather than a relationship based upon emotion. I found the ending to be rather sudden. Everything came together well, but it all happened extremely quickly. I would have liked more details. I would have liked to spend more time exploring what transpired, yet it seemed to be over in the blink of the eye.
Don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy it. I simply expected something a little bit more from this one. It kept me entertained, but it wasn’t quite everything I had hoped it would be. In other words, it had the potential to be more.
I’m certainly interested in reading the second book, though. With the way things ended in this one, there’s many possibilities of where the next book could take us.
ltg584's review
4.0
The first thing that drew me to this book was actually the synopsis. It sounded exactly like something I wanted to read. I was thrown a bit by the cover, though. Definitely a beautiful cover, but it gave me the impression that the story would be a bit lighter… fluffier… The story actually had a fairly dark shadow cast over it, and I absolutely love it that way! It’s not a book for the youngest readers, with minimal swearing and a couple sex scenes. It’s not overly mature either, placing it firmly in the New Adult category.
I find that I’m often impressed by the talent coming out of Australia. There are some seriously talented authors down there, and Cassandra Page just solidified my opinion (Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure they’re not ALL winners, but I have yet to find out I didn’t like). There was, of course, some Down Under lingo, which I was cool with. I even learned a few words I had never heard before. Like, “doona”, which is apparently slang for duvet or quilt. I feel more worldly already!
I find that I’m often impressed by the talent coming out of Australia. There are some seriously talented authors down there, and Cassandra Page just solidified my opinion (Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure they’re not ALL winners, but I have yet to find out I didn’t like). There was, of course, some Down Under lingo, which I was cool with. I even learned a few words I had never heard before. Like, “doona”, which is apparently slang for duvet or quilt. I feel more worldly already!
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