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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
*3.75*
This was not what I was expecting at all when I started this book. I am not really sure what I thought it was going to be about or such, but I was shockingly surprised by what I read. The Vault of Dreamers is based in a futuristic America setting in which this school of art students star in a reality tv show while going to school ( at a boarding school). Every minute of their life is broadcast beside at night when they are sleeping and that is when the truth of happenings come out at the school.
This was a fast paced a quick read for me. There was so much mystery surrounding the events that you just had to know what was going on. It was filled with suspense and left you wanting more. It was filled with technology and I always find it interesting to see what author imagine and create for futuristic worlds. I thought Caragh M. O’Brien did a fantastic job creating the atmosphere and really losing me in the hole that were created in Rosie’s memories and consciousness. You are really placed in the main character, Rosie Sinclair’s place as the story progresses, you become just as confused and lost in the divide between reality and dreaming.
Of course there is a romance, but with “Big Brother” watching every move and listening into every conversation, relationships face the struggles of putting on a show and hiding the truth. Rosie’s character is complex at times and I think that is due to the struggle and mostly inner struggle she faces during her time at the school, trying to make friends, earning her place at the school and deciphering the truth of what is going on. Rosie really grows and there is some great character development from the start of the book creating Rosie to be a stronger and more interesting character. I do have to admit I found myself becoming more involved with the story, events and mystery in the book rather than the characters. There were times I really liked Rosie and other times I just wasn’t completely sold.
Although I was captivated and highly drawn into most of the story due to the suspense and the unexpected twists, the ending kind of ruined the book for me. I am really picking about endings and I just thought the way it ended completely ruined the character development and such for me. There was some parts at the end that totally freaked me out because it had to deal with things that I personally have a fear of, but I won’t ruin it for anyone! Overall I did enjoy this book a lot. I thought it was captivating, unique and a suspenseful page turner.
This was not what I was expecting at all when I started this book. I am not really sure what I thought it was going to be about or such, but I was shockingly surprised by what I read. The Vault of Dreamers is based in a futuristic America setting in which this school of art students star in a reality tv show while going to school ( at a boarding school). Every minute of their life is broadcast beside at night when they are sleeping and that is when the truth of happenings come out at the school.
This was a fast paced a quick read for me. There was so much mystery surrounding the events that you just had to know what was going on. It was filled with suspense and left you wanting more. It was filled with technology and I always find it interesting to see what author imagine and create for futuristic worlds. I thought Caragh M. O’Brien did a fantastic job creating the atmosphere and really losing me in the hole that were created in Rosie’s memories and consciousness. You are really placed in the main character, Rosie Sinclair’s place as the story progresses, you become just as confused and lost in the divide between reality and dreaming.
Of course there is a romance, but with “Big Brother” watching every move and listening into every conversation, relationships face the struggles of putting on a show and hiding the truth. Rosie’s character is complex at times and I think that is due to the struggle and mostly inner struggle she faces during her time at the school, trying to make friends, earning her place at the school and deciphering the truth of what is going on. Rosie really grows and there is some great character development from the start of the book creating Rosie to be a stronger and more interesting character. I do have to admit I found myself becoming more involved with the story, events and mystery in the book rather than the characters. There were times I really liked Rosie and other times I just wasn’t completely sold.
Although I was captivated and highly drawn into most of the story due to the suspense and the unexpected twists, the ending kind of ruined the book for me. I am really picking about endings and I just thought the way it ended completely ruined the character development and such for me. There was some parts at the end that totally freaked me out because it had to deal with things that I personally have a fear of, but I won’t ruin it for anyone! Overall I did enjoy this book a lot. I thought it was captivating, unique and a suspenseful page turner.
3.5 Stars
was anticipating mediocre, 3 stars, then bumped it up to 4 stars while reading then down to 3.5
I wasn't expecting much from this book because the first few chapters were so cliché and Rosie was so annoying! Like you've been there for ten days and you're really telling me you haven't made any effort to make friends or speak to anyone? And these people are suddenly your best friends even though you just met them on the last day where everyone was really desperate? Throughout the whole book I couldn't buy her friendship with the other girls. Those other girls had 0 personality they were flat and boring.
I thought the Rosie/Linus ship was cute and I think Rosie/Burnham was a good friendship but also their friendship became kind of annoying and predictable and I couldn't really understand what was happening with them like What Were They Even Thinking, Especially Burnham?? But I guess that's what teenagers do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Also in some situations Rosie just acted so stupidly like it seemed like she wasn't even thinking, but honestly if I were in her situation with a broken arm and so much stress would I be thinking? I hope I would but some of her choices really annoyed me. Also near the end I was so confused about the situation with Linus like I could not understand at all what both he and Rosie were thinking especially towards the end. Their actions did not seem logical or make sense at all to me like. What is their strategy??
Honestly this book was so confusing and all the characters were FLAT AS HELL except for maybe Linus. He was the only character I cared about!! Also Dean Berg was the most annoying flat ass villain ever like he just did evil stuff because he was evil. He had no backstory and obviously he gets one in the sequel but even so he was still so boring and predictable for real I Hate Him. It was also super confusing how they brought in the second voice later at the end and I only understood it because I read the synopsis of the sequel but I think other readers might also be super confused. There were also a lot of names to keep track of and I got confused a lot.
This book was confusing.
was anticipating mediocre, 3 stars, then bumped it up to 4 stars while reading then down to 3.5
I wasn't expecting much from this book because the first few chapters were so cliché and Rosie was so annoying! Like you've been there for ten days and you're really telling me you haven't made any effort to make friends or speak to anyone? And these people are suddenly your best friends even though you just met them on the last day where everyone was really desperate? Throughout the whole book I couldn't buy her friendship with the other girls. Those other girls had 0 personality they were flat and boring.
I thought the Rosie/Linus ship was cute and I think Rosie/Burnham was a good friendship but also their friendship became kind of annoying and predictable and I couldn't really understand what was happening with them like What Were They Even Thinking, Especially Burnham?? But I guess that's what teenagers do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Also in some situations Rosie just acted so stupidly like it seemed like she wasn't even thinking, but honestly if I were in her situation with a broken arm and so much stress would I be thinking? I hope I would but some of her choices really annoyed me. Also near the end I was so confused about the situation with Linus like I could not understand at all what both he and Rosie were thinking especially towards the end. Their actions did not seem logical or make sense at all to me like. What is their strategy??
Honestly this book was so confusing and all the characters were FLAT AS HELL except for maybe Linus. He was the only character I cared about!! Also Dean Berg was the most annoying flat ass villain ever like he just did evil stuff because he was evil. He had no backstory and obviously he gets one in the sequel but even so he was still so boring and predictable for real I Hate Him. It was also super confusing how they brought in the second voice later at the end and I only understood it because I read the synopsis of the sequel but I think other readers might also be super confused. There were also a lot of names to keep track of and I got confused a lot.
This book was confusing.