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erinarkin20's review against another edition
5.0
Poet Anderson…In Darkness is the second book of the Poet Anderson books and I have been waiting for this book since I finished the first book. This series is a collaboration between Tom DeLonge and Suzanne Young and it is really good you guys. No spoilers here.
In Darkness picks up one year after Of Nightmares ended and Jonas is still coming to terms with the fact that he wasn’t able to save his brother, Alan, from the Dreamscape. Because of that he spends his time in the Waking World between visiting his brother, who is still in a coma, and working as a doorman for the Eden Hotel. With his girlfriend Samantha by his side, Jonas feels moments of happiness but ultimately his guilt continues to eat at him.
In addition to that, REM is still looking for a way into the Waking World and he continues to hunt for Jonas and the other poets with his Night Stalkers. Jonas and the poets have another thing to fear though. There is are shadow creatures out there now that can possess the spirits of dreamers and they use their bodies to enter the waking world.
So much happens in this book that forces Jonas to figure out what he is willing to do and ultimately give up, to save the world and he struggles with the decision. Rightfully so. I can’t say much about this because I don’t want to give anything away. This piece of the book made this installment for me because in the end, Jonas is just a kid and seeing him forced to choose between family and his fate was difficult. He hasn’t had an easy life, and this is just one more thing that forces him into a difficult position.
If you are looking for something unique that has a story that will pull you right in, check out this series. DeLonge and Young have not only written the story well, but they have created a world that is creepy and so well developed that I couldn’t put the book down. Overall, I really loved this book and I’m not going to lie, the ending was sooooo good that I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book.
Thank you to To the Stars for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
In Darkness picks up one year after Of Nightmares ended and Jonas is still coming to terms with the fact that he wasn’t able to save his brother, Alan, from the Dreamscape. Because of that he spends his time in the Waking World between visiting his brother, who is still in a coma, and working as a doorman for the Eden Hotel. With his girlfriend Samantha by his side, Jonas feels moments of happiness but ultimately his guilt continues to eat at him.
In addition to that, REM is still looking for a way into the Waking World and he continues to hunt for Jonas and the other poets with his Night Stalkers. Jonas and the poets have another thing to fear though. There is are shadow creatures out there now that can possess the spirits of dreamers and they use their bodies to enter the waking world.
So much happens in this book that forces Jonas to figure out what he is willing to do and ultimately give up, to save the world and he struggles with the decision. Rightfully so. I can’t say much about this because I don’t want to give anything away. This piece of the book made this installment for me because in the end, Jonas is just a kid and seeing him forced to choose between family and his fate was difficult. He hasn’t had an easy life, and this is just one more thing that forces him into a difficult position.
If you are looking for something unique that has a story that will pull you right in, check out this series. DeLonge and Young have not only written the story well, but they have created a world that is creepy and so well developed that I couldn’t put the book down. Overall, I really loved this book and I’m not going to lie, the ending was sooooo good that I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book.
Thank you to To the Stars for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
hybum's review against another edition
3.0
This book was fast-paced and non-stop. Just... not in a good way.
Where the first world intrigued me with its world building and character and relationship development, this book moved so quickly from scene to scene and character to character that nothing ever really got a chance to develop. For such a short book (321 pages, but the pages are pretty small), a lot happens. I didn't really believe a lot of the character interactions because they happened too quickly to be believable.
I also found it confusing trying to keep track of all the fantasy elements, but that's also because I read the first book three years ago. It doesn't really re-explain the difference between poets and Dream Walkers, for example, and the series isn't popular enough for that information to be easily findable on the Internet, so brush up on your mythology before diving into this one.
Still, it's a fun story and an easy read. I enjoyed it, just not as much as the first one, which is one of my favourite books. Not Suzanne and Tom's best work, but I still love them.
Oh, also, why are there so many missing words? I'm an editor myself, so I understand a few mistakes here and there, but I found three on one page at one point. Proofreading is important before printing.
Where the first world intrigued me with its world building and character and relationship development, this book moved so quickly from scene to scene and character to character that nothing ever really got a chance to develop. For such a short book (321 pages, but the pages are pretty small), a lot happens. I didn't really believe a lot of the character interactions because they happened too quickly to be believable.
I also found it confusing trying to keep track of all the fantasy elements, but that's also because I read the first book three years ago. It doesn't really re-explain the difference between poets and Dream Walkers, for example, and the series isn't popular enough for that information to be easily findable on the Internet, so brush up on your mythology before diving into this one.
Still, it's a fun story and an easy read. I enjoyed it, just not as much as the first one, which is one of my favourite books. Not Suzanne and Tom's best work, but I still love them.
Oh, also, why are there so many missing words? I'm an editor myself, so I understand a few mistakes here and there, but I found three on one page at one point. Proofreading is important before printing.
ashley_mcfadden's review against another edition
4.0
Left off at a cliffhanger and I didn't have the next book waiting on my shelf!!
kirstyledain's review against another edition
3.0
It’s been a long time since I read the original Poet Anderson comics and novel, and therefore I didn’t have a solid grasp on what had happened previously in the story. I thought this book was really good at re-establishing the order of events so that people who were returning for more would still have a good idea of what was happening.
I think that the concept behind these stories is incredibly interesting but I think that I can’t quite connect to the characters the way that I might like to.
This book was however light hearted enough that reading it didn’t feel like a chore and therefore it only took two days to get through.
I think that the concept behind these stories is incredibly interesting but I think that I can’t quite connect to the characters the way that I might like to.
This book was however light hearted enough that reading it didn’t feel like a chore and therefore it only took two days to get through.
cl1ch3's review against another edition
5.0
Delonge and Young have done an amazing job building the universe they created originally with ...Of Nightmares. Pushing the boundaries of Poet's abilities and his character development to dark places, the book lives up to its title ...In Darkness.
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