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Dream Boy
by Madelyn Rosenberg, Mary Crockett
I have really been on a historical/magical genre kick lately so I am not sure that I have really given this book a fair shake. I was really intrigued by the premise because like Freud I am intensely curious about dreams and their meanings. I liked that there was no "bad boy" from Annabelle's dreams. I am not a big fan of the whole "bad boy" craze that is currently very popular in YA nowadays so I appreciated that Martin was a nice, likable guy.
I kinda felt that this was interchangeable with many other paranormal books out there. You have the ordinary girl who has something special about her that she must figure out. The best friend who is in love with her. And the hot new guy. Oh, and throw in a creepy and mysterious bad guy (only in this case it's a little girl). I liked how it ended with an epilogue as a well done one is my kryptonite. And I am very glad to see that this is a stand alone (or can be) so I don't feel compelled to read the next one to see what happened to the characters. It has a nice, logical and satisfying ending.
The writing was well done and kept the momentum building. I did feel that some of the characters at the end were confusing since they hadn't been truly cultivated throughout the novel. I did, however, love Spice. I wish he had been introduced in the beginning of the novel and had more scenes.
Since I live in Virginia I appreciated the small town setting of Chilton, VA. The authors nailed small town life in this neck of the woods. Some of the place names were familiar and relatively close to me so I had no trouble envisioning the woods or the town.
I think those who enjoy paranormal books will really enjoy this one. And had I been in a better frame of mind, I think I would have enjoyed this more. It is a good read with an interesting premise that will delight die hard fans of the paranormal genre.
I kinda felt that this was interchangeable with many other paranormal books out there. You have the ordinary girl who has something special about her that she must figure out. The best friend who is in love with her. And the hot new guy. Oh, and throw in a creepy and mysterious bad guy (only in this case it's a little girl). I liked how it ended with an epilogue as a well done one is my kryptonite. And I am very glad to see that this is a stand alone (or can be) so I don't feel compelled to read the next one to see what happened to the characters. It has a nice, logical and satisfying ending.
The writing was well done and kept the momentum building. I did feel that some of the characters at the end were confusing since they hadn't been truly cultivated throughout the novel. I did, however, love Spice. I wish he had been introduced in the beginning of the novel and had more scenes.
Since I live in Virginia I appreciated the small town setting of Chilton, VA. The authors nailed small town life in this neck of the woods. Some of the place names were familiar and relatively close to me so I had no trouble envisioning the woods or the town.
I think those who enjoy paranormal books will really enjoy this one. And had I been in a better frame of mind, I think I would have enjoyed this more. It is a good read with an interesting premise that will delight die hard fans of the paranormal genre.