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A review by pagesplotsandpints
Dreambound by Dan Frey
3.75
Read Completed 3/21/24 | 3.75 - 4 stars
DREAMBOUND was a random Goodreads find when I was trying to find some new sci-fi reads. This actually turned out to be much more portal fantasy and not at all sci-fi, really, but thankfully, that's also something I enjoy and I had fun reading this!
The story was kind of THE MAGICIANS meets RABBITS. A father goes searching for his daughter after her disappearance six months ago, befriends some believers along the way, and finds out that fairy tale stories may actually cross over into the real world. I really liked the story and the perspective, and the full cast audio also really added to the reading experience!
While I enjoyed the book, I wanted just a bit more connection to the fantasy world. We get all of the info from Byron's perspective (he's the dad) and he's quite the skeptic to begin with, which who could blame him. I'm not sure what made the difference here but I just didn't quite click with the fictional faerie series like I had wanted to, or like I seemed to instantly connect with other fictitious series like in The Magicians Trilogy, for example. I think it was because it was actually a little bit more mystery and going down the rabbit hole than it was about the fantasy itself for a while. Then the scales tipped and we started to really dive into the fantasy world instead of just seeing bits and pieces of magical markers. It was really fun seeing Byron go from a facts-only non-fiction writer to believing in magic in order to save his daughter.
It was definitely a solid read and I'm happy I read it! I could have fallen into the story a little more than I did, but it was a good read for me. I'm not sure if I'd recommend it because I'm not sure who would enjoy it as much, but it was definitely interesting and gave me some good feels that reminded me of books I've loved in the past as well!
DREAMBOUND was a random Goodreads find when I was trying to find some new sci-fi reads. This actually turned out to be much more portal fantasy and not at all sci-fi, really, but thankfully, that's also something I enjoy and I had fun reading this!
The story was kind of THE MAGICIANS meets RABBITS. A father goes searching for his daughter after her disappearance six months ago, befriends some believers along the way, and finds out that fairy tale stories may actually cross over into the real world. I really liked the story and the perspective, and the full cast audio also really added to the reading experience!
While I enjoyed the book, I wanted just a bit more connection to the fantasy world. We get all of the info from Byron's perspective (he's the dad) and he's quite the skeptic to begin with, which who could blame him. I'm not sure what made the difference here but I just didn't quite click with the fictional faerie series like I had wanted to, or like I seemed to instantly connect with other fictitious series like in The Magicians Trilogy, for example. I think it was because it was actually a little bit more mystery and going down the rabbit hole than it was about the fantasy itself for a while. Then the scales tipped and we started to really dive into the fantasy world instead of just seeing bits and pieces of magical markers. It was really fun seeing Byron go from a facts-only non-fiction writer to believing in magic in order to save his daughter.
It was definitely a solid read and I'm happy I read it! I could have fallen into the story a little more than I did, but it was a good read for me. I'm not sure if I'd recommend it because I'm not sure who would enjoy it as much, but it was definitely interesting and gave me some good feels that reminded me of books I've loved in the past as well!