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eviethebookdragon's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book! The concept is very unique. I thought it took a little longer to reveal all the details of what was going on, but the story was still engaging and the plot was well paced even while Liv was trying to figure it out and the reader was left with questions. I'm excited to see where the series goes from here!
franka2312's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
snugglyoranges's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars
As a huge fan of Kerstin Gier's Precious Stone Trilogy, when I heard that Macmillan would be releasing the Silver trilogy as well, my heart LEAPED in delight. Dream a Little Dream was a super fun adventure that I just tore through.
What appealed to me most about this book is the cool, creative concept of lucid shared dreaming. Honestly, it's just such a cool freaking idea, and the execution was excellent! I loved getting the flashes of Liv's dreams and the recurrence of the door that would allow her to enter the shared dreams. The settings in the dreams were wonderfully vivid, and I was overall just completely delighted by this story - especially the first part, where she's discovering all these things about the dreams.
Where it gets a little complicated, though, is the fact that this shared dreaming concept lands Liv in a select group of teens purportedly trying to unlock a demon. It started off as a game on Halloween, much as friends at a sleepover may play with a Ouji board, but it's been going on for months when Liv gets there. They steadily unlock the seals holding back that demon, in exchange for which they would get their wishes granted. I found it a little hard to swallow that people would go through with this for so long. When it becomes evident that this demon may actually be *real*, I would think they would stop, considering it's potentially bad news for the WORLD. To an extent I could understand that they fear repercussions if they stop - though I don't feel that fear was conveyed really well in the story - but that doesn't explain why Liv would join in on it.
And that's kind of my issue with Liv. In a lot of things, I could see that she was like Gwen from Gier's Precious Stone Trilogy - she's curious, a little naive, but she doesn't back down from a challenge. But she is so unbelievably stupid sometimes. I still feel like her character could be plausible, but she's just not quite as endearing as Gwen was.
I'm of two minds about the romance, to be honest. At first, I thought this was a reverse harem situation, because hello, Liv lands herself in a group of four ultra hot guys. Each of them has a certain appeal, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't truly curious about Grayson, her future step-brother, because I could potentially ship that. But the romance ended up being more straightforward than I was expecting, and though I thought the ship was cute, it wasn't MAJOR FEELSVILLE - it felt a tiny bit rushed. Who knows where this will go in the rest of the series though? I'm pretty darn excited to find out. Yeah, I wouldn't mind a love triangle/square/pentagon in this series. I think Kerstin Gier could pull it off.
What I do feel is stronger than the Precious Stone Trilogy though is the storytelling. The time travel concept was just not exactly plausible and the explanations in the world building kind of lacked throughout the whole series. In Dream a Little Dream, I feel like the construction is much stronger. I love the concept of the dreams, and already there are more explanations to give the story more cohesion. Dream a Little Dream clearly has its own story arc, whereas the Precious Stone Trilogy felt more like one long book chopped up into three uneven parts. But what both series have in common is that they are just super duper fun. Honestly, I couldn't wait to pick this book up again when I put it down, and I blazed through the pages in record speed. This author is one I'm definitely keeping my eye on.
Summing Up:
If you want a fun, different kind of urban fantasy and love the idea of shared lucid dreaming, you absolutely must pick up Dream a Little Dream. In all fairness, the characters aren't the most memorable (though I'm hoping my reverse harem pulls through), and there are more than a few clichés (I mean, new girl at a new school being "special" and absorbed into the group of popular guys? A school which has its own version of Gossip Girl?), but it's a fast-paced fun adventure. I can't wait for more. I need more. I need it like yesterday.
GIF it to me straight!
Recommended To:
It's like the dreaming in Inception matched with the doors of Monsters, Inc., and the teens go to a school with a Gossip Girl and basically have their own Secret Circle. So. Like. If you like those things. GO FOR IT.
*ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the contents of the review.
As a huge fan of Kerstin Gier's Precious Stone Trilogy, when I heard that Macmillan would be releasing the Silver trilogy as well, my heart LEAPED in delight. Dream a Little Dream was a super fun adventure that I just tore through.
What appealed to me most about this book is the cool, creative concept of lucid shared dreaming. Honestly, it's just such a cool freaking idea, and the execution was excellent! I loved getting the flashes of Liv's dreams and the recurrence of the door that would allow her to enter the shared dreams. The settings in the dreams were wonderfully vivid, and I was overall just completely delighted by this story - especially the first part, where she's discovering all these things about the dreams.
Where it gets a little complicated, though, is the fact that this shared dreaming concept lands Liv in a select group of teens purportedly trying to unlock a demon. It started off as a game on Halloween, much as friends at a sleepover may play with a Ouji board, but it's been going on for months when Liv gets there. They steadily unlock the seals holding back that demon, in exchange for which they would get their wishes granted. I found it a little hard to swallow that people would go through with this for so long. When it becomes evident that this demon may actually be *real*, I would think they would stop, considering it's potentially bad news for the WORLD. To an extent I could understand that they fear repercussions if they stop - though I don't feel that fear was conveyed really well in the story - but that doesn't explain why Liv would join in on it.
And that's kind of my issue with Liv. In a lot of things, I could see that she was like Gwen from Gier's Precious Stone Trilogy - she's curious, a little naive, but she doesn't back down from a challenge. But she is so unbelievably stupid sometimes. I still feel like her character could be plausible, but she's just not quite as endearing as Gwen was.
I'm of two minds about the romance, to be honest. At first, I thought this was a reverse harem situation, because hello, Liv lands herself in a group of four ultra hot guys. Each of them has a certain appeal, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't truly curious about Grayson, her future step-brother, because I could potentially ship that. But the romance ended up being more straightforward than I was expecting, and though I thought the ship was cute, it wasn't MAJOR FEELSVILLE - it felt a tiny bit rushed. Who knows where this will go in the rest of the series though? I'm pretty darn excited to find out. Yeah, I wouldn't mind a love triangle/square/pentagon in this series. I think Kerstin Gier could pull it off.
What I do feel is stronger than the Precious Stone Trilogy though is the storytelling. The time travel concept was just not exactly plausible and the explanations in the world building kind of lacked throughout the whole series. In Dream a Little Dream, I feel like the construction is much stronger. I love the concept of the dreams, and already there are more explanations to give the story more cohesion. Dream a Little Dream clearly has its own story arc, whereas the Precious Stone Trilogy felt more like one long book chopped up into three uneven parts. But what both series have in common is that they are just super duper fun. Honestly, I couldn't wait to pick this book up again when I put it down, and I blazed through the pages in record speed. This author is one I'm definitely keeping my eye on.
Summing Up:
If you want a fun, different kind of urban fantasy and love the idea of shared lucid dreaming, you absolutely must pick up Dream a Little Dream. In all fairness, the characters aren't the most memorable (though I'm hoping my reverse harem pulls through), and there are more than a few clichés (I mean, new girl at a new school being "special" and absorbed into the group of popular guys? A school which has its own version of Gossip Girl?), but it's a fast-paced fun adventure. I can't wait for more. I need more. I need it like yesterday.
GIF it to me straight!
Recommended To:
It's like the dreaming in Inception matched with the doors of Monsters, Inc., and the teens go to a school with a Gossip Girl and basically have their own Secret Circle. So. Like. If you like those things. GO FOR IT.
*ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the contents of the review.
linda_helmi's review against another edition
3.0
#76 - 2020
Genre: YA Fantasy
Liv Silver mengalami vivid dreams, dimana mimpi dan kenyataan menyatu. Di mimpi ini dia bertemu dengan 4 pemuda yang belakangan dikenalinya sebagai muris di sekolah barunya di London. Salah satunya, Grayson, adalah putra kekasih ibunya. Terlebih lagi ibunya memutuskan untuk pindah dan tinggal bersama ayah Grayson.
Awalnya Liv kaget kenapa dia bisa mengenal para pemuda tersebut, dan mereka juga mengenalinya padahal mereka belum pernah berjumpa sebelumnya. Ternyata mimpi mereka saling berhubungan satu sama lain dan mereka bisa berinteraksi di mimpi seperti kehidupan nyata.
Keempat pemuda ini: Grayson, Arthur, Henry dan Jasper membuat perjanjian dengan iblis. Salah satu syaratnya adalah darah gadis perawan, syarat ini cocok dengan Liv. Mereka mengajak Liv bergabung dengan mereka untuk membantu mereka memenuhi persyaratan itu, Liv setuju untuk itu walaupun Grayson keberatan.
Tema yang agak beda dari genre fantasy yang biasa aku baca, berhubungan dengan mimpi. Disini kita harus paham mana yang mimpi dan kehidupan nyata dan lumayan sulit membedakannya. But, I enjoy ot anyway dibanding serial Snow Like Ashes sebelumnya.
Kebetulan aku sudah baca seri karangan Kerstin Gier sebelumnya, Ruby Red Trilogy, lumayan menikmatinya. Apalagi aku lumayan suka sama Liv Silver, cewek yang rasa ingin tahunya tinggi, dan taksir-taksiran sama Henry salah satu temannya Grayson. Semoga lanjutannya bisa dinikmatin olehku.
Genre: YA Fantasy
Liv Silver mengalami vivid dreams, dimana mimpi dan kenyataan menyatu. Di mimpi ini dia bertemu dengan 4 pemuda yang belakangan dikenalinya sebagai muris di sekolah barunya di London. Salah satunya, Grayson, adalah putra kekasih ibunya. Terlebih lagi ibunya memutuskan untuk pindah dan tinggal bersama ayah Grayson.
Awalnya Liv kaget kenapa dia bisa mengenal para pemuda tersebut, dan mereka juga mengenalinya padahal mereka belum pernah berjumpa sebelumnya. Ternyata mimpi mereka saling berhubungan satu sama lain dan mereka bisa berinteraksi di mimpi seperti kehidupan nyata.
Keempat pemuda ini: Grayson, Arthur, Henry dan Jasper membuat perjanjian dengan iblis. Salah satu syaratnya adalah darah gadis perawan, syarat ini cocok dengan Liv. Mereka mengajak Liv bergabung dengan mereka untuk membantu mereka memenuhi persyaratan itu, Liv setuju untuk itu walaupun Grayson keberatan.
Tema yang agak beda dari genre fantasy yang biasa aku baca, berhubungan dengan mimpi. Disini kita harus paham mana yang mimpi dan kehidupan nyata dan lumayan sulit membedakannya. But, I enjoy ot anyway dibanding serial Snow Like Ashes sebelumnya.
Kebetulan aku sudah baca seri karangan Kerstin Gier sebelumnya, Ruby Red Trilogy, lumayan menikmatinya. Apalagi aku lumayan suka sama Liv Silver, cewek yang rasa ingin tahunya tinggi, dan taksir-taksiran sama Henry salah satu temannya Grayson. Semoga lanjutannya bisa dinikmatin olehku.
suzylibrarian's review against another edition
1.0
I was expecting another Ruby Red...and this just wasn't even close. I quit after about 75 pages because I just couldn't image sticking it out with main character Liv. She seemed to offer so little in terms of witty dialogue (unlike her sister Mia) and the concept of dreams becoming reality just didn't draw me in.
Perhaps this is just the right book at the wrong time for me - I wanted exciting and thrilling and this appears to have a much slower build.
Perhaps this is just the right book at the wrong time for me - I wanted exciting and thrilling and this appears to have a much slower build.
thereadingvalkyrie's review against another edition
REVIEW
Dream a Little Dream was definitely a little hard to get into, I’ve heard great things about Gier’s writing but unfortunately I wan’t as impressed as I wanted to be. What started out to be an interesting plot ended up being a something with identity issues, I’m not sure that there was even a point to some of the scenes but in saying that I still felt like I needed to give it a chance.
Liv our main character was great to read, she had this relaxed personality but her witty remarks just completely topped off her character. She also wasn’t a complete sucker for the “paranormal” — I’ve read too many books where our female protagonist just believes the pretty boy when he reveals he’s something he’s not — she’s a sceptic and pretty much just laughs off anything that she can’t find logical reasoning for. The romance side was slow, and I much preferred the mysterious side to Liv and her love interests friendship rather than the actual relationship.
Dream a Little Dream had great character development but I’m not sure if there was a disconnection between the German > English translation because I didn’t connect with the story all that much.
COVER
The cover is definitely a great selling point as it pulls you in to an Alice in Wonderland-esque vibe, the typography is strong and the perspective really pulls you in.
QUOTE
“I WAS A BARN OWL A MOMENT AGO, HONEST.”
Dream a Little Dream was definitely a little hard to get into, I’ve heard great things about Gier’s writing but unfortunately I wan’t as impressed as I wanted to be. What started out to be an interesting plot ended up being a something with identity issues, I’m not sure that there was even a point to some of the scenes but in saying that I still felt like I needed to give it a chance.
Liv our main character was great to read, she had this relaxed personality but her witty remarks just completely topped off her character. She also wasn’t a complete sucker for the “paranormal” — I’ve read too many books where our female protagonist just believes the pretty boy when he reveals he’s something he’s not — she’s a sceptic and pretty much just laughs off anything that she can’t find logical reasoning for. The romance side was slow, and I much preferred the mysterious side to Liv and her love interests friendship rather than the actual relationship.
Dream a Little Dream had great character development but I’m not sure if there was a disconnection between the German > English translation because I didn’t connect with the story all that much.
COVER
The cover is definitely a great selling point as it pulls you in to an Alice in Wonderland-esque vibe, the typography is strong and the perspective really pulls you in.
QUOTE
“I WAS A BARN OWL A MOMENT AGO, HONEST.”
thereadingvalkyrie's review against another edition
2.0
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Dream a Little Dream was definitely a little hard to get into, I've heard great things about Gier's writing but unfortunately I wan't as impressed as I wanted to be. What started out to be an interesting plot ended up being a something with identity issues, I'm not sure that there was even a point to some of the scenes but in saying that I still felt like I needed to give it a chance.
Liv our main character was great to read, she had this relaxed personality but her witty remarks just completely topped off her character. She also wasn't a complete sucker for the "paranormal" -- I've read too many books where our female protagonist just believes the pretty boy when he reveals he's something he's not -- she's a sceptic and pretty much just laughs off anything that she can't find logical reasoning for. The romance side was slow, and I much preferred the mysterious side to Liv and her love interests friendship rather than the actual relationship.
Dream a Little Dream had great character development but I'm not sure if there was a disconnection between the German > English translation because I didn't connect with the story all that much.
The cover is definitely a great selling point as it pulls you in to an Alice in Wonderland-esque vibe, the typography is strong and the perspective really pulls you in.
REVIEW
Dream a Little Dream was definitely a little hard to get into, I've heard great things about Gier's writing but unfortunately I wan't as impressed as I wanted to be. What started out to be an interesting plot ended up being a something with identity issues, I'm not sure that there was even a point to some of the scenes but in saying that I still felt like I needed to give it a chance.
Liv our main character was great to read, she had this relaxed personality but her witty remarks just completely topped off her character. She also wasn't a complete sucker for the "paranormal" -- I've read too many books where our female protagonist just believes the pretty boy when he reveals he's something he's not -- she's a sceptic and pretty much just laughs off anything that she can't find logical reasoning for. The romance side was slow, and I much preferred the mysterious side to Liv and her love interests friendship rather than the actual relationship.
Dream a Little Dream had great character development but I'm not sure if there was a disconnection between the German > English translation because I didn't connect with the story all that much.
COVER
The cover is definitely a great selling point as it pulls you in to an Alice in Wonderland-esque vibe, the typography is strong and the perspective really pulls you in.
QUOTE
"I was a barn owl a moment ago, honest."
Have you read Dream a Little Dream? What are your opinions?
andarentrelibros's review against another edition
5.0
No te dejes engañar por este libro… yo vi las tapas y creí que era una historia mucho más infantil… cuestión que no tiene nada de malo porque yo AMO las novelas infanto juveniles… pero, en esta ocasión, esta trilogía superó ALTAMENTE todas mis expectativas posibles.
¿De qué se trata? Imaginate que te mudás a Londres con tu mamá y tu hermana. Vas a un nuevo colegio, tenés una nueva vida, una nueva familia -ya que tu mamá está en pareja con un hombre que ya tiene dos hijos, también adolescentes-. Mientras te adaptás a esta nueva vida, empezás a soñar. Hasta acá, todo parece normal… hasta que te das cuenta que, en esos sueños, tenés la misma conciencia que cuando estás despierta. Y, más aún: siempre, al soñar, recorrés un largo pasillo con muchas puertas diferentes. Y, con el tiempo, descubrís que esas puertas conducen a los sueños de las personas cercanas en tu vida y a las que vas conociendo… y, que en esos sueños, empezás a interactuar con otras personas que conociste recientemente y que, como vos, están tratando de entender cómo es que acceden a este mundo de los sueños. Hasta que empiezan a suceder hechos que te van poniendo en peligro a vos y a los tuyos y decidís llegar al fondo de todo para saber qué es lo que está pasando…
Fantasía, romance, misterio, giros en la trama. Creo que esta trilogía es super completa al y te ofrece una lectura que te atrapa rápidamente. La irreverencia de Liv, la protagonista, y su hermana menor, Mía, me engancharon desde sus primeros diálogos. Las amo y amo que se nos transmitan las locuras y pensamientos que pasan por la mente de Liv, que contienen mucho humor. Se trata de personajes super potentes y muy bien construidos. Cada uno está bien pensado y trabajado, tiene sus características bien particulares y eso se traslada al diseño de las puertas, que reflejan la personalidad de los dueños y dueñas de los sueños.
Con una premisa muy original, un estilo entre misterioso, fantástico y humorístico, personajes encantadores, te enganchas fácilmente en esta historia y te cuesta, hacia el final, despegarte de ella y de los personajes. Excelente
¿De qué se trata? Imaginate que te mudás a Londres con tu mamá y tu hermana. Vas a un nuevo colegio, tenés una nueva vida, una nueva familia -ya que tu mamá está en pareja con un hombre que ya tiene dos hijos, también adolescentes-. Mientras te adaptás a esta nueva vida, empezás a soñar. Hasta acá, todo parece normal… hasta que te das cuenta que, en esos sueños, tenés la misma conciencia que cuando estás despierta. Y, más aún: siempre, al soñar, recorrés un largo pasillo con muchas puertas diferentes. Y, con el tiempo, descubrís que esas puertas conducen a los sueños de las personas cercanas en tu vida y a las que vas conociendo… y, que en esos sueños, empezás a interactuar con otras personas que conociste recientemente y que, como vos, están tratando de entender cómo es que acceden a este mundo de los sueños. Hasta que empiezan a suceder hechos que te van poniendo en peligro a vos y a los tuyos y decidís llegar al fondo de todo para saber qué es lo que está pasando…
Fantasía, romance, misterio, giros en la trama. Creo que esta trilogía es super completa al y te ofrece una lectura que te atrapa rápidamente. La irreverencia de Liv, la protagonista, y su hermana menor, Mía, me engancharon desde sus primeros diálogos. Las amo y amo que se nos transmitan las locuras y pensamientos que pasan por la mente de Liv, que contienen mucho humor. Se trata de personajes super potentes y muy bien construidos. Cada uno está bien pensado y trabajado, tiene sus características bien particulares y eso se traslada al diseño de las puertas, que reflejan la personalidad de los dueños y dueñas de los sueños.
Con una premisa muy original, un estilo entre misterioso, fantástico y humorístico, personajes encantadores, te enganchas fácilmente en esta historia y te cuesta, hacia el final, despegarte de ella y de los personajes. Excelente
sofiasierra's review against another edition
5.0
April 2016
I love Kerstin's writing style! The Precious Stone trilogy is my favorite in the whole world, but this book was great as well! I love Liv's humor-so similar to Gwendolyn's! Really excited to finish the trilogy!
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January 2017
Loved it as much as the first time.
I love Kerstin's writing style! The Precious Stone trilogy is my favorite in the whole world, but this book was great as well! I love Liv's humor-so similar to Gwendolyn's! Really excited to finish the trilogy!
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January 2017
Loved it as much as the first time.
tappkalina's review against another edition
3.0
I haven't had this much fun reading a book in a long time. Man, old ya is superior, even if it laks of emotions.