Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier (Website, Facebook, Goodreads)Published by Macmillan on April 14th 2015
Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Horror & Ghost Stories, Love & Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 336
Format: ARC
Mysterious doors with lizard-head knobs. Talking stone statues. A crazy girl with a hatchet. Yes, Liv's dreams have been pretty weird lately. Especially the one where she's in a graveyard at night, watching four boys conduct dark magic rituals. The strangest part is that Liv recognizes the boys in her dream. They're classmates from her new school in London, the school where she's starting over because her mom has moved them to a new country (again). But what's really scaring Liv is that the dream boys seem to know things about her in real life, things they couldn't possibly know--unless they actually are in her dreams? Luckily, Liv never could resist a good mystery, and all four of those boys are pretty cute....
The really weird thing is that Liv recognizes the boys in her dream. They’re classmates from her new school in
I loved the Ruby Red series so when I heard Kerstin Gier had another series coming out this year I was super excited to get my hands on it. I was immediately pulled into this story and found myself enjoying not only the story but the characters too!
Liv and her sister, Mia, don’t have a normal life. They spend their time moving around a lot and are seriously looking forward to the time with their mother where they will have an actual home to live in and won’t have to worry about packing up their possessions again in less than a year. As they show up in London and meet their mom at the airport, Liv finds out that her mom has met someone (Mr. Change of Plan) and this is going to have a bigger impact than she expected.
As far as characters go, I liked Liv and found her to be a solid main character. She was smart and loved her family. She also loves to dig into a puzzle and is willing to take risks if something is important to her. Her mother was somewhat frustrating to me and thank the lord that Liv and Mia had Lottie, their au pair. Then we also have the four boys (Grayson, Henry, Jasper, and Arthur) who happen to be the most popular at school and also happen to be involved in something that Liv inadvertently gets pulled into. More to come on that piece but two of these boys have swoon potential.
As Liv is introduced to Grayson, who happens to be the son of her mom’s boyfriend, she is also pulled into an unexpected situation. One where she thinks she is just dreaming but really, she is pulled into a shared dream where she sees the boys performing a ritual and this is the start of something she never would have believed could happen. Also…a bit of danger.
I can’t say too much here because as usual, I don’t want to give anything away. What I will say is that Gier does a wonderful job of creating this world of dreams and the rules around it. I loved how everyone’s dream doors were different and protected by things that were important to them. It all happens to be tied to something dark and dangerous but through this avenue, Liv is able to learn more about Grayson and Henry than she probably ever would have in the real world. She also meets Anabel Scott who is Arthur’s girlfriend, and the reason they are all in the mess they are in and linked to this demon, the Lord of Shadows.
I’m going to take a moment to talk about Henry because I love that he calls Liv “Cheese Girl” and come on, he’s described as the tall, tattooed type with pale skin, tousled honey-blond hair, and slate-gray eyes.” You had me at tattooed but really, I also love that he does whatever he can to learn as much about Liv as possible, and he really does care about what happens to her.
The one piece of the story that I am hoping we get more of is the around the Tittle-Tattle Blog and who Secrecy is. I honestly have no idea who it could be (although some solid suspicion was thrown a certain way in the story, I’m not sure I am on board with who is identified) and I NEED to know more about this. I am definitely going to check out the next book in this series as I can’t wait to see what happens next for this group! Consider checking this one out if you enjoy a story with a bit of mystery, some interesting characters, and solid dream-world building.
Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for the review copy!
I loved the Ruby Red series so when I heard Kerstin Gier had another series coming out this year I was super excited to get my hands on it. I was immediately pulled into this story and found myself enjoying not only the story but the characters too!
Liv and her sister, Mia, don’t have a normal life. They spend their time moving around a lot and are seriously looking forward to the time with their mother where they will have an actual home to live in and won’t have to worry about packing up their possessions again in less than a year. As they show up in London and meet their mom at the airport, Liv finds out that her mom has met someone (Mr. Change of Plan) and this is going to have a bigger impact than she expected.
As far as characters go, I liked Liv and found her to be a solid main character. She was smart and loved her family. She also loves to dig into a puzzle and is willing to take risks if something is important to her. Her mother was somewhat frustrating to me and thank the lord that Liv and Mia had Lottie, their au pair. Then we also have the four boys (Grayson, Henry, Jasper, and Arthur) who happen to be the most popular at school and also happen to be involved in something that Liv inadvertently gets pulled into. More to come on that piece but two of these boys have swoon potential.
As Liv is introduced to Grayson, who happens to be the son of her mom’s boyfriend, she is also pulled into an unexpected situation. One where she thinks she is just dreaming but really, she is pulled into a shared dream where she sees the boys performing a ritual and this is the start of something she never would have believed could happen. Also…a bit of danger.
I can’t say too much here because as usual, I don’t want to give anything away. What I will say is that Gier does a wonderful job of creating this world of dreams and the rules around it. I loved how everyone’s dream doors were different and protected by things that were important to them. It all happens to be tied to something dark and dangerous but through this avenue, Liv is able to learn more about Grayson and Henry than she probably ever would have in the real world. She also meets Anabel Scott who is Arthur’s girlfriend, and the reason they are all in the mess they are in and linked to this demon, the Lord of Shadows.
I’m going to take a moment to talk about Henry because I love that he calls Liv “Cheese Girl” and come on, he’s described as the tall, tattooed type with pale skin, tousled honey-blond hair, and slate-gray eyes.” You had me at tattooed but really, I also love that he does whatever he can to learn as much about Liv as possible, and he really does care about what happens to her.
The one piece of the story that I am hoping we get more of is the around the Tittle-Tattle Blog and who Secrecy is. I honestly have no idea who it could be (although some solid suspicion was thrown a certain way in the story, I’m not sure I am on board with who is identified) and I NEED to know more about this. I am definitely going to check out the next book in this series as I can’t wait to see what happens next for this group! Consider checking this one out if you enjoy a story with a bit of mystery, some interesting characters, and solid dream-world building.
Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for the review copy!
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