Dreamfall (Dreamfall #1)
by Amy Plum
Soure: eARC provided for review.
Summary:
Cata Cordova suffers
from such debilitating insomnia that she agreed to take part in an
experimental new procedure. She thought things couldn’t get any
worse...but she was terribly wrong.
Soon after the experiment
begins, there’s a malfunction with the lab equipment, and Cata and six
other teen patients are plunged into a shared dreamworld with no memory
of how they got there. Even worse, they come to the chilling realization
that they are trapped in a place where their worst nightmares have come
to life. Hunted by creatures from their darkest imaginations and
tormented by secrets they’d rather keep buried, Cata and the others will
be forced to band together to face their biggest fears. And if they
can’t find a way to defeat their dreams, they will never wake up.
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When I first knew about
Dreamfall I was a little unsure if I wanted to read it because I don't read too
many thrillers or horror books. But I'm a huge fan of Amy Plum and it looked
really interesting.
Dreamfall is the story of
seven insomniac teens trapped in a shared dreamworld filled with nightmares.
The book starts with these teens trying an experiment to cure their insomnia.
When something goes wrong, they end up comatose, or so it seems to the doctors
leading the experiments.
One of the most original
things about this book is that we learn every character backstory through their
nightmares. There's also a POV from a pre-med student outside the Dreamfall
(this is how they call the dream world) where there's more info about them and
what’s happening while they’re dreaming.
I have to say that I almost
DNFd this book. The first half was really slow and a little boring, and maybe
because I still didn't know well the characters, I didn't care much about
them.
But luckily I don't like to
DNF books, so I kept going and I'm so glad I did because the second half is
where everything gets better!
The nightmares in Dreamfall
aren't the kind of nightmares that keep me awake, but they were vividly
described and the mood was so creepy and dark. And since the nightmares are
personal and belong to each one of the characters, it made them even more gut
wrenching to read.
I'm so glad to say that, even though sometimes it felt like there was going to be a love triangle, there's no romance in this book. I still hope Cata and Fergus end up together though.
There are some twists and
turns I wasn't expecting and all of that lead to an incredibly ending. I
seriously can't wait for the second book.
Overall, Dreamfall is great
and suspenseful read. If you can pass those slow chapters, I'm sure you will
enjoy it!
