Okay, here's the deal. When did people become "that" instead of "who?" I hear this on the radio on the TV ( and shouldn't news reporters know better )? and unless my memory is wrong, have even read it in places. Why? How hard is it to remember that people require a "who"? And here's another--myself instead of me. My boss did this all this time and it drove me crazy. Are we so afraid to be in the spotlight that we have to say, "So-and-so and myself did such-and-so?"
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Dreamscape (Netherworld Book 1) by Christie Rich
Published: July 9th 2013
Publisher: Tarser Publishing
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Kindle 300 pages
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Every night before Amelia falls asleep she makes a wish to dream of him – the man who calls her to their beautiful private oasis, her sanctuary where she is free of her greedy landlord’s threats. But tonight, he will not call Amelia to him. Tonight, another man will step into her world to claim her. Tonight, Amelia’s shattering reality will crumble - and disappear into the Dreamscape…along with her freedom.
When Amelia dreams tonight, her nightmare becomes her new world where Seth is her captor and anything is possible…except escape. Seth needs Amelia to break the curse that binds him to the Dreamscape. He must convince her that she was made to free him, that she was made to join him.
For if he fails, he will never escape his prison, and he will lose Earth to the Netherworld where the evil Erobos wait to consume the human realm and everything in it. If he fails, Seth will lose the one thing that matters to him: Amelia.
When Amelia dreams tonight, her nightmare becomes her new world where Seth is her captor and anything is possible…except escape. Seth needs Amelia to break the curse that binds him to the Dreamscape. He must convince her that she was made to free him, that she was made to join him.
For if he fails, he will never escape his prison, and he will lose Earth to the Netherworld where the evil Erobos wait to consume the human realm and everything in it. If he fails, Seth will lose the one thing that matters to him: Amelia.
This novel had an incredibly unique world-the Dreamscape and I had as hard a time understanding it as Amelia, the main character did. The first half of the novel she fights Seth, her "captor" over what the Dreamscape is and being allowed into it for her training. The truth is, and this is my interpretation, it's a dreamworld where certain "people" can traverse through dreams through portals. There are good and evil beings that do this, kind of like good dreams and nightmares. But these nightmares are permanent.
Seth, his brothers and his team are trying to keep the human world from being overtaken by the evil nightmares. Now this is way oversimplified, but that's the bare bones of the world. It's actually much, much more complicated.
Amelia is interesting. She's a very strong, independent character. She's had a rough life and when we are introduced to her she's sleeping her last night in an apartment she shared with the only woman that ever took care of her who has died. She's had nothing to eat for a few days and she just wants to escape into her dreams to a mystery boy that she loves. Instead Seth whisks her away to his world and presents her with walls of fire, a house that provides for her every need or want and "Oh yeah, your trapped here until you find the key that lets me out of this prison." `I thought I had trouble connecting to her, but I think I was trying so hard to understand the world that I missed her character. I went back and read the first several chapters. I LOVE Amelia! She is Kick A**! Not just because she tries to escape, not just because she doesn't act on her feelings for Seth that she has right away (no insta love, there is a reasonable explanation) but because she realizes that if she accepts what's happening to her and what she sees, then she might possibly be losing her mind. Or maybe she's dreaming. Or maybe worse. But this is the first character I've ever read that admitted that she wasn't going to accept magic after the first couple of pages just because this gorgeous hunk of a guy shows it to her. And Amelia is fierce. She knows lonely so what few friends she makes, she wants to keep even if it means sacrifice. She won't leave a man behind. Amelia is someone I would definitely want to be friends with!
Now, Seth, he sounds swoon worthy, but he talks a lot about how much he desires Amelia. A lot! I wanted him to just be a man about it and make his move. Amelia would have slapped him and told him what was what if she didn't want him. He reminded me a lot of Henry from Aimee Carter's Goddess series. Except (Henry never was very demonstrative.) Seth is very old, centuries or more so he is rather old fashioned in his speech and I suppose that's why he does more talking about Amelia than action. Still, it was a bit tiring to read about.
The world is the world of dreams and it's as varied as dreams can be. It's complicated like I said and you just have to dive in, maybe read it a couple of times to understand, but it really works. I think I love Seth's house. You just have to ask for what you want and it's there. The only downside is never being in the real world, no real ocean, no real sun, no real skies. Just pale imitations.
The story is good versus evil. The Erobos are stalking the Oneiroi trying to kill all the light with their darkness. The best part of the story is that when Seth explains it to Amelia she says:
I'm going to pretend I understood the majority of what you just said. Why is everything so complicated? ( Kindle ARC )
That's pretty much how I felt but I just kept going and once the story got going it all fell in place. The action in the book takes place in the latter half of the story and you understand what Amelia has to do with everything and what everyone's part is in this war.
I thought this was a fun story. It has dark undertones, but Amelia is so snarky and has such a big presence in the book that she really lights it up. There is definitely a romance in it and an unusual mythology. I'll definitely be continuing on with this series and hope the author keeps Amelia just as fun and witty.
Recommended for lovers of YA paranormal, romance and mythology. At times it can be heavy on the sexual desire though it's expressed in polite terms. So I'd let my 13 yr old son read it if he wanted to.
About the Author
I grew up daydreaming about fairytales, and my love for discovering new worlds has never died. I am not one of those writers who always knew I would write. I thought that was what other people did until one day, a few years ago, I took a challenge from a friend and typed my first words. My journey has been wonderful, and I cannot imagine a day where I would ever give up writing. My love for reading is what fueled my imagination in the first place and still does. When I am not writing or reading, I enjoy family time with my husband and two children. My family and I live in a quiet community in Northern Utah, and I am so thankful for the rich life I have been blessed with.
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