Slightly disappointed. I had really high hopes for this one!So, to begin with, I thought this would be a more mature read. I found it a bit too young - almost middle grade-ish, which was a shame. I just didn't really get the feel of the characters, they didn't get "under my skin." The worldbuilding ...
Reviews in 150 words or less... Dusty is a nightmare. Late at night she breaks into houses and feeds on the dreams of the inhabitants. Then she breaks into Eli’s house and immediately discovers he is something different. They are a dream pair. Using Eli as a conduit, Dusty can see into the future....
"I didn't do anything wrong. I swear."He grunted. "Like I've never heard that before. Funny, but I expected a little more originality from Moira's daughter.""Yeah, well, the dog ate my notebook with all my good excuses." I should have taken notes on The Nightmare Affair whilst reading, but it was so...
Another debut, but luckily it worked out a lot better than some of the debuts I’ve read recently. Dusty seems to be a pretty typical protagonist – she hates her red, out-of-control red hair (she automatically changes it into straight, blond hair whenever she’s in a dream world, which is frustratin...
I am a true-blue sucker for boarding school stories, which is perhaps the very reason why I picked up The Nightmare Affair. That, and the cover, which reminded me so much of Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan. Before cracking this book open, I was actually expecting some sort of dark, gothic, paranormal...
-- Mini Review of Audiobook --I think my biggest problem with this novel was that it read at a much younger level than I was expecting. I loved Rachel Vincent's take on mara or Nightmares in her Soul Screamers series, and I gue
See more reviews and other book-related posts at The Reading Shelf.Another debut, but luckily it worked out a lot better than some of the debuts I’ve read recently.Dusty seems to be a pretty typical protagonist – she hates her red, out-of-control red hair (she automatically changes it into straight,...
I almost gave this 4 stars, so I'd say it's a solid 3 and a half. I've had a hard time focusing lately, so I've been rereading old favorites, and picking up and rejecting books one after the other. I wanted something distracting and light, but I also require that it be clever, and well-written. This...
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