The Nightmare Affair
by:
Mindee Arnett (author)
Format: Gebundene Ausgabe
ISBN:
9780765333339 (0765333333)
ASIN: 0765333333
Publish date: 2013-03-05
Publisher: Tor Books
Pages no: 367
Edition language: Deutsch
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...