The Dream Beings
This review can also be found at Carole's Random LifeI didn't like this book at all. I am not really sure why I decided to request this one from NetGalley. I might have been on romance overload and this cover looks just spooky enough to grab my attention. The book had a pretty good start with prologue and I really thought that this was going to be the bloody story that I was wanting to read. Unfortunately for me, the book went downhill from there.
I realized pretty early on that I was not connecting with this book at all. I seriously considered not finishing the story and moving on to the next book. Since it was such a short book at roughly 100 pages, I decided to go ahead and finish it. I can honestly say that I wish I had followed my gut instinct at the very beginning of the book and just stopped because I gained nothing by finishing this book except for possibly a slight headache.
The story confused me. I am still not exactly sure what these dream beings really were (some kind of alien beings or something) and to be honest I don't think I care. The writing seemed awkward which made it really difficult to stay focused on the story. The characters were not well developed and I never connected with any of them. Even during the final scene when things looked rather grim for Jack, I found that I really didn't care if things worked out for him or not.
Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this story to others. This is the first time that I have read anything by Aaron J. French and I think I will skip his writing in the future.
I received an advance reader edition of this book from Samhain Publishing, Ltd. via NetGalley for the purpose of providing an honest review.
Initial Thoughts
I liked the prologue but everything went downhill from there. I had a really hard time getting through this short piece.