Lizz Huerta

This book left so much hanging. It was complex world building. I was glad I listened as it was good to hear the names and places spoken. There were two narratives which eventually intertwined (in a way I had guessed). Saya is a girl who dreams and is being used by the woman she believes to be her mother. She visits spirits in the dream and finds that she has a role to play in the chaos that is coming with a comet that is clearly viewable in the sky. Indir is a daughter who has grown up in a temple and loses her ability to dream after she dreams for a dying king and promises to keep what she saw within the dream, including her own death at the hands of his son, a secret. A slowly developing, thoughtfully crafted story that is part of a duology. The main women characters are strong and the men (except for the ones set up to be villians) respect them and partner with them.… (más)

This is, hands down, the best book I have read all year. I fell in love with the characters from the start, and the world building was perfect. I could really immerse myself in the Dreams, and the culture of the Direamers and their lives. I did not anticipate the twist in the middle, and it was joyous and heartbreaking at the same time. Hopefully we get to see part of it 'twist back.'

I will absolutely be buying this book for my middle school library, and I hope it comes out on Playaway so my struggling readers can enjoy it as well.

Perfect, perfect, perfect!!

I will be sharing this review with every book site I frequent.… (más)