Sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she’s a criminal. No, she’s a Nightmare.
Literally.
Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, and living in the shadow of her mother’s infamy, is hard enough. But when Dusty sneaks into Eli Booker’s house, things get a whole lot more complicated. He’s hot, which means sitting on his chest and invading his dreams couldn’t get much more embarrassing. But it does. Eli is dreaming of a murder.
Then Eli’s dream comes true.Now Dusty has to follow the clues—both within Eli’s dreams and out of them—to stop the killer before more people turn up dead. And before the killer learns what she’s up to and marks her as the next target.
Publication Date: March 5, 2013
Literally.
Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, and living in the shadow of her mother’s infamy, is hard enough. But when Dusty sneaks into Eli Booker’s house, things get a whole lot more complicated. He’s hot, which means sitting on his chest and invading his dreams couldn’t get much more embarrassing. But it does. Eli is dreaming of a murder.
Then Eli’s dream comes true.Now Dusty has to follow the clues—both within Eli’s dreams and out of them—to stop the killer before more people turn up dead. And before the killer learns what she’s up to and marks her as the next target.
Publication Date: March 5, 2013
This was a fun book! I loved Dusty’s feisty personality and
her sarcasm; some of her inner thoughts were pretty hilarious. The premise was
also intriguing and I can’t wait to continue Dusty’s journey in the next book.
I was drawn to this book mainly because of the cover. I
really love it! After reading the book, I really feel like it’s a great
depiction of the plot. I’ve seen the cover of the follow-up and it has me just
as excited.
Dusty is a Nightmare, a being that I’ve never heard about
until reading this book. While feeding on the dreams of a local boy, she finds
out that she shares a unique bond with him and his dreams can predict the
future.
Dusty was great, she was a fantastic protagonist and I loved
her courage and feistiness. She has a bad reputation but she doesn’t wallow in
self-pity over it. I really liked Eli, her dream seer partner and potential
love interest, but would’ve preferred a little more character development for
him.
The murder mystery was entertaining and although I solved a
part of the whodunit early on, one of the aspects had me surprised. There was
also an inclusion of popular mythical characters in the second half that I
didn’t expect.
Eli and Dusty make a good team and I look forward to reading
more about their adventures. No cliffhanger in the book although there was a
lot of loose ends that will likely be addressed in future novels. I’d recommend
this book to YA enthusiasts who enjoy murder mysteries with a paranormal twist.
Rating: 4/5 Stars
Thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book for review!
