Talon by Julie Kagawa & Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier Reviews

Over on my Youtube channel I have reviewed two books, & they couldn't be more different.

                                     
One's Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier, and it is one of the best books I've read this year. With a witty writing style, laugh out loud scenes, magical psychic dreams, and multiple hot guys, Dream a Little Dream was just a blast to read. I loved every. single. page. You may know Kerstin Gier from her wildly popular New York Times bestselling Ruby Red trilogy, and she's done it yet again with the Silver series. Making her works even more impressive, the writer is actually German, and all of her books have been translated into English. (By the lovely Anthea Bell.) Luckily, nothing was lost in translation, and out of all her books Dream a Little Dream is my favorite. It follows Liv, who has recently moved to London, and begins having magical dreams wherein she communicates with a group of popular boys at her new school. I'll definitely be reading the rest of the books in this series, just as soon as they're translated! If only I knew German, and I could have them even sooner. If you prefer a more exact rating, I'd give Dream a Little Dream 5 out of 5 stars.


The other book I reviewed is Talon by Julie Kagawa, and my opinion of this book couldn't be more different than Dream a Little Dream. Although I was delighted by the exciting premise, (dragon shapeshifters are hiding among human society from an evil military like organization out to kill them all) the book simply did not deliver, and I was bored from start to finish. This book was riddled with cliches, unlikable characters, a predictable plot, and excessively long paragraphs describing surfing. There was so much surfing! I honestly wanted to LOVE this book, but it just didn't live up to my expectations. Really the only positive thing I can say is that I think it has a gorgeous cover. As for my star rating, I give it a 2 out of 5 stars.

Find my more detailed individual reviews on these two books at my youtube channel. The links are below! :)