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Dream Smashers (2011)

by Angela Carlie(Favorite Author)

3.48 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

DarkSide Publishing

review 1: This book was an excellent description of a young woman struggling to cope with the life she had been dealt. There is some language and somewhat graphic descriptions in the story; these are the nature of an honest tale—none of the language or graphic situations seemed to have been added superfluously. I was surprised to see the target audience for this work was young adult, and that the author seems to have chosen that as her favorite genre for her other works. It’s too bad, because here—in this book—she really shines. She has the makings of a really good author. I just don’t see the appeal of this book to a young adult audience—perhaps it is not appropriately targeted. This book, although filled with necessary forms of speech appropriate to the story, is... more written in more in a literary style. What that means is that a good portion of the book is spent on the thoughts of the protagonist (or antagonist) and on descriptions. Personally, I love this style—it is the only way to truly develop characters—although certain readers (particularly younger readers) will find it tiresome and slow. The protagonist’s friend, Rainy, is especially well written. The least developed character was Evan, but I felt as if the “love interest” in the book was accurately depicted. In all fairness, I went to a private school and saw many people exactly like him—but those unfamiliar with this type of cultural and religious background will probably be quick to dismiss him as fake and superficial. It’s quite the opposite, really, but there are not many people who truly stand for convictions anymore, so it’s easy to imagine an alternative motive for his altruistic behavior. Further insight into his struggles with sin and temptation would have rounded him out nicely and made him more believable to the average reader.Overall, this was an excellent work by the author. Her other “young adult” series, in fact, seem almost as if they were written by a different person. I would highly recommend that the author returns to more adult (by adult, I mean mature, not salacious) genres, as this is where she rises above other independent authors.
review 2: Ms. Carlie, you can write one wicked book! This book had so much great elements in it that is had me in love with it. I really enjoyed the storyline and the characters.First off, the storyline. Let me be the first to tell you how much it rocked! It blew my socks off. I loved the feeling of reading this book. It has so much realistic feel to it that you didn't want to finish it. You just wanted to savor every bit that you are reading. The way Ms. Carlie wrote this book it makes the reader feel connected to everything left me speechless. The drama is the book has very nice touches to it. It is all connected to Autumn, who is struggling with many things in her life.Autumn is such a great character. She is a normal teen, cursed with a bad mother. I love how Autumn really grasped everything about her mother at such a young age. She is not stupid and handled it in such a mature way. I like how the reader sees Autumn grow up in a wonderful young women. She makes mistakes but she quick to learn from them. She is a type of young lady who knows real life. She appreciates what she has and is content with where she is at. The love interest is just sweet and pure. I love how Evan is a good young man of understanding. His back round in church helped her in what strength she needed. He didn't pity her, but he loved her. He loved her fiercely and did what he had to do for her. I love how he didn't pressure her to go to church or judge her. He simply loved her till she was ready.Now there was lots of cursing, making out in this book. But without theses elements to describe Autumn's life, the reader might not be able to get the whole picture. Life is not perfect. Autumn's life is not pretty. I recommend an older, mature teenager to read this. less

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