Dream A Little Dream by Kerstin Gier Book Cover
Dream A Little Dream by Kerstin Gier – 3.5/5
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Young Adult
Mysterious doors with lizard-head knobs. Talking stone statues. A crazy girl with a hatchet. Yes, Liv’s dreams have been pretty weird lately. Especially the one where she’s in a graveyard at night, watching four boys conduct dark magic rituals.
The strangest part is that Liv recognizes the boys in her dream. They’re classmates from her new school in London, the school where she’s starting over because her mom has moved them to a new country (again). But what’s really scaring Liv is that the dream boys seem to know things about her in real life, things they couldn’t possibly know—unless they actually are in her dreams? Luckily, Liv never could resist a good mystery, and all four of those boys are pretty cute…
Dream A Little Dream is the first book in The Silver Trilogy by Kerstin Gier which was originally a German series but is has now been translated to around 25 different languages. That must mean it’s good, right?
I know that people, especially readers like myself, should never judge a book by it’s cover, but sometimes you really just can’t help it. Initially, I hated the cover of this book. Firstly, because there was a person on it, and not many readers like people on their book covers because it does not look aesthetic — with the exception of course of The Infernal Devices series. Those covers are lit.
Okay, enough talk. Moving on, this review is going to have SPOILERS, so if you haven’t read the book and you are planning to, whether it be in the near or far future, I suggest you read only the synopsis in the quote bar above and get on with reading the actual book.
I gave the book a 3.5/5 because it was a light and fun read, and the book in general had an amazing concept. This is the first book I came across that explored the consciousness of the human brain while mid-dream, and that it somehow related to magic and mystery. In my opinion, it was very well-written given the fact that it was very descriptive but not in an adjective-dump kind of way. Most characters were also well-developed, only in a rather slow pace, but nonetheless developed.
I appreciated characters like Liv’s little sister Mia, her mom, and Lottie the au pair. I think it was a good idea for Kerstin Gier to incorporate many familial traits in this story. Because don’t you just hate stories where teenagers just run into the sunset and forget about their families? I know I do. Because it’s just too unrealistic (for some people…).
My favourite part was when Liv Silver, the female protagonist in this book, finally explores and Dream Corridor after discovering that she can dream the same dream with other people with or without them knowing. Alongside the part where she gets to know the four very attractive male characters: Grayson, Henry, Arthur, and Jasper–very vivid dreamers who lead Liv into the world of dreams-turned-reality that will change her life forever.
Although, despite all the good things about it, I still find some parts of the story to be a bit problematic. Although the it-was-Anabel’s-fault scene was explained thoroughly and in detail many times, I still think it was such a cliché that the person behind all of the demons and evil witchcraft was none other than the girl no one would have guessed was at fault, when in reality, she’s a deranged psychopath in need of mental treatments.
I just find it stupid how for some reason, none of the characters saw that coming–apart from Liv of course, who still happened to mess up her supposed rescue mission for Anabel. There are just too many loopholes in this story. Like, if what Anabel said was true and she really did just make the whole demon thing up, then how would you explain the fact that Jasper’s, Arthur’s, Henry’s, and Grayson’s wishes came true, especially when they were highly unlikely and almost near impossible. It can’t all just be mere coincidence. I also think that some parts at the end did not really come as naturally or as spontaneously as the writer meant it to, and that they seemed sort of forced in to make a thrilling ending.
Lastly, this part may be weird for some, but more than Henry, I shipped Liv with Grayson. Yes, I understand that they’re future step-siblings, but none of that has happened yet. And Grayson, more than anyone, deserves the right to love and take care of Liv. He was the one who’s been there for her since the very beginning after all–not Henry. Don’t get me wrong. I love Henry and Liv as a couple, but I just have my own personal bias for Grayson. He is my favourite among the four. And he DOES NOT deserve a stupid, materialistic brat like Emily as a girlfriend.
Nevertheless, I still enjoyed reading this book. 3.5/5 stars! My rating stands. I will still however move onto the second book which is Dream On and maybe, this book turns out to be better than the first. HOPEFULLY, my Grayson X Liv ship with sail.
P.S. I really want to know who’s behind the Tittle-Tattle Blog so bad. If you don’t know what it is, it’s a kind of Gossip Girl-esque website that exposes all the secrets and scandals of everyone in Liv’s school.
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