Chelsea
Written on Jan 18, 2018
Actual Rating 3.5
I went into this book not knowing anything except that I loved Amy's other series and that this was some kind of sci-fi book. I was...Read more
Read for Popsugar's 2018 Reading Challenge #16: A book about mental health
Actual Rating 3.5
I went into this book not knowing anything except that I loved Amy's other series and that this was some kind of sci-fi book. I was happily surprised while reading it when it had a little bit of horror and maybe some paranormal to it!
I really loved the idea that these teens are in some kind of dream world (or nightmare world in their case) and that one by one they try to survive each other's nightmares. It was also interesting to see them try and figure out the rules and what exactly is going on. I loved all the characters and seeing them bond because they all have some mental health issues was nice. There was no judging, just an overall acceptance of each other and the need to survive.
My favourite part is that we get the perspective of one character who isn't in the dreamworld. He's in the science lab monitoring their bodies and trying to figure out how the experiment went so wrong and what none of the kids are waking up. I don't know too much about science but it was pretty cool learning a few things and seeing what was going on from his view.
The only reason I gave it 3.5 stars was because I found the beginning a little slow and some parts didn't give me all the information I wanted. I think the whole book could have used a few more pages since it was way shorter than I expected!
I'm really looking forward to reading book two and seeing what else could possibly happen!
Actual Rating 3.5
I went into this book not knowing anything except that I loved Amy's other series and that this was some kind of sci-fi book. I was happily surprised while reading it when it had a little bit of horror and maybe some paranormal to it!
I really loved the idea that these teens are in some kind of dream world (or nightmare world in their case) and that one by one they try to survive each other's nightmares. It was also interesting to see them try and figure out the rules and what exactly is going on. I loved all the characters and seeing them bond because they all have some mental health issues was nice. There was no judging, just an overall acceptance of each other and the need to survive.
My favourite part is that we get the perspective of one character who isn't in the dreamworld. He's in the science lab monitoring their bodies and trying to figure out how the experiment went so wrong and what none of the kids are waking up. I don't know too much about science but it was pretty cool learning a few things and seeing what was going on from his view.
The only reason I gave it 3.5 stars was because I found the beginning a little slow and some parts didn't give me all the information I wanted. I think the whole book could have used a few more pages since it was way shorter than I expected!
I'm really looking forward to reading book two and seeing what else could possibly happen!
