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A review by kaitrosereads
Dreams of the Dead by Christopher Golden
3.0
I have to start out by saying that I was really disappointed by this book. I really expected to like it and at first I did but as the book went on I really lost interest and almost couldn't even finish it. It took me forever to get through it just because I didn't want to read it.
Dreams of the Dead started off with a bang. Everything really started on the very first page and there wasn't much background. Once Kate was introduced I felt like I was just thrown straight into her life. Once again, there wasn't really any background about her life before she moved to Japan and I really wanted to know more. I think it might have made it easier for me to relate to her but as it was, I couldn't find much that really connected me to her character. I actually didn't feel like I really knew any of the characters and it made me dislike the book.
The only thing I found interesting in Dreams of the Dead was all the Japanese history. I didn't know anything about Japan before reading this but I did learn a bit. It all tied into the story with the murder of Akane and all the crazy things that were happening at the school.
Overall, I hate to say it, but I didn't like Dreams of the Dead. It is the first in a trilogy and maybe things will be explained in the next two books but I probably won't be reading them. I really recommend checking this one out from your library if it interests you.
Dreams of the Dead started off with a bang. Everything really started on the very first page and there wasn't much background. Once Kate was introduced I felt like I was just thrown straight into her life. Once again, there wasn't really any background about her life before she moved to Japan and I really wanted to know more. I think it might have made it easier for me to relate to her but as it was, I couldn't find much that really connected me to her character. I actually didn't feel like I really knew any of the characters and it made me dislike the book.
The only thing I found interesting in Dreams of the Dead was all the Japanese history. I didn't know anything about Japan before reading this but I did learn a bit. It all tied into the story with the murder of Akane and all the crazy things that were happening at the school.
Overall, I hate to say it, but I didn't like Dreams of the Dead. It is the first in a trilogy and maybe things will be explained in the next two books but I probably won't be reading them. I really recommend checking this one out from your library if it interests you.