Tamara Grantham

Gothic and dark, this is a vampire story with a very unique twist.

When I picked this one up, I was expecting something along the lines of the usual vampire story...and wow, I was wrong. The main character is ready to do anything to get the cure to an odd disease, and if that means getting herself into a hospital and lurking down halls to find the one person, who no one else dare nears...well, then she'll do it.

This one leads down a different path, where intrigue and secrets take very dark turns. There are thrilling moments, desperation, emotions, and even more shadows. The main character's determination makes her easy to cheer for, but then, she has made some very dangerous choices. But her goal is more than honorable. There are more than a few scenes, which had me wondering if everything would go well...and the strange man is anything but what I expected. I enjoyed this one the entire way through.… (mais)

Dreamthief is worthy of good praises!

This novel is about a half-elf and a half-human girl named Olive – who lives half of her life in Faythander and now works as a therapist on the Earth Kingdom. She had a perfectly simple life there, but everything will change when something happened to her godson. Jeremiah’s dream soul was taken to Faythander, and she must rescue him before death consumes him and before destruction comes to both Faythander and Earth.

Woah! I just fell in love with this book! Everything since the first chapter, it already pulled me in the story. I just found myself living inside the book together with Olive. It’s like watching a scene, and you were there – secretly and just invisible from the characters. I think it is because of the powerful writing style of the author. If it were not, then maybe it is because of the great story itself. And I just like how it engaged me from the first page until the end.

I’ve also found what I want in a book here on Dreamthief. How?

First, the romance didn’t overshadow the plot. It was mild, and it was slowly built, unlike the characters that just fell in love at a very short time. Here, it started from a small liking to Kull, the Wult prince, and as they went together on a journey to rescue Olive’s godson, she just found herself slowly and helplessly liking him more, and it is also the same for Kull. I found it sweet and pure. It was not a liking that started because the guy has a great body or the likes, but it was because Kull himself was lovable enough based on his personality.

Second, the main character really shows courage and bravery even if the hope she can see was already as thin as a needle thread. Olive also has shown sign of giving up, but it was overtaken by her courage, and her want to save his godson. Even if she was hurt for something, it didn’t affect her real purpose on going back to Faythander.

Third, the plot itself is fantastic, and it was well planned too. The existence of Faythander was very well explained, and everything about it was just amazing. I also learned what species resides on Faythander – elf, dragons, pixie, wult, and goblin – and what makes them different from one another. It is something hard to give justice because some authors failed to make them stay true to what they are, and here, I can really see how they were different from one another.

Lastly, the ending resolved the main problem in this book, but it still gave me something to look forward to the next book. Unlike the other books in a series, this one didn’t provide devastating cliff-hanger so the readers will really need the next book. Instead, this ended in a fairly and satisfying way – something only a few authors could give.

As for what I disliked on this book, I don’t think I could give one right now because I’m still wandering inside Faythander.

Overall, this book just made it on my favorite list. I am really recommending this book, especially to those who like fantasy and anything that has to do with elves, dragons, pixies, wults, goblins, magic, and parallel world.

Disclaimer: I received a readers copy of this book from the author.… (mais)