erinarkin20's review
4.0
What the WHAT!
The Vault of Dreamers by Caragh O’Brien has a mix of everything. There is mystery blended with science fiction blended with a bit of romance and it all takes place in a story about teens going to school with a reality show twist. I enjoyed it and honestly couldn’t stop turning the pages to see what was going to happen.
Rosie Sinclair made her way into The Forge School that was created to cater to students of the arts. It also has a bit of a twist in that all of the students are in a reality show situation. The students get to stay at The Forge School only if their blip rate is in the upper end and when the book starts, we find that Rosie isn’t doing too well. Add to this the fact that Rosie comes from a financially struggling family and she is definitely motivated to make a change. The problem is, she isn’t entirely sure how to make it happen. As luck would have it, she runs into one of the kitchen guys and he ends up giving her some guidance – it is essentially a popularity contest but includes a financial impact. As Rosie begins to interact with those students who are in the top end, she sees some changes and eventually finds that she has made the cut. This is when things start to get even more interesting.
Rosie is one of those characters that I just wanted to shake sometimes. She is smart but she doesn’t always think about what she is doing. I get that she isn’t really sure who to trust but as she starts to become closer to Linus I would have hoped she would have learned to lean on him more as he never really gave her a reason to doubt him. With all of that said, I know she is a teenager and expected to make mistakes. My issue is that they were pretty silly mistakes that if she had taken the time to think about things (because she really is smart) she may have had a different outcome.
I liked Linus – I just wanted to know more about him and what really happened to him at the end of the book. I don’t want to give anything away here but I’m glad we learned a bit about his background along the way and I am very hopeful that the next book will provide some of the information I want (read: need) on him.
So, back to the story…As part of the contract with the school, the students are required to take a sleeping pill each night to ensure they sleep the required 12 hours determined by the school. Rosie decides to skip her pill a few nights and finds out that weird things are happening at the school at night. As she tries to dig into what is being done to the students while they sleep, she finds herself in some pretty dangerous situations and the man behind it all isn’t willing to take any chances that Rosie will ruin things for him.
I can’t say a lot more as I don’t want to give anything away. I will tell you that this book definitely grabbed my attention and there was a part at the end that had me wondering what the heck is going to happen in book two. There is a bit of a cliffhanger here but take it in stride…I’m not sure how else O’Brien could have ended it without continuing on to the next book. I’m pretty sure my impatient nature is the problem, not the spot where O’Brien chose to end it. If you enjoy science fiction with a bit of a mystery, definitely check this one out.
Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan for the review copy.
The Vault of Dreamers by Caragh O’Brien has a mix of everything. There is mystery blended with science fiction blended with a bit of romance and it all takes place in a story about teens going to school with a reality show twist. I enjoyed it and honestly couldn’t stop turning the pages to see what was going to happen.
Rosie Sinclair made her way into The Forge School that was created to cater to students of the arts. It also has a bit of a twist in that all of the students are in a reality show situation. The students get to stay at The Forge School only if their blip rate is in the upper end and when the book starts, we find that Rosie isn’t doing too well. Add to this the fact that Rosie comes from a financially struggling family and she is definitely motivated to make a change. The problem is, she isn’t entirely sure how to make it happen. As luck would have it, she runs into one of the kitchen guys and he ends up giving her some guidance – it is essentially a popularity contest but includes a financial impact. As Rosie begins to interact with those students who are in the top end, she sees some changes and eventually finds that she has made the cut. This is when things start to get even more interesting.
Rosie is one of those characters that I just wanted to shake sometimes. She is smart but she doesn’t always think about what she is doing. I get that she isn’t really sure who to trust but as she starts to become closer to Linus I would have hoped she would have learned to lean on him more as he never really gave her a reason to doubt him. With all of that said, I know she is a teenager and expected to make mistakes. My issue is that they were pretty silly mistakes that if she had taken the time to think about things (because she really is smart) she may have had a different outcome.
I liked Linus – I just wanted to know more about him and what really happened to him at the end of the book. I don’t want to give anything away here but I’m glad we learned a bit about his background along the way and I am very hopeful that the next book will provide some of the information I want (read: need) on him.
So, back to the story…As part of the contract with the school, the students are required to take a sleeping pill each night to ensure they sleep the required 12 hours determined by the school. Rosie decides to skip her pill a few nights and finds out that weird things are happening at the school at night. As she tries to dig into what is being done to the students while they sleep, she finds herself in some pretty dangerous situations and the man behind it all isn’t willing to take any chances that Rosie will ruin things for him.
I can’t say a lot more as I don’t want to give anything away. I will tell you that this book definitely grabbed my attention and there was a part at the end that had me wondering what the heck is going to happen in book two. There is a bit of a cliffhanger here but take it in stride…I’m not sure how else O’Brien could have ended it without continuing on to the next book. I’m pretty sure my impatient nature is the problem, not the spot where O’Brien chose to end it. If you enjoy science fiction with a bit of a mystery, definitely check this one out.
Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan for the review copy.
mingreads_'s review
2.0
I've wanted to read this book since it came out because I found the idea intriguing. I ended up skimming through the rest of the book once I'd read 100 pages because I didn't really have an emotional connection with the characters and found it rather boring. It also got rather weird towards the end...
The pacing was rather fast and it would have been nice to get to know Rosie first rather than beginning right when she doesn't take the pill. The concept of the book was unique however I wish it was written differently - but that's just my opinion. XD
The pacing was rather fast and it would have been nice to get to know Rosie first rather than beginning right when she doesn't take the pill. The concept of the book was unique however I wish it was written differently - but that's just my opinion. XD
thegeekyblogger's review
2.0
Read for Fun /Listened for Review (Won/Tantor)
Overall Rating 2.50
Story Rating 2.00
Character Rating 3.00
Audio Rating 4.00 (not part of the overall rating)
First Thought when Finished:I wouldn't say The Vault of Dreamers by Caragh OBrien was a bad read but the end kind of fell flat for me. More importantly it changed the whole story and not in a good way (for me).
Overall Thoughts:I am such an ender--meaning that the end of a book can cloud the whole thing for me. Unfortunately the end of this book didn't work for me on any level. That means I was left with that in my mind. Otherwise this was a pretty good listen. The story was well paced. The characters were unique. The world was identifiable but different.
Audio Thoughts:
Emily really nailed the narration. Her pacing was spot on and she brought life to the characters. I really enjoyed the audiobook!
Overall Rating 2.50
Story Rating 2.00
Character Rating 3.00
Audio Rating 4.00 (not part of the overall rating)
First Thought when Finished:I wouldn't say The Vault of Dreamers by Caragh OBrien was a bad read but the end kind of fell flat for me. More importantly it changed the whole story and not in a good way (for me).
Overall Thoughts:I am such an ender--meaning that the end of a book can cloud the whole thing for me. Unfortunately the end of this book didn't work for me on any level. That means I was left with that in my mind. Otherwise this was a pretty good listen. The story was well paced. The characters were unique. The world was identifiable but different.
Audio Thoughts:
Narrated By Emily Woo Zeller / Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
Emily really nailed the narration. Her pacing was spot on and she brought life to the characters. I really enjoyed the audiobook!
thecozyreaderwbo's review
3.0
A great concept. Love this author. I was skeptical about this book about half way through but then realized that I had to have faith in the author.
What a fantastic read!
Highly recommend.
What a fantastic read!
Highly recommend.
raspcha's review
4.0
Beautifully written and a grasping story that leaves you wanting to know more and more, until there's nothing else to be told.
selahbeth's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
michellesantiago's review
3.0
More like 3.5/5 stars.
Full review (originally posted on Michelle & Leslie's Book Picks):
When I first started reading The Vault of Dreamers I didn't know what the heck was going on. I mean, I know because I read the book's description but you're kind of just thrown into the action. It took me quite a bit of chapters until I was able to get the set up of the world and Forge School.
Basically, it's a mash up of a prestigious art school (think Juilliard) and the reality TV show Big Brother. Rosie, a budding filmmaker, was one of 100 students that were accepted into Forge School and be featured in the very popular Forge Show. But the 100 students have to work hard to raise their blip rank (the show's popularity meter) because half of the student with the lowest blip rank will be cut after the first ten days they're in school. Rosie was at the very bottom, but with the help of Linus and some of the students she was able to make the cut. But Rosie's relief was short-lived because she started to get suspicious of the strange rules and goings on at Forge School, especially after she stopped taking the sleeping pill the school required all of their students to take.
The Vault of Dreamers had a very interesting concept and I liked it. I was surprised to learn about 150 pages in that it's set in the not so distant future--I want to say about 40 years from now. I didn't really get a sense of that until it was explicitly said during a conversation between Rosie and Linus that an earthquake that happened in 2045 and it caused the abandonment of the trains in the town where Rosie lived. The train's boxcars became the townspeople's shelter. This information was significant because the whole futuristic aspect didn't click for me--I mean, the world wouldn't be significantly different anyway since it's only a few decades into the future. But I thought the story was set in the present until this information came up and it changed my perspective of the story a bit.
As for characters, I liked Rosie. She's a teenager so she's not going to have all her stuff figured out. She had her moments where I was like, duh, Rosie, you're kinda slow on the uptake. I didn't mind her naïveté and I'm looking forward to seeing her grow in the series (well, maybe because of that ending I don't know how where the next book will take us...). I also liked Linus. He was a mystery man. We know some info about him but you get the sense that there's something more about him. Is he trustworthy? I guess we'll find out. The other secondary characters were an interesting bunch too. I really like when Burnham confronted her about her using her friends and the other students to up her blip rank--I liked him and hope we see him again in the next book.
The Vault of Dreamers would've been a sold 4-star read for me if it weren't for the ending. It was really confusing and weird. I had to read it again just to make sure it really happened... it kind of came out nowhere. But I am excited for the next book in the series. I really like the unique premise of the series--it's very imaginative, twisty and I enjoyed unraveling the mystery along with Rosie. I don't really know what to expect next and I am really looking forward to finding out what the author has in store for us.
Full review (originally posted on Michelle & Leslie's Book Picks):
When I first started reading The Vault of Dreamers I didn't know what the heck was going on. I mean, I know because I read the book's description but you're kind of just thrown into the action. It took me quite a bit of chapters until I was able to get the set up of the world and Forge School.
Basically, it's a mash up of a prestigious art school (think Juilliard) and the reality TV show Big Brother. Rosie, a budding filmmaker, was one of 100 students that were accepted into Forge School and be featured in the very popular Forge Show. But the 100 students have to work hard to raise their blip rank (the show's popularity meter) because half of the student with the lowest blip rank will be cut after the first ten days they're in school. Rosie was at the very bottom, but with the help of Linus and some of the students she was able to make the cut. But Rosie's relief was short-lived because she started to get suspicious of the strange rules and goings on at Forge School, especially after she stopped taking the sleeping pill the school required all of their students to take.
The Vault of Dreamers had a very interesting concept and I liked it. I was surprised to learn about 150 pages in that it's set in the not so distant future--I want to say about 40 years from now. I didn't really get a sense of that until it was explicitly said during a conversation between Rosie and Linus that an earthquake that happened in 2045 and it caused the abandonment of the trains in the town where Rosie lived. The train's boxcars became the townspeople's shelter. This information was significant because the whole futuristic aspect didn't click for me--I mean, the world wouldn't be significantly different anyway since it's only a few decades into the future. But I thought the story was set in the present until this information came up and it changed my perspective of the story a bit.
As for characters, I liked Rosie. She's a teenager so she's not going to have all her stuff figured out. She had her moments where I was like, duh, Rosie, you're kinda slow on the uptake. I didn't mind her naïveté and I'm looking forward to seeing her grow in the series (well, maybe because of that ending I don't know how where the next book will take us...). I also liked Linus. He was a mystery man. We know some info about him but you get the sense that there's something more about him. Is he trustworthy? I guess we'll find out. The other secondary characters were an interesting bunch too. I really like when Burnham confronted her about her using her friends and the other students to up her blip rank--I liked him and hope we see him again in the next book.
The Vault of Dreamers would've been a sold 4-star read for me if it weren't for the ending. It was really confusing and weird. I had to read it again just to make sure it really happened... it kind of came out nowhere. But I am excited for the next book in the series. I really like the unique premise of the series--it's very imaginative, twisty and I enjoyed unraveling the mystery along with Rosie. I don't really know what to expect next and I am really looking forward to finding out what the author has in store for us.
annieni's review
3.0
Actual rating: 3.2
I found the whole concept of the book to be really interesting, but at certain points, I felt like the pacing was a bit slow. The beginning really captured me, but by 3/4 of the way through, I was ready for it to be over. The mystery of what was going on at night was honestly what I finished the book for. Rosie just kept getting caught out of bed and then was too afraid to do anything, and that was kinda annoying.
Also, I never really connected with any of the characters; they felt really flat to me? Like we learn about Rosie's family situation, but there was nothing to connect to? I didn't really feel anything. And how Rosie just spent 9 days keeping to herself? Like, girl, what are you doing??? You're trying to make the 50 cuts, yet you're not trying to be interesting or hang out with people. How does that make sense?
Then there's Linus. I liked him, but I hated the insta love between him and Rosie. For heaven's sake, they asked for each other's ages AFTER they were dating and had shared multiple kisses. Linus was on the staff/crew, he could've been 20 or something!
The ending was just........I don't know. I didn't like the time skip, but it was okay, I guess. It kind of makes me want to read the second book, but it's not that compelling.
okay, onto the things I DID like about the book:
I liked how O'Brien played with the unreliable narrator concept towards the end! I really started to doubt Rosie because she was hearing voices for heaven's sake, and she wasn't telling anyone about it. This book also had diversity with the side characters, so that was nice to see.
Overall, I didn't hate the book, but I didn't really love it either.
I found the whole concept of the book to be really interesting, but at certain points, I felt like the pacing was a bit slow. The beginning really captured me, but by 3/4 of the way through, I was ready for it to be over. The mystery of what was going on at night was honestly what I finished the book for. Rosie just kept getting caught out of bed and then was too afraid to do anything, and that was kinda annoying.
Also, I never really connected with any of the characters; they felt really flat to me? Like we learn about Rosie's family situation, but there was nothing to connect to? I didn't really feel anything. And how Rosie just spent 9 days keeping to herself? Like, girl, what are you doing??? You're trying to make the 50 cuts, yet you're not trying to be interesting or hang out with people. How does that make sense?
Then there's Linus. I liked him, but I hated the insta love between him and Rosie. For heaven's sake, they asked for each other's ages AFTER they were dating and had shared multiple kisses. Linus was on the staff/crew, he could've been 20 or something!
Spoiler
What I hated most was when Rosie trusted a security guard she knew for FIVE MINUTES over Linus! He's your boyfriend, you should have SOME trust in him! That whole scene was just wack.The ending was just........I don't know. I didn't like the time skip, but it was okay, I guess. It kind of makes me want to read the second book, but it's not that compelling.
okay, onto the things I DID like about the book:
I liked how O'Brien played with the unreliable narrator concept towards the end! I really started to doubt Rosie because she was hearing voices for heaven's sake, and she wasn't telling anyone about it. This book also had diversity with the side characters, so that was nice to see.
Overall, I didn't hate the book, but I didn't really love it either.
orfhlaithxo's review
1.0
I could not finish this book. I'm sorry, the storyline looked very promising but it could not catch my attention.
fearoflung's review
2.0
The Forge School is the most prestigious arts school in the country. The secret to its success: every moment of the students' lives is televised as part of the insanely popular Forge Show, and the students' schedule includes twelve hours of induced sleep meant to enhance creativity. But when first year student Rosie Sinclair skips her sleeping pill, she discovers there is something off about Forge. In fact, she suspects that there are sinister things going on deep below the reaches of the cameras in the school. What's worse is, she starts to notice that the edges of her consciousness do not feel quite right. And soon, she unearths the ghastly secret that the Forge School is hiding—and what it truly means to dream there.
- Summary from Goodreads
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through Goodreads’ First Reads, and I cannot put into words how excited I was when I found out that I had scored a copy of this book. The premise sounded very unique, and even with that small synopsis, I already had images in my head of a Matrix-like world where the people of this reality show were thrust into the dreams of others and that there was going to be a big mystery about why this would be a bad thing. Unfortunately, I didn’t get what I had hoped for and it is with a heavy heart that I write this review.
I will do like I usually do with my reviews and touch on the characters and plot separately before doing an overall view of what I thought, but I want to start off by saying that the writing is not bad! In fact, I like the author’s style of writing very much. She is very talented and there were parts in the book that were really fantastic (I’ll discuss those later). This being said, I did not like the book, and to me, it feels like a first draft. I feel that if some things had been trimmed and other things expounded on and explored more, the amazing, unique science fiction story I had been hoping for would have been a reality.
That being said, let’s get on with the review.
First things first: time to talk about characters. Characters can make or break a book for me- even if the story is subpar, if there are a collection of entertaining characters, I will still be able to enjoy the book. The problem with this book is that the characters were basically defined by the talents that landed them on the show. They didn’t have any distinguishing personalities. In fact, I remember them by the talents. There was that one chick that liked to dance, there was another that was doing some kind of female-Hamlet thing, and then there was a rich boy who did stuff with computer games. The main character is Rosie and she is… well… interesting, and not in such a good way. She is rebellious, but she has no real reason to be rebellious except for the fact that… she is rebellious. On the surface, there is nothing suspicious about the Forge Show so why would she suddenly stop following the rules? Especially since breaking the rules could get her expelled and she needs to stay in school or she has little to no options for her future. Her rebellion starts to make a little more sense as she starts to figure out something is going on, but for the first two-thirds of the book, she has little to go on and it doesn’t seem quite enough to believe that she would risk everything she is working toward on what little she has. This seems to be a trend with the characters in this book- there is not enough characterization. People just do things because the story needs them to do things. There isn’t much of a reason behind them. I still have no idea why the male lead likes Rosie. All she does is get him into trouble and act crazy. There is simply no chemistry between them. But in all honesty, the characters might have been fine with a wee bit more of development- the main problem of the book for me was…
The plot. Remember when I said that this book sounded as if it was going to be an epic science fiction thing about people’s dreams and sinister goings-on? Well, sit back and relax because for the first two-thirds of the book, there is nothing about dreams. I am not kidding. In fact, they make a point of saying that the people who take these sleeping pills do. not. dream. The first two-thirds of the book is basically Rosie being rebellious for no real reason and running around trying to play detective when she doesn’t have much of a reason to play detective- at least not at first. Weird things do start happening as you get farther in, but the mystery takes a backseat while in the forefront is a strange sort of love triangle between the male lead and that computer game developing rich guy I mentioned before. Rich boy just likes her- there is no real reason, he just does. Male lead likes her, too; also for… no real reason. Then there is stuff about the school and the reality show, and there are a lot of strange plot points thrown in that are never really explained. For one thing, she starts having these weird hallucinations and black outs that are kinda sorta half explained at the end. Then she starts hearing a voice inside of her head that talks to her and acts like a separate identity, but that is NEVER explained. Never.
And in true thriller/horror/mystery story fashion, everyone at the school thinks she has lost her mind. This would have been fine except that the story is written in such a way that you know she isn’t crazy. The whole point of that kind of plot device is to keep the reader guessing about whether things are real or not, but this book doesn’t do that.
When you get passed that two-thirds mark, things actually start getting kinda good. She sneaks around and finds some pretty bizarre things that are going on at the school. But then in a really strange plot point,
Which leads to another problem: there is no real world building. For the longest time, I had no idea if the story was supposed to be set in present time or the future and you hear about the school and a little about the town nearby, but that’s about it. But by far the thing that aggravated me the most was the ending. The book had finally started to get good and the last few scenes were fantastic, but then…
Overall, the writing was good. The characters were okay, but they could have done with a little more characterization. The plot would have been great if the first two thirds had been removed and it started closer to the end, when the focus is actually on the mysterious happenings at the school instead of everyone saying that Rosie is crazy and her whining about everyone saying she is crazy. I wanted to know more about the vault of dreamers itself and less about the reality show and her dealings with the other random people. Also, there were several plot points that seemed to be just thrown in, but never really explained. It was a great idea, just not executed the way it should have been in my humble opinion.
It gets a two star rating instead of a one star because, as I said, the writer is talented and the writing itself was good.
- Summary from Goodreads
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through Goodreads’ First Reads, and I cannot put into words how excited I was when I found out that I had scored a copy of this book. The premise sounded very unique, and even with that small synopsis, I already had images in my head of a Matrix-like world where the people of this reality show were thrust into the dreams of others and that there was going to be a big mystery about why this would be a bad thing. Unfortunately, I didn’t get what I had hoped for and it is with a heavy heart that I write this review.
I will do like I usually do with my reviews and touch on the characters and plot separately before doing an overall view of what I thought, but I want to start off by saying that the writing is not bad! In fact, I like the author’s style of writing very much. She is very talented and there were parts in the book that were really fantastic (I’ll discuss those later). This being said, I did not like the book, and to me, it feels like a first draft. I feel that if some things had been trimmed and other things expounded on and explored more, the amazing, unique science fiction story I had been hoping for would have been a reality.
That being said, let’s get on with the review.
First things first: time to talk about characters. Characters can make or break a book for me- even if the story is subpar, if there are a collection of entertaining characters, I will still be able to enjoy the book. The problem with this book is that the characters were basically defined by the talents that landed them on the show. They didn’t have any distinguishing personalities. In fact, I remember them by the talents. There was that one chick that liked to dance, there was another that was doing some kind of female-Hamlet thing, and then there was a rich boy who did stuff with computer games. The main character is Rosie and she is… well… interesting, and not in such a good way. She is rebellious, but she has no real reason to be rebellious except for the fact that… she is rebellious. On the surface, there is nothing suspicious about the Forge Show so why would she suddenly stop following the rules? Especially since breaking the rules could get her expelled and she needs to stay in school or she has little to no options for her future. Her rebellion starts to make a little more sense as she starts to figure out something is going on, but for the first two-thirds of the book, she has little to go on and it doesn’t seem quite enough to believe that she would risk everything she is working toward on what little she has. This seems to be a trend with the characters in this book- there is not enough characterization. People just do things because the story needs them to do things. There isn’t much of a reason behind them. I still have no idea why the male lead likes Rosie. All she does is get him into trouble and act crazy. There is simply no chemistry between them. But in all honesty, the characters might have been fine with a wee bit more of development- the main problem of the book for me was…
The plot. Remember when I said that this book sounded as if it was going to be an epic science fiction thing about people’s dreams and sinister goings-on? Well, sit back and relax because for the first two-thirds of the book, there is nothing about dreams. I am not kidding. In fact, they make a point of saying that the people who take these sleeping pills do. not. dream. The first two-thirds of the book is basically Rosie being rebellious for no real reason and running around trying to play detective when she doesn’t have much of a reason to play detective- at least not at first. Weird things do start happening as you get farther in, but the mystery takes a backseat while in the forefront is a strange sort of love triangle between the male lead and that computer game developing rich guy I mentioned before. Rich boy just likes her- there is no real reason, he just does. Male lead likes her, too; also for… no real reason. Then there is stuff about the school and the reality show, and there are a lot of strange plot points thrown in that are never really explained. For one thing, she starts having these weird hallucinations and black outs that are kinda sorta half explained at the end. Then she starts hearing a voice inside of her head that talks to her and acts like a separate identity, but that is NEVER explained. Never.
And in true thriller/horror/mystery story fashion, everyone at the school thinks she has lost her mind. This would have been fine except that the story is written in such a way that you know she isn’t crazy. The whole point of that kind of plot device is to keep the reader guessing about whether things are real or not, but this book doesn’t do that.
When you get passed that two-thirds mark, things actually start getting kinda good. She sneaks around and finds some pretty bizarre things that are going on at the school. But then in a really strange plot point,
Spoiler
she is forced to sign a contract that says if she doesn’t stop spouting all of this ‘crazy’ talk about the school’s shady stuff, the head of the school will be made her legal guardian? It’s… the weirdest thing. Her parents are just like “Well, I guess we will believe this guy we don’t know over our daughter and sign away our parental rights so that she can get put into a good looney bin when/if she does turn out to be bonkers.” What even kind of logic is that? What kind of parents would sign that? What kind of government would allow that?Which leads to another problem: there is no real world building. For the longest time, I had no idea if the story was supposed to be set in present time or the future and you hear about the school and a little about the town nearby, but that’s about it. But by far the thing that aggravated me the most was the ending. The book had finally started to get good and the last few scenes were fantastic, but then…
Spoiler
it just ENDS. I have no idea if the main chick lived or died or what even happened to her. She finds out that the people at the school have been mining dreams FOR SOME REASON and planting them in other people’s brains for… some reason. I think it had something to do with curing diseases or something I don’t even know. But anyway, I digress, she gets kidnapped and dragged to this place so they can harvest her dreams and she… I’m not even sure how to describe it. She and her inner voice have a kind of weird argument and then she just… goes off… into a bright light? Or something? Does she live? Does she die? WHO KNOWS!Overall, the writing was good. The characters were okay, but they could have done with a little more characterization. The plot would have been great if the first two thirds had been removed and it started closer to the end, when the focus is actually on the mysterious happenings at the school instead of everyone saying that Rosie is crazy and her whining about everyone saying she is crazy. I wanted to know more about the vault of dreamers itself and less about the reality show and her dealings with the other random people. Also, there were several plot points that seemed to be just thrown in, but never really explained. It was a great idea, just not executed the way it should have been in my humble opinion.
It gets a two star rating instead of a one star because, as I said, the writer is talented and the writing itself was good.