czytatnik's review against another edition
2.0
2 stars
I feel like I've been lured into a trap with this book. At the beginning it really look good. I like the story, the characters might have been a bit too one-dimensional and writing style wasn't my favorite but then you cannot have everything at once, can you? Plus, I really was thinking that it's going to develop into something better. Oh, boy, how wrong I was for thinking that. This book was... So... Painfully... Slow... If it have had half of the pages it has now I wouldn't mind one bit. Around page 300 I've started to see that the story kind of started going in circles. It was all over again the same unbelievable and unrealistic problems that could've been and should've been resolved in no time. But no, author has just thought that her readers will be stupid enough to not notice that. Outside of this, there was also a lot of completely unnecessary blabbering. I felt like this book was some kind of a project that needed to have as high number of words as possible and she was just trying to fill the pages with whatever she was thinking about at the moment. It didn't really make much sense towards the end.
All of this has made me even more disappointed because at the beginning of this book I was truly enjoying it. It seemed to be kind of light and fun read with a touch of magic and some history stuff. By the end I was just turning pages for the sake of finishing this. The more I read the more it was becoming just boring. Characters, instead of developing, were somehow becoming even more flat and unrelatable. I wasn't engaged at all in this tragic love story from the days long past. If anything I just wanted it to be finished with. One example of how badly the characters were created is that I have no idea how Bea looked like or how old she was. If I was to judge from her actions, I'd say she was in her mid to late twenties. But that cannot be, since she had two daughters old enough to be on uni. That was a fantastic move as well. She had children which were absolutely accessory in this book. We know their names and there were maybe two occasions when she was talking to them on the phone. That's it. So we only see her in relation to her poor husband, who is mostly out of the house anyway. Other than that she has some friends but doesn't meet with them too much, or contact in any other way. Unless she needs something from them, of course.
All in all, this book really started as something interesting and I was truly hoping it will go in the right direction. Unfortunately, that was a huge disappointment. Half of the book could be removed and I wouldn't even notice. Not recommending this one.
I feel like I've been lured into a trap with this book. At the beginning it really look good. I like the story, the characters might have been a bit too one-dimensional and writing style wasn't my favorite but then you cannot have everything at once, can you? Plus, I really was thinking that it's going to develop into something better. Oh, boy, how wrong I was for thinking that. This book was... So... Painfully... Slow... If it have had half of the pages it has now I wouldn't mind one bit. Around page 300 I've started to see that the story kind of started going in circles. It was all over again the same unbelievable and unrealistic problems that could've been and should've been resolved in no time. But no, author has just thought that her readers will be stupid enough to not notice that. Outside of this, there was also a lot of completely unnecessary blabbering. I felt like this book was some kind of a project that needed to have as high number of words as possible and she was just trying to fill the pages with whatever she was thinking about at the moment. It didn't really make much sense towards the end.
All of this has made me even more disappointed because at the beginning of this book I was truly enjoying it. It seemed to be kind of light and fun read with a touch of magic and some history stuff. By the end I was just turning pages for the sake of finishing this. The more I read the more it was becoming just boring. Characters, instead of developing, were somehow becoming even more flat and unrelatable. I wasn't engaged at all in this tragic love story from the days long past. If anything I just wanted it to be finished with. One example of how badly the characters were created is that I have no idea how Bea looked like or how old she was. If I was to judge from her actions, I'd say she was in her mid to late twenties. But that cannot be, since she had two daughters old enough to be on uni. That was a fantastic move as well. She had children which were absolutely accessory in this book. We know their names and there were maybe two occasions when she was talking to them on the phone. That's it. So we only see her in relation to her poor husband, who is mostly out of the house anyway. Other than that she has some friends but doesn't meet with them too much, or contact in any other way. Unless she needs something from them, of course.
All in all, this book really started as something interesting and I was truly hoping it will go in the right direction. Unfortunately, that was a huge disappointment. Half of the book could be removed and I wouldn't even notice. Not recommending this one.
janethorne16's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.25
annarella's review against another edition
4.0
It's a fascinating, entertaining and engrossing book that made kept me turning pages.
It's well written and I was fascinated by the historical and paranormal aspects of the story.
The dual timeline works well and I loved the characters as they are quite intense and relatable.
The only fault I can find is that the book is a bit too long and sometimes drags.
Excellent storytelling, world building and character development
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
It's well written and I was fascinated by the historical and paranormal aspects of the story.
The dual timeline works well and I loved the characters as they are quite intense and relatable.
The only fault I can find is that the book is a bit too long and sometimes drags.
Excellent storytelling, world building and character development
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
lin127's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
thebooktrail88's review against another edition
4.0
Discover the locations in the novel The Dream Weavers
There's novels that transport you and ones like this one, that immerse you in a different time and place. Very good scene setting as well as a great story. Erskine escapades takes you to ye olde England and Wales and it's a wonderful combination/
tree_life_1239's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
tonimarshall84's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
beckiebookworm1974's review against another edition
3.0
I’ve been reading this authors stories for years and one thing that shines through is how well researched they are. They are always so incredibly rich in history with such an eye for detail. She has a talent for melding two separate time frames together so seamlessly and here we are again drawn into an intricately woven tapestry of past mixed with present.
This is the tragic love story of an Anglo/Saxon princess and a Welsh Powys Prince a love that was forbidden from the start but was so intense they each searched for the other even beyond death. Reaching through time itself and touching and affecting those in the future.
Bea is the wife of a clergy her husband Mark is the Canon at a Cathedral and she is a teacher and also a psychic. Because of her husband's profession, she keeps it discreet but when Simon an author writing a book on the Anglo/Saxons and staying in her friend's cottage asks for help with a ghostly voice she feels compelled to assist.
It’s not long before Bea is totally embroiled in all sorts of strange phenomena add in the arrival of Simons Teenage kids and also a woman at the church with a vendetta against Bea and she soon up to her neck in danger. And the more she uncovers the deeper she is compelled to travel this journey to its conclusion despite the peril involved.
This was as usual well written it’s in the author's usual style in as such that the past is mixed in with the present. it did feel a tad slow in places and took a while to gain some momentum but when it did take off It was good.
My heart broke for Eadburh and Elisedd’s fate even with all the things that Eadburh had done she hasn’t had an easy life and it had hardened and shaped her somewhat she did genuinely love her Welsh Prince and he felt the same way. Their story was just so bittersweet I found myself hoping they eventually found the happiness that evaded them in life and they were reunited and at peace finally in their deaths. I voluntary reviewed a copy of The Dream weavers.
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laurahastoomanywips's review against another edition
emotional
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I haven't read this author before and it was a revelation.
It was beautifully written story told from multiple viewpoints across two timelines (present day and ancient Anglo-Saxon times).
This story really drew me in it had mystery, a love story and paranormal elements to it.
I really enjoyed this, gripped by all the elements to find out the story's conclusion and will definitely be reading more from the author.
With thanks to the author snd the Pigeonhole for the opportunity.
It was beautifully written story told from multiple viewpoints across two timelines (present day and ancient Anglo-Saxon times).
This story really drew me in it had mystery, a love story and paranormal elements to it.
I really enjoyed this, gripped by all the elements to find out the story's conclusion and will definitely be reading more from the author.
With thanks to the author snd the Pigeonhole for the opportunity.