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A review by dragonwriter
City of Nightmares by Rebecca Schaeffer
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I’m not sure which I loved more, the random pterodactyl flying around eating people, or the chapter specifically detailing the dangers and perversion of vampire romance and how perception is affected by popular media (as told by a vampire, lol.)
The world has been consumed by nightmares. If you fall asleep and dream, you will wake as your nightmare. This is something Ness knows all too well. Her mother was killed during a nightmare’s rampage, then her sister turned into a spider nightmare and ate their father. Naturally this traumatized her, sending her to the Friends of the Saints who offer free counseling and shelter, a little safe space from the monsters. However, her trauma has left her with crippling fear, making her incapable of doing basically any job, for she flees and hides at the sight of even the friendliest nightmare. In a final attempt to keep her place with the Friends, she volunteers for mail duty, and ends up on a ship that explodes. She’s saved from the blast and drowning by a vampire, and is left questioning everything she knows and her very safety.
This story was an absolute delight; I thoroughly enjoyed it!
The world has been consumed by nightmares. If you fall asleep and dream, you will wake as your nightmare. This is something Ness knows all too well. Her mother was killed during a nightmare’s rampage, then her sister turned into a spider nightmare and ate their father. Naturally this traumatized her, sending her to the Friends of the Saints who offer free counseling and shelter, a little safe space from the monsters. However, her trauma has left her with crippling fear, making her incapable of doing basically any job, for she flees and hides at the sight of even the friendliest nightmare. In a final attempt to keep her place with the Friends, she volunteers for mail duty, and ends up on a ship that explodes. She’s saved from the blast and drowning by a vampire, and is left questioning everything she knows and her very safety.
This story was an absolute delight; I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Police brutality