The Book of Dreams (Chronicles of Faerie) [Paperback]

Product Details

• Paperback: 538 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books Canada
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141004347
• ISBN-13: 978-0141004341
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,829,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great journey for young adults, November 30, 2003

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pomona - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Book of Dreams (Chronicles of Faerie) (Paperback)

I have been a big O.R. Melling fan for years, and as the previous reviewer mentioned, this book helped me restore my faith in her ability to take me to a dreamworld filled with enchantment.

The story begins two years after the Light Bearer's Daughter left off, and fans of the original two novels in the series will be delighted to know that Gwen and Laurel play a significant part in the story, as two graduate students trying to save Faerie. The story's real heroine, though, is 13-year-old Dana, who has not yet adjusted to life in Canada since she moved from Ireland. As dark forces threaten to cut the bond between the faerie and human world forever, Dana stands as the last hope of uniting them. Naturally, she has a little help from some new friends, including a rather sexy French-Canadian boy named Jean. *Sigh- if only I were seven years younger.*

I loved how O.R. Melling brought the faerie world to Canada and made me believe that there was magic in my own country. Like Dana I used to believe I would have to go to Ireland to find it but now I see that it really is everywhere. If the dialogue or writing seems a little hokey sometimes, it's only because of the nature of the plot. If you are willing to suspend your disbelief, you will be so caught up in the quest you won't even notice it.

At over 500 pages, this page-turner will keep you engrossed for many days. While the series has deflated a little with each book, this fourth one will bring back some of the magic that made the first book such a treat.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Glad I picked it up, November 7, 2003

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Kara (Ontario) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Book of Dreams (Chronicles of Faerie) (Paperback)

After Light Bearer's Daughter (which I did not like at all), I had lost faith in O. R. Melling but this book has restored it. Dana was not so annoying and I got to hear about grown up Gwen and Laurel, which was nice (and actually the only reason I picked it up at all). I got a kick out of Dana's aunts every time that they showed up. I only wish that the original Company of Seven would have had a larger role. All in all, this was a nice way to round off the series. I know now that I shouldn't have bothered to read Light Bearer's Daughter as it didn't really add anything. My advice to anyone out there who has read Hunter's Moon or Summer King (both excellent) is to just skip straight to this installment, which is of equal quality.

5.0 out of 5 stars great, May 1, 2008

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elfdart - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Book of Dreams (Chronicles of Faerie) (Paperback)

i enjoyed the first three books in this series and this one was a great conclusion. the heroine is a bit sad at having moved to canada and wants to return to ireland so she's very morose and takes interest in nothing. to top it off she's starting grade 9 in a new school and has no friends. then a mysterious boy transfers into her class and sticks up for her when the teacher yells at her (he yells at her because she was looking out the window aka trying to get into fairy land) this incident is important because though she tries to get into fairy land she can't because she's blocked by something, and this will determine her quest for the rest of the book; to find out why she can't get in. also, there's something not quite normal about the new kid.

all in all i'd say a pretty decent book. i think that this one, more than the others, is about finding yourself. the battle the heroine goes through in this book is an inner struggle. at the beginning of the book she can't even use her magic because she's so depressed, but she gets stronger and overcomes things. plus, once again she goes it alone. unlike the previous heroines who were questing to save/ find someone, she was questing for herself, though granted, this time round she has a partner in crime. great conclusion to a great series.