Customer Reviews

Island of Dreams

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

The back of the book, which I purchased at an airport promises a love that can make dreams comes true and talks about the consuming passion of Pierce. If I hadn't been stuck on a plane and had nothing to do, I would have happily left this book in the airport club or the hotel wastebasket. I would not have wasted my time reading it.

It is very hard to get wrapped up in a story about the two main characters when their only interactions include meeting at a school for a few minutes and several quick visits to a skating rink. Less than 20% of the book is devoted to them. And while the story of Giselle and Garek is somewhat interesting, way too much time was devoted to them. There really was no plot. Just conversations of Giselle and Garek. Even the characters mentioned in the beginning of the book, Val, Edward, Melissa etc. melt to nothingness by the end. My first Stone book and certainly my last.

Being a Katherine Stone fans for years, I had high expectations for this book. I was extremely disappointed. I knew the ending by page 50, character development was poor and much of the character dialogue was confusing. Two love stories evolved and a missing person mystery solved in less than 300 pages. Characters were mentioned at the end of the book that I didn't recognize (due to lack of character development). Ms. Stone's books were always a guaranteed buy for me in the past. However, after reading this book, I will think twice before purchasing another one of her books especially at a hardcover price.

I eat up everything Katherine Stone writes. I was truly disappointed in Island of Dreams. It is not up to her usual standards - perhaps written to fast? The characters are wonderful but not enough character development. I would love to see more about these characters in another book. . . .

I love Katherine Stone's voice and her beautiful stories. "Island of Dreams" was a huge disappointment to me. I did not hesitate to pick it up (at full cover price) because I have all her other novels and have loved everyone. She missed every opportunity to develope the characters and their relationships to say nothong of the storyline. There were a few too many easy coincidences for me. I found it to be more like a lengthy synopsis than a fully developed novel. Having read the entire book in about 5 hours, in desperation I am re-reading my favorites of hers. Katherine, please don't forget the reader in a rush to get the book out. I look forward to your next book and yes, I will buy it but it better be up to your former high standards.

I was very disappointed in this book. Katherine Stone spent too much time explaining and narrating. The story obviously couldn't stand on it's own. There was no development of passion. As soon as the characters Pierce/Liam meets Anastasia he is "suddenly" in love with just a short conversation. As soon as Giselle meets Garek she opens up and tells her whole life story. Where was the magic? Anastasia is always just "cold". I liked that there were actually two romances but that just left more explaining and narrating. I like much more interaction between characters. No action here and NO steamy love scenes to be found. Save your money. This is definitely not one I will save to read again later.

This should have been listed in the fantasy catagory. It was ridiculous. What a let down after reading so many of her other books and enjoying them so much. Any character that has their entire head of hair change color overnight all by itself "twice" in their lifetime is definitely unbelievable. This book seemed as though she couldn't really make up her mind about the main storyline. Either a sequel to a past book or a new story based on a new characther. The character she had. Any real story about him she didn't. Definitely wait for paperback if you're that desperate to read it.

I've been a Katherine Stone fan from her first novel.... and have so looked forward to each new release. This book, however, was extremely disappointing. I felt as though Ms. Stone has discovered a "formula" and just wrote this book to fit the formula. Man meets woman - one or both have tragic pasts - they fall instantly in love - and basically the rest of the book is padding. The story was disjointed, and I felt the characters were "forced" on the reader, and instead of letting the reader "get to know" the characters and fall in like with them. This is not one of the romantic, spell-binding, touching stories Ms. Stone is known for.

I am not a very picky reader. I like anything that is written well. This book was not. The shift from the present to the past was not done well and left the reader with guessing games to play. The summary on the back of the book makes you believe that there is a bit of magic and mysticism to the book, but that is not the case.

The characters are likeable characters, but the author should have focused the story on the interesting ones, Garick and Gigi rather than Anastasia and Liam/Pierce. I was intrigued when I saw the events that led Liam to become Pierce, but it had no bearing on the actual story.

Such a shame-- this book had potential but blew it. This was my first Katherine Stone book and likely will be my last.

I was extremely disappointed with the new book. I waited patiently for Ms. Stone's book and it is as if she has thrown in information from every direction, barely tying it together. I found myself putting the book down over and over. It is almost like someone else wrote this latest novel. I was impatient with the whole mishmash of story lines.

I usaully love Katherine Stone books. However, this one was terrible. I got to page 100 and realized I was wasting my time. I didn't think it was written well and I found it hard to believe that Pierce fell in love with Ana after one meeting. I will think twice about buying another Katherine Stone book. Her earlier works are far superior.