I am beyond excited to have had the chance to be apart of this blog tour. Poet Anderson . . . Of Nightmares has earned it's rightful place as one of the best books I've read this year.
Author: Tom Delonge & Suzanne Young
Publisher: To The Stars
Release Date: November 1st 2015
Pages: 368
Format: e-ARC
Source: Publisher
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy
From the critically acclaimed transmedia project Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker, comes one of the most anticipated collaborations in YA literature this year: a thrilling, edge of your seat story written by award-winning musician, producer and director Tom DeLonge and New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young.
Poet Anderson...Of Nightmares follows the epic journey of two orphan brothers, Jonas and Alan, who are Lucid Dreamers. After a tragic car accident lands Alan in a coma, Jonas sets out into the Dream World in an attempt to find his brother and wake him up. What he discovers instead is an entire shared consciousness where fear comes to life as a snarling beast called a Night Terror, and a creature named REM is bent on destruction and misery, devouring the souls of the strongest dreamers to get closer to the Waking World. With the help of a Dream Walker—a guardian of the dreamscape, Jonas must face his fears, save his brother, and become who he was always meant to be: Poet Anderson.
Let me start off by saying that Poet Anderson Of Nightmares is nothing like I expected, it's SO much more.
When I started reading the first pages of Poet Anderson Of Nightmares I thought "this is way different than what I'm use to." We got thrown so much information that it was hard to process it all first. I had to reread a few of the paragraphs to make sure I understood what exactly a dream walker or night stalker was. But I didn't give up and I'm so happy I didn't because once you dive more into the world and characters it's easy breezy sailing.
In this fascinating story, Jonas Anderson is a poet meaning he's lucid dreamer who knows when he's dreaming and can even wake himself up from said dream. Of course having that ability comes with a price and we all know that when you're that awesome and special, trouble and villains are bound to follow.
Jonas had fears like we all do. I loved that the authors didn't make him a macho guy who could take on the world. Jonas wasn't perfect, he was flawed, scared and showed strength and all that combined made him one easily likable character that has won over my heart.
I cannot stress enough how much I loved this book; it was so damn good. I felt so much with the words written. I felt so much with the hard to forget characters who will spice up your life. The authors have rendered me speechless. Everything I read was so different and unique that it made me feel as if I was in a video game fighting for my life.
The world that Tom and Suzanne have created is out of this world amazing and epic. My jaw was left on the floor after the last page and I'm more than ready for book 2.
Tom DeLonge is the award-winning American musician, producer and director, best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter for the platinum-selling bands Blink-182 and Angels & Airwaves. Under his media production company To The Stars..., Tom has created transmedia entertainment properties that span music, film, comics and books. Poet Anderson ...Of Nightmares will also coincide with an original soundtrack recorded by the band that you can listen to while you read.
Suzanne Young is the New York Times bestselling author of The Program series of novels for young adult readers. Young lives in Arizona where she also teaches high school English. Her novels include The Program, The Treatment, The Remedy, The Epidemic, and Hotel Ruby.
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I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed this one! Thank you so much for hosting a tour stop and sharing your thoughts!
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