Dreamthief

Olive Kennedy, Fairy World M.D., Book One

By: Tamara Grantham

Narrated by: Gillian Rose

Dreamthief received the 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award from Foreword Reviews for fantasy and also won a RONE award for Best New Adult Romance. Forget the fairies and unicorns, most people return from fairy world with lost memories and mental problems. Olive Kennedy knows. She's the therapist who treats patients suffering from Faythander's side effects. Traveling back to the fairy realm wasn't on Olive's to-do list. But she has no choice. The fate of both Earth and Fairy depends on her ability to stop an ancient being called the Dreamthief. To complicate matters, she may be losing her heart to someone who can't love her in return. Saving the world, she can handle. Falling in love--not so much.

©2015 Crimson Tree Publishing (P)2017 Tamara Grantham

Fantastic storytelling

Tamara's suspenseful, exciting new world, really comes alive in this audio version. Fantastic storytelling. Can't wait for the next one!

Take a trip into an alternate world

I wasn't sure if I would like this book based on the limited description provided, but I did. Considering that I skip sections or chapters when I get impatient with a story, it did well by holding my attention all the way thru to the end. Yes, there were a few weak sections, but this is a remarkably well fleshed out story for a first (audio)book in the series. The premise of different worlds existing side-by-side with a few who can travel between the human and Faythander is interesting.
Gillian Rose has a young adult, feminine voice that served well for a late 20s, early 30s woman. And she did pretty well differentiating characters. I think we'll be hearing more of her voice as she matures into her craft.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Mediocre, filled with the usual tropes

I found this book mediocre at best, filled with the usual fantasy tropes. The romance is downright eye-rolling, including a character "who could not afford to give her heart to someone who might hurt it", the boring-but-safe boyfriend who would not hurt said heart and the "true love" who just might.

About half way through, I found out that this book is aimed at a younger audience. So, for a reader that is still discovering fantasy, the tropes may not all be hackneyed and predictable and the book much more enjoyable than I found it.

I received a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.

Love this book

I received this audiobook free for an honest review. Boy, am I glad I received this audiobook. It is full of intrigue, suspense, magic and a world of strange beings. You need to pay close attention because this is a world of mystery and fantasy. There is a reason for everything, only you don't know that at first. Tamara has an ingenious, creative mind. Her imagination is awesome and she brings you in to it. The narration was good as well. Loved this book. Can't wait to see where it goes from here.

Great listen

Loved the story and the characters. Very well read by the narrator. I received a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.