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Jessica L. Lyons


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Lately, and My Dreams    by Jessica L. Lyons
Price: Free! 41810 words. Published on September 29, 2011. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.60 from 5 reviews)
Aundri can't stop dreaming. She closes her eyes and can barely tell the difference between her nightmares and her real life. Her dreams are interferring with her waking life, and the issues in her waking life seem to be the main source of all the strange dreams. Can Aundri take control of her problems,or will the line between her real life and her dreams become permanently unrecognizable?

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Smashwords book reviews by Jessica L. Lyons

  • The Other Slipper on March 12, 2012
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    MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS **When I write a review, I always like to give my very honest opinion because I, as a writer want my readers to review honestly as well, good or bad, so that I know what I can improve on for that particular work or future works.** The book was an easy read and it kept me interested to find out what happened at the end. I liked the twist on Cinderella's story. It was a very creative plot, although I was not a big fan of the main character, Jo. She went from being this shy, timid, awkward girl one day and the next day she was stubborn, bossy and kind of mean, especially about her brother and how she kept being so surprised that he wasn't a half wit. I understood that she was on a mission but she just never would let up her stubbornness. Then at the end, she did not really go through a change like most characters do by the end of a story. The one small change that I did notice is that she went from having little to no faith in Locke, to putting all her trust in him to solve the conflicts but then still criticized him. She had a confusing personality, but Jo's character was actually well written and developed because the whole time I was reading I was thinking about how much I did not like her, but that did not stop me from reading. I guess it led me to want to find out if she would change by the end. So in essence, her character was written so well that it evoked emotion from me, like she was a real person and was directing it towards me. I was really upset with her behavior. I even went as far as to say that I hoped she and Locke didn't end up together in the end because of how cold she was with him. But I might be able to forgive her in a sequel :) And even though I did not care for her too much, I was still disappointed that she was sent on this mission but did not turn out to be the heroine in the end. It was kind of strange that Ron turned out to be the hero which seemed like an afterthought. The end of the book was a little bit of a let down. It left several issues unresolved for me. After all the mention of the Lady of Ould and her wrath, I wanted to find out what it was all about and why everyone feared her. I wanted more from Verne as a villain and also from his punishment. I would have also enjoyed a bit more conflict (other than Verne) on their journey for a little more excitement. The way the story ended seems like there may be a sequel. I am interested to find out if that is true. Other than the story itself, there were also some grammatical and sentence errors that I came across that were missed in editing. Over all, it was a fun read and the writer definitely kept me coming back to find out what happened next and how it would end. I would recommend it to other readers. I am also interested in checking out other works by this author.