The blurb caught my attention, and when the author offered it as a free read on Amazon, I decided to take the chance. I am leery when it comes to indie books, since you never know what you get. I am glad I took the chance.
To me, this book felt like one of the old sagas, set in the unique world of Dream. Dream are filled with gods, speaking animals, and magical beings like the Pegacats. Dream is lush and sunny.
If Dream is sunny, Nightmare is dark and bleak. Nightmare is home to demons, and other monsters.
The contrast is stark, but it felt right. I liked how the bleakness of Nightmare affected Cade and Tasha.
I loved how all the characters, both gods, Elorians, and animals were prepared to fight for Dream. I liked how Moonmist, which was a protected princess, took charge of a large group of soldiers.

The book was good, but after awhile I started to wonder if Cade and Tasha would ever reach their goal. On the other hand, I don't think the book could have been that much shorter.

Will I buy another book by Daniel Arenson? Probably. 2.99 isn't that much. But not until June, or something. ( )

I really can’t review this book very well so I am not giving it a star rating.

I did not like the writing – the prose felt choppy. The descriptive language was great in some instances and downright atrocious in others.

The characterization felt...forced and it gave me a...decided lack of empathy towards the characters. I didn't feel sympathetic towards the main characters at all and I know I should - the constant references towards the incident that scarred the twins but is never explained was rather annoying.

The dialogue felt choppy and immature...and I'm feeling that this should have been structured towards YA/MG crowd rather than adults (with the exception of the gross descriptions of Nightmare and the sex that goes with it. *shudder*).

And just to be honest - The butterfly winged kittens through me for a major loop… and dammit! Sir Grendel??! *face palm* Not the name you want to invoke when being even remotely serious. The moment I saw that I was taken completely out of the book (again).

I don't know...maybe I didn't have the correct mindset for this one. I was expecting something closer to Narnia (my all-time favorite) and I saw the Narnia inspiration (talking hawks and human children fated to save the land) but... it's a solid DNF for me. I'm kinda upset about this because I really wanted to like this book.

I really can’t review this book very well so I am not giving it a star rating.

I did not like the writing – the prose felt choppy. The descriptive language was great in some instances and downright atrocious in others.

The characterization felt...forced and it gave me a...decided lack of empathy towards the characters. I didn't feel sympathetic towards the main characters at all and I know I should - the constant references towards the incident that scarred the twins but is never explained was rather annoying.

The dialogue felt choppy and immature...and I'm feeling that this should have been structured towards YA/MG crowd rather than adults (with the exception of the gross descriptions of Nightmare and the sex that goes with it. *shudder*).

And just to be honest - The butterfly winged kittens through me for a major loop… and dammit! Sir Grendel??! *face palm* Not the name you want to invoke when being even remotely serious. The moment I saw that I was taken completely out of the book (again).

I don't know...maybe I didn't have the correct mindset for this one. I was expecting something closer to Narnia (my all-time favorite) and I saw the Narnia inspiration (talking hawks and human children fated to save the land) but... it's a solid DNF for me. I'm kinda upset about this because I really wanted to like this book.

To describe it in one word: fabulous. This story, from start to end, keeps your attention. From the plot to story to characters, there is not one thing about it that doesn't draw you in and keep you there. The language used in the book is nothing short of completely captivating, and [dare I say] lyrical - though I vowed to never use such a word for words in all of my reviews. I can't help it, there's no other way to describe it. As a matter of fact, I've never seen the English language used so eloquently in a long, long time. It was amazing, to say the least.

I couldn't get enough of the characters in this one. They're so formal yet exciting, which I never really thought I could say together. Usually formal characters are a total snooze, but it worked well with this book. Our main characters in this story [twins, Cade and Tasha] come from a sad story and feel damaged in the beginning. However, they prove their worth in gold throughout the novel. Even though they don't feel like they're fit to save Dream in the beginning, they come through valiantly with courage, strength and so much more.

The other characters fit their parts perfectly in this book, but I think I was more amazed with the settings. The differences between the real world, Dream and Nightmare are vast. Typically with different settings, there are always many similarities and a few minor details that are changed. It's the total opposite with The Gods of Dream. Each is unique and you never get confused where the characters may be throughout the story.

I can't say enough good things about this story. From beginning to end, it has you on an emotional roller coaster that never seems to let up - especially the opening and closing chapters. The ending was a little predictable for me, BUT it wasn't even about the ending because I was still too caught up in all of the adventure throughout the book getting to that point. The writing is impeccable and a complete work of art. Even though it's not marked as so, I think this would be a great story for the older YA readers and it is a MUST READ for fantasy lovers. If you love Tolkien, you'll definitely want to give The Gods of Dream a try. I don't normally compare authors, but I have to make an exception in this case because it is THAT good! ( )