Finished The Dream-Hunter (Dream Hunter Series Book 1) in one sitting and I must say, I liked it! I also have to say, despite said liking, SK has a major problem in this book.

Plotting.

Dream Hunter has some of the laziest plotting I've ever seen. A couple of times I was scratching my head thinking, "Now wait a minute, didn't she just say ...?"

It was as if no one read, or edited, this book before it went to print! SK made rules in her world then promptly ignored them and at other points, she conveniently resolves plot points- too conveniently! She also took another lazy way out- she "hung lanterns". "Hanging a lantern on" plot holes is drawing deliberate attention to a potential plot hole, thereby making it seem as if the said holes were intentional. Though this technique can make for some funny scenes in a good writer's hands, here it just looked like SK didn't want to be bothered.

And yet ... I liked Dream-Hunter. I gobbled it up like candy! (Which is of course what all her books are to me.)

Arik and Geary were great together and I loved the Mediterranean setting. Initially, Geary only knows Arik through her heated dreams of him where all her inhibitions are dropped. She doesn't know he's "real" and that he's falling for her- hard. So much so, that he literally makes a pact with the devil (Hades) to be able to meet Geary in the flesh.

While in his world, the world of dreams and the Greek Pantheon, Arik has no emotions. He only feels anything when he is inside a human's dream and he syphons off their emotions, but his sense of it is muted even then. As such he readily agrees to Hades's deal to let Hades have Geary after Arik's two weeks in the flesh are up.

It's afterwards, when Arik gets the chance to experience true love in the flesh, that he realizes what a horribly selfish pact he made and, of course, sacrifices himself instead. How Arik and Geary find their happily ever after is for you to find out!

Of course there's a whole other thing going on with Apollymi the Atlantean Destroyer God wooing Geary to "discover" the final resting place of Atlantis and set her free from her prison. (Here's where a lot of convenient and senseless contrivance plotting comes in- well, here and throughout Arik and Geary's love story too- but it's glaringly obvious in everything dealing with Apollymi.) But, perhaps you'll be able to get over it as I did because ... I plain ol' liked the story!

I also liked the Greek Mythology thrown into it. I felt as if they were characters from a series that had their own book at one time, then show up later as side characters in other editions- it worked well I thought.

(Oh and Ash shows up, however briefly, which is always a plus! hee) ( )

Arikos is a dream hunter who has been condemned by the gods to foever live with out experiencing emotions. He is only capable of feeling the emotions of others while he wlaks through their dreams. Arikos has discovered one dreamer who displays so much emotion that it makes him feel whole.

Dr. Megeara Kafieri made a death bed promise to her father that she will recover his reputation. To do so she has travelled to Greece to prove that the lost city of Atlantis is indeed real. There she pulls a man from the ocean, a man she has only seen in her dreams.

Arikos is mortal, for now, but soon he must return with to the gods with a human soul, Megeara.To Susan Arikos has the missing key to Atlantis,a pure answer to her dreams. Unaware of the danger that waits ahead. ( )

This is the first book in the Dream-Hunter series and I gave this a five for excellent writing, fresh plot, a stunning and creative concept, and a love story that was really pressed for time. I also read it in one sitting, I just can't put it down. There are a lot of things I love about this book and I know I'll read it again.

First is the location which was in Greece. Sherrilyn Kenyon's writing really set the mood and it made me want to go there. The view as I imagined it was breathtaking, I wanted to lie in the sand with the sun on my skin.

Second, I loved the concept of dream hunters, I wish I could visited by a god in my dreams, and I think it would be enough for me. SK's imagination knows no bounds and the way she puts it in paper is really astounding. This is another branch of a world she created and again, her fusion of Greek mythology with modern day fiction worked really well. She even added fictional characters to connect with everything.

Third, I was very interested in the quest for Atlantis, and how everything fell into place, why the people who were searching for the truth about it all their lives died without confirming it. I'm too absorbed in reading this series I confuse fact with fiction and I'd like to research about it just for curiosity's sake.

Fourth, the humor is still there, I'm intrigued by Solin's character and his banters with Arik. On another note, I'm intrigued by Geary's family's bloodlines, they must be part-god because some of their physical looks resemble some Olympian goddesses, and SK still leaves a lot of questions behind with other characters.

Fifth but not the least, the sex scenes while few, were very hot they make up for their lack in number, compared with SK's other books. They were really passionate (there's no other term to describe them) and creative. It amuses me that Arik was a virgin, but then again he's not a corporeal being so he didn't have the chance to experience carnal pleasure before.

In some cases, time is really immaterial when one has found his/her soulmate. I liked how the events (except the happy ending) was quite unpredictable. Moreover, this is the second time I've read about Kat (first appearance was in Kiss of the Night), which is to happen in this book, and M'Adoc was sent to Zarek in Alaska. I'll definitely read this again. ( )

This is the first book I've read in the Dark Hunter series, but I don't think starting in the middle of the series confused me, as others have mentioned.I love Greek mythology, which is probably one of the reasons I enjoyed this book. Of course, Kenyon takes a lot of liberties with the traditional myths, but that is to be expected. Great characters, great relationship between Arik and Geary, and great sexual tension. I will definitely be reading more from this series. ( )

It was just OK to me. The plot was solid and I like how they took this one back to the past a bit and also how they gave a bit more background information on the Pantheon and the history behind Apollymi. ( )