Review: A dark side to dreaming.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
Really interesting dreamscape and the people who work in it.Something called the Rve has taken the world by storm. Often called the new "drug", Revelers are in a craze, oftentimes selling everything they own just to be part of another Rve. The Rve is a dream-world where participants are actively involved in cognitive, lucid dreaming; in this world, they can be who they want, do what they want and interact with other Revelers. It's almost like real life, being that they are lucid and aware, yet asleep. It's not always a party - there's a downside to Rve with the Scrape and the Darkside. Nothing good comes from those areas, which is why there are Chimera agents like Malcolm Rook and Steve Coll.I really liked the Chimera and everything associated with it. I can see why people would go crazy for it, it really is a neat concept. In the beginning, the details of the Chimera and the bad places are a little fuzzy but as the story goes on, it got a little easier to kind of piece things together. I also like how some of the agents and potential agents, like Jordan, have different powers that can help them with policing the world. People don't always use the Rve for good things; there are bad people using it for nefarious purposes.The characters were pretty good for the most part. I liked how at first, it was hard to tell whether Rook was one of the good guys or one of the bad ones. Jordan and her sister were cute together, but the constant terms of endearment (sis, lil sis...) started to get annoying. The romance (naturally) was a bit rushed, but that can be overlooked because the story itself takes place only over a couple of days. Insta-love, but it needs to be in such a short amount of time.I recommend this if you are looking for something different in the world of paranormal romance. The Rve and Chimera really were quite exciting and I am definitely looking forward to the next in the series to see what's in store for Maisie and Coll.**Book received on behalf of the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.