Review: DREAMCATCHERS will wow some readers, and leave others bored.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2013
A really good story with lots of information about the Mayans. The story involves 5 young students at the same school, and has a lot of really good information throughout it. Since it is an exciting story that is fast paced, the reader will learn things about the mayan history without realizing it.I really enjoyed the story of the dreamcatchers, and the involvement of students in finding them. The timing is great, considering many were awaiting the end of the world as we know it on December 21, 2012. Do not let the fact that the date is gone stop you from reading this book! It is an excellent story, that many of you will enjoy. I did feel the author spent too much time on the battle and history behind the dreamcatcher and the guide the students encounter in their dreams. That quickly becomes boring, and leaves the reader trying to find the story again when finished. I was unhappy with the way the story ended. I found myself thinking I missed a page on the Kindle, and went back and forth several times looking for the missing page. I understand leaving some lose ends to be tied up in the next book, but I think this was a bit more than that.This book allows all readers to learn some of the history of the Mayan empire, and their ways of life. I am not a great history buff, myself, but found much of the information interesting. Unfortunately, history was a very dull subject for me in school.I could easily recommend this book to readers 13 years old and up. It is the type of book that many of them will read quickly, and read again and again. I will be looking for the author's next book, to follow this group of young adventurers in their journey.