The Book of Stolen Dreams (The Stolen Dreams Adventures): 1

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You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. Despite hardships, they have an idyllic family life until one day when their father entrusts them with The Book of Stolen Dreams.

The two main characters, Rachel and Robert, each have important parts to play in the hunt for the secret of the book, but it is Rachel who really steals the show.It felt like we were given a lot of clues, bits and pieces to put together along with our two main characters, and while it wasn't too complex, I had moments where I failed to piece the puzzles. It seems that from the moment Rachel and Robert sight this book, that their father steals from its case, life implodes. What they are not expecting is to discover a family of ghosts, a door to the dead and that the Book grants the power of immortality. And then those characters that brought others back and now someone else wants to live forever and oh no that can't happen. Parts of the story are told in a dry, satirical way, which helps to lighten the mood as sometimes this tale can get quite dark!

The descriptive language the book is written in makes you feel like you are there, you want to cry with the characters, feel the fear they feel and want to celebrate with them!I loved the magic incorporated within the story and can't wait to see where the series takes us next. Seeing characters killed off and tortured added to the stakes of this adventure story, I just found the middle quite slow. This is a time of dark secrets, where family are suspicious of each other and where things are about to get worse. David Farr integrated it seamlessly into the story and I was engaged in all the different aspects that combined to make this a fascinating and fast-paced story.

Readers will enjoy being swept away amid the intrigue and wonder of the Book as the magical object at the centre of the story, the page-turning action of the children's adventure and the impending sense of peril that is never far away.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. It is no surprise that it has been shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2023 Younger Readers award. When Rachel and Robert are passed a stolen book by their librarian father, they have to go on the run and protect it at all costs.