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ed the second in the Elizabeth Knox duet "Dreamhunter" and "Dreamquake". These books are set in a world where select people can enter "The Place" and find dreams of every kind to share with others for a fee, a fifteen-year-old girl, Laura, is training to be a dreamhunter when her father disappears, leaving her to carry on his mysterious mission. By the beginning of the second book, Laura is more involved with what she perceives as her fathers wishes. While investigating the government's involvement in the disappearance of her father, Tziga Hame, and the decline of the art of projecting dreams, dreamhunter Laura learns more about "The Place."
ed the second in the Elizabeth Knox duet "Dreamhunter" and "Dreamquake". These books are set in a world where select people can enter "The Place" and find dreams of every kind to share with others for a fee, a fifteen-year-old girl, Laura, is training to be a dreamhunter when her father disappears, leaving her to carry on his mysterious mission. By the beginning of the second book, Laura is more involved with what she perceives as her fathers wishes. While investigating the government's involvement in the disappearance of her father, Tziga Hame, and the decline of the art of projecting dreams, dreamhunter Laura learns more about "The Place." In the second book, I began to worry for Laura's sanity. She lives with her aunt and
uncle, her aunt being a renowned dreamhunter and rather self-involved. Her uncle is very supportive and both treat Laura as equal to their own daughter Rose. As the story evolves, Laura makes some choices I would not want for her if I were her mother, but she is a very strong willed and also self-involved. (I think selfishness is a requirement for a dreamhunter.) Rose, however, is also very strong willed, but she is also a very compassionate and thoughtful person. At least as thoughtful as a spoiled rich aristocrat can be. As the book comes to an end, though the story shows who has the true strength and who has to be babied.
uncle, her aunt being a renowned dreamhunter and rather self-involved. Her uncle is very supportive and both treat Laura as equal to their own daughter Rose. As the story evolves, Laura makes some choices I would not want for her if I were her mother, but she is a very strong willed and also self-involved. (I think selfishness is a requirement for a dreamhunter.) Rose, however, is also very strong willed, but she is also a very compassionate and thoughtful person. At least as thoughtful as a spoiled rich aristocrat can be. As the book comes to an end, though the story shows who has the true strength and who has to be babied. I thought they were great teenage characters, very believable. The plot had a lot of twists to which I needed to pay attention in order to keep up. A couple of times I had to go back and find where the fork in the plot line had caught me off guard. Although this series is over, I will look for more books by Elizabeth Knox with anticipation.
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