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In Dreams (The Dream #1)
by
J. Sterling (Goodreads Author)
When Katherine Johns starts dreaming about a boy she doesn't know, her college roommate Taylor is determined to find him. Convinced he must exist, Taylor is relentless... until she finds out exactly WHO the mysterious stranger really is.
The realization rocks the girls to their core and sends them down a path of unimaginable heartbreak as they learn to navigate their new re...more
The realization rocks the girls to their core and sends them down a path of unimaginable heartbreak as they learn to navigate their new re...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
2011
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Katherine is dreaming about a young man she has never met. In her dreams, she is so comfortable with him, it is almost like she has known him all her life. Her dreams are so powerful, so vivid and so emotional that she begins to wonder if just maybe, somehow, this young man is real. But Katherine doesn’t know what to believe. Could the young man in her dreams really be real and if so what does that mean?
Katherine’s best friend, Taylor, loves the idea that Katherine’s dream man may be real but wh...more
Katherine’s best friend, Taylor, loves the idea that Katherine’s dream man may be real but wh...more
I'm sure most authors don't review their own books, but COME ON-of course they love what they're written (at least I hope they do)! :) Do I think i've written a debut literary masterpiece? No, I don't. I know I still have a lot to learn- but my characters? I love them as though they are a part of me. And their story- I still can't get it out of my head.
Writing is SO personal and comes from such a deep place within each of us... if you don't fall in love with the characters you write, you're doin...more
Writing is SO personal and comes from such a deep place within each of us... if you don't fall in love with the characters you write, you're doin...more
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What I loved: Cooper! He's one of the best male YA characters I've seen written in a while. All-American, confident but put in his place by the right girl. I have to say if this were a YA contemporary novel without the paranormal element or other male character I would have been happy reading it that way. Austen, boy of her dreams is great but I just didn't feel the same pull to him as I did Cooper, alive and in the flesh.
J Sterling did an awesome job of fleshing out all of the characters and t...more
J Sterling did an awesome job of fleshing out all of the characters and t...more
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Oct 24, 2011
Terri ♥ (aka Mrs. Christian Grey)
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This book is about a college age girl who falls in love. The problem is who she falls in love with. The premise of the story should be silly but it worked. I won't give anything away. It took me about a third way through before I became completely enthralled and stayed up until 2am to finish the book. One of the guys in this story, Cooper, had me at hello. But towards the end of the book, I thought his choices were a bit unrea...more
This book is about a college age girl who falls in love. The problem is who she falls in love with. The premise of the story should be silly but it worked. I won't give anything away. It took me about a third way through before I became completely enthralled and stayed up until 2am to finish the book. One of the guys in this story, Cooper, had me at hello. But towards the end of the book, I thought his choices were a bit unrea...more
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My daughters, who are 14 and 18 will love it-AND THEY ARE HER TARGET AUDIENCE. More importantly, I would not only let them read this-I would encourage it.
As a single book, this was an OK read. It is part of a series, therefore I consider it to be the equivilent of a chapter in a longer book. In fairness, it is aimed at a much younger crowd than me, and J. Sterling's other book Chance Encounters was much more my speed.
I was absolutely intrigued by the reincarnation aspect of In Dreams, but was n...more
As a single book, this was an OK read. It is part of a series, therefore I consider it to be the equivilent of a chapter in a longer book. In fairness, it is aimed at a much younger crowd than me, and J. Sterling's other book Chance Encounters was much more my speed.
I was absolutely intrigued by the reincarnation aspect of In Dreams, but was n...more
Fresh. Original. Amazing!! I read this book so fast that I feel like I had a one night stand that took me through every emotion and left me exhilerated but drained. I don't even know where to begin to tell you why I liked this book so much. I was intrigued from the very beginning. I found myself trying to figure out what the heck was going on, then I began guessing at what was going on. Sometimes I was right but there was always a twist that kept me enthralled. I kept expecting the characters to...more
Mar 06, 2013
Sheri Boston
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4.4 out of 5, Funny, Sweet, Tragic, Surprising!
Plot (4/5):
This book is very different. I mean what girl out there hasn't dreamed up the perfect guy? And what wouldn't you have given to think just for one second.. maybe he's real! Then as the story progresses it takes an unimaginable turn. I literally didn't figure out dream guy's identity until the split second before Kathrine does. And I was just...There just aren't words.
Characters (5/5):
You can't help but l...more
4.4 out of 5, Funny, Sweet, Tragic, Surprising!
Plot (4/5):
This book is very different. I mean what girl out there hasn't dreamed up the perfect guy? And what wouldn't you have given to think just for one second.. maybe he's real! Then as the story progresses it takes an unimaginable turn. I literally didn't figure out dream guy's identity until the split second before Kathrine does. And I was just...There just aren't words.
Characters (5/5):
You can't help but l...more
I really wanted to love this book. It's cheap on Amazon and the idea is a pretty interesting one—given the choice, would you choose the available guy or the (literal) dream guy whose identity is unclear? Katherine dreams of a guy who is so wonderful that she isn't sure if she should dive into a relationship with Cooper, her college's hockey star.
I wanted to love this book, but there are a few problems that would keep me from recommending it to friends.
-There are some editing issues, some very...more
I wanted to love this book, but there are a few problems that would keep me from recommending it to friends.
-There are some editing issues, some very...more
I really, really liked this story and the characters. It had me up really late turning pages to find out what was going to happen. I found it on my Kindle after downloading it sometime long ago, so I did not have the most up to date copy. Unfortunately, I was a little distracted by the spelling and grammar errors that I understand have since been corrected. I was also distracted by the omniscient person POV, though it was a little necessary and kind of interesting in the end. It did give all of...more
As a debut novel, IN DREAMS is intelligent and intriguing.I love the idea of soul mates and past lives, even seeing people in your dreams and "meeting" them. This novel delivers everything I love.
We start off with Katherine, a college student who suddenly starts dreaming about one hottie while being pursued in real life by another hottie. So much as this novel--the reality, the emotions--kept me gripped to the page until I reached the very end. I kept wondering who Kat would choose (even after l...more
We start off with Katherine, a college student who suddenly starts dreaming about one hottie while being pursued in real life by another hottie. So much as this novel--the reality, the emotions--kept me gripped to the page until I reached the very end. I kept wondering who Kat would choose (even after l...more
This book is intended for YA readers 12 and up, but I love J. Sterling so I didn’t even read the about the book snippet before reading it. I read Chance Encounters and liked it and decided to buy whatever others books she had on amazon (while anxiously awaiting her new release The Perfect Game). (I only feel this is important to tell you in light of some of my other 3 – 5 star review books that contain a lot more of the physical aspects of a relationship, this one does not.)
Katherine (Kat) John...more
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Aimed at teen readers, this book should be liked by it's target crowd. The story has enough romance, teen drama, and mystery to appeal to the younger crowd.
The story was simple, and the book was a fairly easy and fast read. The author has published updates that have fixed many of the typos and grammar errors, but still there is an immaturity to the book that leaves it feeling somehow flat. There is action, suspense, romance, mystery ... but no real depth to the action or the characters.
This book...more
The story was simple, and the book was a fairly easy and fast read. The author has published updates that have fixed many of the typos and grammar errors, but still there is an immaturity to the book that leaves it feeling somehow flat. There is action, suspense, romance, mystery ... but no real depth to the action or the characters.
This book...more
Instead of thinking of this as a harsh critique; I'd like everyone to think of it as a learning experience.
This book is a prime example of a self-published book that could really have used some good editing. The story line is decent and the characters are okay. There were a lot of basic things that an editor could really have helped the author improve on. I'll give a couple of examples that asspiring authors can note and thus avoid.
First of all point of view. Stick with one POV character. If you...more
This book is a prime example of a self-published book that could really have used some good editing. The story line is decent and the characters are okay. There were a lot of basic things that an editor could really have helped the author improve on. I'll give a couple of examples that asspiring authors can note and thus avoid.
First of all point of view. Stick with one POV character. If you...more
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First of all, how incredibly tragic is this story? To be completely in love with a mystery boy who appears in your dreams only to find out he is actually the ghost of your college roommates brother has got to be so devastating.
I think that the supporting cast in this book really adds a whole other level to the story. You get to see the emotions of so many different people who have dealt with the loss of the same person. From the high school girlfriend, to...more
First of all, how incredibly tragic is this story? To be completely in love with a mystery boy who appears in your dreams only to find out he is actually the ghost of your college roommates brother has got to be so devastating.
I think that the supporting cast in this book really adds a whole other level to the story. You get to see the emotions of so many different people who have dealt with the loss of the same person. From the high school girlfriend, to...more
Hmmm... I almost gave up on this book at the beginning. I had a hard time getting into it, and I think it was mostly due to the dialogue and the shifting POV (which I think is a common problem with a lot of writers, btw). I imagine the author pictured it more like how a movie is filmed, you know, in one room with one character, and then jumping into another room to give us a view of what someone else is up to. That's a little rough on a reader though. The dialogue... I think I had the biggest pr...more
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Received this free on my kindle! It's been on there since January, but I finally got a chance to read it today. I'm not sure how different the new version is from the version I have, but it's definitely interesting! I really loved the beginning of this book! From the beginning, we already know there's a love triangle. Love triangles are really frustrating, and to be honest, I thought this was a stand alone book. But, apparently it's a series! Who knew.
Anyways, I thought this was a contemporary...more
Anyways, I thought this was a contemporary...more
I downloaded In dreams today from Amazon for free, after hearing people from a reading group rave about this book. Granted, I heard the words hockey boys and wanted to read it anyway, but that's not the point.
In Dreams introduces us to Katherine, a girl who dreams about a boy she has never meet. She doesn't know why she's dreaming about him, but she just knows every time she does she falls deeper and deeper in love with him. And there lies the problem. In falling in love with him, she is struggl...more
In Dreams introduces us to Katherine, a girl who dreams about a boy she has never meet. She doesn't know why she's dreaming about him, but she just knows every time she does she falls deeper and deeper in love with him. And there lies the problem. In falling in love with him, she is struggl...more
Katherine is having dreams of a guy she has never met.He continues to enter her dreams and tells her he loves her.Kat has feelings for him also.But can't place if he real or not.Her room mate Taylor tells her she has to find out if he's real or not.And so the quest begins of Kat trying to figure out her dreams.
In the mean time Kat and Taylor go to a party and Kat meets a man she is falling for,Cooper Donovan.They hit it off from the very start.She remembers him from her class,his dreamy green ey...more
In the mean time Kat and Taylor go to a party and Kat meets a man she is falling for,Cooper Donovan.They hit it off from the very start.She remembers him from her class,his dreamy green ey...more
In Dreams is a story about Kathrine who is currently away at college and is roommate to Taylor. Taylor worries about Kathrine when she wakes her up and Kathrine is startled because the dream she had felt so real. She and Taylor set out to find the dream guy. Later they go to a party and Kathrine meets Cooper, the most popular guy in school. He is attracted to Kathrine and the talk. She is also attracted to him but feels connected to the dream guy too. After some time the two start to date. Kathr...more
Katherine Johns begins to dream about a boy she has never met. Her college roommate, Taylor, is determined to find out who it is. When she finds out who the mysterious stranger is, she and Katherine are completely stunned. This discovery sends the girls through an emotional roller-coaster of love, friendship and heartbreak.
This is a beautiful, but haunting story that stayed with me long after I finished reading it.
Katherine Johns is a college student. When she starts to dream about a handsome bo...more
This is a beautiful, but haunting story that stayed with me long after I finished reading it.
Katherine Johns is a college student. When she starts to dream about a handsome bo...more
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BRIEF SUMMARY
Katherine is your typical college freshmen when she starts dreaming of a mysterious guy who she has a deep unexplainable connection with. Once she confides in her roommate Taylor, they both sets out on a mission to discovery who this mystery guy is while dealing with regular college life.
THOUGHTS
This was different...and the weirdest love square/triangle relationship I have read but yet found interesting. With saying that, I st...more
3.95 stars
BRIEF SUMMARY
Katherine is your typical college freshmen when she starts dreaming of a mysterious guy who she has a deep unexplainable connection with. Once she confides in her roommate Taylor, they both sets out on a mission to discovery who this mystery guy is while dealing with regular college life.
THOUGHTS
This was different...and the weirdest love square/triangle relationship I have read but yet found interesting. With saying that, I st...more
If I forget for a moment the plot of this book, which I do not believe in, and simply concentrate on whether or not the author pulled off the story, I must say "no." This book was ripe with mistakes. The grammar, punctuation, and capitalization from start to finish was terrible, causing me to ask if it was edited at all. Simple sentence structure and comma usage was entirely ignored. Several sentences had dangling modifiers that left me giggling - in particular, the sentence where Kat was applyi...more
This story started out with a couple of new fun roomies in college, then took a turn for the weird. Katherine has a very realistic dream of a gorgeous blonde haired, blue eyed guy who (in her dream) she was madly, deeply in love with. Unfortunately at the end of the dream, he appears to be dead. She awakens in an emotional panic! He seemed so REAL!
I wasn't sure at this point if I was going to like this book, but curiosity (and my promise to review this book) kept me reading. As I continued along...more
I wasn't sure at this point if I was going to like this book, but curiosity (and my promise to review this book) kept me reading. As I continued along...more
Katherine Johns has shiny straight hair, adorable freckles on her nose, and strangely intense dreams. Even though she only just started college, she's already attracted the attention of the most sought-after man at school, hockey-star Cooper Donovon. But how can she concentrate on him when she's dreaming of her soul-mate?
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In Dreams is about a girl named Katherine Johns who starts dreaming about a guy she has no clue who he is. All she knows is that he makes her feel all kinds of love. After telling her college roommate Taylor about the "Dream Guy", Taylor makes it her mission to scope out any guy that could actually be him.
I started reading In Dreams about 3 days ago. Not used to reading from the screen of my laptop I soldiered on through headaches and blurred vision.
First off, the characters. Taylor especially...more
I started reading In Dreams about 3 days ago. Not used to reading from the screen of my laptop I soldiered on through headaches and blurred vision.
First off, the characters. Taylor especially...more
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BBBAAAHHHAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!
ohhhh J.ster how u made me giggle !!!! i luv u !!!
the banter between Kat (the lead female character) & Taylor (her awesome best friend ) was just flat out funny !!! The classic 1 liners that Taylor came out with had me laughing out loud all the way thru the book !!!
eg:Taylor..."NO! Obviously he's smart. Only an idiot wouldn't want to date me. And since i dont date idiots, it all works out."
Tayor....."Fine, fine. Yes, u have to give Cooper a chance. Your country would...more
ohhhh J.ster how u made me giggle !!!! i luv u !!!
the banter between Kat (the lead female character) & Taylor (her awesome best friend ) was just flat out funny !!! The classic 1 liners that Taylor came out with had me laughing out loud all the way thru the book !!!
eg:Taylor..."NO! Obviously he's smart. Only an idiot wouldn't want to date me. And since i dont date idiots, it all works out."
Tayor....."Fine, fine. Yes, u have to give Cooper a chance. Your country would...more
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Bright and likeable teenager, Katherine has been dreaming. Dreaming about a...dare I say it...perfectly dreamy young man. Said dreamy young man seems to be as enamored with Katherine as she is with him. What a perfectly splendid way to spend quality time in the Land of Z-zzzs!
And when Katherine is wide-awake, things are even better. Ice Hockey God and all around nice-guy, Cooper Donovan seems to be falling shyly in love with Katherine. And lucky ol’Kath isn’t exactly immune to the charms of Mr.M...more
And when Katherine is wide-awake, things are even better. Ice Hockey God and all around nice-guy, Cooper Donovan seems to be falling shyly in love with Katherine. And lucky ol’Kath isn’t exactly immune to the charms of Mr.M...more
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This book was hard for me to get through which is kind of strange considering the 4 star rating. The part that was hard was the middle of the book. I felt that Kat's emotional reactions and the building storyline were a bit much and didn't seem realistic to the character of Kat. However, the book did improve and I actually loved where it ended and how it ended.
Cooper is one of the best male leads I've read in a long time. I think the author found just about every good aspect of a male that women...more
Cooper is one of the best male leads I've read in a long time. I think the author found just about every good aspect of a male that women...more
Ehh..
It was hard for me to get into this book. For some reason it was hard for me to get into the whole dream guy concept. I found it very hard to believe that everyone managed to handle the whole guy in her dream is her love and I doubt that people would just be like "oh thats awesome" if you tell them the guy in your dreams is the love of your life..that you have never seen. In Dreams wasn't bad I enjoyed it some but, something about it. don't know, didn't appeal to me a lot.
I loved Taylor, Ka...more
It was hard for me to get into this book. For some reason it was hard for me to get into the whole dream guy concept. I found it very hard to believe that everyone managed to handle the whole guy in her dream is her love and I doubt that people would just be like "oh thats awesome" if you tell them the guy in your dreams is the love of your life..that you have never seen. In Dreams wasn't bad I enjoyed it some but, something about it. don't know, didn't appeal to me a lot.
I loved Taylor, Ka...more
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I got fired from my last job. It's true. I know you're sitting there thinking "Jenn, how could anyone in their right mind fire someone as amazing and awesome as you???" And i'd love to give you a good reason, but the truth is- being this awesome is clearly very scary to other less awesome people.
So I said screw them and started writing my first book. And you know what I realized? Writing books th...more
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“I recognized you instantly. All of our lives flashed through my mind in a split second. I felt a pull so strongly towards you that I almost couldn't stop it.”
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