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The Dream Hunter (Dark-Hunter Universe #11)

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In the ethereal world of dreams, there are champions who fight to protect the dreamer and there are demons who prey on them...

Arik is such a predator. Condemned by the gods to live eternity without emotions, Arik can only feel when he’s in the dreams of others. For thousands of years, he’s drifted through the human unconscious, searching for sensation. Now he’s finally fo...more

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Published February 6th 2007 by St. Martin's Paperbacks

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Aug 15, 2012 AJ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-uf, romantic, series, steamy

I really liked this book. It seems that a lot of people don’t like the addition of the Dream Hunters to the Dark Hunter series, but I found the concept an intriguing one - a race that is cursed to feel no emotions and therefore have to syphon them off humans while they dream. It puts a whole new spin on Sherrilyn Kenyon’s world, and how everything is interwoven.

In this story we meet Dream Hunter, Arik. He is infatuated with Megeara/Geary, whose (very HOT) dreams he has been sharing, so hot that...more I really liked this book. It seems that a lot of people don’t like the addition of the Dream Hunters to the Dark Hunter series, but I found the concept an intriguing one - a race that is cursed to feel no emotions and therefore have to syphon them off humans while they dream. It puts a whole new spin on Sherrilyn Kenyon’s world, and how everything is interwoven.

In this story we meet Dream Hunter, Arik. He is infatuated with Megeara/Geary, whose (very HOT) dreams he has been sharing, so hot that he makes a deal with Hades to spend two weeks on earth as a human to be with her – for a price. Geary, meanwhile, is on a mission to continue her family legacy and find the lost city of Atlantis – which leads to all sorts of issues for the gods who want to keep both it, and the trapped Apollymi, a secret.

I suspect part of the reason people don’t like this book as much is because Arik is not exactly a strong Alpha male like we are used to from earlier books. But it completely suited his character and the situation he was in. I really liked his innocence, and watching him discover the world as a ‘human’ as he was finally exposed to the emotions that he had never been allowed to feel as a Dream Hunter.

Geary is a strong heroine. Fiercely protective of her family and friends, and eventually of Arik, she has a wickedly dry sense of humour and I really liked her.

Like the other books in the series, there is a big cast of supporting characters – almost all of which we hadn’t met before. Highlights for me were Kat, the mysterious handmaiden of Artemis (who we met briefly - and somewhat bizarrely - in Seize the Night), Geary’s cousin Tory - the genius yet sassy teenager who reads Plato for fun, Solin and his banter with Arik, which was brilliant, the oh-so-sarcastic Zebulon and the introduction of Hades and his wife Persephone – they were hilarious!

There wasn’t as much action in this book, but there was definitely some excitement, and lots of swoon - and a very sappy epilogue :) There was a heavy focus on the mythology which I really enjoyed, and I believe is setting us up for future books in the series (including another reveal on the deliciously mysterious Acheron).

I love how I can easily fall back into Kenyon’s world whenever I pick one of her books up. Like other favourite authors of mine, you always know what you’re going to get in her stories, and she never disappoints.

On a side note – since reading this book and doing a bit of research, I’ve discovered that some of the characters we meet in this story have books of their own coming and OMFG!!! I cannot WAIT to get to those stories, and the secrets that they hold. Squeee!!!!!
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Mar 05, 2011 Anzu The Great Destroyer rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: DH fans

Shelves: fat-kitty-judges-you, evil-horned-ones, fanged-and-deadly, dafuq-did-i-just-read, is-it-just-me-goddammit, whiny-bitches, kill-it-with-fire, reviewed-2011, cheesetacular, romance-paranormal, facepalm

Yeah, you guessed it. I did not like this! AT ALL!!!

So here are my feelings in a few simple images:

Yups, that’s about it! Not my kind of guy, boring story and stupid heroine!!! Gah!!! I just read this hoping that I wouldn’t miss anything related to Ash and Nick and I got just a small slice towards the end. It didn’t even make such a big difference o.O Huge disappointment…

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Jan 19, 2008 Laura rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: fans of paranormal romance novels

Shelves: paranormal-romance

This is Book 1 in the "Dream-Hunter" series. It tells the story of Arik, a Dream-Hunter who becomes enchanted with Geary, a woman whose dreams he has inhabited for a few months. Dream-Hunters have no emotions of their own, so Arik makes a deal with the god Hades to become human for two weeks to enjoy a human relationship with Geary. Of course he is overwhelmed by all the emotions he feels as a human and falls in love with Geary.

No spoilers here, because a lot happens on their road to happiness....more

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Apr 13, 2009 crayolaab rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, fantasy, romance

This book fits in the Dark-Hunter series but also begins the Dream-Hunter series, about beings who find their way through humans' dreams. They are not meant to have feelings of their own but one Dream-Hunter, Arikos, falls for a woman whose dreams he invades and makes a deal with Hades to become human for two weeks to spend time with her in real life.

Megeara is be part of a team searching for the lost city of Atlantis, and she manages to stumble quite close to the actual site. Close enough to ma...more

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Feb 17, 2009 Lisa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The first in the Dream-Hunters series by Sherrilyn Kenyon. A fun take from her Dark Hunter series. The author gives us a more information about the lost city Atlantis and mythology that really helped me in uncovering more information from the Dark Hunter series.

Since I tend to dream solutions to problems I really enjoyed the idea of a dream hunger who lives in your dreams.

What fun to meet a dream god who's never felt emotions or lived as a human but trades everything when he makes a deal with...more

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Dec 01, 2008 Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: antihero, hero-in-pursuit, paranormal-romance, favorites, greek-mythology, part-of-a-series, owned-copy

The Dream Hunter was a book that I got completely sucked into by page one. It takes the Dark Hunter series in a different direction, and shines the spotlight on yet another group of gods in the pantheon of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter universe. I loved how SK integrated the dream world into this book. Dreams are so complex and so fantastical, how could they not be an excellent backdrop for an epic war between good and evil? SK gets that the Greek myths have characters that are not always compl...more The Dream Hunter was a book that I got completely sucked into by page one. It takes the Dark Hunter series in a different direction, and shines the spotlight on yet another group of gods in the pantheon of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter universe. I loved how SK integrated the dream world into this book. Dreams are so complex and so fantastical, how could they not be an excellent backdrop for an epic war between good and evil? SK gets that the Greek myths have characters that are not always completely good or evil, that the gods' motivations are often selfish and petty. We see that Arikos is not a bad guy. He's merely a person who has tired of being abused as used as a pawn by the higher gods. He wants happiness and joy just like all us humans want. The closest he has come is through the dreams of the human Megeara. When he is denied the closeness he craves with her through the dreams, he desperately makes a deal with Hades to be human for two weeks to spend time with this human he has become so captivated with. Unfortunately the deal involves giving her up to Hades after the two weeks ends. However, those of us who have studied the myths know that the gods don't make fair deals. Arik says yes before he realizes what the caveat is.
The Dream Hunter introduces new intriguing characters and allows us to reconnect with some old favorites. The time line is about 10 years in the past, which is interesting, as we get to see the time before some pretty big events unfold.
I love this world, and even if there's not much going on, I'd read SK's books just to experience her incredible imagination, and her fantastic writing ability. However, this book does have a lot going on, passion, pathos, vengeance, adventure, fun, and excitement. Also for those of you like me who has a thing for Atlantis, there is a quest to find the lost city that many don't want found, as well. You don't want to put it down because you want to know what happens next. I loved the direction that SK went with this book because it gives me some in depth on some of the Greek myths that always intrigued me. She brings these gods and heroes of the myths to life for me, but also adds her own unique spin that makes me laugh at some times, and cry at others.
This is not a Dark Hunter book in the traditional sense, but it is definitely a great addition to the mythos, and if you are a fan of SK's books, I have trouble believing you won't love this book as well. Let me close by saying I hope that Solin gets his own book.(less)

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Oct 12, 2010 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

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Feb 17, 2010 Zeek rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites-all-time, favorites-pnr, pnr, vamps, pnr-kitchen-sink, angels-gods-demons, shifters

Finished The Dream-Hunter (Dream Hunter Series Book 1) in one sitting and I must say, I liked it! I also have to say, despite said liking, SK has a major problem in this book.

Plotting.

Dream Hunter has some of the laziest plotting I've ever seen. A couple of times I was scratching my head thinking, "Now wait a minute, didn't she just say ...?"

It was as if no one read, or edited, this book before it went to print! SK made rules in her world then promptly ignored them and at other points, she conve...more Finished The Dream-Hunter (Dream Hunter Series Book 1) in one sitting and I must say, I liked it! I also have to say, despite said liking, SK has a major problem in this book.

Plotting.

Dream Hunter has some of the laziest plotting I've ever seen. A couple of times I was scratching my head thinking, "Now wait a minute, didn't she just say ...?"

It was as if no one read, or edited, this book before it went to print! SK made rules in her world then promptly ignored them and at other points, she conveniently resolves plot points- too conveniently! She also took another lazy way out- she "hung lanterns". "Hanging a lantern on" plot holes is drawing deliberate attention to a potential plot hole, thereby making it seem as if the said holes were intentional. Though this technique can make for some funny scenes in a good writer's hands, here it just looked like SK didn't want to be bothered.

And yet ... I liked Dream-Hunter. I gobbled it up like candy! (Which is of course what all her books are to me.)

Arik and Geary were great together and I loved the Mediterranean setting. Initially, Geary only knows Arik through her heated dreams of him where all her inhibitions are dropped. She doesn't know he's "real" and that he's falling for her- hard. So much so, that he literally makes a pact with the devil (Hades) to be able to meet Geary in the flesh.

While in his world, the world of dreams and the Greek Pantheon, Arik has no emotions. He only feels anything when he is inside a human's dream and he syphons off their emotions, but his sense of it is muted even then. As such he readily agrees to Hades's deal to let Hades have Geary after Arik's two weeks in the flesh are up.

It's afterwards, when Arik gets the chance to experience true love in the flesh, that he realizes what a horribly selfish pact he made and, of course, sacrifices himself instead. How Arik and Geary find their happily ever after is for you to find out!

Of course there's a whole other thing going on with Apollymi the Atlantean Destroyer God wooing Geary to "discover" the final resting place of Atlantis and set her free from her prison. (Here's where a lot of convenient and senseless contrivance plotting comes in- well, here and throughout Arik and Geary's love story too- but it's glaringly obvious in everything dealing with Apollymi.) But, perhaps you'll be able to get over it as I did because ... I plain ol' liked the story!

I also liked the Greek Mythology thrown into it. I felt as if they were characters from a series that had their own book at one time, then show up later as side characters in other editions- it worked well I thought.

(Oh and Ash shows up, however briefly, which is always a plus! hee)(less)

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Apr 12, 2010 Jacqueline rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anyone who loves sarcastically dry humor, sexy characters, and kickass fight scenes.

Recommended to Jacqueline by: No one; but the series was recomended by a kind Books-A-Million

Shelves: author-sherrilyn-kenyon, series-dark-hunter

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Mary It was specific to the Dream Hunter series. Some how I managed to read Acheron before this series and been expecting that style of writing throughout....more
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Jacqueline Oh! Okay, sorry for that confusion! *Laughs* I do know what you mean, though, Mary, about the pace and feel of The Dream-Hunter book seeming way diffe...more
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Jan 03, 2012 Myvampfiction rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Reviewed by cfmom Lisa

*Warning: possible spoilers ahead.*

This installment, while not technically a Dark Hunter, is an awesome addition to the series. We are introduced to the Dream Hunters – namely our hero Arik, who is yummy with a capital Y. Dream Hunters are sleep gods that have been cursed by Zeus to feel no emotions. The only way that they can feel anything is through the dreams of the people they monitor and help with their sleep. Is it any wonder then that seeking out people with vivid dr...more Reviewed by cfmom Lisa

*Warning: possible spoilers ahead.*

This installment, while not technically a Dark Hunter, is an awesome addition to the series. We are introduced to the Dream Hunters – namely our hero Arik, who is yummy with a capital Y. Dream Hunters are sleep gods that have been cursed by Zeus to feel no emotions. The only way that they can feel anything is through the dreams of the people they monitor and help with their sleep. Is it any wonder then that seeking out people with vivid dreams and wanting to stay with them could become a problem? Zeus has a tendency to act rashly without thinking things through, and this is just one instance that it might come back and bite him in the ass someday. I mean he has to sleep too, right? Who’s to say his dreams are safe?

Anyway, Arik has become fascinated with a human woman, Megeara Kafieri. Brilliant in her own right, she is obsessed with clearing her father’s name from the laughing stock of the anthropology world. His beliefs on the existence of Atlantis have been fodder for amusement all of Geary’s life. Now she’s finally close to unveiling the truth about a long hidden society, and there are people out to stop her at all costs. What happens when everything she wants is at her fingertips, including the man of her dreams, and it is all threatening to be taken away?

Where do I even begin on what I like about this book? It’s no secret that as a whole I really feel the Dream Hunters are lacking when it comes to storyline. However, in this case, the story doesn’t really revolve around Arik’s existence as a Dream Hunter. Yes, he wants to experience time with Geary as a human so that he can feel emotions and sensations and let’s face it…sex. But very quickly he finds himself in love with the object of his obsession and doing things very out of his natural character to protect her from harm. He is willing to risk his own eternity to make her happy, even venturing into the depths of theAegean Seato help her find proof of Atlantis knowing that the world can never truly know of its existence.

I think the genius of this book is that we get to know Apollymi, and Katra, and the Oneroi. We learn of Apostolos, the Chthonians, the Delphoni, and so many other juicy tidbits that help put all the pieces of the Dark Hunter world that Sherrilyn Kenyon has created into place. It isn’t until the very last chapter that the reader discovers this book actually takes place prior to the timeline of the first book in the series. This is an extremely important fact since those of us that have read the series from the start through to the most recent installment know that we are introduced to a character in this book that will be of great importance to Ash down the road. Love it!!!!

Until next time,

~Lisa(less)

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Apr 05, 2013 Krista rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I LOVE THIS STORY! But i love everything Sherrilyn Kenyon writes. Megeara Saatsakis is a strong hurt woman determined to have her life turn out different then the rest of her family. Arikos is a Dream Hunter who protects people in their dreams where just so happens to be the only place he can feel anything at all due to a curse. Once Arik comes upon Geary in her dreams, he cant let her go, so he makes a deal with Hades and becomes human so he can be with her. Once he's human and after Geary find...more

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Mar 07, 2013 Glennis rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Like most of Kenyon's other pieces of writing, I got sucked in and was finished in a couple of days. However, when finished I just could not bring myself to like the book as well as her others. And I even gave myself overnight to think about it and see if my opinion changed or not.

My biggest complaint had to be against the two main characters. While most of Kenyon's characters are well developed, it felt like Geary and Arik's was rushed, leaving me with a very one dimensional view of them. Geary...more

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Jan 11, 2013 Saheeda rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sherrilyn-kenyon-darkhunter-werehun

Being the first in the Dream Hunter series I expected it to be more captivating. Honestly the story started off a bit boring for me as Arik blindly made his bargain with Hades just to experience Geary in the human realm. Geary was really uptight and this was a bit frustrating seeing as Arik went through so much in the first place. However, it turned out well in the end as they made it out of the underworld in once piece.
The best thing about this book was the insight to the other characters: 1....more

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Nov 19, 2012 Sammy rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: greek-gods, library-book

I hesitated to write a review for this book because though I enjoyed some parts, I found the majority of the book slow and filled with repetitive information that fans of the Dark Hunter series would already know. Arik is a likable hero because he's a rule breaking bad ass that can fight. He is also willing to trade his life for the woman he loves. Arik was lost in the real world and needed guidance from his brother Solin in wooing Geary. Solin is a very interesting character with a dark past th...more

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Jul 06, 2012 Virginia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It's interesting to get more insight into the Dream-Hunters, explore background characters and stories, and get some foreshadowing of things we've already seen and will see later in the series. I don't love Geary and Arik as much as some other characters in the series, but it was still an engrossing story. Sherrilyn Kenyon excels at believable (though supernatural) characters and consistency. I don't know how she made a 340 page book feel short, but she did. Maybe it's because the story is sprea...more

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May 29, 2012 Patrícia rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

O incomparável formigueiro do suave florear de pele contra pele, a insubstituível sensação de um beijo roubado, de um toque intencional, de uma comoção sentida ou do simples e imprescindível amor, fruto de uma paixão avassaladora e de uma sede incontestável por conhecimento. Todos eles, sentimentos comuns e, ao mesmo tempo, únicos. Todos eles, negados a um ser imortal que se viu enredado nas complexas e políticas teias de uma série de divindades egoístas e soberanas.

‹‹O Caçador de Sonhos›› é, pa...more

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Feb 14, 2012 Fangs for the Fantasy rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Arikos is a Dream Hunter, an Oneroi. A race of beings that police and aid the dreams of humans though labour under a terrible curse that has robbed them of all their emotions. But Arikos is also a Skotos – who enters the vibrant dreams of humans and drains of excess emotions through sexy dreams. Most Skoti drift from human to human, chased and hunted by the other Oneroi for the damage they do, tolerated only so long as they do not stay with one human too long.

But Arikos is enamoured by one woman...more

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Feb 02, 2012 Suzan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I love how the main character experiences everything for the first time as he's never known emotions and feeling's before having been stripped of them along with his fellow dream gods centuries before as a punishment. I love the banter between him and his estranged brother who he doesn't like and shares an animosity with. I loved the brief glimpse of Hades and Persephone in it and laughed at the how the goddess got her husband to do what she wanted! It shed a new light on the dream hunters as th...more

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Feb 01, 2012 Dondominiquo rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. *SPOILERS* I am very relieved to be done with this book. I really wasn't concentrating much while reading it LOL...Nothing about the main couple sticks out for me at all!! And once again they're suddenly in love and I have no idea why or how it happened. Maybe it's just me who isn't connecting to these characters? I have to say out of the three types of hunters the Dream guys are boring LOL

One page Geary is all I don't do casual or one nighters and then they have a talk about how he's dying and...more *SPOILERS* I am very relieved to be done with this book. I really wasn't concentrating much while reading it LOL...Nothing about the main couple sticks out for me at all!! And once again they're suddenly in love and I have no idea why or how it happened. Maybe it's just me who isn't connecting to these characters? I have to say out of the three types of hunters the Dream guys are boring LOL

One page Geary is all I don't do casual or one nighters and then they have a talk about how he's dying and then 2 secs later she's undressing cos she's gonna ride him into the ground?? WTF *crazy*...there's no build up, it's bam! I'm not that kinda girl and then a switch up to the best sex they've ever had!! And all in one chapter (less even, almost same paragraph) she's so in love she'll do anything to save him then she finds out the truth that he bartered her life to be mortal then she's all how could you do this, I hate you and then when he's gone she's soooo upset cos she still loves him? Again I say WTF?!?!? And oh yeah of course everyone around them can see how in love they are??

Basically. Arik's "emotions" were there but never quite fully reached for me, I don't know, something just always felt off and fell flat like he was supposed to be feeling these epic things but she wasn't describing it enough for it to come across that way for me. I don't even know if that makes sense.

Geary's wanting to prove her dad right was okay but again the emotions behind it just didn't quite cut it.

I can't remember any of the sex, I think they did it once, so yeah, that wasn't very hot either but no doubt it was the best they both ever had...but of course it would be for Arik...it was his first time technically!

I liked Solin and the Delphoni (spelling??) were cool, they made it a bit more bearable for me. And I'm really curious about ZT!

But the Are you freaking kidding me? moment was with Hades - All it took for Hades...HADES to give up Arik's soul was for Peresphone to threaten to withhold sex from him or make him impotent??? Seriously??? Damn, even the god of the underworld is whipped I have to say that is verrrrrrrry disappointing!!!

The other thing that annoyed me was Geary getting Arik out of the underworld...so freaking predictable. I would have loved some more description about the way out. It was over so quickly for me with a gasp here and oh I hope he's still behind me there! I'm just being picky aren't I? LOL

To be honest I can't even ramble as much as I normally do cos I don't remember a lot of this book, it took me awhile to get through it. Not as long as Ravyn and Susan mind you so that has to count for something right? LOL

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Oct 19, 2011 Sherry Baker rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: trash

Sherrilyn didn't do badly with the story concept... Dreams, cool. Greek gods, cool... librarian-like beauty that doesn't know she's beautiful? Way cool...but it went downhill from there. The dialog was simply TERRIBLE. Not just *bad* but distractingly terrible.

I am thoroughly convinced that it would have made Buffy The Vampire Slayer slay Joss Whedon had she been forced to spew these lines from her mouth. But then, Geary is no Buffy... so maybe it was just that this character didn't have enough...more Sherrilyn didn't do badly with the story concept... Dreams, cool. Greek gods, cool... librarian-like beauty that doesn't know she's beautiful? Way cool...but it went downhill from there. The dialog was simply TERRIBLE. Not just *bad* but distractingly terrible.

I am thoroughly convinced that it would have made Buffy The Vampire Slayer slay Joss Whedon had she been forced to spew these lines from her mouth. But then, Geary is no Buffy... so maybe it was just that this character didn't have enough likability to pull it off.

How bad could it be?

Well, when a reader finds they are paying more attention to how many times the characters say, "You have no idea!" than paying attention to the story... the author and editor have not done their job. It was all I could do to keep from going back through the book and highlighting this phrase where ever it appeared and sending it back requesting a refund. And Greek Gods speaking slang? A few things interspersed is understandable... it was very likely to have been picked up in the dream of a dreamer. But Arik didn't do much talking in the dreams he participated in... so slamming slang like a teenager made it really difficult to suspend belief.

But the horror didn't end there... The book was littered with glaring errors stemming mostly from writing about a subject completely under-researched. I mean... if you are going to write about a small boat on the water... at least know what the various equipment is called. It wasn't as bad as "She pushed the thing on the thing" but it was obvious when the author was glossing over detail due to lack of knowledge on the subject. I've read teen fan-fiction with more research.

No... I didn't like it. I probably will never pick up another novel by Sherrilyn Kenyon again. And it makes me sad because I really wanted to like this book. I was expecting a lot more... as my mother loved this book.

Was there anything I liked?

Hmmm... if I had to say one thing nice about it... It wasn't as bad as Ron Miller's "Bronwyn: Silk & Steel"... the love scenes were nice and steamy.
Oh... and the guy on the cover was hot.

That's worth about 2 stars, I guess.
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Oct 11, 2011 Septisme rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So this is the first book of the author that I have read and I didn't even know there was a series in the first place and honestly now I don't care enough to read the entire series.
The book was very ok. My pros and cons were:

Cons
1. Too many characters not enough plot to go round.
2. There is no "drama" when the characters are faced with decisions. No matter how important that decision is..
3.The main character Geary, jumps from between being a "Doubting Thomas" to "forever in love" without any p...more

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Nov 05, 2010 Nina rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dark-hunters, paranormal, series

Ah, the dream hunters. A fun bunch, huh? I just couldn't fully enjoy this one from any aspect. I understood that the Dream Hunters were cursed to lack emotions, but it left so much of the book dry and without any sort of...spark. And Arik went from one end of the spectrum to the other like it was nothing. He was unfeeling and then immediately committed. That made the relationship between him and Geary lack for me. I found her interesting in the first few pages of the prologue. This pissed off gi...more

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Nov 02, 2010 Sbuchler rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2010, romance, scifi-fantasy

Genre: Paranormal Romance

This was pretty “eh”. The set-up with the dream gods being cursed by Zeus to be emotionless, but harboring the very dangerous secret that the curse is wearing thin is interesting. I liked some of the minor characters (Persephone and Tory) but I didn’t much care for either the hero or the heroine. Plus their romance felt very contrived to me.

Per usual, Kenyon did have some interesting ideas but I didn’t feel like they were carried though. I liked that the dream-god Arik d...more

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Oct 13, 2010 Jilly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dark-hunter

Arikos is a Dream-Hunter, a Skoti. Once, he was a Oneroi but was tricked by a Skoti and ended up being turned. Now, he’s found Mageara (or Geary) who dreams in vivid color and sensation. Arikos is drawn to her dream, to her. He’s even willing to make a deal with Hades to experience two weeks with Mageara. Problem is what he must do in return.

The concept of the Dream-Hunter’s was introduced in an earlier book in the series, which we find out takes place chronologically after this book. The idea o...more

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Dec 13, 2009 Nenia Campbell rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urbane-fantasies, reviewed, x-series-bk-10, gods, x-2007s, i-burn-i-pine-i-perish

Generic heroine character. Generic man god. Faustian bargains.

Yeah, that's pretty much the whole plot of this book summed up into one sentence. The first 100 pages were utter crap: adequate sex scenes (she gets extra points for not using the phrases “she could feel his need” or “she touched his arousal” or “he fingered her lips” unlike certain other authors I could mention *cough* Lara Adrian *cough*), badly-written dialogue, “witty” repartees that are basically equivalent to two five-year-olds...more

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Mar 08, 2010 Edna Lyn rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010, paranormal-romance

This is the first of the Dream-Hunter series but it is an installment for the Dark-Hunter one as well because it does serve as a prequel to them. The Dream-Hunter is about Geary who is following her father's work to prove his was not crazy person searching for Atlantis. Arik is a dream god who is fascinated by this woman and makes a deal with Hades to become a human and spend a few weeks with her to sate his curiosity.

I thought the relationship with Arik and Geary was weak so I didn't believe t...more This is the first of the Dream-Hunter series but it is an installment for the Dark-Hunter one as well because it does serve as a prequel to them. The Dream-Hunter is about Geary who is following her father's work to prove his was not crazy person searching for Atlantis. Arik is a dream god who is fascinated by this woman and makes a deal with Hades to become a human and spend a few weeks with her to sate his curiosity.

I thought the relationship with Arik and Geary was weak so I didn't believe that they fell for each other. To me, it was more about lust. In addition, I just didn't like either of the characters too much. Arik pales in comparison to the Dark-Hunters and Geary was far too annoying for my liking. I found the secondary characters (Kat, Solinfar more appealing.

The Greek pantheon and mythology were the topics that made me give this one a 3 star rating. Glimpses of Apollymi, Apollo, Hades, Persephone, Artemis, etc. I also like delving into the Dream-Hunter world. I forgot the little tidbits about them in Dance With The Devil so I actually went back and read what little info there was on them in it. In this book, it's told that they are cursed by Zeus to feel no emotions at all because of a prank one of the Oneroi played on him. Little does the god know that they are slowly feeling emotions again.

Kat, from Wulf and Cassandra's book, was in this book and watched over Geary to make sure she didn't accidentally move the seal near Atlantis to free Apollymi. I loved her in Kiss of the Night and I loved her in this book. A little bit more was revealed about her, like the fact that she's a god of mixed heritage. It seems she also may have more power than Artemis herself.

A new character named Zebulon was enthralling. He is a god killer, also known as a Chthonian. He's an enigma and I would be thrilled if he appears in more books and hopefully gets one of his own. Another new character, Solin, a demigod and half brother of Arik and some of the leaders of the Oneroi, was introduced. His past sounds intriguing so I'd love if he'd get his own book as well.

Since this was a prequel of sorts, I thought it was fun that it left little pieces to enhance past books in the series. The Dream-Hunter who assisted Astrid in Dance With the Devil plays a part in here and we find out that he was sent to Z in Alaska for some time to learn compassion. Interestingly Acheron sealed his fate to doom Nick and his mother far before Nick and Simi had a little affair. And lastly, Kat was assigned to watch over Cassandra at the end of this book. (less)

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Feb 22, 2013 Arianne rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013, pnr

Originally, my plan was to skip all the Dream Hunter stories because of all the not-so-encouraging reviews about them. A lot said they were decent stories but nowhere near as good as Were-Hunter or Dark Hunter novels. I read this one because I wanted to give the Dream-Hunters a shot before completely forgetting about them.

This book gave me a deeper understanding of what Dream-Hunters are and the part they play in the world of SK. The curse that was cast on them stated that they were no longer s...more

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Apr 27, 2012 Ana Luisa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Palavras para quê? Começo a repetir-me de cada vez que dou a opinião sobre esta serie. Neste volume, Sherrylin Kenyon mostra-nos mais uma vez o seu poder deixando-nos estasiadas e ansiosas pelos próximos desenvolvimentos. Este livro é um pouco diferente dos anteriores, é o primeiro que nos trás uma personagem principal que é um caçador de sonhos, ou no original, um Dream-Hunter. Estes são os deuses dos sonhos, que foram castigados por Zeus por causa de uma brincadeira quase inofensiva, foram cas...more Palavras para quê? Começo a repetir-me de cada vez que dou a opinião sobre esta serie. Neste volume, Sherrylin Kenyon mostra-nos mais uma vez o seu poder deixando-nos estasiadas e ansiosas pelos próximos desenvolvimentos. Este livro é um pouco diferente dos anteriores, é o primeiro que nos trás uma personagem principal que é um caçador de sonhos, ou no original, um Dream-Hunter. Estes são os deuses dos sonhos, que foram castigados por Zeus por causa de uma brincadeira quase inofensiva, foram castigados de uma forma cruel ao serem-lhes retirados os seus sentimentos. Mas isso está a mudar, a maldição de Zeus está a fraquejar e eles estão a começar a sentir novamente… Este livro é um retorno no tempo, é passado no ano de 1996, na Grécia, onde Megeara irá fazer tudo para encontrar a Atlântida e limpar o nome do seu pai e conhecemos também Arik, um skotos que se sente atraído pelos sentimentos que Megeara transmite através dos seus sonhos. Ele fica um pouco obcecado por ela e faz um acordo com Hades para poder ser humano durante duas semanas, só que descobre tarde demais que em troca o malvado Deus quer a vida de Megeara. Então vai para a Terra tentar aproveitar todo o tempo para estar com ela. Como sempre adorei o livro, voltamos a ver personagens que nos são queridas, outras bastante misteriosas e até algumas com um sentido de humor bastante. Neste livro podemos ver pela primeira vez Solin, que é meio-irmão de Arik e por isso odiado pelos deuses (eles odeiam mestiços, pois a mãe de Solin era humana), ZT, um Chthonian que apesar do seu duro trabalho demostra nutrir algum sentimento pela raça humana. Kat, uma serva de Artemisa que parece ter mais poderes do que realmente mostra e também Tory, a prima de Megeara que ainda tem muito para nos contar… Não quero contar muito da história, a ultima coisa que vos direi é que Sherrilyn Kenyon não nos desapontou com este livro. Achei incrível aquele final, com o Nick ainda adolescente e na forma como Acheron sem qualquer malicia iniciou algo de tao terrível que irá mudar a vida de todos eles…leiam este livro e não se irão arrepender.(less)

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May 12, 2010 L.C. Lavado rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Because of the Pope 1st visit to Lisbon, I was "forced" to take a day off... Down town completly full of people, roads blocked, police every where, even the subway stopped... so I considered a smart move simply not to go to work!

It turned to be one perfect day :) ...me, my couch and a book! All (of course) supervised by my husband ;)

I bought this book and only after I realize that was the number 11 of the "Dark Hunter" series :p
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Dec 08, 2011 Shiran rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, sherrilyn-kenyon

Arik is a Dream-Hunter who has turned Skotos, he thrives off the emotions of humans while in their dreams. They were stripped of their emotions eons ago and can only feel when in dreams. Geary is on a mission to find the lost city of Atlantis and restore her family name. Arik has been visiting Geary's dreams for months and he doesn't want to leave. When one of the Dream-Hunter leaders M'Adoc comes to Arik and tells him to move on to another human, Arik decided to make a deal with the devil - lit...more Arik is a Dream-Hunter who has turned Skotos, he thrives off the emotions of humans while in their dreams. They were stripped of their emotions eons ago and can only feel when in dreams. Geary is on a mission to find the lost city of Atlantis and restore her family name. Arik has been visiting Geary's dreams for months and he doesn't want to leave. When one of the Dream-Hunter leaders M'Adoc comes to Arik and tells him to move on to another human, Arik decided to make a deal with the devil - literally. He bargains with Hades to make him a human for 2 weeks so he can experience Geary with real emotions.

Ok so this is the first book in the Dream-Hunter series but I read it last in the whole DH series. The truth is that this book was not up to standards with the other DH books. I felt a bit bored at times and had to skim though bits of it. However I do think that having read all the other books made this book a little more interesting as I knew who the characters were and what was going to happen to them. Though at times that was irritating as some of the characters were very different in this book to other ones and I had to wonder if they are really the same characters.

I didn't quite feel the passion between Geary and Arik, I mean the sex scenes were amazing (and I wouldn't expect any less of SK) but I felt like Arik was a typical man who only wanted one thing for most of the book and then all of the sudden he loves Geary. And the same with Geary she is attracted to Arik and then when he leaves she is suddenly in love. It was all very quick, I didn't feel the normal build of passion that SK is so very good at. Having said that I liked Geary, she is strong and smart. And Arik is hot and entertaining :)

What I did enjoy was the other characters. The involvement of Kat and Apollymi was fun and I must say this book made a few things about Kat clear. Things I didn't know from reading the other books. I also liked Solin in this book, far better than I liked him in The Guardian. I also loved the dialogue between Arik and Solin, it was fun and kept a smile on my face.

I also had a Little Mermaid flashback during this book :P Arik makes a bargain with Hades and he dumps him in the sea right by Geary's boat, then Geary dives in to save him from drowning and suddenly she has a hot man of her dreams on her boat who would most likely use a fork to brush his hair if Solin wasn't there to stop him. :P That I loved.

Do Not read this if you haven't read all the books in the series - you've been warned!
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Like all SK books this one is not bad, it's just not the best in the series. I did enjoy all the other Dream-Hunter books though.(less)

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