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Jan 19, 2008

Laura rated it:

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.

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Apr 13, 2009

crayolaab rated it:

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 More...

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Feb 17, 2009

Lisa rated it:

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 More...

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Dec 01, 2008

Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" rated it:

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 co More...

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Oct 12, 2010

Jennifer rated it:

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Jun 17, 2011

Zeek rated it:

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 prompt More...

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Apr 12, 2010

Jacqueline rated it:

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Nov 06, 2011

Anzu rated it:

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

So here are my feelings in a few simple images:

”1”

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… More...

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Jan 03, 2012

Myvampfiction rated it:

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 More...

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Feb 02, 2012

Suzan rated it:

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:

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Oct 19, 2011

Sherry rated it:

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 More...

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Oct 11, 2011

Septisme rated it:

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 "Doubti More...

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Nov 05, 2010

Nina rated it:

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:

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 More...

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Oct 13, 2010

Jill rated it:

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. More...

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Dec 13, 2009

Pikachu rated it:

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 fiv More...

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Mar 08, 2010

Edna Lyn rated it:

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 More...

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May 12, 2010

Liliana rated it:

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:

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...

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Aug 08, 2011

Jaime rated it:

I read the Dark Hunter series voraciously for years, until I got caught up in other author series. I decided to catch back up to the new releases and, sadly, this is where I had to start. Frankly, if this were the first book I had read in this series I wouldn’t continue. I struggled to finish it because I kept putting it down; it is lacking the magic of Kenyon’s other books in the series. I just did not care about these characters, and they were too far removed from other familiar faces in the D More...

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Jun 13, 2011

t'irla ~aka s'layer~ rated it:

Not one of the best of this series but it was good. I found it a much slower read than some of the others which I found myself consuming and wanting to know what happened next. I didn't get that urgency in this book, possibly because it was more character driven than action driven. I found V'Aiden and Erin's story much more enjoyable. There are two characters that really stand out for me they are Tory and Solin. I hope SK shares more of what will become of them (Tory) and what their story is More...

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May 31, 2010

Mare rated it:

One of my friends chided me for having never read Sherrilyn Kenyon in all my reading, so I attempted to start with the Dark Hunter series through my library, but after months on hold, it was removed from their catalog (the horrors), so I finally added the Dream Hunter series to my requests and I'm glad I did.

I loved the Greek mythology mixed into the current day world. I loved that no one in these books - gods or not - was perfect in any way, but not inherently evil either. The m More...

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Apr 18, 2011

Samantha rated it:

After reading a short story featuring Kenyon's Dream-Hunters I was really excited to read a full length novel featuring them. While I thoroughly enjoyed the main characters, parts of the story felt clunky. I felt there were way too many info dumps concerning Kenyon's world that weren't really needed to progress the story. Also, I was confused about the time-line. This is considered book 10 in the Dark Hunter series, but that's only according to publication date. If you went with the fictional ti More...

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Dec 21, 2010

Rachel rated it:

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Mar 04, 2011

Kassandra rated it:

I was surprised to find that I really enjoyed this book! I had just gotten done complaining about the last book and how I feel like I have to plow through over half of the story before I truly get interested. Well this one was so much better!

I really like the story in this one as well as the characters. There were many interesting secondary characters that play roles in the larger dark hunter plot. And of course we even get a little sneak of Acheron. I'm not too into plot synops More...

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Feb 04, 2011

Stav rated it:

As far as the love story itself between Arik and Geary, it was forced in some parts...the secondary characters were really the stars in this one.

Also gives more background information on the Atlanteans, the Greek gods and of course Acheron. It fills in gaps you didn't even know where there, and as a prequel of sorts, was good.

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Apr 05, 2011

Sophie rated it:

Was wanting to give this 3.5 stars as didnt enjoy this book as much as the others i the series so far mainly just do to my severe dislike and irritation toward Geary. I found her to be an annoying, self-centered, stubborn female character who continually kept reverting to her belief that she was insane or losing her mind instead of believing the reality and role of the Gods that were a large factor in her life. Most of the time I can can get over one annoying character in a book but Geary was ju More...

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Jan 17, 2012

Forgotten Realms Queen rated it:

Technically speaking, this was not the first Dream Hunter book Kenyon wrote. However when taken in context with the rest of the Dark/Were/Dream Hunter storyline, it certainly feels that way.

Chronologically this takes place after Julian's story in Fantasy Lover but before Kyrian's story in Night Pleasures.

I enjoyed it quite a bit, but it was a bit slower that her other books action wise. The characters were enjoyable, and the storry was interesting. We learn of the dream gods More...

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Feb 07, 2012

Elena rated it:

Contrary to what I've been told, I actually really enjoyed this Book. Granted I wasn't totally into the book at first, But when it starting getting good it REALLY GOT GOOD! It's definitely a page turner and I was literally a nervous wreak for the majority of the book because Shyt just kept going wrong for the main characters. As usual I was scared to death that it would end badly. Most interesting part of all had to be the Last 10 pages or so. It's amazing how well Sherrilyn Kenyon weaves some o More...

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