Tarquin Jenkins and the Book of Dreams

It was just ok for me.

I received this book from the author through booktasters on twitter in exchange for an honest review.

When I read the synopsis for this book it sounded like it was going to be a really good book. Once I started reading it I had a really hard time getting through it. The first half of this book was really slow going for me. It wasn't until a little over half way through that it started to pick up. There was so many people, places, and “creatures” that were constantly being introduced that I couldn't connect with any of it. I will say that I really enjoyed Tarquins character. He was always wanting to do the right thing to help even if he was never really good at it. Pretty much every time he tried to do something to help he always ended up hurt or having to be rescued. Plus he would never stand up for himself which really got on my nerves. It wasn't until the epilogue that he finally stood up for himself. I wish he would have gotten braver and stronger earlier in the book. There was so many words that I couldn't pronounce. Normally I can deal with this but in this book it was very difficult to get past. I will say that the author is very good at painting a picture. I was able to picture some of the stuff he was describing while reading. I think it had a lot of potential but this book just wasn't for me and I don't think I will e continuing on with this series.