The Circus of Stolen Dreams - Lorelei Savaryn

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A Summary of the book: - Dream or nightmare?

After Andrea's brother, Francis, disappeared, everything changed. Her world was turned upside down, and there was nothing she could do to make it right again. After suffering 3 whole years without her brother, Andrea feels ready to completely give up.

So when she discovers a magical dream world called Reverie in the woods near her house, Andrea jumps at the chance to escape her pain and grief and go inside. But the cost of admission is high: she must give up a memory in order to enter. 

Once inside, Andrea discovers tent after tent of dreams coming alive. Anything from flying to touching stars to braving pirates and searching to buried treasure and much, much more. 

But Andrea soon realises that not all of Reverie's dreams are meant to bring joy and delight, and that the Sandman behind all the circus tents seems to have a plan of his own. When she finds a tent which brings her brother's worst nightmare to life - she understands that Reverie isn't an escape but a trap. 

With a new friend, and a brother who could be a dream or reality by her side - they set out to figure out whats really going on in Reverie and to break free from the nightmarish dream world. 


More About the Book: 

  • "The Circus of Stolen Dreams" is a standalone book.
  • The genre of this book is Fantasy Fiction. 
  • The setting of this book is mainly in Reverie, and it's various tents. There are also a couple of scenes in Andrea and Francis's house. 


Dreams, Nightmares and Memories: A topic frequently mention and discussed in the book

  • A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
  • A nightmare is a frightening or unpleasant dream.
  • Memory is the personal record of past experiences. It is the brain's ability to store information to use later. 

About the Author:

Lorelei Savaryn is an author of creepy, magical stories for children.  
She holds a BA (Bachelor of Arts) in creative writing and is former elementary school teacher and instructional coach.
When she isn't writing, she spends time amidst the beautiful chaos of her life with her husband and four children outside of Chicago.


What I thought of the book:

  • This was a really good book and I enjoyed reading it. 
  • The author's use of words were really absorbing and made me feel like I was really there as part of the scene.
  • The descriptions and adjectives were chosen very well, and played a big role in the book engaging.
  • This book was really inspiring, and made me learn a lot about myself and the version of loss and grief that I have experienced. 
Overall I absolutely loved the book and I think many more people will enjoy it reading it. 


Note:
I read this book a couple of months ago and I still feel incredibly impacted by its words and ideas. 
This is an older review, but even though I haven't read it in a while everything about the way I feel about the book has not changed.


I hope you like reading it! 😁 💟 📖


After Andrea’s brother, Francis, disappeared, everything changed. Her world turned upside down, and there was nothing she could do to make it right again. After suffering 3 whole years without her brother, Andrea feels ready to completely give up. 

So when she discovers a magical dream world called Reverie in the woods near her house, Andrea jumps at the chance to escape her pain and go inside. But the cost of admission is high: Andrea must give up a memory in order to enter. 

Once inside, Andrea discovers tent after tent of dreams coming alive. Anything from flying to touching stars to braving pirates and searching for buried treasure and much, much more. But Andrea soon realises that not all of Reverie’s dreams are meant to bring joy and delight, and that the Sandman behind the circus tents seems to have plans of his own. When she finds a tent which brings her brother’s worst nightmare to life - she understands that Reverie isn’t an escape, but a trap.

With a new friend, and a brother who could be a dream or reality by her side -they set out to figure out what’s really going on in Reverie and to break free from the nightmarish dream world.

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