Book Review of Boy Who Dreams Sponsored by Virtual Book Tour Cafe
Title: Boy Who Dreams
Format: Print and Ebook
Genre: YA Paranormal
Publisher: Self-Published
Released: July 13, 2012
Blurb
:
Jordan
a sixteen year old boy begins to be haunted by several dreams as he returns to
school after his holidays.Events come quick and fast as a death forces Jordan to realize that something weird is happening. With help from those around him he starts to understand that his dreams are showing him the future. Then things start to spiral out of control as an unknown enemy haunts him in his dreams and in his real life.
As his friends start to mysteriously vanish without any explanation, he has to overcome his fears of the unknown, and face a reality that he is not just a normal boy, but someone that is walking a destiny foretold thousands of years ago.
About the
Author:
Cesar
has a very experienced background in the spiritual world. He was brought up in
a Christian family, but branched out from that base as he got older, seeking
answers about the world around him, and the spiritual world around him. In his
mid-twenties dramatic events occurred in his life which challenged his very
existence, but he learned from these experienced and most of learned that how
that life is not just in our own hands. Now Cesar is a firm believer that
everyone has their own path to walk in life, and part of that walk is all about
the choices that you make. Some people choose a good life and some a wicked
life, but most of us live the life in the middle, influenced by the world
around us and our own upbringing, Cesar understands that life is simply not
black and white.
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Excerpt:
Prologue
Echoes
of footsteps on wooden stairs reached the hall where Samuel waited patiently.
He had rushed his journey all the way from the mainland. I hate this cursed
place he thought as he looked around at the blandness of the room how did my
brother ever settle for this?
The
servant Matthew reappeared at the base of the staircase, panting from all the
running up and down.
“The
master will see you now sir”
“Pfft…
still alive then eh…?”
“Yes
sir, but he weakens by each breath… you must prepare yourself.”
I have
been prepared for many a year now. Samuel’s older brother John had been born
ten years before him, when he had come of age; he had given up all his rights
to the family fortune to follow some lunatic to an island, to study with him,
to write for him. Even now his family still scorned him for turning his back on
them; he had even refused to leave the island when their father had passed
away.
Samuel
remembered how he had travelled here after their father’s death out of sheer
anger at his brother, by camel then by boat, past thieves and pirates, all in
the aim of revenge. Finally brother you shall have a chance to explain your
actions to our father, he would kill you for the second time if such a thing
were possible.
He got
up from his seat and stood at the bottom of the steps and looked upwards, he
had not been allowed to see his brother the last time, why now? Why does he
wish to see me now? Why did he send a messenger to get me?
“How
many steps is it?” he groaned.
“Fifty
sir.”
Samuel
ascended the stairs at a pace befitting an overweight man; at the top he was
greeted by a large wooden door that was in some disrepair. He pushed it and it
swung open; inside was a large circular shaped room with a single window, a
fire burned under the chimney, with the bed near to it. Samuel could see a hand
rise to issue him closer, it’s been thirty years since I last saw the fool’s
face.
Samuel
walked to the edge of the bed and sat by his brother’s side; John looked
familiar, yet he had little or no hair and wrinkles covered his face, but even
still the essence of the fool’s face lingered.
“Sam…
it is good to finally see you,” said John softly.
“…and
you brother,” he replied, plain faced.
“I sent
for you… so I could look upon your face one last time…” said John, but the
words made Samuel shift uneasily.
“…and…
I wanted to see with my eyes what kind of man you have become.”
“I am
what father wished me to be, unlike you brother.”
“Useless…
all useless… if I had a fortune… do you think that I could take it with me this
day… I die?” asked John, Samuel refused to answer only looking back in silence.
“I need
to ask you a favour…” sighed John.
“A
favour? Pfft… you’re lucky I came at all, all I want is to witness the day that
you go to our father to answer for what you have done,” he raged.
“I see
that you still hate me… I see that you are not to be trusted with such a task
as I would have asked… your heart has become twisted into-,” John paused and
broke into a round of coughing.
Samuel
stood up and walked to the window and looked out, this window faces towards the
east, towards home. Maybe I shouldn’t be so foolish, John learnt off one of the
most talked about people ever to exist; maybe he has some treasure, or some
secret knowledge to pass on, knowledge of how to become powerful, how to
conquer and control the world around me. Samuel returned to the edge of the bed
and spoke in a calmer tone.
“What
is the favor that you ask…? I will try.”
John
squinted his eyes and examined his brother, examined his motives as if he could
see into his very soul, then he reached up and pulled a rope to summon his
servant Matthew.
“Listen
carefully Sam, my brother, my kin, a time is coming when great turmoil shall
inherit the earth… but one shall rise… and at that moment, he will need to hear
my words… I need to ensure that he receives my words…” said John.
“Anything
brother.”
The
door burst open and in pounced the servant seeking his master’s instructions.
“Bring
me parchment, ink…” commanded John. His weakening body was evident for all to
see. Matthew obeyed and then helped his master to sit up in the bed.
“Wait
outside… both of you,” demanded John.
The two
moved beyond the wooden door and closed it behind them, they waited to be
summoned.
“Matthew…
tell me… did John’s master teach him much knowledge? Or secrets?” whispered
Samuel.
“Everything
sir.”
“Everything??…
pfft… how can any one single person know everything… you’re as much a fool as
my brother.”
Then a
rumbling began, enough to make the two of them reach for the wall to steady
themselves, it was followed by a bright light that issued out from the edges of
the door forcing them to cover their eyes, then as quickly as it had come, it
was gone.
The two
burst back into the room, John was keeled over and the ink was spilt. Matthew
went to his master’s lifeless body and settled him back into the bed, and
closed his eyes.
“Get out
of the way you fool,” yelled Samuel, pushing the servant out of the way.
“Where is it?” he asked as he searched
his brother’s body, but he could not find what he was looking for, his rage
turned back onto the servant, he grabbed him and shook him.
“Where
is it!?” he roared at the servant, sure enough the ink was there and spilt, but
the parchment was gone.
Author Interview:
I (BBB)
appreciate your taking the time to visit with us today.
BBB:
What character was your favorite to write for in this story? Why?
I have a couple of favorite characters in the
book actually, one of which is Louise. She joins Jordan’s school at the
start of the year and is befriended into his small group of friends. She
is young and beautiful and Jordan is smitten with her but too shy to do
anything about it. Louise herself comes from a religious family, and
although she is also shy about liking Jordan, she doesn’t let it show.
She grows into a supportive role to other characters and she is the girl who
thinks outside of the box!!
BBB:
Which was your favorite scene to write?
Oh so hard just to pick one. Right now
the one that springs to mind is when Jordan and his friends are at Mark’s
house, and he and Louise are sat alone on the sofa working out what one of his
dreams mean by the interpretation book he bought. He is obviously
distracted by Louise and her beauty but once the meaning of the dream starts to
come together his attention turns, and once the final interpretation is done,
he has tears in his eyes ‘cause it is that moment he realizes that he could
have saved his brother’s life.
BBB:
What was the hardest thing about writing this story?
I guess I was a little worried about the
reaction of some of the topics that are covered in the book, in places it is
quite dark, for example when Jordan faces a ‘dark spirit’ in a haunted
graveyard at night. But when I thought about it more, I realized that to
achieve my overall aim that I needed to go ahead and include some of these
uncomfortable topics.
BBB:
What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
Coffee and music are a must!!
BBB:
Where do you find your Inspirations?
From life experiences and from my own dreams,
and from personalities of people around me, and also from ancient documents
such as ‘The Book of Enoch.’
BBB:
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books...
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additional you want to share with the readers?
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Twitter: @Cesarprophecies
Thank you so much for chatting with us today.
Book Review:
One of my favorite shows on
television is Ghost Hunters. I also used
to love Ghost Whisperer, which combined ghosts and psychology… my gift if you
will. I’m not sure if I actually believe
in ghosts, but I love the idea.
In this story, Jordan can see
spirits and they help him… sort of. You
see Jordan has a job to do, whether he likes it or not. I’m not going to say more because I don’t
want to spoil any of the great surprises this book has to offer. This book is thrilling, filled with twists,
funny, sad, and a surprisingly mature coming of age tale.
I give this book 4 out of 5 clouds
and look forward to reading book 2 in the series.
This
product or book may have been distributed for review; this in no way affects my
opinions or reviews.
I love a good ghost story and this certainly looks like it fits the bill. Thank you for sharing with us and I really enjoyed the excerpt and review.
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