Dreamscape: Saving Alex by Kirstin PulioffGenre: YA Contemporary Fantasy
Published April 15th, 2015
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22819674-dreamscape
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dreamscape-Saving-Alex-Kirstin-Pulioff-ebook/dp/B00W0MRM8E
BLURB:
Sixteen-year-old Alexis Stone is used to getting away from life’s frustration with Dreamscape, a video game she’s loved since childhood. As her family prepares to move, a sleepy night of gaming pulls her into the world like never before. Trapped in Dreamscape’s realm, Alex is about to learn that being a hero has consequences… and this time, the stakes are deadly. Will helping the rebellion cost her everything she knows and loves? Or will she betray them to save her own life?
REVIEW BY: Arianna, age 12 years, 11 months
MAY CONTAIN SPOILER:
This book is an absolute must read!
Alex travels into her favorite video game, and it turns out that she is the Golden Hero and must save not only the queen, but the whole realm!
My favorite character is Arrow because he is strong and brave. He protects Alex and understands her like no one else.
My favorite part is when Alex falls in the pits and Arrow has to help her. I think it humbles her in a funny way.
I recommend this book for anyone who likes games, magical kingdoms and dangerous quests.
I give this book 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 and up.
Excerpt:
I cracked my knuckles and tightened my ponytail. It was time to play the game.
A parade of puff birds that had inched closer to me with each repetition of the song were
now within reach. I barely recognized them. On screen, they were nothing but rolling yellow
balls. Here, they reminded me of wobbling puffer fish with needletipped feathers and inflated
bodies. The rhythmic stabbing of their spiked beaks into the ground interrupted their slow walk. I
saw a bird with a bloody beak and pulled my feet in, covering the fresh wound on top of my foot.
“Stupid bird,” I mumbled, standing and brushing the dirt off myself as I watched the strange
creatures. They moved in a pattern, shuffling from the edge of the forest towards the field to my
left.
I started a countdown—three, two, one, jump.
As I landed, a shrill scream echoed beneath me. The bones of the bird crushed easily, like
cracking knuckles, when I flattened its body to the ground. A pool of red surrounded me, turning
the golden feathers dark. I shrieked and jumped back, flailing my arms until I hit a tree. The
rough bark grabbed at my hair and scratched my back. The other birds squawked a warning
before puffing into balls and rolling away down the hill. I covered my hurt hand and looked
around nervously.
This wasn’t real, this was a game; it couldn’t be real. But the knot in my stomach and tears
falling down my cheeks told me otherwise. This was real, too real. I was losing it.
Only a few minutes in, and I had killed an innocent creature. I felt sick. Did I really expect it
to burst into a puff of feathers, disappear, and deposit golden coins in my pockets like in the
game?
I looked over at the lifeless bird with the sick feeling of guilt in my chest. How was I going
to survive in this world? I thought about the most dangerous levels. Any advantage I’d thought I
had just disappeared.
About the Author
Kirstin Pulioff is a storyteller at heart. Born and raised in Southern California, she moved to the Pacific Northwest to follow her dreams and graduated from Oregon State University (Go Beavs!) with a degree in Forest Management. Happily married and a mother of two, she lives in the foothills of Colorado. When she’s not writing an adventure, she’s busy living one.She loves to hear from readers and fans.
Please connect with her on her website: www.kirstinpulioff.com
facebook: www.facebook.com/kirstinpulioffauthor
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