Stephanie Jane recenzis Wide Awake de C. H. Clepitt
A fun, escapist read
3 steloj
Wide Awake follows on from the earlier Guild Of Dream Warriors novellas, My Dream Woman and The Night Knight. I hadn't realised it's been over two years since I read The Night Knight (having managed to miss Wide Awake's publication) so I was pleased that I could remember the overall story arc from brief prompts and mentions of previous events. Clepitt again switches POV so we follow this episode through the eyes of Craig, an injured policeman who is used to taking the lead and making decisions for everybody else. It was interesting to see how this led him into precarious situations in the dream world with which he is completely unfamiliar. I would have liked more description and details of several of the dream locations because I found myself struggling to envisage exactly what our protagonists encountered. Clepitt's characters were, as always, deftly portrayed through their dialogue though and …
Wide Awake follows on from the earlier Guild Of Dream Warriors novellas, My Dream Woman and The Night Knight. I hadn't realised it's been over two years since I read The Night Knight (having managed to miss Wide Awake's publication) so I was pleased that I could remember the overall story arc from brief prompts and mentions of previous events. Clepitt again switches POV so we follow this episode through the eyes of Craig, an injured policeman who is used to taking the lead and making decisions for everybody else. It was interesting to see how this led him into precarious situations in the dream world with which he is completely unfamiliar. I would have liked more description and details of several of the dream locations because I found myself struggling to envisage exactly what our protagonists encountered. Clepitt's characters were, as always, deftly portrayed through their dialogue though and her fast narrative pace means that this series never has a dull moment. A fun, escapist read!