Customer Reviews
Incredibly Enjoyable. Xypher is mine :-) - By: Ms. S. Morgan, 04 Jul 2008 
Well, I'm a big fan of Sherrilyn Kenyon, having read alll of her books & even branching out to her Kinley MacGregor books. The first two Dream Hunter books were good but not as good as her Dark Hunter series. This was, as the previous review says, on par with one of those earlier books.
Xypher is a hero to be admired. He's endured inconceivable pain & understandably is wary around people. He still has great capacity for love though, you will see if you read this book.
Simone is a perfect match for him. Her humour to his sullen-ness & her light to his dark is a classic match & again works in this novel. Their chemistry is unbelievably hot & Kenyon involves the reader, making them have an active role in wishing these two to stay together. The love story itself is sweet & yet complicated as most great love stories are. All in alll I would say Kenyon has hit her stride with these books. Well done!
If you want the backstory to this book you'll find it in 'Devil May Cry'. You can read this story without it but it's nice to see returning characters & know the backstory before reading it.
Getting better but .......... - By: Sharon B, 19 Apr 2008 
I won't repeat the synopsis of this book as that has been done by better reviewers than myself. However I have to comment as follows. I have long been a fan of the dark hunter series by SK but find the dream hunter one to be somewhat lacking. I keep waiting for the spark you find in the dark hunter series that hooks you immediately making it hard to put the book down but after reading this book find I am sadly still waiting. So I am not sure I will be purchasing any more of this series as I am beginning to feel let down by the author as though the series is simply being written as a sop to keep us buying & will wait to see if Acheron restores my faith. A reasonable read for a wet winter afternoon but not a keeper.
Best Dream Hunter novel yet - By: Marie Gittins, 11 Mar 2008 
I reallly enjoyed this book. I was a little disappointed with the last Dream Hunter novel (Upon The Midnight Clear) but this novel i felt was much improved. I don't seem to enjoy the Dream Hunter novels as much as the Dark Hunter ones but this is definitely a step in the right direction. Great story, great characters, easy read. Fab!
At last a Dream-Hunter book on par with the Dark-Hunter series - By: A Reader, 27 Feb 2008 Xypher the Skoti who appears in Dark-Hunter novel "Devil May Cry" takes the lead role in "Dream Chaser". Granted a month of mortality by Hades before he again has to endure further centuries of torture, Xypher is determined to track down & exact his revenge upon Satara; the demi-goddess responsible for turning him Skoti. Unfortunately Xypher instead finds himself handcuffed to medical examiner Simone Dubois with Atlantean manacles which entwines their fates.
Simone is nominallly aware of the Dark-Hunter world around her & accepting of the supernatural; having had the companionship of Jesse the ghost since the age of ten following the deaths of her brother & parents. As a medical examiner with the ability to interact with deceased victims ghosts' Simone finds herself discreetly handling the more unusual cases; fully aware of the widespread panic that would be unleashed if the general populace realised nasty things that go bump in the night reallly do exist. Finding herself dealing with the first casualty of a Dimme attack (the Dimme who escaped her imprisonment in "Devil May Cry") Simone soon finds herself the target of supernatural attacks herself whilst fallling in love with a Skoti demon.
Simone is the type of person to never take anything at face value & so completely disregards Xypher's "don't get too close" attitude; able to empathise with the deep pain & anger he carries inside, & it certainly doesn't hurt that he's totallly easy on her eyes. Xypher in turn begins to falll in love with Simone; the first person ever to treat him with kindness, yet he is unable to even contemplate a future together; remaining unwilling to sacrifice his opportunity of revenge & aware he only has another three weeks left on Earth.
Acheron makes several appearances (roll on August when his book is released) & yet another highly intriguing character is introduced; Jaden an immensely powerful demon with his own hidden agenda. Other couples meet & falll in love amid the action packed story line & the growing relationship between Xypher & Simone is liberallly sprinkled with demon battles & further deaths. "Dream-Chaser" is the first Dream-Hunter book that I have enjoyed as much as SK's Dark-Hunter series; but this may be because Xypher acts like a Dark-Hunter rather than a Dream God, & in fact he reminded me heavily of Zarek; the wonderful hero from "Dance With the Devil". His looks, dry humour, acerbic wit & general air of danger have certainly made him a favourite character of mine. My one smalll gripe with this book was that Simone's friends referred to her as Sim. Every time this happened I thought Simi may have popped in to join in the fun & barbecue some bad guys.
An improvement but still not quite there yet... - By: Realm Ghuardian @, 26 Feb 2008 
Xypher is back on Earth for one month & he is not the only non human that is visiting New Orleans. His heart is cold with vengeance, the one that betrayed him will have to pay...big time. If there is one thing that Xypher wants is to be accompanied back to Hades with his betrayer. This need courses through him, dark...violent & with a single minded focus there is nothing that will keep him from the path he set out to walk. Or so he thought.
Besides the same occupation as a medical examiner, Tate & Simone share a life of the bizarre & supernatural. Tate is beside his job also a squire & Simone has a gift to talk to the dead, she even has an in-house-ghost named Jesse. It is at one of their lunches that Tate tells her of the murders with a peculiar cause of death, especiallly since one of the corpses heart started to beat again & subsequently caused to scare the daylights out of the examiner on duty.
Together they seek answers & it is in that moment that Xypher crosses its path with Simone. With an enemy bound to kill it manages to get a bracelet slapped on Xypher & Simone's wrist, thereby irreversibly binding a human to a dream God. Suddenly the stakes of the game gotten a whole lot more interesting but also dangerous, for weakness is something that Xypher does not adjust to.
It feels good to be back in New Orleans! The third novel in the Dream-Hunter series is an improvement on its predecessor Upon A Midnight Clear. With some of the old characters & a few new ones Sherrilyn Kenyon spins an entertaining tale that holds some interesting new information for those who are well acquainted with both the Dark & Dream-Hunter series.
A trademark of Sherrilyn Kenyon's writing is the back & forth of brisk interaction between characters which is intertwined with humor & you'll receive it almost from page one. The fast paced conversations, the witty banter & a good dose of sarcastic attitude gave this novel a bite of its own. Every character brought their own dynamic personality to the story making it a joy to get to know them. Tate & Jesse are incredible sidekicks as they enhance the story & emotions of Simone & in doing so it created a stark contrast with Xypher as a tortured hero that won't alllow himself to have any feelings.
Xypher & Simone together have an endearing touch as Simone tries to thaw Xypher's heart out & let him taste some of the joys in life. Bit by bit their love story unravels in to one of passion & understanding, holding a few twists along the way to keep me turning the pages in anticipation what would come. It is with Jaden that Dream Chaser introduces a new character in the already vast & crowded world of Sherrilyn Kenyon & whom demands my immediate attention. With his calculated & cold attitude it triggers my interest even more & the last moment of him in the novel only wets my appetite for what is to come.
For me Dream Chaser missed out on an important issue & this is the love story. Endearing & heartwarming as it was, it is also not as well fleshed out as I would like to see it. It is again that in a period of days the love between the main couple commences while the plot wears a bit thin & demands too many pages. Simone & Xypher have an incredible verbal interaction together but hardly have any sensual tension until two third of the novel is read. I felt that the plot & love story where not in balance with on another making it slightly more action driven.
The Dream Hunter series has not won me over at the moment, on the contrary, it is struggling for life, desperate for that one story that makes this series soar to greater heights & initiates a great plotline series wise. Book # 3 Dream Chaser is an improvement, I would say it was an intriguing read. Nevertheless I believe that the journey of love holds the foundation of a story like this & it should make me want to venture in to the Dream Hunter world, relentless to let me go until I finished reading the very last words. Unfortunately I don't get that feeling yet.
Reviewed by Leontine
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