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Dreams Lie Beneath

Dreams Lie Beneath

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  • Author：Rebecca Ross
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Summary

Perfect for readers of The Hazel Wood and The Night Circus， this lush and layered story about magic and the captivating power of dreams is delivered with acclaimed author Rebecca Ross’s signature exquisite style。

A curse plagues the realm of Azenor—during each new moon， magic flows from the nearby mountain and brings nightmares to life。 Only magicians， who serve as territory wardens， stand between people and their worst dreams。

Clementine Madigan is ready to take over as the warden of her small town， but when two magicians challenge her， she is unwittingly drawn into a century-old conflict。 She seeks revenge， but as she secretly gets closer to Phelan， one of the handsome young magicians， secrets begin to rise。 Clementine must unite with her rival to fight the realm’s curse， which seems to be haunting her every turn。

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Marcoreads ，

Dreams lie beneath is about a girl named Clementine who gets her rights taken away to be her fathers partner by two boys named Phelan and Lennox。 So Clementine and her father as well as the housekeeper Imonie travel to Clementines mothers house and then she became Phelan’s partner but she was disguised because she wanted revenge。 She fights off nightmares that come to life every new moon because of a curse from the mountain。This was a pretty okay book the first half of it I wasn’t into it at all Dreams lie beneath is about a girl named Clementine who gets her rights taken away to be her fathers partner by two boys named Phelan and Lennox。 So Clementine and her father as well as the housekeeper Imonie travel to Clementines mothers house and then she became Phelan’s partner but she was disguised because she wanted revenge。 She fights off nightmares that come to life every new moon because of a curse from the mountain。This was a pretty okay book the first half of it I wasn’t into it at all but once all of the action got into it i was hooked I loved all of the twist and turns and Clementine and Phelan are so 🥺🥺Tw/Cw:Fantasy violence and many scenes that could be disturbing for some readers and kissing。Romance Tropes: Enemies to lovers and close proximity 。。。more

Kirstan R ，

I received this book as part of my owlcrate subscription and devoured it in just a handful of days！ There were a lot of really fun and neat aspects of the book， overall very enjoyable！

Kayla Gallup ，

“The realm of Azenor has spent years plagued by a curse。 Every new moon， magic flows from the nearby mountain and brings nightmares to life。 Only magicians—who serve as territory wardens—stand between people and their worst dreams。Clementine Madigan is ready to take over as the warden of her small town， but when two magicians arrive to challenge her， she is unknowingly drawn into a century-old conflict。 She seeks revenge， but as she gets closer to Phelan， one of the handsome young magicians， sec “The realm of Azenor has spent years plagued by a curse。 Every new moon， magic flows from the nearby mountain and brings nightmares to life。 Only magicians—who serve as territory wardens—stand between people and their worst dreams。Clementine Madigan is ready to take over as the warden of her small town， but when two magicians arrive to challenge her， she is unknowingly drawn into a century-old conflict。 She seeks revenge， but as she gets closer to Phelan， one of the handsome young magicians， secrets—as well as romance—begins to rise。To fight the realm’s curse， which seems to be haunting her every turn， Clementine must unite with her rival。 But will their efforts be enough to save Azenor from the nightmares that lurk around every corner？”I love everything that Rebecca Ross puts out。 Her writing is beautiful and lush。 I didn’t even know this book was even coming out until I saw someone on Instagram post about it and I was like wait， there is a new book out by Rebecca Ross？ I read this as an audiobook and really enjoyed it。 I loved the magic and the problems the characters were facing。 。。。more

Sifa Poulton ，

I wasn't sure if I was going to get around to this book in 2021。 There were a few false starts to getting my hands on the book， but it arrived in time to be my companion while waiting for my booster。 It was the perfect thing to distract me， sucking me into the magical world。

Haley Gray ，

I really liked this book！ I didn’t really have any issues with this except for the nightmares & the new moon。 Firstly， I feel like there was just sooooo much built upon these new moon nightmares。 I really expected there to more than one nightmare。 I would’ve like to have seen just more about them in general。 We really only witnessed once in the beginning part of a wardens daily job when Clem stepped into the little girl’s nightmare。 I read other reviews & I’m soooo glad I’m not the only one who I really liked this book！ I didn’t really have any issues with this except for the nightmares & the new moon。 Firstly， I feel like there was just sooooo much built upon these new moon nightmares。 I really expected there to more than one nightmare。 I would’ve like to have seen just more about them in general。 We really only witnessed once in the beginning part of a wardens daily job when Clem stepped into the little girl’s nightmare。 I read other reviews & I’m soooo glad I’m not the only one who wondered what is the deal with these names… 。。。more

Heather C ，

I don't even know where to begin to express how much I loved this book！ I loved the mystery。 I loved the magical dreams。 I loved the magical battles。 I loved the slow burn romance！I usually HATE books that have a foundation of deception between the H and h， but wow， this book did it perfectly right。 The tension between Clem and Phelan was perfection。 Both claimed to be "not a good person"， but neither could ever be bad for the sake of being bad。 The dreams。 I usually hate dream worlds， but this I don't even know where to begin to express how much I loved this book！ I loved the mystery。 I loved the magical dreams。 I loved the magical battles。 I loved the slow burn romance！I usually HATE books that have a foundation of deception between the H and h， but wow， this book did it perfectly right。 The tension between Clem and Phelan was perfection。 Both claimed to be "not a good person"， but neither could ever be bad for the sake of being bad。 The dreams。 I usually hate dream worlds， but this book bring the dreams to the real world and I was totally here for it。 I figured out some of it， but a lot of the plot and twists had me breathless for what was going to happen next。 Perfection。 I could read more of Clem and Phelan doing magical stuff together。 Ugh， I want to read this all over again。 。。。more

Christina Bohn ，

Oh， how I wanted to love this book！ I was hooked by the premise in the first few chapters - dueling magicians， nightmares that come to life， our main protagonists losing - but then after the initial setting the plot waned。 We were just getting to know a town before we were thrust into a big city with little world-building and personal connection。 The mythology behind the magic was interesting， but the magic overall was underdeveloped。 In fact， very little magic was used， even to defeat the night Oh， how I wanted to love this book！ I was hooked by the premise in the first few chapters - dueling magicians， nightmares that come to life， our main protagonists losing - but then after the initial setting the plot waned。 We were just getting to know a town before we were thrust into a big city with little world-building and personal connection。 The mythology behind the magic was interesting， but the magic overall was underdeveloped。 In fact， very little magic was used， even to defeat the nightmares。 Further， there were a few big plot holes （SPOILER - all the wraiths were carefully hiding undetected and then suddenly all decide to appear at a party together？） and the romance was not believable/compelling。 I still love the idea， but wish it had been executed differently。 。。。more

Dawn Prickett ，

While the beginning felt forced， the characters shallow， and their motivations stilted， the plot and mystery caught me by the middle and I couldn't put it down。What I got in the end was a lovely little romance， a fascinating world， and a deep satisfaction for a great story。 While the beginning felt forced， the characters shallow， and their motivations stilted， the plot and mystery caught me by the middle and I couldn't put it down。What I got in the end was a lovely little romance， a fascinating world， and a deep satisfaction for a great story。 。。。more

Julie ，

4。5

Melody ，

Between a 2。5 and 3 the world itself felt really rush and wish there was more character development。

Christy ，

I loved the concept of the book as a whole， which is why I'm giving it 4 stars。 The romance was tolerable， and while I liked Clem， she was kind of a massive idiot at times。 The plot was a bit convoluted， and many of the characters written rather shallowly。 I would have loved to delve more into Phelan's familial relationships because there's clearly a lot going on there， and honestly it felt like there were a lot of unresolved loose ends， but I want to reiterate again that I did really enjoy the I loved the concept of the book as a whole， which is why I'm giving it 4 stars。 The romance was tolerable， and while I liked Clem， she was kind of a massive idiot at times。 The plot was a bit convoluted， and many of the characters written rather shallowly。 I would have loved to delve more into Phelan's familial relationships because there's clearly a lot going on there， and honestly it felt like there were a lot of unresolved loose ends， but I want to reiterate again that I did really enjoy the book。 Could have used a little bit of a clean up is all。 。。。more

Bright Star ，

4。5 starsWith a lyrical and captivating writing style， Dreams Lie Beneath was another magical， beautiful story。 I can easily say Rebecca Ross is my safe haven when I need something soothing and relaxing。

Kaylee ，

This was such a great book！ I loved the concept and the world and there were so many subplots that once I thought I had everything figured out， I then learned I knew absolutely nothing that was going on。 Some of the plot twists were easy to see coming but were used as a distraction for other events later on that I didn't see coming at all。 I definitely recommend！ This was such a great book！ I loved the concept and the world and there were so many subplots that once I thought I had everything figured out， I then learned I knew absolutely nothing that was going on。 Some of the plot twists were easy to see coming but were used as a distraction for other events later on that I didn't see coming at all。 I definitely recommend！ 。。。more

Alexis （Lexi。84。02） ，

I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 Our main character Celemtine is a 🎩 and her family also comes from magic。 Then suddenly 2 boys come into town to take over their magical status。 We got trolls， we got witches， we got a little romance 。 All in all， I would definitely put this on my top favorites of 2021。

Jerica ，

Most of this book didn’t make sense。 2。5 stars for few lulls between action and Mazarine， who deserves her own book。

hannahreadsbooks ，

I originally bought this book in October or November because it was a hardcover and it was only $15 so I went into it with low expectations and the book definitely exceeded them。 Most other reviews say this is like the night circus and the cruel prince and though I have not read the night circus so I can’t speak for it it did remind me of the cruel prince （which was nice cause i enjoyed the cruel prince）。 Our main character， Clementine gives off so much Jude energy and I love it。 I swear I will I originally bought this book in October or November because it was a hardcover and it was only $15 so I went into it with low expectations and the book definitely exceeded them。 Most other reviews say this is like the night circus and the cruel prince and though I have not read the night circus so I can’t speak for it it did remind me of the cruel prince （which was nice cause i enjoyed the cruel prince）。 Our main character， Clementine gives off so much Jude energy and I love it。 I swear I will get on my knees for any morally Grey woman and Clementine is definitely that。 I also loved her dynamic with Phelan cause they were super cute together。 Like Phelan choosing her to be his partner because she almost killed him is iconic。 I also liked how you could tell that Phelan was falling for her throughout the book （this is mainly because I love it when men fall in love first）。 I almost forgot to talk about the plot twists！ I did not see most of them coming which I always like in the book。 There were a few characters who I thought were good that were actually bad and characters who I thought were bad were actually good which just shows off the amazing writing of the author。 Any who I never know how to end these reviews so I’m just gonna say it was a great book and I recommend。 。。。more

CC ，

（just some notes for 'lil ole me xD）OwlCrate's list of related books for DREAMS LIE BENEATH:Strange the DreamerSorcery of ThornsDream a Little Dream （just some notes for 'lil ole me xD）OwlCrate's list of related books for DREAMS LIE BENEATH:Strange the DreamerSorcery of ThornsDream a Little Dream 。。。more

Caitlin Schanaker ，

I really loved the entire system of intrigue and lore throughout this book。 Also - maybe a tiny spoiler？ - the concept of the stone heart was just so beautifully written。 A couple surprises and lots of lovely writing。 It's a standalone， but I found myself hoping （and even messaging the author！） for more within this world。 I really loved the entire system of intrigue and lore throughout this book。 Also - maybe a tiny spoiler？ - the concept of the stone heart was just so beautifully written。 A couple surprises and lots of lovely writing。 It's a standalone， but I found myself hoping （and even messaging the author！） for more within this world。 。。。more

Meredith ，

Reading the comments before I read the book， it did make me wary to read it。 People said all sorts of things about it like the plot being under developed。 I had gotten this book from Owlcrate and reading the premise of the story got me very excited。 Who doesn't love a magician？ I will say the names were a bit weird， I kinda wish the names that were chosen had a reason behind it and that it was incorporated into the story。 I read a lot of Fantasy stories and there are times that I feel like ideas Reading the comments before I read the book， it did make me wary to read it。 People said all sorts of things about it like the plot being under developed。 I had gotten this book from Owlcrate and reading the premise of the story got me very excited。 Who doesn't love a magician？ I will say the names were a bit weird， I kinda wish the names that were chosen had a reason behind it and that it was incorporated into the story。 I read a lot of Fantasy stories and there are times that I feel like ideas for stories are recycled many times over。 However， I have never read a story with this kind of plot before。I hope there will be a second book， although the story was tied up pretty nicely at the end。 Maybe a Prequel or a side story？ I will definitely be looking at the authors other books。 。。。more

Alice 🌙 ，

4/5 ⭐️ This was really good！ It was a unique premise that I’ve never heard before。 Enemies to lovers is always a good plot point in my book。

Rebecca Maye Holiday ，

This was my first time receiving a book from an OwlCrate box。 My mother kindly ordered me a subscription for three boxes as a Christmas present。 The monetary expense， plus getting them shipped up here to Nova Scotia？ You don't want to know。 Is it worth it？ Definitely。 Dreams Lie Beneath is a beautiful book。 I got an autographed copy with a blue hardcover and illustrated dust jacket， but the greatest part of all is the story in itself。 Rebecca Ross seamlessly weaves together the struggles and eni This was my first time receiving a book from an OwlCrate box。 My mother kindly ordered me a subscription for three boxes as a Christmas present。 The monetary expense， plus getting them shipped up here to Nova Scotia？ You don't want to know。 Is it worth it？ Definitely。 Dreams Lie Beneath is a beautiful book。 I got an autographed copy with a blue hardcover and illustrated dust jacket， but the greatest part of all is the story in itself。 Rebecca Ross seamlessly weaves together the struggles and enigma of magicians within the world of Azenor。Clementine "Clem" Madigan is the protagonist （this name threw me off because there's a large-scale gardening chain store in this province called "Farmer Clem's"， and the Clem mascot is male）。 Anyway， as the talented and gifted daughter of two mages， Clem has a lot of power， but when this is threatened by some possibly very dangerous opponents， Clem has to team up with an unlikely source to protect herself， her family and her hometown。 What she isn't aware of is that something much darker is lurking straight ahead。 Ross brings readers into a tangled web of not only fantasy， but also the sinister depths of a world doused in nightmares。Dreams Lie Beneath is often a long-winded book， with a great deal of world-building。 More plot-focused than character-focused， it won't be right for every reader， but fans of dark fantasy， romantic fantasy and even the mystery genre will find elements of everything they love in this book。 To the best of my knowledge， the generic version of Dreams Lie Beneath also has a pretty emerald green cover illustrated with a character on it， so every edition is a visual artwork， as well。 。。。more

Kylie ，

Loved the characters and world building in this book。 Loved the many layers and how the book grabbed you in

Stephenie ，

"He turned my fire into smoke， my wind into dust， my light into shadows。"A magical， atmospheric story about a girl bent on revenge against a rival magician and a land under a century old curse。 Wow， there are secrets， lies， deception， and court intrigue intricately woven into this story。 Who amongst the characters can I trust？ The world of Azenor is darkly captivating and magical， the characters are like game pieces on a chessboard。 I became engrossed in piecing it all together page by page with "He turned my fire into smoke， my wind into dust， my light into shadows。"A magical， atmospheric story about a girl bent on revenge against a rival magician and a land under a century old curse。 Wow， there are secrets， lies， deception， and court intrigue intricately woven into this story。 Who amongst the characters can I trust？ The world of Azenor is darkly captivating and magical， the characters are like game pieces on a chessboard。 I became engrossed in piecing it all together page by page with Clem。 This was another beautifully written story by Ross， brimming with magic， secrets， court intrigue， a sweet romance and a bittersweet ending that promises hope and new beginnings。"I need you。 And if you had departed as I first wanted， I would have soon come after you。"Read if you like:- ya fantasy standalone- rivals to lovers （slow burn）- a century old curse- magicians fighting nightmares- secrets， lies & court intrigue- magical disguises- atmospheric writing- friendships and family- 🌶 ya， sweet kisses 。。。more

Cassie ，

I really enjoyed this slow but beautifully crafted story！ For me， this read like a fairy tale。 Which is exactly what I needed。 The writing style completely captivated me from page one。 I am glad I took my time with this， if only so I could sit for a few more minutes with these wonderfully weaved words that brought such a unique story to light。 I came to love and care for these characters dearly。 I feel like I have went on such an extravagant adventure with them。 This book completely sucked me in I really enjoyed this slow but beautifully crafted story！ For me， this read like a fairy tale。 Which is exactly what I needed。 The writing style completely captivated me from page one。 I am glad I took my time with this， if only so I could sit for a few more minutes with these wonderfully weaved words that brought such a unique story to light。 I came to love and care for these characters dearly。 I feel like I have went on such an extravagant adventure with them。 This book completely sucked me in and that’s hard for books to do these days， only because I get distracted so easily。 I do wish we saw more nightmares come to life as I thought that was such a unique thing about this story， and I don’t believe I have ever read a book like this one before。 I will miss being in the world， figuring out secret after secret with these characters， and just feeling everyone’s fear with what will happen next and also love for one another。 Friends， if you want to sit down and slowly amerce yourself with rich writing and a story you won’t soon forget， then let me happily recommend this book to you！”Sometimes things must break before they can be made whole again， so that they can be forged into something stronger。” 。。。more

Alana ，

This book。 Oh LORD， this BOOK。 It is the perfect blend of dark fantasy， high fantasy/magic， young adult， and a storyline complex enough to keep one engaged。 The "dark" part of the fantasy is not necessarily purely dark more so than it is atmospheric， but its done well。。。so well， in fact， that I must read more of Ross' work to see how she's built her other worlds。 All I can say is。。。 This book。 Oh LORD， this BOOK。 It is the perfect blend of dark fantasy， high fantasy/magic， young adult， and a storyline complex enough to keep one engaged。 The "dark" part of the fantasy is not necessarily purely dark more so than it is atmospheric， but its done well。。。so well， in fact， that I must read more of Ross' work to see how she's built her other worlds。 All I can say is。。。 。。。more

annabutgonerogue ，

chloe don’t read thiscool！ loved the world building！ but felt like it was very condensed。 this story probably could have benefited from being a duology but not bad man pretty cool3。5/5

Stephanie ，

Review to come！

Liz Griffin ，

Beautiful vocabulary and voice。 I loved the light steampunk/Bettlejuice vibe of the worldbuilding， and the slow-burn enemies to lovers was delicious。 One nitpicking critique on the dialogue is that the characters seemed to say each other’s names in almost every sentence， but I might not have noticed if I hadn’t listened to the audiobook。

Saraina ，

4。5 starsWHAT I LOVED- This was an incredibly written book with a riveting plot， richly drawn characters I loved， a captivating and unique setting， interesting themes， and Ross's beautiful writing style to tie it all together。 - The characters were so good。 Clementine felt a lot like an ISTP。 She was a super interesting MC。 I think she was the first of Ross's characters to be that detached， logical， and rational， burying aside personal feelings to accomplish her goals， even if her goals stemmed 4。5 starsWHAT I LOVED- This was an incredibly written book with a riveting plot， richly drawn characters I loved， a captivating and unique setting， interesting themes， and Ross's beautiful writing style to tie it all together。 - The characters were so good。 Clementine felt a lot like an ISTP。 She was a super interesting MC。 I think she was the first of Ross's characters to be that detached， logical， and rational， burying aside personal feelings to accomplish her goals， even if her goals stemmed from personal feelings and values。 She started out as manipulative， wasn't afraid to do what she needed to get what she wanted。 Her character arc was really interesting。 （DLB was all in her POV。） And Phelan as a character I kinda absolutely LOVED。 He felt to me like something of an INTJ。。。 not afraid to scowl when he feels like it， mysterious， yet still polite。 （view spoiler）[Why do I SO love the part where he bows and says "Bravo， Miss Magidan" and he disappears。。。 lol？！ It was SO AWESOME！！！ （hide spoiler）]- The world of DLB was unique and memorable as the worlds in all her books I've read。 It kinda gave me （magical-） Victorian vibes。- Randomly， I loved the clothes the characters wore。 Like， top hats？ I love it。- The FOOD descriptions！！ Delicious。- I loved that there were times I silently screamed because of certain turns of events。- I have to mention again how much I love Ross's writing style！ For basically all of the scenes， I could see it like a movie。 Ross has awesome metaphors and includes details that bring the setting and characters and everything to life。 SO lovely and poetic。- I loved the hate-to-love romance。 I thought it was amazingly crafted and felt natural and very much NOT forced， which was wonderful。 The emotional tipping point was so good （like where hate gives way to love）。 Especially with her。。。 ahem， condition， I was amazed at how real that change felt。 It almost made me cry at some parts！ Cause she's trying not to feel， you know？！ （More on the romance below， though。）- I loved the ending。 It was so thought-provoking and cool。WHAT I DIDN'T LOVE- The 4-star rating is just based on personal preferences， not because it was lacking in anything in how it was written; the magic was rather darker than in her other books， and even though it served a purpose and was well done， I would have preferred it to be less dark。 It wasn't enough for me not to finish it， but either way it was one of the reasons for this rating。- At times the romance personally felt like too much， even though it was clean。 The main instances I'm talking about are here （barely spoilers， but just in case）: （view spoiler）[ C and P sleep in the same bed at times but don't touch， P helps C undress when she's wounded but stops before the chemise， C is briefly half-undressed with her back to P because of a wound， and then there are a few intense kisses （hide spoiler）] So definitely a PG-13 sort of book。 - One mild instance of language- So， apparently， a review on GR mentioned that two characters had a "sapphic" relationship， but I read the book and the friendship that I saw was technically just a friendship。 There was just holding hands and mention of living in the same house， which sounded common since they were magician-and-partner。 SLIGHT SPOILER: Even C and P lived in the same house because of that。 END SLIGHT SPOILER And if （please no） it WAS meant to be a "sapphic" relationship， well， it was too vague and impressionistic for it to be a big problem to me。 And if I had gotten really strong vibes in that direction， I probably wouldn't even have finished it。 That being said， I didn't like that it was vague enough for the assumption to be made that it WASN'T just a friendship。 Though I must say it was even literally called a friendship。 Anyway。。。OVERALLAgain， it was pretty incredible。 :）） Main personal downsides were the level of magic and the intensity of the romance。 。。。more

Goun ，

Rebecca Ross doesnt miss

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