I received this free eARC novel from NetGalley. This is my honest review.

This has been on my TBR pile for so long, and I'm glad I finally got around to it. I really enjoyed the storyline and seeing the characters change throughout the story was a great character development. The plot was great and kept my attention. I'm glad I got the chance to read this and will be on the lookout for more in the future!

This too, like the first in the prequel portion of this series was . . . . Exciting. Entertaining. Leading. Compelling. Since prequel book one, I wanted to know more of Thorne. I wanted to see more of him and inside his head. I go the chance and now paired with Scythe (prequel book 1) I am immersed all inside this world once again.

Christian Bauer take you on a journey to a world and gives you a detail description of the world, its people, its layers that surround the characters. You have so much to grab hold of and so much to want to return to when you finally put it down. In other words a stale to my CB review's, she brings on great visual cues, awesome world building, and well developed characters. A fantasy world that I am very excited to sink right in to.

This book was amazing!

I remember reading Scythe and thought holy hell, this series is going to be good. I read Umbra and it blew my mind! This is a prequel to the series in Thorne's POV and is so imaginative, I can't think of anything else like it.

Deciding to help a human, and one that helped his ass of a father get the throne, Thorne finds Meimi and starts to fall for her.

This was an excellent story to start the beginning of a original world.

Sequels have a hard time living up to the first but WOW this one did not disappoint at all. Can wait for book 3.

I read the first prequel and it was about Meimi, this prequel is about Thorne. It was nice getting his background and his point of view. I am now ready to read book 1. Again this was well written and kept my interest to the end and wanting more.

Umbra is the second prequel in Christina Bauer's Dimension Drifts series. This time the story is told from the point of view of Thorne, prince of Umbra, who despite being second in line to the throne, is belittled for being the weakest among the three brothers. Thorne heeds a request for help from Meimi Archer and her mother Rose that will turn her life around. A very entertaining, fast-reading book for young adults, but can be enjoyed by any reader. So good, it's hard to stop reading it, and even harder not to immediately start the next book in the series, Alien Minds.

Bauer utilizes Umbra to show us Thorne’s version of the same events which happen in book one, Scythe. In some ways, it reads like a completely different book because we are reading about Thorne’s world which is an alien world. We view all of his problems and how they will impact his time on Earth and his relationship with Meimi.

This book does not have the emotional connection for me as Scythe did, but it does have a lot more action and details. It is a quick read and gives us an update as to where everyone is and what has happened to Meimi since we left her last.

Ouch! That is all I am saying regarding that.

See you on the drift!

I received an ARC of this book and I am writing a review without prejudice and voluntarily.

IT'S THE SECOND BOOK IN THE SERIES.
THE BOOK WAS AMAZING. THE OVERALL CONCEPT OF BOOK FROM SOMEONE ELSE'S POINT OF VIEW WAS NICE. EXCITED TO READ THE 3RD INSTALLMENT IN THE SERIES.

Another good introduction to the world of Alien Minds. Very similar to Scythe but from a different character's point of view.

Thank you to NetGalley for this copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

This is so much fun! The second book in the Dimension Drift series is told from the perspective of Thorne Oxblood. That's right, Meimi's sexy transcendent who is known for fighting Inter-Dimensional Disasters. Thorne is from a different planet, another world, Umbra. Although he is an alien, he fits in with humans quite well, mainly due to his use of sentient that can do anything from change appearances and clothes to break through walls. He has two brothers, Justice and Slate, and his father, Cole, is the emperor.
This was such a great follow up. I had a blast reading and seeing everything from Thornes perspective and I loved how this book wrapped up. I am definitely ready to start the next book, Alien Minds, as quickly as possible!

Thank you NetGalley for the free copy of Umbra, in exchange for an honest review.

Please only read on if you have read Book 1.

This is Thorne’s story in the Dimension Drift series. Thorne is a prince on the planet Umber, but he is seen as the weakest prince.

“My brothers and I make up the royal family of Umbra. We’re expected to wield exceptional powers with sentient. Slate and Justice do; I don’t. That makes me the chipped jewel in an otherwise-perfect crown.”

He is a protector of the Omniverse. Umbrian people have a strong connection with one person, called their Transcendent. But many do not find theirs.

“This is someone who’s so important and beloved to you across so many parallel universes, the emotion between you bleeds into this reality. An Umbran transcendent will boost your powers, but even having a human one is a great gift. It’s someone to share your thoughts, dreams and future.”

Meimi is Thorne’s transcendent, and he never imagined finding her.

In Book 1, Scythe, I was left with a lot of questions. Book 2, Umber, has answered a lot of the questions I had from reading Scythe. These books need to be read with the knowledge that there are more books coming, everything will not make sense by the end of the book, especially the prologue books! The story is still building. Right now we have just a glimpse into the bigger story.

The author has a very different style of writing, she has a way of revealing some things while not fully painting the picture. She describes the people and their actions, but their surroundings are a little hazy. Some surroundings are described, but much is left to the readers imagination. I believe that to be the intention of the author.

Reading from Meimi’s perspective and now Thorne’s, I feel a fuller picture taking shape in my mind. Like we needed both of them to make the book whole in our minds. It’s beautiful how the author is slowly fitting the puzzle pieces together.

This title provides a bit more detail about Thorne and his family including his father who is becoming more dangerous by the day.

The timeline does go back through some of the timeline from the first title, Scythe, Only this time the viewpoint is all Thorne.

Thorne may be in the line of succession for Emperor of the Omniverse, but he knows one thing … he does not want to be a ruler like his father. Cole is an Emperor who doesn’t keep his promises to those who put him on the throne and Thorne knows that is not right. When Thorne decides to take a break from saving the Omniverse by going to the human world, he discovers his transcendent … his one true love. Thorne never thought he would find his transcendent and he is highly motivated to do what he can to keep Meimi safe. What might this safety cost Thorne? Will his actions have consequences on his home world of Umbra?

Umbra is the second prequel novel in the Dimension Drift series. I was expecting this book to pick up where the last prequel stopped, so I was a little confused at first. Once I realized I was in a different world with a different main character … things fell into place quickly. There is a lot of action packed into this short book and readers will eagerly work their way through it to find out what happens next. Bauer now has a strong male character to go along with Meimi from the first book. I can’t wait to see where this goes in Alien Minds (which is already out).

I couldn't push my way through the first prequel let alone the second one.

Here's my review of Scythe:
Do you know that feeling when you start a book and you just know this is not the book for you? You just can't get into the writing and no matter how hard you try to push through you just have to DNF it?
Yeah, that was Scythe for me.

Xpresso Book Tours gave me the opportunity to read this series and do a blog tour post in May for Echo Academy. I really couldn't get into it which makes me sad because I really hoped I liked this series since it would be mean that I had a couple of books I could binge read. Alas, the odds were not in this book's favor.

The writing was sloppy and well, quite frankly, a mess. It felt more like a middle grade book than a YA novel, that's how simple minded the main character was.

It's clear I won't be reading the rest of the series and I'm putting this one on my DNFed pile and I'll never look at it again.

I love this world!

This is the second prequel before the full-length first book, and it gave an interesting view from the ''other side''. It answered a lot of questions I had from the first prequel, and it gave me a good foundation for the continuation of the series.

This was not as exciting for me personally as the first book. I also found with the font unable to be changed that I couldn’t actually process it and read it as fast as I wanted and had to actually re read a few times.
Otherwise much like the first one I did like the characters even if it did drag a little. Excited for the next one.

Really liked how this book was a different point of view, gives you a different take on the world. Can't wait to read the next book!

Literally just finished Umbra. Again 5 stars. This is a brilliant story I just cannot fault it. Hope Alien minds rounds it off nicely.

I enjoyed this second book that told of events from Thorne's point of view. It is always interesting to get the story from the love interest as it adds an added dimension. Ms. Bauer's story lines and world building fascinating and I tend to read her books in one sitting.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a change to read this book in exchange for an honest review. - I look forward to more in this series.