Robert and Rachel have an important task to complete and a tyrant to stop. The Book of Stolen Dreams examines what happens to a society when there is no freedom and children are hated. Robert and Rachel are great protagonists who lead the reader in different ways of thinking and solving a mystery. Farr weaves a beautiful story and does not talk down to the reader just because of their age. The story at its surface is tangent to a dystopian setting and has a great pace that will keep readers engaged.

This is a super fun story about two kids trying to save the world. It has ghosts, books, and a cast of characters that will leave you wondering who should be trusted. It's a fun read, with compelling questions, like would it be good to live forever? Would you be a good leader? If you could bring someone back from the dead, even someone you loved very much, would it be worth it? Don't miss this one, it's great!

The Book of Stolen Dreams takes us on an adventure of children trying to save their Dad and their country from a dictator that wants to use the Book to become immortal and rule forever. The story is very fast paced and takes us through multiple POV's to show more parts of the story. Be ready though because there are some very very heavy topics with torture and other items that some children might not be ready for.
I overall enjoyed the story and look forward to the next book in the series.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was a fun read, I loved the writing style and the kind of story and the way it was told reminded me a lot of a mix of Philip Pullman and Lemony Snicket. The book was not as focused on fantasy as I had expected, the main goal of the characters is to keep a potentially magic book away from the bad guys and take down the dictator. This is a fast-paced book because of this, with things kicking off early in the plot and things never really calm down until the very end. The characters were varied and interesting, and siblings Robert and Rachel were very fun to read about. The author was not afraid to have serious things occurring-there's discussions of death, grief, war, violence, etc-that's done in a way that makes it present, but not too much for younger readers. There's a good balance with whimsy, especially in how the narration is written, that still makes this feel like a fun adventure.