Dreamshores

Dreamshores explores what happens when the real world and dream world collide. It's a fantastical tale about a young woman, aptly nicknamed"Monster Girl" who finds herself facing the very monsters she's spent most of her life obsessing over.
I was really torn about the rating for this book. On the one hand, it's such a unique and fascinating idea for a book. And I did feel a connection with Sierra Navada, the main character. I loved her spirit and passion. I wish some of the other characters could have been fleshed out a little more, however, because I feel like she was the only one I truly got to know.
My biggest problem with this book was a lack of a satisfying explanation for events that took place. I feel like Dreamshores could have benefited from at least a few more pages of world building and explaining exactly what was happening. The somewhat ambiguous quality of the story did make it feel more dream-like, which was likely the point. But as a reader, I found myself slightly frustrated at times because I wanted to know more about why things were happening.
Overall, I enjoyed Dreamshores. Despite the issues I had, I would still recommend this book. It's definitely worth a read

I really enjoyed the celebration of creativity and "genuineness" in this book. Claymation is so much more "real" than CGI, and then of course this book takes the "realness" of creativity to a whole new level. The book could have been complete without the epilogue, though -- I really didn't want to know what happened afterwards.

Lover of Jurassic Park and old fashioned B movies will want to give this fun tale a read. It abounds with monsters, dinosaurs, and beasts of fanasty and sci-fi, adding in a heroine with super powers, a myerious island, and the idea that we all have a destiny awaiting us. Nicely written!!