Vivatera – Candace J. Thomas

How delightful. A mystery. That puts every possibility before you.

Summary
Naomi never knew her parents. She doesn’t know where her scar came from or why does she have dreams that sometimes come true. But one day she crosses paths with a stranger that seems to carry all of the answers. He’s just not willing to share them.

Writing
The writing style is very simple and easy to read, though during more action-packed scenes it gets a little chaotic. It sometimes can make a scene feel a bit jumbled, almost like there is a sentence or two missing here and there.

I really liked the way dream sequences were written. I am usually not a fan of them, because most of the books tend to portray dreams as comprehensive, almost movie-like moments. But in Vivatera the dream feels like an actual dream – a set of images, sounds and feelings…