Arikos was once one of the most dreaded Oneroi, until a meeting with a rogue Skotos thrust him into the ranks of the Skoti as one of their own, desperate for the taste of emotions that he can only glean from the dreams of mortals. He has found a mortal with dreams so rich with detail and emotion that he carries echoes of emotions from her dreams even after she wakes. Arik has visited Megeara so often that he has become obsessed with the idea of experiencing life as a human with all of the entailed emotions, to the point of dealing with Hades himself. An emotionless being, he sees no problem bartering a human soul for the chance at two weeks as a human. When Hades places the stipulation that the soul be a specific one, only then does he wonder what he has truly done.

Megeara has watched her entire family be destroyed due to her father’s unhealthy obsession with the legendary civilization of Atlantis. An emotion-filled death bed promise places her back into the world of desperate searching that she left behind for academia. With a heretofore-unknown piece of antiquity as her guide she knows now that her father was correct, but in order to restore his honor she must find the fabled land. With red tape, scoffing contemporaries, a risk of losing their funding and a man stalking her dreams the mission truly seems doomed. Until Fate lends a hand and a mystery man lands at their feet, literally.

The Dream-Hunter by Sherrilyn Kenyon is a phenomenal addition to the Dark-Hunter universe. Touted as the beginning of a new series it still is best to have a familiarity with the Dark-Hunters and their world. The most important thing that I feel should be mentioned is that this book takes place in 1996. Arik and Megeara were a great couple that had a fantastic story, but what struck me most about this book were the details that answered questions raised in the rest of the series. Engaging from page one, I had a hard time keeping my eyes dry when faced with the emotions that Megeara struggled with and that Arik envied. There was a point at the very end where I actually put the book down for a second because a passage had made my heart hurt so badly. Having to explain my reaction to my curious husband made it even harder to deal with. I am awed by the way that Ms. Kenyon took a tried and true series to another level.

Reviewed by: Serena