Official Review: The Dream Map by Jason Luthor

Post by **srkilgour** » 25 May 2014, 15:08

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Dream Map" by Jason Luthor.]

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Dragons, royalty, and wizards oh my! The Dream Map by Jason Luthor has everything a fantasy reader loves! This is an original book that captures your attention all the way from the first sentence to the very last sentence. This is a great book for readers of all ages, young to old.

Maximus Douglas is a young man, who is seventeen years old and is an outcast in his hometown of Waxahachie, Texas. He only has one real friend, Heidi Trevino, who he spends most of his time with when he is not at the local bookstore immersing himself into the books. One day he meets a man who is looking for "maps of places that don't exist" at the bookstore. A couple days later he meets this man again when he goes with Heidi and her dad to her dad's work where they do experiments. When Max is there something goes wrong with one of the experiment and he is transported to a foreign place, LaGuna. This place is like the old days that you read about with knights and royalty and, of course, wars. When he is there, he meets Princess Kate and her family and he learns of a sorcerer that is trying to take over their world and is killing all their people. Max enlists his help, even though he doesn't think that he can be of much help to them, especially when he hears that they need to enlist the help of dragons. Can the dragons help the people kill the sorcerer? Can Max magically become brave and help save the people? Will they survive or go down fighting?

I loved the originality of this book. It took a lot of different aspects of fantasy writing and put them all together in a new fun way that captivates the reader. I also really liked that this was an easy to read book that you can have your children read.

The only thing I did not like about the book was that, unfortunately, Max could not be in two places at one time. I felt bad for his parents missing him, but I also wanted Max to be able to stay in the one place that he actually fit in and mattered to people other than his family and Heidi. This was my own little personal gripe, because I want everyone to be happy but nothing against the book!

I would give The Dream Map a 4 out of 4 stars. I would recommend this book to my students, but also to my friends and family. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes fantasies and other worldly books.

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jasonluthor · Post by **jasonluthor** » 29 May 2014, 13:03

I wanted to log in here and say thanks for the review. I hope it's obvious that the book is fully realized work with lots of points for expanding it into a series. I've worked with an agent on it and am again marketing it around, but I've had interest from that same agent to possibly return to it in September. But until then I'm free to market it independently.

-- 31 May 2014, 17:23 --

If anyone else wants to read and review, please do so XD

kio · Post by **kio** » 31 May 2014, 16:53

Sounds great. thanks for the review!

autumnmarie · Post by **autumnmarie** » 31 May 2014, 17:55

This sounds very intriguing!! I will definitely look into reading this one.

jasonluthor · Post by **jasonluthor** » 31 May 2014, 18:42

I'm really looking forward to being able to talk with everyone about the book.

-- 03 Jun 2014, 10:26 --

The book is free for three days at Amazon. Of course, if you like it, please tell your friends. Starving artist and such

-- 04 Jun 2014, 13:07 --

Hey everyone today is day two of the promotional!

-- 04 Jun 2014, 22:03 --

An illustration of one of the members of the story I made a while back.

-- 05 Jun 2014, 13:51 --

Today's the last day the book is up for free! Here's one more illustration to try and convince you to get it:

-- 09 Jun 2014, 16:00 --

Discounted to .99 cents this week. Didn't see much of a bounce on the free offer so maybe people feel like they should pay a little? Lol I wish.

-- 21 Jun 2014, 15:08 --

Just got this new review in:

Young Adult Fantasy

Seventeen-year-old Max lives in Waxahachie, a small town south of Dallas. He loves to read and collect odds and ends. School work and activities are not priorities, but he does love the Archeology Club.

Max is not an athlete:

"He got winded just going up the steps to class, and while he was energetic, he was no good at sports. Footballs and basketballs seemed to have a love affair with hitting him across the head, and he didn't have the reflexes necessary to deflect their affections."

Max doesn't have many friends. His mouth is bigger than his muscles, and he tends to use it when his friends are attacked. His best friend is Heidi, great at math and science. She also tutors Max, with some disappointing results.

Max loves the bookstore:

"His home away from home was the local bookstore, where he'd lose himself for hours in the comfy reclining chair, a book in his lap and the warm light of the lamps glowing against the rich red wooden walls."

Max's adventures begin in the bookstore when he overhears an odd request by an even odder customer:

"I'm looking for maps of worlds that don't exist."

Jason Luthor's Dream Map is an excellent fantasy for both young adults and adults. Mr. Luthor brings the adventure into stunning life with vivid details and tons of action.