Silber - Das erste Buch der Träume (ungekürzt)

Geschrieben von Kerstin Gier

Erzählt von Simona Pahl

Geheimnisvolle Türen mit Eidechsenknäufen, sprechende Steinfiguren und ein wildgewordenes Kindermädchen mit einem Beil ... Liv Silbers Träume sind in der letzten Zeit ziemlich unheimlich. Besonders einer von ihnen beschäftigt sie sehr. In diesem Traum war sie auf einem Friedhof, bei Nacht, und hat vier Jungs bei einem düsteren magischen Ritual beobachtet.
Zumindest die Jungs stellen aber eine ganz reale Verbindung zu Livs Leben dar, denn Grayson und seine drei besten Freunde gibt es wirklich. Seit kurzem geht Liv auf dieselbe Schule wie die vier. Eigentlich sind sie ganz nett.
Wirklich unheimlich - noch viel unheimlicher als jeder Friedhof bei Nacht - ist jedoch, dass die Jungs Dinge über sie wissen, die sie tagsüber nie preisgegeben hat - wohl aber im Traum. Kann das wirklich sein? Wie sie das hinbekommen ist ihr absolut rätselhaft, aber einem guten Rätsel konnte Liv noch nie widerstehen ...

• Sprache: Deutsch
• Herausgeber: Argon Verlag
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20. Juni 2013
• ISBN: 9783839840504

Rezensionen für Silber - Das erste Buch der Träume (ungekürzt)

[byeol-1 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Eigentlich 3 Sterne, aber die Sprecherin Simona Pahl hat mit ihrer wunderbar angenehmen und schönen Stimme eine so tolle, liebenswerte und unterhaltsame Performance hingelegt, dass es noch einen vierten Stern extra für sie dazu gibt. Ich freue mich schon sehr auf Teil 2, bei dem Frau Pahl hoffentlich wieder mit von der Partie ist.

[kmartin802_1 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

I enjoyed DREAM A LITTLE DREAM. I especially liked Liv's character. Liv is brave, curious, and resilient. She has to be. She and her sister Mia have been shifted often between her divorced parents - both of whom have jobs that involve traveling. She has been in six different schools in the last eight years. She has also been in six different countries on four different continents. Her father is an engineer and her mother a professor of literary studies.When the story begins Liv, Mia, their au pair Lottie who has been with them for years, and their dog Butter find themselves in England. Liv's mother has finally gotten her dream job lecturing at Oxford and the kids are looking forward to living in a cottage in Oxford. However, their mom has a surprise for them. She has met a man and they are going to be moving into his house along with his two kids. Instead of Oxford, they will be living in London and attending the same posh school as the boyfriend's kids. It is at the school that things start to get interesting. There is a mysterious blogger who knows all the inside gossip who calls himself/herself Secrecy. Since both Mia and Liv love a mystery and secrets, they are determined to uncover this person. But Liv gets a little side-tracked when she begins lucid dreaming and finds herself meeting four of the most handsome and powerful boys in the school in her dreams. These mysterious boys include her new brother Grayson who tries very hard to discourage Liv from getting involved with them. But Liv is too curious to heed his excellent advice and soon finds herself mixed up in a possible ritual to summon a demon. Also in the group is Henry who becomes Liv's friend and first boyfriend.This was an exciting story filled with mysteries. It is also the first book in a trilogy. Lots of questions, including the identity of Secrecy, are left to be uncovered in the future books. I do have a guess about Secrecy's identity and look forward to reading the future books to find out if I am correct.Fans of mystery, the paranormal, and romance are the target audience for this one.

[wagner5sarah35 · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

This book was oddly appropriate to finish reading on Halloween, even through I hadn't planned it that way. Liv, short for Olivia, Silver arrives in London and quickly finds herself in an awkward living situation with her mother's new boyfriend and his family. She's also at a new school, where secrets are being spread via a gossipy blog run by an unknown classmate. Then she finds herself experiencing all too vivid dreams, with all too real consequences. It all may, or may not, be connected to a strange ritual several classmates performed to raise a demon, and the story only gets weirder from there. Overall, this book makes for a good read and it the story comes to satisfying conclusion, even if the door is left open for more books to follow.

[moniquesnyman-1 · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

I have many guilty pleasures, and it seems one of them is reading Kerstin Gier. Though, none of her books (translated from German to English by Althea Bell) are especially enriching or even unique in every single way, I do so enjoy reading her work.

The Ruby Red Trilogy got me hooked a few months back, and I decided to get my hands on Dream a Little Dream, the first book in her Silver Trilogy, because it just sounded like the perfect book to wind down with. And it was a great book to read when you're not especially in the mood for something that'll hurt your brain. In fact, it's the perfect "palate cleanser" read between heavier books (I actually picked it up between reading Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter and Every Night I Dream of Hell by Malcolm Mackay).

Before I continue, please take note that although the summary of Dream a Little Dream sounds a lot like Maggie Stiefvater's The Raven Boys, it is nothing like it. The only similarities you'll find is 1.) There are four boys; and 2.) It revolves around dreams. That's it.

What you can expect in Dream a Little Dream is demons, mean girls, and some intriguing dream sequences that's mostly fast-paced. The book isn't especially long, so I flew through it in one sitting, but I still enjoyed it.

"But, Monique," you ask. "What's up with the star rating then?"

Well, although it's a good book to read on a rainy afternoon, and although I'll read the next books, it's not what I'd call a must-read. It won't kill you if you skip it, because there's nothing wholly unique about it. Dream a Little Dream is a guilty pleasure that would've gotten an even lower rating if this was my first taste of Kerstin Gier. So, honestly, it's not the best book out there. Still, it did have its moments and I'll probably read it again in the future.

All in all, if you're familiar with Kerstin Gier (and you like the Ruby Red Trilogy), you'll grow to love-hate Dream a Little Dream. If not, rather skip it.

[roses7184_1 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

What fun this book was! I'm already quite partial to Kerstin Geir, ever since the Ruby Red trilogy was translated to English. Dream A Little Dream has everything you need to get lost in a quick read. Adorable family drama, a protagonist with a sharp wit, and some pretty boys who are hard to look away from. Best of all, there's no love triangle! YA abounds with these, and so reading a book where that isn't necessary is essentially the best thing ever.

Let's talk about Liv, our protagonist, first. I absolutely adored her. Liv's character is adorably awkward. She's sweet, has a wit to be reckoned with, and doesn't fold under pressure. In fact, what I loved most about her was how vibrant she was. Even in the face of darkness, because trust me when I say that this book isn't all sunny skies, Liv shines. She's a logical character which doesn't quite stop her from being all swoony over boys, but it does make it much more fun to read.

Even better, is the family relationship in this story. Liv's mother travels constantly for work. As such, Liv and Mia are shipped off all over the globe and never really settle. Their mother is a bit flighty, but her love for them comes through. Still, it's the relationship between Liv and Mia that takes center stage. These sisters are so sweet! Sure, there's the normal banter and bickering. There's also a ton of adoration and support there too. I love sister relationships, and this one was perfection.

Story wise, things move quickly but there's always just enough explanation to make it easy to follow. I'll admit that there are a few plot holes, I definitely had some questions at the end, but I'm heartened by the fact that this is a trilogy! I need more as soon as possible.

[damred-1 · Bewertung: 2 von 5 Sternen]

How is this book so highly rated? For me it was one of those books that you start and continue reading because you think something interesting is going to happen just around the corner. Stuff happened, obviously the lucid dream thing. But nothing exciting happened until the last like 20 pages of the book. Even at the climax, it was like 1-2 pages and then it was over so incredibly fast. The last paragraph leads onto a cliff hanger that is meant to be continued in the next book. .After reading it I instantly thought to myself, I couldn't care less about the next book in the series and I'm glad this book is done.

Another thing that annoyed me, the heavy cringey twilightly romance. Constantly reading about how her love interest was perfect in every which way and how her legs turned into soft licorice, or her thoughts into pink cotton candy...

[christiestar-1 · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

I found the characters interesting I especially enjoyed Henry and Grayson. I thought the plot was also good but the ending seemed rushed.

[alissa1-7 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Cheese wedges! Uniforms! Private academies! School balls! Mystic playacting! Arcane rituals! A delightful novelty (since my time, that is), a school gossip blog written by a mysterious person who knows all your secrets! The Flowers Four, ehm the four superlicious school idols, the ones every girl drools after (tally-ho!) and who, most unexpectedly, take a sudden interest in the protagonist!
I used to read manga during my high school years, and a good part of the setting and tropes of this book (Hanayori dango meets Marmalade Boy meets Kiss of Rose Princess) feels like the good old times. This personal part said, the book target audience is people around the MC age - who turns sixteen during the tale - or who still remember the feel of school desks, the thrill of classmates or the evil blonde cheerleader who made their life miserable (regardless of the gender. But you will get your satisfaction at the ten years after graduation party. Maybe).

Dirndls and Shakespeare!

The protagonist is a nice girl with a shabby dressing style (but of course, with her hair down and contact lenses, she is positively stunning!) and a very sharp, practical mind, whose no-nonsense attitude helps her cope with a one-parent family, many relocations and an immature mother. The first person narration allows for a nice dose of cynical thoughts and witty observations, which I liked very much and added to the story; also, her skepticism towards the paranormal makes for great entertainment when she is confronted with disturbing dreams and tales of occult. She is a lover of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (great taste) and tries the scientific approach of Sherlock Holmes to mysterious cemetery rendezvous, bloggers and hot boys when she moves to London and enrolls in her new step-siblings exclusive school.

Nicely written and translated, the story flows with steady pace and no difficulties. It is YA and stays YA, the plot is linear, the surprises not difficult to anticipate as the clues are plain, but I wouldn’t want otherwise from this kind of novel, it was seriously fun, the characterization is fitting (only the young, of course. Adults file under the categories of sympathetic idiots or antagonistic idiots or simply idiots) and I had a good time with this book, the theme of the dreams is very intriguing. Also, no cliff-hanger, though the story is open to a sequel. The end is a bit far-fetched, but it doesn't detract from the overall enjoyment.

[ethel55_1 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Liv and her sister Mia are accustomed to being uprooted for their mother's job. This time, London sounds like it will be a good fit, until their mother introduces a boyfriend, complete with two children who conveniently attend their new school. At first, Liv doesn't realize that the link she sees in her dreams to four classmates at school are connected, but soon, we discover how the doors in her dreams lead to different people's minds. The Fab four from school, Henry, Grayson, Arthur and Jasper need something from her to help them finish their project. Fans of the Raven Boys will find a bit less of the overall paranormal, but it's a great story to read as we wait for the next one. Gier has the same translator as the Ruby Red trilogy and she does a great job, particularly with the teen vernacular. When the family is off to meet Ernest, the boyfriend, and his kids, one of my favorite lines, from Lottie, the girls' au pair, is "...you can never go wrong in a dirndl." A nice piece of life advice from a family fixture!

[acargile-1 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier is a supernatural thriller, and it is book one of the Silver Trilogy. Kerstin Gier is also the author of The Ruby Red trilogy.Liv has always had vivid dreams, but sneaking around a cemetery, becoming an owl, falling into the middle of a pentagram while four really good looking boys are doing some weird ritual, is more than Liv's usual dream. These four teens are the most sought after boys in the private school Liv has attended for one day after moving to London. Liv's mother has fallen in love, so Liv and her little sister, Mia, meet the man and his two kids, twins Grayson and Florence. Liv borrows Grayson's sweater and happens to sleep in it, which puts her in Grayson's dream. At school the next day, one of the boys makes a comment that could only come from the dream. Liv loves a mystery and decides that Sherlock Holmes was right: when you eliminate all possibilities, the impossible must be the truth. Therefore, she knows that they were all in the dream together.Liv begins sleep experiments to determine what is going on. Henry, one of the four boys, joins her in dreams and tries to explain a few things to her although he prefers mysterious, cryptic answers. Grayson tells her to say no. Not understanding, Liv accepts an invitation to a party where the boys ask her to join them in finishing a ritual for a dark demon. She agrees because she doesn't believe in demons and just thinks they are letting fear rule them. What follows is a dangerous yet amusing mystery that Liv is determined to solve while rescuing everyone.Kerstin Gier creates fun characters and entertaining scenes between her characters, which is what I like about her writing. Mia, Liv's sister, is just as interested in mysteries and is determined to find out who "Secrecy" is, an anonymous blogger who writes about the school. Mia and Liv get along well and there are many really cute/funny scenes with them. Liv's mother is more of a stereotypical clueless woman in love although not stereotypical about her daughters, whom she feels should be more open to experiences. Liv doesn't take anything too seriously and she fearlessly jumps in to her new life in London.

[krau0098 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

I got a copy of this book to review through NetGalley. I really enjoyed Gier’s Ruby Red trilogy and was eager to read her new series. I really ended up enjoying it. The world, the characters, and story are amazing. However, it is plagued by poor translation and awkward language.Liv and her sister have not had an easy time of it. They are constantly moving from place to place to live with one parent or the other; their only constant has been their au pair Lottie. They hope things will settle down when their mother takes a job at a University in London. Then there is some more surprising news, Liv and her sister and mother will be moving in with her mother’s boyfriend. It’s a lot to deal with on top of starting at yet another new school. However things take a turn for the strange when Liv starts having strange dreams about a green door and a graveyard and a group of boys. Oddly enough the boys in the dream end up being boys from Liv’s school. Even odder they all remember the dream the same way. As things progress Liv finds out that these aren’t normal dreams and the boys in question are involved in some potentially dangerous magical doings.I really liked the world, story, and characters in this novel. It was a fun read. The only disappointment was that this book, like the Ruby Red trilogy, is plagued by awkward language and just not translated into English as well as it could be.The awkwardness of the translation is something that you start to get used to as you read the book. The main problem is English sayings or colloquialisms are quoted wrong or words are out of order. It bothered me for maybe the first 25% of the book and then I got over it.The story is pretty darn neat and I really enjoyed the characters a lot. I ended up really really liking it. Honestly this would have been a 5 star review if not for the awkward translation from German to English. Hopefully it is something they will work on and improve before the book is actually released in April.Liv is a very down to earth girl with an inquisitive streak. She just can’t let the mystery of her dreams and the green door go. Her inquisitiveness gets her into trouble more than once and ends with her involved in a potentially life threatening mystery.There is some magic in this story but it is mainly a mystery. The way the story is done there is never really any proof that something magical actually happens, so more magical realism than anything.As with all YA novels there is a bit of a romance going on between Liv and one of the other boys who dreams these very realistic dreams.Overall I really enjoyed this book. It was a creative and intriguing YA paranormal type of read. It’s mostly a mystery with some magical realism. I would definitely recommend to fans of creepy paranormal YA books even with the awkward writing. I plan on reading future books in this series, but really hope that some of the translation problems are fixed in future books.