Dave Bentley was born to be a rock star. He believes he’s a reincarnated Viking warrior, too…
When Dave forms his new band, Thor, there are plenty of sleepless nights for Janice, his on-off girlfriend and mother of his son. Not only must she deal with the thrills and spills of life as a hardworking single mum, but also the imminent return of singer-songwriter Ariel Swan, Dave’s one true love.
Poor Janice. Dave is still the love of her life.
Ariel Swan returns to small town life – and Dave’s heart.
She and her friend Melodie (whose ambition is to be “a celebrity”) enter a TV talent competition, so Dave and the rest of Thor decide to make the most of the opportunity for possible fame and fortune, too. This adventure brings about big changes in the lives of all of them – none of which Dave could have anticipated.
One member of Thor even ends up on The Jeremy Kyle Show…
Dream On is the story of Dave Bentley, a dreamer who thinks he is destined to be a huge rock-star, regardless of his responsibilities.
When he has the idea for a new band, Thor, he focuses on his band hitting the big-time and neglects his duties as a father and boyfriend.
We are taken through the rollercoaster lives of Dave, the rest of Thor, Janice (Dave’s on-off girlfriend and mother of his son, Harley) and Ariel (Dave’s first love, who also has an ambition to make it as a singer-songwriter). I was desperate to keep reading to see what happened to them all. In the quest for fame, someone or something has to give.
There are so many popular culture references throughout the book and I found that almost every character reminded me of someone I knew – from the wannabe rock-star, to the single-mum, to the womaniser, to the bimbo celeb wannabe, to the talented good-looking one that’s misunderstood – this made it all the more interesting for me to read.
Terry Tyler is a fantastic storyteller. Using conversation to tell the story can be tricky but Tyler does it so well that it feels like the most natural way to tell the story and I can’t imagine reading it in any other way. There are no unnecessary descriptions of the smallest things, just constant action.
The story ends with a cliffhanger. I was not disappointed with a cliffhanger ending, I just wanted to read the next book NOW…
…and thankfully I can because Tyler has just released the sequel, Full Circle.
I very much enjoyed this story of dreams, love, ambition and the choices life throws at you. I look forward to reading more of Tyler’s books, starting with Full Circle.
If you’d like to buy Dream On, it is available now on Kindle. Please click on the cover image for further information.
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