Journey Into the Future: Library of Lost Dreams: By A. Goanta Book Review

 Rating 4.5/5

I received a copy of this book to review and it has not impacted the outcome of this review in anyway. The opinions stated are mine and mine alone.

In Journey Into the Future, we see the continuation of the children’s fantasy/adventure series Library of Lost Dreams by A. Goanta. Dahlia is grown up now and when the Library is under threat again, she must fight off this mysterious force. Only now she has a new helper, Sol. Requiring the help of her younger self, we see them time travel to work together in battling this new evil or darkness that is creeping in. 

This was a good instalment in the continuing series. I can see kids enjoying this and the age range has moved up slightly, to go along with the progression of the reader. The adventure itself is kept at such a pace that the child or young reader will be kept interested. There is enough action throughout the book to draw the attention of children and keep things flowing at a quick pace. The climax or boss battle, to speak in gaming terms, is also well done. It involved some problem solving, but I did feel like perhaps it could have had more to the resolution. 

I liked the character progression from the previous books and that we get to see what trouble comes from her decision to keep helping with the Library of Lost Dreams. It added some extra depth and the ability to see the consequences of our actions. The new character Sol is a lovable character that adds a good supporting role. As far as the conclusion goes, it leaves it open for another book to follow suit. It does seem like one can only find so many variations of the same forms of darkness that threaten the Library. This would make my recommendation be that the series not be kept going as a long term storyline, as it will slowly lose its magical touch that it currently has for readers. With the age progression that we saw, I would suspect that this is already the plan of the author.

Overall, I would recommend reading this for young readers. The series is a good choice for getting children interested in reading, which is something that we struggle with in our society right now.