Dreamless picks up right where Starcrossed ended. Helen, the only Scion who can enter the Underworld, embarks on a seemingly endless mission that leads her to the Underworld, night after night, in an attempt to stop the Furies who control the lives of all the Scions on Earth. In addition, she is dealing with the tragic news that was revealed to her and Lucas about their "relationship" in the previous novel. Little explanation is given as to the existing plot and the events of the previous book, so unless your memory is impeccable, the average reader may feel a bit "lost" for the first few chapters. Luckily, most of the story will come back to you after a few trips to the Underworld. The pace is almost frantic in nature, as one story-changing event occurs after another. So hold onto your horses, readers, you're in for a fairly eventful ride. 
 It's not long before new characters are introduced into the story, both Scion and God, or God-like. We meet the new "wrench" in the love story fairly early on in the book. As one who hates (hates hates hates) the love triangle "plot device", there was one character who ruined my overall reading experience with Dreamless. That one character was ORION. I literally growled when he came onto the scene. I wanted the true and faithful love between Helen and Lucas to be left untouched. But of course he had to come along to mess things up. I wanted to hate him. And until I got to know him better, I certainly did hate him - with a vengeance. But for some reason he grew on me, and eventually I became just as confused as Helen. I wanted to love Lucas only. Sadly, there isn't enough Lucas in this installment to make that possible. Plus, Josephine makes Orion such a likeable character, you can't help but think, "Hey, here's a guy who could make Helen happy, too." I did not want to think that, and as a result, Dreamless was not the completely enjoyable read that I wanted it to be. That stupid "revelation" that came about in book one REALLY messes things up for our characters in book two. It also opens up the door to "other options" for Helen. It's aggravating. 
 But that leads me to discuss Josephine's writing style. She is obviously a master at evoking certain emotions in her readers. I am so insanely conflicted inside about the characters in this book that I feel like I absolutely must read the final chapter and as soon as possible, just to ease my current pain. On a higher note, her setting and the way she uses ancient mythology in her story are all very well done. I believed in her Underworld, I appreciated (and perhaps fell in love with) a few of her gods (especially Morpheus, god of the "dream world").