For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie's seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime.
She can't tell anybody about what she does -- they'd never believe her, or worse, they'd think she's a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn't want and can't control.
Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else's twisted psyche. She is a participant....
This is an awesome light read that I highly recommend! It's a wee bit hard on the swearing, but other than that, this is a very fun light read. And it's from a new and very nice author who writes very well!
Buy Wake!
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I had my doubts, this is the kind of story line that can go very badly in the wrong writers hands. Lucky for us Lisa McMann is in the zone here. Granted this is not a long book, but I read it start to finish within a couple hours. I couldn't put it down. Another reviewer said that this book reads like watching a movie, and I couldn't agree more. Janie Hannagan is the kind of character that readers love, she draws you in and for the space of 224 pages her emotions are your emotions. The romance is sweet but not overpowering and really adds to the story instead of detracting from it.
McMann writes in a format similar to Stephenie Meyer The Twilight Collection (Twilight)kind of stream of consciousness, like writing in a journal. From what I can tell this is Lisa McMann's first published novel and if Wake is any indication she's deffinitely an author to watch. there will be a sequal to Wake and the auther's blog says it's dure out in the fall of this year titled Fade.
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An AnnaR Book Review- WAKE by Lisa McMann
Blessings come in many disguises. I am sick and sore and barely have enough energy to lie down comfy-like but I can read. Yesterday the new book for my teen board job with Simon-Pulse arrived. It was WAKE by Lisa McMann. What perfect timing!
I just love a book that sucks me in the first few pages. Well, when you read this be prepared to read it to the end. Don't start it before you are going to go out or really planning to do anything. Just set aside a few hours and know you are going to be on a thrill ride. It will give you a new perspective of dream sharing. I really related to Janie, the main character. My best friend Lizzy and I have had dreams where we are in each other's dreams. But nothing like Janie's ability. Or is it an ability or a curse? I am not going to tell you anything about the plot as there are surprises and twists and turns- just like a stupendous roller coaster ride. I can only say I am a hopeless romantic and I was very happy after reading the book- and that may be too much information.
Janie speaks like us and thinks like us and (hehe dreams like us sometimes- well, certainly not me. Ok, If all my dreams were made public I would be restricted for the rest of my natural life. And I would never be allowed to talk to my boy friend Nate again, ever. TMI). But, back to the book. I can't even list all the potential look up words for Amazon because it would give away some of the twists and turns. I know my friends who know me will rush out and buy this book. My author friends will also read it, I know- and they will love it.
It is well written. It has intriguing chapter cues, it is logical- I mean this could happen! At least I now think so. This is mysterious, exciting, romantic, enlightening and best of all fun.! Read it you won't be sorry. Let me know what you think. I love you all. I love everyone who bears their soul to the scrutiny of non-believers and writes from their heart. Keep the words and thoughts and emotions coming. I love you all. Ur AnnaR.
