Your dreams are not your own.Imagine yourself forced to watch the dreams of everyone around you. Every embarrassing moment, every sexy encounter, every nightmare. That is exactly the curse 18 year old Janie has experienced since she was 8 years old. Privy to information she doesn't want, and unable to escape the terrifying nightmares, Janie thinks she might lose her mind.
I really came to this book with no expectations. I had a basic idea what the story was about, but that's it. And I was happily surprised. This is a fast, fun, pleasantly creepy read. Kind-hearted Janie is an extremely likeable main character, and the troubled outcast Cabel (I keep wanting to call him CaLEB, but that's not it) is a great counterpoint to keep the tension on. There's a bit of a romance, which is always a plus in my opinion (Warning: there's enough sexual content that I wouldn't recommend this book for younger teens). But my favorite feature of this book was simply the very cool concept of entering other people's dreams... I wouldn't want to be able to do it, but it makes for interesting reading.
My only real complaint about this book is the lack of a unifying plot line. There's a bit of a story thrown in at the end, but it felt like an afterthought. The book was interesting enough that I didn't mind, but I'm interested to see where McMann takes this story with the sequel, Fade.
Final word: 4 points. Creepily entertaining with a healthy splash of romance.
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5 comments:
This is on my to-read list, along with a zillion other things. It's so frustrating. Why can't I read everything all at one time!?
I liked this book much more than I thought I would! It's voice was very strong and realistic.
I thought this one was too choppy, just not my style, but I'm glad you liked it!
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What an interesting premise! Thanks for the review.
How very interesting!
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