Janie hates high school and not because of the homework or cliques or anything as normal as that, it’s because every time one of her classmates falls asleep she is plunged right into their dream. And she’s seen it all – the falling dream, the naked dream, the dreams about their crushes. Then Janie happens to catch a disturbing dream from the least likely of persons, mr. bad boy himself, Cabel. And after spending some time together, they find themselves revealing secrets they’ve never told anyone else.Quickly told in journal-esque type entries, Cabel and Janie develop a relationship that was totally engrossing. Both are mature for their ages and both exhibit kindness and love in the most unlikely circumstances. Now if the hold list would just hurry up on it’s sequel Fade…This has nothing to do with my immense joy in this book but Please. Someone tell me why in an almost otherwise fabulous book, the author chose such a weird name as Cabel. I don't get it. ( )

I will admit, I am very hard on heroines. It takes a lot for me to like one. I liked Janie right away. She wasn't perfect but she was real and believable as a person.

Lisa McMann has a fast passed style of writing that grew on me after my initial distraction. I liked the passing and flow because it was an easy feel and pace for a super light yet entertaining story.

Wake is unique and not the cliché stories that we are use to getting nowadays. I also love how McMann took the time to grow Janie and Cabel's relationship and romance. Its one of the rare YA that you could feel the connection and not have to read that these two are liking each other. In Wake, we are showed the relationship growing into what it is and we see why they would feel that’s way. There are a lot of butterfly moments and I cannot wait the read book 2 Fade.

Wake has a lot of plot and a lot of twist that make you say I didn't see that coming awesome. I loved this book. It was never predictable. Which is a very good thing. I was compelled to read it to the end. And it never got too heavy and cumbersome. It reads quick passed and it leaves you refreshed when finished.

I don't think any YA readers will be disappointed when they read this book. ( )

I really enjoyed this book, and it only took me a few hours to read. I wasn't exactly hooked right tin the beginning... there was something about the flashbacks of how her "condition" started that bugged me... but later I was easily hooked. I really like the characters, and there were some twists I didn't see coming. I'll definitely be picking up the sequel. ( )

The premise: Janie keeps getting sucked into other people's dreams. And by getting sucked in, I do mean sucked in. If someone falls asleep in study hall, Janie can't help it. She's there, in the dream, while to the outsider, it looks like she's having an epileptic fit. She's tired of her ability, tired of her helplessness, and tired of knowing the inmost desires of all of her classmates. Until one day she falls into a nightmare of terrifying violence, and that scares her more than anything she's ever experienced before, especially since the dreamer is the guy she might be falling in love with.

My Rating

Worth the Cash: I wouldn't go out and buy these books in hardcover, mind you, so obviously I'm waiting to get my hands on the sequel, Fade, until it comes out in trade, but I will pick it up. Wake was very enjoyable and I'm happy to read forward. The premise itself IS interesting and different, and I'm looking forward to seeing how McMann develops Janie and her abilities in the later books. It's an incredibly fast read, and while there are moments that'll induce eyebrow-raising, honestly, the story itself is so enjoyable you kind of end up not caring. At least, I didn't. I'm glad I grabbed it.

Review style: it's a short book and it'll be a short review. Stream-of-conscious, with spoilers, simply because the book's too short NOT to spoil, and there's a few points I want to discuss. If the spoilers don't bother you, you're welcome to read the full review, which is posted at my LJ. As always, comments and discussion are most welcome. :)

REVIEW: Lisa McMann's WAKE

Happy Reading! :) ( )

It was a cute, fast teen read. I expected it to be scarier than it was, and it was actually more of a paranormal teen romance. ( )