I was a little apprehensive about starting “Fade.” After the disastrous beginning of “Wake” I was concerned that “Lisa McMann” would back slide and start this book the same way. I am please to say…she did not. My brain thanks her immensely.

If you read “Wake” then you know the background for “Fade” damaged girl who walks in peoples dreams meets cute damaged boy who has daddy issues and is an undercover cop.  You also learned that Janie signed a contract with the police force offering her services as a “mental narc.”

Enter book 2.

“Fade” was well written.  It picks up a few months after the 1st ended and follows Janie and Cable through the battles of their next assignment…Catching a sexual predator”

The main problem? Janie is the bait

The underlying problem? Cable doesn’t handle it very well…no, let me rephrase that…Cable doesn’t handle it at ALL.

It had condescending gym teachers, creepy secret journals, wandering hands, exploding beakers, and a boy who has fairly significant commitment issues.

Overall? I liked it.

Again…I knocked it out in 3 hours so obviously it didn’t take an exorbinate amount of energy to read, but… was still detailed enough to keep me going.

There is a 3rd book (still in the works) called “Gone” and it will be the LAST installment in this series. I will (believe it or not) be anxiously awaiting its release, because at the end of the day, of all the books I have read in my life, of all the characters I have met and come to know like the back of my hand; I relate to Cable the most…and all I want for him is happiness.

Merry Wednesday my lovelies..and remember: If your Chem. 2 teacher offers you a meatball…kindly decline.

If you can stick it out through the first 4 or 5 chapters it is worth it.  The story line finally eases up and a solid plot forms, not just the previous ramblings of a lunatic author that was confused by her own concept.

I enjoyed this book.  It was a fast read…and I mean fast as in “I read this book in about 3 hours complete with interruptions and the occasional Facebook wandering.”

Janie the narrator see peoples dreams…or better yet, is actively involved in them, and Cable is the boy who is freaked out by it. Why? Well, because he dreams of some pretty psychotic things (think Freddy Kruger meets Firestarter) and to add insult to injury…he dreams of mugging down with Janie herself. (You see where I’m going with this?)

The story had plenty of surprizing twist, and a pretty hefty “WTF?” moment about 70% of the way in.

There are annoying uppity rich kids, several accounts of bad parenting, a drugged out best friend who craves attention, 2 lesbian dream sequences, and 1 very cute cop. Seriously? Who could ask for more?

There is indeed a follow-up titled “Fade” and yes I will be reading it, cause once I got passed the headache cause by 8 years of flashbacks and dream swimming, I couldn’t help but wonder about the future of these two very damaged characters.

So happy reading my peeps, and remember…If you wake up one day, in the library, with a Snickers bar in your hand…don’t question it…just eat it.

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***½~ (3.5/5)