The story starts off just where the last one ended, and boy am I glad for that! I love series books that don't skip a whole lot and make you wonder what happened between one book and the next.įade starts of with finishing up the whole drug bust thing from Wake, and then moves right into the next case for Janie and Cabel ( they are working for the police). I'm glad I don't have to wait too long for Gone.but I'm sure it will feel like ages. And of course Captain is also a fantastic character you get to know better here.man, who wouldn't want to have her for a boss? They're great, realistically written characters, both of them, the kind I want to meet in real life. It's pretty breathtaking though just the right amount of doubt, desire, banter, sensuality, and growth. I wouldn't call it 'sweet,' it's too powerful and complex for that.

I also adored Janie and Cabel's relationship progress in this book. Janie also learns some pretty intense things about her future as a dream catcher, just to add a few heartbreaking twists to the story. We need to face these things, however much they disgust and frighten us, and I can't think of any better way to do it than alongside Janie and Cabel. I think these things need to be addressed too, because they're real and they actually happen I've never supported any kind of literary censorship. It's not intensely graphic, but it's made damn clear how utterly terrifying these situations are, and that had me trembling and holding my breath as Janie tackled the heart of these problems on her dream catching mission to trap her school's sexual predator.

That said, this was a far, far heavier book than 'Wake.' There are some serious things addressed here date-rape, sexual predation, abuse, and it's between teachers and students. The short, clipped prose helps, but it astounds me how McMann can write so simply in style and yet convey so much. But this book was a chilling, gripping story in its own right, and I read it almost straight through because I just couldn't stop. Wow.what a spectacular sequel to 'Wake.' You can never tell with 'bridge' novels sometimes they revolve too much around set-up for a finale.

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