Fade (Wake, #2)

We first met Janie in WAKE. Since she was a little kid she's been a Dream Catcher - she gets sucked into other people's dreams. It's made her life hell, but she's finally getting some control over it (helped out, of course, by dreamy guy Cabel). In FADE, Janie's using her gift to pin down a

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possible sexual predator who may have raped someone at her high school. But is Janie getting in over her head?

FADE uses the same breathless, present-tense style that made WAKE so un-put-down-able. Some scenes were a bit disturbing as Janie investigates the possibility of sexual predators among her teachers. I was rooting for Janie and Cabel the whole way through (loved the romantic bits). I absolutely couldn't put it down and can't wait for the third book!

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Often sequels are not as good as the first, but Fade was just as good, if not better than Wake. Janie's life changed dramatically in Wake. Well in Fade it changes to beyond belief. Janie and Cable have a whole new assignment that tears at the seems of their relationship. Janie discovers new powers

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and new troubles that will drastically change her life forever, but is Cable willing to deal with these changes? Lisa McMann has gone from a nobody to a name everyone knows. She has written a trilogy that once you read the first book, you have to read the next ones. No matter if you hatted the book or if you loved it.

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Okay, I liked this one. I read it in one sitting, just a couple of hours. Fast-paced, interesting story. Good sequel to Wake. My only criticism is that some of the writing is mediocre and the characters are a little bit flat at times. And Cabel started to drive me crazy towards the end of the

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story. I'm not sure I believed that he would really react that way. I think my feelings are amplified on these issues because I've read some really amazing books lately (What I Saw and How I Lied, Graceling) and this one just is not in the same league. However, I enjoyed it, and will plan to read the third book (Gone) and I would definitely recommend it to fans of YA.

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As engaging as Wake, Fade is a fantastic read that continues to explore the fascinating 'what if this ability existed in our world' sort of trope.

Janie and Cabel enter their last semester of high school on a new case - searching out teachers thought to be taking advantage of their students. In the

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midst of this, Janie struggles to learn control over her dreamwalking, and they both struggle to figure out how to fit their relationship into lives that have, until this point, been mostly bereft of things like love and affection and loyalty.

Fade is more than the description makes it sound, because McMann doesn't hesitate to make her characters and her situations real. A relationship that sounds trite in my words is heart-pounding and heart-rending in hers. A gift that sounds interesting and fun also becomes frightening, even terrifying, as well as useful, dangerous, and exhausting.

Janie's struggles with Cabel, with her job, and with her gift pack an emotional impact, and this short book had me tearing up more than once. Nothing is easy here - things are hard won, and more valued for that, and everything has a price of some sort.

Don't be fooled by its size, or its intended audience - Fade is a mature book (although still appropriate for teens, I think) with fully-drawn, fully-interesting characters and plots, including some situations that are heartbreaking and terrifying. A special warning should go here for anyone who might find the subject matter of the case to be disturbing or triggering - nothing is shied away from, here, and these villains are creepy enough to make your skin crawl, in large part because they feel so real.

McMann packs a lot into these pages, and has a knack for writing short, choppy sentences that punch you in the gut and make you double over with the emotional impact.

I'll be keeping my eye on Lisa McMann for some time.

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I was told this book was even better than Wake. I had a hard time believing it before I started because Wake was pretty darn good. Now that I finished I totally have to agree! I thought Fade was an awesome book. The central story about trying to track down a teacher who is preying on the students

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was pretty predictable but it’s what you learn about Janie’s ability and the consequences that come with it that really grabs the reader.

I also enjoy the style of McMann’s writing with the break down of dates and times. I seriously cannot wait to see what McMann’s next book will bring. This one was a serious-”I cannot put this down until I finish it” book.

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Janie has an amazing power; she can fall into other peoples dreams. Along with the police department and her boyfriend Cabel Janie is trying to find a teacher that is sleeping with his students. Janie is up for the challenge, but Cabel has been traumatized (when his dad tryed to light him on fire)

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and doesn't know if he can handle if anything happened to Janie. But what happens when it's her gift that is the thing hurting her?

I loved Wake, and i now love Fade. They are two of the shortest books on my bookshelf, but they are two of my favorites. The characters are so well described, it feels like they are real. Also the storyline flows really well, when you get into this book it is so hard to put it down. The only thing i think could improve are the details. There aren't many details in this book, which makes it so the reader has more room to imagine things, but i think a little more details would make this book one of the best of the best.

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McMann has done it again with Fade, the follow up to Wake. Janie continues to work for the police department as an undercover teen police officer, this time trying to identify which teacher is a sexual predator at Fieldridge High. Her boyfriend, Cabe, however, is not okay with her decision to flirt

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with her chemistry teacher and attend a party at his house. Janie begins to wonder if the two of them can have a future together.
The story also reveals some deep, dark secrets about dream catchers. Miss Stubin, fellow dream catcher and Janie's confidant at the nursing home (in Wake), has left a notebook about the "delights" and "dreads" of dream catching. Janie must decide if she wants to read through this notebook, Does she really want to know her fate?
The book kept me hooked to the very end. The characters of Cabe and Janie are extremely likeable, and I never questioned their actions. McMann has a knack for capturing the reality of teenage emotions, and readers will eat up this book.
I did decide, however, NOT to include this book in our high school collection. This book is much more graphic than its predecessor, and the language and repeated mention of sex and rape caused me to decide this book is not suitable for a school library. I wish this wasn't the case, though, as the book presents a true representation of the effects of GHB which could be very powerful to teenage readers. I just didn't feel comfortable making this book available to my youngest students.

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Janie and Cabel are back in this sequel to Wake. Janie is now a part of the circle with Cabel. Learning to control and use the dreams, her new assignment is to help the police catch a preditor at their school. As Cabel’s feelings for Janie increase he becomes more possessive and has trouble

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dealing with the danger he knows she could be in. As she learns to control the dreams with the help of the pervious dream catcher she learns a horrible truth and must make some decisions that will affect her life and the quality of it. Read this great book to find out what horrible truths lie behind the life of a dream catcher.

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Title: Fade Author: Lisa McMann Publisher: Simon Pulse Number Of Pages: 248

Summary: Some nightmares never end. For Janie and Cabel, real life is getting tougher than dreams. They’re just trying to carve out a little (secret) time together, but no such luck. Disturbing things are happening at

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Fieldridge High, yet nobody’s talking. When Janie taps into classmate’s violent nightmares, the case finally breaks open-but nothing goes as planned. Not even close. Janie’s in way over her head, and Cabe’s shocking behavior has grave consequences for them both. Worse yet, Janie learns the truth about herself and her ability-and it’s bleak. Not only is her fate as a dream catcher sealed, but what’s to come is why darker than she’d feared…

Review: I thought Fade was a great sequel to Wake! It was really creepy, and kept me on the edge of my seat. Personally though I didn’t think it was as good as Wake. One thing I liked about Fade is the characters developed more and you felt like you really knew them by the end of the book. Once again I don’t suggest this for younger teens. (It had a lot more mature content than Wake.) I really don’t know what else to say about Fade.

I recommend this book if you like romance, dreams, high school, and YA novels.

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"Fade" continues the story begun in "Wake" and if you try reading this one first, you're likely to be a little confused.

In "Wake," we met Janie, a girl with the ability to be a dream-catcher. This means she can enter other people's dreams. "Wake" was about Janie coming to terms with her new power.

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"Fade" is concerned with Janie learning the responsible use of her power and the consequences of being a dream-catcher. It sets up things for a third and final installment of the series that, quite frankly, can't come soon enough for my liking.

Also in "Fade" we find Janie working undercover to find a sexual predator at her high school. Janie's work, and the toll is takes on her new-found relationship with fellow undercover informant Caleb, drive much of the narrative of the story.

As with "Wake," McCann writes in short sentences that help power the story forward. The novel has a dreamlike quality to it that helps draw in the reader and really allows us to experience from Janie's persepctive. While the story is told in the third-person, the narrative focus never shifts from Janie. That helps the reader identity with the joys, fears and frustration Janie feels as the novel unfolds.

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Did I like this book? LOVED it! It was as good as the first but better! Instead of just taking what was established in book one, and changing the setting, they picked up where the first left up. But then they took it further. All the story lines were advanced (the personal and professional) and the

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single book and the series. I like that there is a lot going on, but with only a few main characters, it not hard to follow.

I would say as a caution, it is a lot darker then the first. (I think due to subject matter.) As a parent, I would be careful about what age range reads this, and would consider screening it myself first.

I think I would read the first book (Wake) before tackling the second. They are mostly self-contained, although they do have characters and plots that carry forward. I think you have more back ground and it could be clearer to read them both. I am definitely awaiting the third with great anticipation. =D

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While I found the school predator plot overblown and unlikely, the realism of Janie and Cabel's relationship was even better in this second book. I really like the way that Lisa McMann understates rather than overstates, the sparseness of the text make the events much more powerful. The toll of

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Janie's gift adds depth to her story.

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High school senior Janie Hannagan is a Dream Catcher: she falls into the dreams of those asleep around her and has the power to change them. Her newly understood ability makes her a valuable resource to the local police captain in solving difficult crimes. She’s also beginning to realize that

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she’s worth more than she thinks to her boyfriend, Cabel Strumheller, who also works under the Captain and worries about the assignments she receives as a result of her ability.

Then Janie is called to investigate a possible recurring case of sexual misconduct at her high school. In between following the leads that dream-catching give her, Janie must also wrestle with Cabe’s genuine worries that she might be in over her head. But neither of them really know how grim Janie’s future is going to be…

Whereas I thought the first book in this series, WAKE, was a ho-hum intro to a mediocre series, FADE completely blows those thoughts away. Lisa McMann keeps her minimalistic prose—dreamlike in its own way—and works it beautifully to expose tormented, three-dimensional, and appealing characters.

What I’m most sold about in FADE is the fantastic character development. Now that Janie and Cabel are officially together, their roles in life have clearly changed to include a loved one, a change that throws both of them off-kilter and causes interesting dynamics to appear. I loved reading about Janie and Cabel’s relationship, all of its ups and downs, wrong and right decisions. The gritty realness of the variety of clashing emotions involved in being in a relationship make this teenage couple stand out from the rest of YA literature.

The plot once again revolves around a unique “paranormal” spin, which leads to interesting scenes, some of which linger still in my mind. That is, when I can stop thinking about Janie and Cabel, whose relationship is what I believe really takes center stage in this book.

In addition to presenting a grim future for the beloved couple, FADE also successfully develops the characters into ones of such complexity that I can only wonder if they are not, in fact, real. I am now sold on this series and can’t wait for the third book, GONE, to come out.

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This is a sequel to Wake, and it is just as well-paced and suspenseful. Now Janie and Cabe are on assignment for the police, trying to find a sexual predator at the high school. This part of the story is pretty icky and sleazy as the teachers who are the predators begin to be exposed. The party

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where the majority of this happens is really gross with a lot of details that made me feel terrible, even though I am sure it was factual - I just didn't like reading it. Even worse in some ways is the dream-catching information that Janie receives from her fellow dream-catcher - that what she is doing will eventually make her blind and crippled at a young age. This is a very emotional book as Janie tries to decide what she will do, and Cabe struggles with his own demons. I also liked the way McMann continued on with the story without going into a lot of past details - it made things move very quickly. All in all, a good sequel which only leaves a tiny bit of room for a continuation of the story.

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I did not like Fade. Wake was good but I felt that the author was trying to make the characters more then what they were. It had a nice ending but it some what boring in some places and in others there wasnt enough action.
Although I do like the way that McMann writes she gives her books it seems

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like a piece of her personality.

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After the uniqueness factor is gone, a little of the appeal of the series fades away. But it's still very good YA fiction, and I quite enjoyed it. What happens to Janie is a bit depressing, but overall it'a a book well worth picking up if you enjoy the genre.

Janie is ready to really be with Cabel. She wants to be able to tell her only friend and she just wants to come out of hiding. Of course, that's not possible. Their cover would be completely blown and the last case isn't quite closed yet. Also, it looks like they might be needed for a new case at

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Fieldridge High.

Janie and Cabel don't exactly see eye to eye on Janie using her abilities to catch criminals. They both know it could put her in danger and Cabel can't seem to accept that. Things really start to heat up when Janie figures out who the criminal in their school is and instead of trying to get away she works to get closer and in the midst of all the turmoil finds out some shocking secrets about her ability.

Will Cabel be able to love Janie and let her do her own thing? Will Janie solve the mystery or will she become another one of the criminal's victims?

I loved both Wake and Fade. Janie and Cabel are two of my favorite characters. Their stories are just so unique and interesting and just keep getting better. I have to say that I would love to have Cabel for myself especially after reading Fade.

Lisa McMann's writing style is very different. It didn't bug me at all when I read Wake but it did bug me a little in Fade. I'm not really sure why, it just took me a little longer to get into the story but once I did I quickly forgot about my problems with it. Fade was so gripping and shocking and just all out great.

I don't really have anything bad to say about Fade other than my minor issue with the writing style. Once you get into the story the book is just impossible to put down. Both Wake and Fade are on my list of favorite books and I can't wait for the third book, Gone. It will be released next year and I am so excited about it. If you haven't already read Wake and Fade, what are you waiting for?

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Some nightmares never end.

For Janie and Cabel, real life is getting tougher thatn the dreams. They're just trying to carve out a little(secret) time together, but no such luck.

Disturbing things are happening at Fieldridge High, yet nobody's talking. When Janie taps into a classmate's violent

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nightmares, the case finally breaks open-but nothing goes as planned. Not even close. Janie's in way over her head, and Cabe's shocking behavior has grave consequences for them both.

Worse yet, Janie learns the truth about herself and her ability-and its bleak. Seriously, brutally bleak. Notonly is her fate as a dream cathcher sealed, but what's to come is way darker than she'd feared.....

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As Fade begins, Janie is finally feeling kind of good about herself: she has a boyfriend (even though they have to meet in secret for now), she’s working on controlling her powers, and she has a sense of purpose thanks to her job with the police. But then, when Janie is put on a case involving a

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suspected sex predator at her high school, she gets in way over her head. And she learns the bleak truth about being a dream catcher.

Fade was just as engrossing as Wake, and although the undercover police plot seemed a bit too convenient in many ways, the dream catcher reveal was really shocking and surprising. Fans of the Janie/Caleb relationship in Wake will also be thrilled to know that they’ll be getting lots of hot “off again/on again” drama between the two.

Fade doesn’t end on a cliffhanger (thank God!), but I am definitely looking forward to February 2009 when I can get the next book in the series.

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In this sequel to Wake, Janie and her her boyfriend Cabel are now working together in an assignment. They must catch a sexual predator roaming the halls of their high school, Fieldridge High. Janie is "the bait" and is relying on her dreamcatcher abilities to solve the case. Cabel clearly disagrees

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and only complicates the case even more. Once Captain hands Janie files that once belonged to Miss Stubin, a fellow Dreamcatcher, another reality opens up to her, albeit a very dark one. Is there something else to being a dreamcatcher?
I enjoyed reading Fade because of the author's continued style. It was one of the first things that captured my attention in the first book. The plot was interesting, with many exciting twists, thought the ending was a bit lacking. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to many more sequels.

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Though I enjoyed Fade more than Wake, there is still something about it that doesn't quite connect. The story is stronger this time; it's more suspenseful and flows better without all of the back story that made up so much of Wake. Janie and Cabel are interesting characters and I like how real

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their relationship feels. Their conversations and interactions are perfect, but unfortunately there isn't enough of that.
I think what turns me off is the style of writing. Just as in Wake, it seems disconnected and jolting at times. The flow can be hard to follow. Overall this series is decent, and I'll continuing reading as more books come out. I just won't be counting down the days like I do for so many others.

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This was a very interesting book! It's very strange, but that strangeness is what makes the book so interesting..if you know what I mean. I think that Janie and Cabel definatly gotten closer in this book and I think in this book we found out everything there is to know about the two of them. I

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don't see an opening for a third book, and I don't think there is one! It is definatly incediblyy interesting to read about what's in store for Janie, and the details of what she does!

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The book opens happily: Janie and Cabel are happy and have settled into a high school, virginal version of domestic bliss. Their relationship still must be a secret, but they're happy and supportive of each other. They're both still working undercover for the police, and this case is intense: the

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cops received two calls, six months apart, on a high school-specific hotline about teachers having sex with students. With no details to go on, Janie and Cabel try to figure out if its true, and if so, who the offending teacher is. Cabel struggles watching Janie put herself at risk to catch the bad guy.

Review: I loved Wake, but Fade is better. If you're faint of heart, be warned, this novel is as naughty as the average episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Translation: this novel addresses sexual predators (the teachers preying 18-year-old student variety) in a very real way. I found myself drawn to Janie more and more as a character and as an inspiration. She is strong, physically and mentally, beyond her years. As an adult reader, this novel felt much more mature to me than Wake did. McMann is still true to her characters, but they are hardly living in a young adult world. (I do not mean to say this novel is inappropriate for teen readers.) Watching Janie come to grips with dream catching was tremendously emotional. Needless to say, I cannot wait to see how Janie's life is going when Gone comes out February 9, 2010.

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Fade is the second book in Lisa McMann's dream catcher series. Janie has come to terms with her ability and is gaining control of it. Janie and Cabel are still working for the police and a new case has been given to them. It's tougher than any case they have had before and one of them might get

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into a situation they can't get themselves out of.

Fade was just as great as Wake. The progression of the characters was believable and I didn't feel like was reading Wake again, Fade was able to stand out as a great book itself. In addition, there is a lot more action in Fade, which was very well written and never drawn out too long.

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