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karissachaput's review against another edition
3.0
I JUST NEED SOMETHING HUGE TO HAPPEN LIKE SOMEONE DYING
celjla212's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 STARS
I really enjoyed the first book in this series, Crash, and it left off with a cliffhanger ending that I wasn't really sure of. Thankfully, this sequel delivers on the intensity of the first book.
Events pick up a few weeks after the crash Julia saw, and she's healing and returning to school while dealing with her angry parents who don't know the whole truth. While Julia is extremely close to her siblings Trey and Rowan, there's such a disconnect between her and her parents, more so than the other two children. Julia has learned some ugly things about her father's past, and she's resenting her mother for being so passive when it comes to him. Not much more is revealed when it comes to Julia's father, but she begins to formulate some interesting theories about him which I hope come to fruition more in the next books.
Julia and Sawyer's relationship is lovely even though they have very very few moments of getting to act like normal 16 year olds. They're either trying to dissect visions, or trying to stay out of sight of both of their families. Neither of their home lives are perfect, and there are so many things that the two have in common that it's just touching to see how well they fit together. There is some boyfriend/girlfriend stuff happening, but the lack of mushy moments is really refreshing to see in young adult literature.
While I didn't feel this storyline packed quite as hard a punch of that in the first book, it was still a page-turner. The action just felt kind of slower because the reader was getting it secondhand, and we don't get to see what Sawyer sees because the book is told from Julia's point of view. The end events moved really fast, and although I thought that was a shame it all came together nicely.
I'd definitely recommend this book if you've read the first--the story of Julia and Sawyer continues flowing beautifully and I believe things will only escalate from here.
I really enjoyed the first book in this series, Crash, and it left off with a cliffhanger ending that I wasn't really sure of. Thankfully, this sequel delivers on the intensity of the first book.
Events pick up a few weeks after the crash Julia saw, and she's healing and returning to school while dealing with her angry parents who don't know the whole truth. While Julia is extremely close to her siblings Trey and Rowan, there's such a disconnect between her and her parents, more so than the other two children. Julia has learned some ugly things about her father's past, and she's resenting her mother for being so passive when it comes to him. Not much more is revealed when it comes to Julia's father, but she begins to formulate some interesting theories about him which I hope come to fruition more in the next books.
Julia and Sawyer's relationship is lovely even though they have very very few moments of getting to act like normal 16 year olds. They're either trying to dissect visions, or trying to stay out of sight of both of their families. Neither of their home lives are perfect, and there are so many things that the two have in common that it's just touching to see how well they fit together. There is some boyfriend/girlfriend stuff happening, but the lack of mushy moments is really refreshing to see in young adult literature.
While I didn't feel this storyline packed quite as hard a punch of that in the first book, it was still a page-turner. The action just felt kind of slower because the reader was getting it secondhand, and we don't get to see what Sawyer sees because the book is told from Julia's point of view. The end events moved really fast, and although I thought that was a shame it all came together nicely.
I'd definitely recommend this book if you've read the first--the story of Julia and Sawyer continues flowing beautifully and I believe things will only escalate from here.
books4susie's review against another edition
5.0
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't read Crash! stop! I don't want to ruin the series for you.
"They never saw it coming."
It has been a week since Jules Demarco received her first kiss from the boy she has loved since the first grade. And one week since Sawyer Angotti first saw his vision. Unlike Jules, Sawyer's vision includes sound, eleven gunshots in fact. With Jules' father unable to let go of his feud with the Angotti family, Jules and Sawyer find their stolen moments together too few for her to really help Sawyer. Before too long, the reoccurring frequency of the vision increases for him and he figures out that it pertains toa school shooting. Together in their determination to save those in the vision, Jules is helping Sawyer make sense of what he is seeing.
Will Jules and Sawyer be able to unravel the clues from his vision in time to alter it? Can they save lives? What happens when their respective families learn about their relationship? Will Jules' father be able to cope?
The Visions series concludes in 2014 with Gasp.
"They never saw it coming."
It has been a week since Jules Demarco received her first kiss from the boy she has loved since the first grade. And one week since Sawyer Angotti first saw his vision. Unlike Jules, Sawyer's vision includes sound, eleven gunshots in fact. With Jules' father unable to let go of his feud with the Angotti family, Jules and Sawyer find their stolen moments together too few for her to really help Sawyer. Before too long, the reoccurring frequency of the vision increases for him and he figures out that it pertains toa school shooting. Together in their determination to save those in the vision, Jules is helping Sawyer make sense of what he is seeing.
Will Jules and Sawyer be able to unravel the clues from his vision in time to alter it? Can they save lives? What happens when their respective families learn about their relationship? Will Jules' father be able to cope?
The Visions series concludes in 2014 with Gasp.
missgrangerr's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rdyourbookcase's review against another edition
4.0
It was GENIUS of Lisa McMann to have the visions be contagious. GENIUS. What a great twist. After Jules stopped her vision from happening, Sawyer started having a vision of a school shooting. Jules, Sawyer, and Trey work to stop it and it was so frustrating that Jules couldn't see the vision last time for both her and me! Also, Jules and Sawyer start dating and the book hinted that maybe Jules' father can see visions too, and that's why he struggled so much. I can't wait to read book three and to see who caught Sawyer's visions. It didn't tell us in this book. Since Jules' dad is so worried about her all the time, I am wondering if he had a vision of something happening to her and her family. Maybe something will happen to Jules' sister when she tries to come back from New York? However, if the trio's theory is correct, the vision goes to the person who was saved by whoever had the vision. The second book was better than the first. It was developed a lot better and more original than the first. It's not often you read a good middle book in a trilogy. If book one wasn't your favorite, give book two a try. You might like it better!
joyousreads132's review against another edition
5.0
Lisa McMann's follow up to her Visions series didn't lack for suspense. Aided by the mysterious curse that seemed to have been passed down from Jules, Sawyer is gifted with the same frightening visions. His, however, is infinitely worse due to the inherent violence of a direct-from-the-news school shooting.
Sawyer's frustration leaps off the pages as he tries to grasp what it was he was supposed to do with the recurring nightmares that he keeps seeing. While Jules have fought tooth and nail to save the boy she loves in the first book, Sawyer flounders to figure things out. Jules shared his frustration as well and at times it had put a strain in their burgeoning relationship. But the process in which they try to piece together the clues is only half the fun in this book.
There's no new developments or resolution in terms of the family feud - which is probably the only thing that concerned me with this series. I was also hoping to have Jules finally clear the air with her parents but to no avail. She did finally tell her dad that. Sawyer also finally gets himself out of the toxic environment that was his home - which is a relief because his situation was heartbreaking. The feud is pretty preposterous, but so did the Montague-Capulet's. I'm hoping things will finally be better in the next book.
As usual, the Demarco siblings' dynamic is one of the best things about this book. Their support system is quite a novelty, actually. You can sense the loyalty and the love in everything that they do. Slowly but surely, Trey and Rowan are finally getting a piece of the pie and I love, love, love these two. If there's something that I can sort of complain about (in a backhanded kind of way) is the sometimes misplaced humour when things get a bit serious. The balls jokes, especially, gets me snickering at the most inconvenient of times. I wouldn't say it's a complaint but it feels silly just the same.
Lisa McMann keeps delivering with whatever book she writes. I have a feeling that I will not be able to resist her MG series, even though it's not really my cup of tea. Over all, Visions have readily become one of those series that I've eagerly anticipated. Short as they are, these books are easily digestible and potently addictive.
Sawyer's frustration leaps off the pages as he tries to grasp what it was he was supposed to do with the recurring nightmares that he keeps seeing. While Jules have fought tooth and nail to save the boy she loves in the first book, Sawyer flounders to figure things out. Jules shared his frustration as well and at times it had put a strain in their burgeoning relationship. But the process in which they try to piece together the clues is only half the fun in this book.
There's no new developments or resolution in terms of the family feud - which is probably the only thing that concerned me with this series. I was also hoping to have Jules finally clear the air with her parents but to no avail. She did finally tell her dad that
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she knew about the affairAs usual, the Demarco siblings' dynamic is one of the best things about this book. Their support system is quite a novelty, actually. You can sense the loyalty and the love in everything that they do. Slowly but surely, Trey and Rowan are finally getting a piece of the pie and I love, love, love these two. If there's something that I can sort of complain about (in a backhanded kind of way) is the sometimes misplaced humour when things get a bit serious. The balls jokes, especially, gets me snickering at the most inconvenient of times. I wouldn't say it's a complaint but it feels silly just the same.
Lisa McMann keeps delivering with whatever book she writes. I have a feeling that I will not be able to resist her MG series, even though it's not really my cup of tea. Over all, Visions have readily become one of those series that I've eagerly anticipated. Short as they are, these books are easily digestible and potently addictive.
sleepygirlreads_'s review against another edition
4.0
In? What is Sawyer in? Omg Lisa McMann!! I want to know! I'm so confused!! :(
I really liked this book though. It had me guessing. And I love the writing style
I really liked this book though. It had me guessing. And I love the writing style
trisha_thomas's review
4.0
OMG I've missed them. I've missed Sawyer, Trey, Rowan and even Jules' crazy hoarding father.
It's amazing to jump into their crazy, heart-thumping wild (dot-com) worlds. I missed all their "thank the dogs" and hilarious one-liners. These kids...they are so funny and real and broken and just surviving
and the idea of this story is just crazy to even comprehend. It scary but it's handled very well.
I am so glad, seriously so excited that there is at least one more book in this series. OMG YES!
It's amazing to jump into their crazy, heart-thumping wild (dot-com) worlds. I missed all their "thank the dogs" and hilarious one-liners. These kids...they are so funny and real and broken and just surviving
and the idea of this story is just crazy to even comprehend. It scary but it's handled very well.
I am so glad, seriously so excited that there is at least one more book in this series. OMG YES!