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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
The series has finally completed and I am so glad. Honestly, I am embarrassed that I even felt blah about the first ones; I thought that the fantasy she concocted had promise and something interesting could be done with it. Well, McCann proved me entirely wrong with the final book in the trilogy. For one thing, there really is not a plot in this novel, which makes it weak. Since there was no plot, I was able to notice something I had previously managed to ignore: the incredibly horrific writing. McCann seems not to know how to construct full sentences. Most are sentence fragments. Let me illustrate her writing style with the first section of the book:
"It's like she can't breathe anymore, no matter what she does.
Like everything is closing in on her, crowding her. Threatening her.
The hearing. The truth coming out. Reliving Durbin's party in front of a judge and the three bastards themselves, staring her down. Cameras following her around the second she steps outside the courtroom. Exposed as a narc, all of Fieldridge talking about it.
Talking about her."
Final tally: Sentences- 1, Fragments- 8. The whole book is written this way, so I would suggest passing on this series unless you appreciate lackluster grammar.
"It's like she can't breathe anymore, no matter what she does.
Like everything is closing in on her, crowding her. Threatening her.
The hearing. The truth coming out. Reliving Durbin's party in front of a judge and the three bastards themselves, staring her down. Cameras following her around the second she steps outside the courtroom. Exposed as a narc, all of Fieldridge talking about it.
Talking about her."
Final tally: Sentences- 1, Fragments- 8. The whole book is written this way, so I would suggest passing on this series unless you appreciate lackluster grammar.
Solid ending to the trilogy. I enjoyed this one slightly less than the first two, however longtime fans of the series will not be disappointed!
I felt like she gave up on this series. There were questions left unanswered. And it was so unlike the others that I thought it was a different book. I just wish there was more.
This is a satisfying conclusion to the Dream Catcher trilogy - about a teenage girl who can enter (often unwillingly) the dreams of the people sleeping in her presence. It's the summer after high school graduation, and Janie finds herself at a crossroads. She's torn between her love for her boyfriend Cabe, and a desire to isolate herself from other people so that she can sleep soundly at night and not face a future of blindness (the curse that plagues other dream catchers who use their power). Then a stranger from the past comes unexpectedly into her life, shaking Janey's views of herself, her mother and her choices to the core.
In addition to learning about the father that she's never met, Janie finds a healthy way to cope with her mother's alcoholism.
In addition to learning about the father that she's never met, Janie finds a healthy way to cope with her mother's alcoholism.
This was exctremely sad, and often bittersweet, and it took me in some surprising directions, and some obvious directions.
Janie really carried the world on her shoulders, and even when she thought she'd found the perfect solution to her little problem, she realized that the fork was a lot worse than what she had thought in the beginning. And really good for her that Cabe was always so patient!
Captain was great, a real mother-figure for Janie, and my goodness, did she need one.
The end was bittersweet as well, and left me with a feeling that there should be a small epilogue, although at the same time, I was quite satisfied that there was no real happily ever after - it made it more real - no hollywood ending for this series.
The writing was eerily beautiful, and the insight to Janie's character, as well as her growth through the three books was amazing and very nice to follow.
Janie really carried the world on her shoulders, and even when she thought she'd found the perfect solution to her little problem, she realized that the fork was a lot worse than what she had thought in the beginning. And really good for her that Cabe was always so patient!
Captain was great, a real mother-figure for Janie, and my goodness, did she need one.
The end was bittersweet as well, and left me with a feeling that there should be a small epilogue, although at the same time, I was quite satisfied that there was no real happily ever after - it made it more real - no hollywood ending for this series.
The writing was eerily beautiful, and the insight to Janie's character, as well as her growth through the three books was amazing and very nice to follow.
I was really not a fan of this book. It did not feel like it was even apart of the same trilogy. All the elements I enjoyed about the previous two books, the cute relationship, the mystery, the sci-fi, the found family, were just abandoned for a completely separate 'contemporary' plot. It felt like a cheap add on because every issue present came up and was solved in the course of the book. There were so many more opportunities to be had with this book and it was kind of a cop-out. I'm going to try and pretend that the series was a duology.
It's kind of a depressing book, really. Not as exciting or intense as the first two installments. I was actually kind of...disappointed because this book was supposed to be the best and was supposed to do an awesome job in wrapping everything up. Unfortunately though, this was not the case. Yes, it somewhat wrapped things up but everything was just so anti-climatic.
The plot introduced a new character that apparently impacts Janie's life in a major way. This person introduces a completely new solution that Janie can opt to take as well as the consequences of choosing that solution. At first, it seems like an awesome idea - the perfect solution to the otherwise turning blind and having arthritis by age 30. Unfortunately though, this solution brings about a consequence so dire that really allows the readers to sympathize with Janie with her both extremely horrid future. This was probably the main reason why I didn't enjoy this book so much. There was no happy ending. Both choices that Janie can choose are both negative. There's no good solution to the whole thing.
Janie definitely jumped down a few notches on my favorite characters list. I liked her personality, her charisma before. However, in this book, you can plainly see her depression, her helplessness to what's going on around her, and the somewhat deteriorating relationship between her and Cabel. I couldn't feel her liveliness and her character anymore. I didn't like her as much but I definitely empathized with her more.
Overall, Gone wrapped things up but it wasn't as good as I was expecting. The ending is just so depressing.
The plot introduced a new character that apparently impacts Janie's life in a major way. This person introduces a completely new solution that Janie can opt to take as well as the consequences of choosing that solution. At first, it seems like an awesome idea - the perfect solution to the otherwise turning blind and having arthritis by age 30. Unfortunately though, this solution brings about a consequence so dire that really allows the readers to sympathize with Janie with her both extremely horrid future. This was probably the main reason why I didn't enjoy this book so much. There was no happy ending. Both choices that Janie can choose are both negative. There's no good solution to the whole thing.
Janie definitely jumped down a few notches on my favorite characters list. I liked her personality, her charisma before. However, in this book, you can plainly see her depression, her helplessness to what's going on around her, and the somewhat deteriorating relationship between her and Cabel. I couldn't feel her liveliness and her character anymore. I didn't like her as much but I definitely empathized with her more.
Overall, Gone wrapped things up but it wasn't as good as I was expecting. The ending is just so depressing.
This trilogy wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. Wake was okay, Fade was better but Gone wasn't as good. It was just kind of... bland. At first it was a little exciting with the appearance of Janie's father. Then it got predictable. He's a dream catcher. And I didn't like how Janie thought his head exploded due to isolation but didn't really go into detail and investigate it. It was just her "gut feeling". The ending seemed rushed and just disconnected. My favorite part was the dream where Henry finally talks to Janie. I also didn't like how Cabel and Janie ended up. I would've liked if their interaction about his creepy dreams was included and they worked it out. Instead the end between them was just annoying. I get them taking everything day by day but what did Janie tell him exactly? About her options? And did Cabel just accept that she was going to leave him? I guess we'll never know. They just end up together.
dark
fast-paced
I'm not sure why McMann even wrote this book. An epilogue or a few extra chapters to Fade could have sufficed and ended the series neatly.
Basically, nothing really happens in this book. Janie meets her father, also a Dream Catcher, who prompts inward reflections in Janie about what kind of life she wants to live. There are approximately 200 pages of Janie wondering whether to be with Cabel, with some angst here and there. Janie, who completely surprised me in Wake with her awesome ability, crime-solving talent, and pitiful life, managed to keep me nearly dozing off a few times.
If you really want to know what happens at the end of the series, but want to save yourself from the two and a half hours of boredom, here's the reveal: Janie chooses Cabel, just as most of us would suspect. You're welcome.
Basically, nothing really happens in this book. Janie meets her father, also a Dream Catcher, who prompts inward reflections in Janie about what kind of life she wants to live. There are approximately 200 pages of Janie wondering whether to be with Cabel, with some angst here and there. Janie, who completely surprised me in Wake with her awesome ability, crime-solving talent, and pitiful life, managed to keep me nearly dozing off a few times.
If you really want to know what happens at the end of the series, but want to save yourself from the two and a half hours of boredom, here's the reveal: