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A review by trudilibrarian
Fade by Lisa McMann
3.0
I love this series! Lisa McMann is a wonderful storyteller, her spare prose offering a short novel that vibrates with real emotion, a genuine suspense filled page turner. I’m totally mesmerized by Janie’s unique gift (what a premise!) and taken in by her plight. The undercover “procedural” elements seemed a bit contrived this time around, a little “Scooby-Doo” if you will, but by the end, the seriousness of the crime she is investigating had me reading on the edge of my seat.
I can’t say enough about Cabel --- he’s stealing my heart –-- sweet, flawed, fiercely loyal, battling his own personal demons, and an all around, unassuming hero. The scenes shared between he and Janie are tender, just lovely in their innocent discovery of one another -- I was truly moved as these two neglected, rejected pseudo-orphans reached out to the other in sheer wonderment. Fade is grittier than Wake, and deals with more mature subject matter, so I wouldn’t recommend this series for younger more sensitive readers.
I can’t say enough about Cabel --- he’s stealing my heart –-- sweet, flawed, fiercely loyal, battling his own personal demons, and an all around, unassuming hero. The scenes shared between he and Janie are tender, just lovely in their innocent discovery of one another -- I was truly moved as these two neglected, rejected pseudo-orphans reached out to the other in sheer wonderment. Fade is grittier than Wake, and deals with more mature subject matter, so I wouldn’t recommend this series for younger more sensitive readers.