Fade (Amy)
Lisa McMann
248 pages
Janie Hannagan is back in Lisa McMann’s sequel to Wake which I reviewed last month. There is reportedly a sexual predator at Fieldridge High and Janie and Cabe are assigned to figure out who it is. Janie is also given some more information about her role as a dream catcher and what the future holds for her.
I was so excited to get this book from the library last weekend. I enjoyed Wake very much and had heard reports that Fade was even better. It’s definitely darker. Part of that is because of the nature of the crime that Janie and Cabe are trying to solve(Janie is the bait, YIKES!) and part because the future in store for Janie is dark.
I found this to be a page turner just like Wake. However, the sexual predator aspect as well as the use of date rape drugs was a bit disturbing. I can understand that stuff like this actually does happen though. I didn’t feel it was glamorized at all and I can see it as helping kids understand what’s out there.
Janie’s gift has some strings attached to it which we learn about toward the end of the book. There’s no real resolution to this aspect so, of course, I am hooked and now waiting for the next book, Gone, which comes out in 2010.
Even though I enjoyed Fade, I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as Wake. I am not sure if it’s because Fade is darker or if it’s because I was just really into the different idea of the storyline in the beginning. I still liked it a lot though and would recommend it to lovers of YA. I am definitely looking forward to the next book. (4/5)
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