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Falling Awake
by
Jayne Ann Krentz (Goodreads Author)
A red-hot, suspenseful novel about a free-spirited dream researcher-and the gorgeous man who brings her dreams to life.
Mass Market Paperback, 368 pages
Published
October 25th 2005
by Jove
(first published 2004)
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Listened to this a while ago on audiobook-- don't remember it too distinctly, except that it was a light diversion for a car trip. I have an interest in lucid dreaming, and maybe that's why I picked this up at goodwill...or it could be that someone had just raved about this author and I figured this was a way to check her out. Apparently she also writes under another name, but I can't remember what.
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A red scarf. A roller coaster. A tidal wave of blood.
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From the Publisher
A red scarf. A roller coaster. A tidal wave of blood.
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Another great audio book. If you have read any of my previous audio book reviews you will know that the read makes or breaks an audio book for me and this reader, Laurel Merlingtion, was wonderful. She got into the story with different voices and inflections for different characters. It helps to keep it interesting and keep the story moving.
I really enjoyed this story because I never able to quite pin the story down. Every time I though that I had figured a piece of it ou...more
I really enjoyed this story because I never able to quite pin the story down. Every time I though that I had figured a piece of it ou...more
Finished "Falling Awake" by Jayne Ann Krentz. I really did not like this one, for a lot of reasons.
First and foremost, it needed another editor to clean up the language and events. There was no normal dialogue among the characters. Everything seemed a little too scripted, too wooden, including the fully-qualified names for things, such as the Belvedere Center for Sleep Research. I swear if the name if the place were "The Honolulu Branch of the Pinkleton/Belvedere Univ...more
First and foremost, it needed another editor to clean up the language and events. There was no normal dialogue among the characters. Everything seemed a little too scripted, too wooden, including the fully-qualified names for things, such as the Belvedere Center for Sleep Research. I swear if the name if the place were "The Honolulu Branch of the Pinkleton/Belvedere Univ...more
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Falling Awake unfolded very much like a dream: disorienting and confusing at first, but in stages gave way to a more alert and intriguing story. The result was a plausible and intelligent plot even though it alludes to a bit of the supernatural.
The story centers around lucid Level Five dreamers, who are extreme dreamers with the ability to shift, alter and to an extent control their dreams. For Isabel Wright, all this means for her is a job. A Level Five dreamer herself, she is a dr...more
The story centers around lucid Level Five dreamers, who are extreme dreamers with the ability to shift, alter and to an extent control their dreams. For Isabel Wright, all this means for her is a job. A Level Five dreamer herself, she is a dr...more
Isabel Wainwright has just been fired. She worked for a dream lab as a Level 5 extreme dream analysis. Her former boss had postulated that there were five levels of dreaming with very few people who are able to reach the fifth level. So far, Isabel is the only analyst they know of. There is an unnamed government agency who has been using Level Five dreamers to solve particularly nasty crimes. Isabel then interprets their more enigmatic dreams.
But her boss has died and his son fires Isabel...more
But her boss has died and his son fires Isabel...more
Já estava a precisar de um livro assim :)
Desta autora li apenas 2 livros "Amor Comprado" e o "Rio Sabe", os quais a autora assina como Amanda Quick.
Como Jayne Ann Krentz ela afasta-se um pouco do tipo de escrita que utiliza nos seus livros mais "românticos", enquanto como Amanda Quick acaba por dar mais prioridade aos detalhes do Romance em si, aqui ela explora o policial, o mistério... mas continua a apimentar um pouco o romance.
Mas falando da his...more
Desta autora li apenas 2 livros "Amor Comprado" e o "Rio Sabe", os quais a autora assina como Amanda Quick.
Como Jayne Ann Krentz ela afasta-se um pouco do tipo de escrita que utiliza nos seus livros mais "românticos", enquanto como Amanda Quick acaba por dar mais prioridade aos detalhes do Romance em si, aqui ela explora o policial, o mistério... mas continua a apimentar um pouco o romance.
Mas falando da his...more
I have started to read a few of Jayne Ann Krentz books over the years and I always found them to start out slow so I would lose interest really fast. I have never finished one of her books. I am so glad I read this book. I just might give a few more of her books a try. The book started out a little slow, but after the characters and the topic (level five dreaming) were introduced, the book really picked up in pace. The science background on sleep and dream research seems solid. This story was a ...more
This is one of Jayne Ann Krentz’s later books. This book throws the reader straight into the story with no preamble. One has to scramble to understand what exactly is going on in the story and when one figures it out, another situation is thrown at you. This is a story about dream analysis and got confusing at some points due the terminology used that most don’t know. The main characters end up together of course after resolving the mystery. There were some adequate twists and turns, but th...more
This book was cheesy, simple and almost a waste of time to read. I thought it had potential during the part where it explains dream analysis and psychic dreaming to solve crimes. But honestly everything that was supposed to be "Top Secret" was spread around candidly and for as few of people as there was supposed to be who were "Level 5 Lucid Dreamers", they were sure popping up everywhere, seemed like everyone was by the end of the book. There was a lot of oh brother kind of ...more
This book was a little complicated at first, as you really don’t understand what is going on, and the terms were foreign to me. But if you stick with it and read on, it was a great read. It was kind of typical girl meets boy, instant sizzle that carries on through the book, and you know they are going to get together at the end. On the other hand, the interesting part was in the details. Plot redone? Maybe. But a woman who analyzes dreams teams up with a guy who is an agent/ venture capitalist t...more
More of a 2 and a half really, I just rounded it up because it's Jayne Anne Krentz =P
It was more of a detective fiction and lessons on dreaming (with many, many theories discussed and explained) but I still find it difficult to swallow the whole idea of 'finding the bad guy via dreamscape' and interpretation. And for someone without a degree in psychology, Isabel was some sort of genius but really, there's only so much you can learn from reading all the texts and previously working a...more
It was more of a detective fiction and lessons on dreaming (with many, many theories discussed and explained) but I still find it difficult to swallow the whole idea of 'finding the bad guy via dreamscape' and interpretation. And for someone without a degree in psychology, Isabel was some sort of genius but really, there's only so much you can learn from reading all the texts and previously working a...more
I read this book back in February 2009, but I forgot to put in my review. It's not a bad book but not a fast read at all. If anything I found it quite boring. Not much action but mostly the characters's emotions.
The book deals with lucid dream analysis. Isabel Wright, as the main protagonist of the book, is a lucid dream analyst. She is working for the Belvedere center for Sleep Research when her boss Dr. Martin Belvedere is found dead in his office. When Randolph Belvedere, ...more
The book deals with lucid dream analysis. Isabel Wright, as the main protagonist of the book, is a lucid dream analyst. She is working for the Belvedere center for Sleep Research when her boss Dr. Martin Belvedere is found dead in his office. When Randolph Belvedere, ...more
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The Belvedere Center for Sleep Research caters to the demands of two mysterious clients with the ability of lucid dreaming - the state where the dreamer knows he/she is dreaming and can alter the dreamscape to their own wishes.
Isabel Wright, herself a Level Five (the highest level of lucid dreaming) is the one in charge of interpreting their dreams. She is so intrigued by the Client Number Two that the man eventually starts appearing in her dreams. She dubs him Dream Man.
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Isabel Wright, herself a Level Five (the highest level of lucid dreaming) is the one in charge of interpreting their dreams. She is so intrigued by the Client Number Two that the man eventually starts appearing in her dreams. She dubs him Dream Man.
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"What do you mean, you're on thin ice financially? Are we talking serious debt?"
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Isabel cleared her throat. "I made some investments."
"Please tell me you didn't do something stupid in the stock market."
"I'm not in the market."
"Did you buy a house?" Tamsyn looked relieved. "That's usually a good investment. I'm sure you'll be able to sell it."
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bwhahaha. Oh, for the halcyon days ...more
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Isabel cleared her throat. "I made some investments."
"Please tell me you didn't do something stupid in the stock market."
"I'm not in the market."
"Did you buy a house?" Tamsyn looked relieved. "That's usually a good investment. I'm sure you'll be able to sell it."
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bwhahaha. Oh, for the halcyon days ...more
This is a "woo - woo" jayne ann. She likes to build worlds of fantasy and this one is about dream interpretation. Think of it like a comic with out the art. Our hero, tango dancer is out to save the day with a secret government agent. Dastardly programs and murders keep things moving against the clock.
pretty good, but this time around (this is my second time reading this book) I had to struggle to finish reading the book. it's a good book about dream anaylsis and really interesting, but this time, i don't know wby, but i was really struggling. anyways, it's a good book.
i loved the whole theories on dreaming it in itself was an interesting subject and of course the twist and turns along the way... definitely didn't end the way i thought it was... and of course it was a beautiful romance... i love people falling in love... it's just wonderful
This book tells you a lot about dreaming and the analysis of dreams. Sometimes the science gets in the weay of the story. The last few explaining chapters are not as interesting as the rest.
Many people will find this an interesting book because it was.
Many people will find this an interesting book because it was.
Very much enjoyed this book!!!! It was complete all the way to the end and I really liked the characters!! There were even a few surprises & a couple of laugh out loud moments, which make books memorable for me.
I would definately give this book four & a half stars if I could!!
I would definately give this book four & a half stars if I could!!
This story was a bit confusing because when it started you dont really know what's going on but like every good story the debriefing at the end makes it all seem so simple. This was an ok read. nothing special, but it didnt suck.
Carrie
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Falling Awake is an enjoyable yet ultimately forgettable book by Jayne Ann Krentz. While there is nothing glaringly wrong with the story, neither is there anything wonderful or unique. Both lead characters were likable, and there were no "big misunderstandings" or other cliched plot devices. On the other hand, the romance didn't have much zip or zing to it. The mystery plot was also decent but without much tension or suspense.
If you come across this book and have a few hou...more
If you come across this book and have a few hou...more
Listened to this book on DVD while on a recent trip. An interesting premise and easy to listen to while driving. Your basic murder mystery with the twist of psychic dreaming.
El peor de la saga, hasta parece que no lo hubiera escrito la misma escritora. Ni siquiera tiene continuidad con los anteriores. Afortunadamente es bastante corto.
This book kept my mind turning trying to solve the mystery and murders, you add romance and the level 5 lucid dreaming thing and it was a hit! I enjoyed this book and fully reconmend it!
This was okay, but it was so out there in WOOWOO stuff that it was hard to figure out what was going on. But after a slow start it finished okay.
I enjoyed this book. It was sexy and suspenseful. Jayne Ann Krentz always draws you into her strange and almost unbelieveable stories. It was a fast read and I enjoyed it.
I liked the premise of this story. Not the best of Krentz books, but certainly a decent addition to the ranks.
Meredith Jacobs
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Good but slow, I have not decided how i feel about this author so I am trying another one out for size
I guess it's probably OK overall, but I can't finish it. I'm 153 pages in and I just don't care. Maybe another time...
Pretty enjoyable, precept is about "extreme dreamers" with a romance and evil doers to spice it up.
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The author of over 40 consecutive New York Times bestsellers, JAYNE ANN KRENTZ writes romantic-suspense, often with a psychic and paranormal twist, in three different worlds: Contemporary (as Jayne Ann Krentz), historical (as Amanda Quick) and futuristic (as Jayne Castle). There are over 30 million copies of her books in print.
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