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Gone (Dream Catcher #3)

by Lisa McMann (Goodreads Author)

3.67 · rating details · 9,121 ratings · 1,078 reviews

The third and final book in the paranormal teen series that includes "The New York Times" bestseller "Wake" and "Fade."

Hardcover, 214 pages

Published February 9th 2010 by Simon Pulse

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Oct 02, 2010

Katieb (MundieMoms) rated it

Shelves: arcs-i-own, 2009-100-book-challenge, books-i-own, signed

I loved it! I won't say more and post any spoilers other than I think Lisa did a great job with they way the series finished off. And no, that's not giving anything away. All I can say is that those who loved Wake and Fade need to pre-order it now.

GONE is about Janie's journey into figuring out more of who she is as a dream catcher and finding more out about herself. She'll learn about how she got her abilities as she finds out more about the man who's dreams she keeps getting suck...more

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Feb 11, 2010

Tatiana rated it

Recommends it for: only hardcore fans who are not afraid to be disappointed

Shelves: 2010, ya, tres-annoying, series-dropped-lost-steam, urban-fantasy

Didn't want to believe negative reviews, but alas, the book IS actually bad.

My opinion doesn't have anything to do with the ending, even though so many are upset about it, but rather with the fact that the novel is just simply badly written. Who would have thought that McMann, a master of succinct and intense writing, can cook up a book which, with its 214 pages, seems so overlong, pointless and emotionless? Who would have thought I'd have to skim over some pages to be finally done w...more

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Jun 02, 2010

kari rated it

Shelves: ya, 2010, 5-star

Great ending to a terrific series.
This final story about Janie, the dreamcatcher, and Cabel, the boy who loves her, doesn't disappoint. This one doesn't have the crime plotline of the first two books, but instead deals with the mystery of Janie's past and future. Her choices are even more devastating than she thought they were and she perpares to make heartbreaking choices.
We get to know a little about Janie's father and small bits about her mother as well. The time stamps on each se...more

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Feb 24, 2010

Baby T-Rex rated it

This book is super short - a bit over 200 pages - and there is just not that much that actually happens. A lot of characterization but not much plot. What IS there is good, but I felt like it could have been so much better.

The storyline of Janie finding her father felt more like a subplot than the complete plot. I think the book would have been 5 stars if, like in the first two books, there had been a mystery or crime to solve, with this plot about her family and her future woven in...more

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Feb 11, 2010

Rosanne rated it

Kind of dissapointed in this one. After such a long wait, and a real appreciation for the first two, I expected more. I love the writing style and the characters in this series, but this book did not really advance the overall plot and both Janie and Cabel are not very likable here. They seem to have taken steps back instead of forward, which I understand is part of life sometimes, but it seems a strange choice for the conclusion to a series.

Janie is miserable almost all the time in...more

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Feb 13, 2010

Phoebe rated it

Shelves: fantasy, romance, powers, unusual-humans

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Apr 08, 2011

Darkfallen rated it

Shelves: read-n-reviewed, greta-and-darkfallen-adventures

This is definately my favorite in the series. With every book I felt that hole of despair building in my chest, only to never actually break. While each book was a good fast read, it just never seemed to take that leap that I needed.

The tears just never quite made it.

And then......Yep yep thats right I CRIED!!! I finally broke, and I welcomed every tear.

This book just seemed to go a little deeper. While the first two stayed relitively close to the surface, t...more

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Apr 17, 2010

Jacqui rated it

Shelves: books-i-own

I'm finding it to be more and more common for YA series to end poorly. It seems like Lisa McMann, like a few other authors, got sloppy by the third book and stopped trying, because she knew that anyone who loved the first 2 books, would automatically want to read this one! Well, don't waste your time! I suggest reading some of the spoiler reviews instead.

The concept was there.. but it was the kind of book that I wanted to skim through to get to the point. This book has WAY too much "...more

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Feb 23, 2010

Julie Anderson rated it

Shelves: fantasy

Truly it should be rated lower, but I like the characters too much to downgrade it.

Really disappointing! Very predictable! I feel like the writer doesn't like to write. This book could have been so much better had she expanded on some...no I take that back...all of the details. For example, she finds letters written to her mother and it doesn't mention what is said. Another example is that there is a reunion between two characters and the author writes that they talked all nig...more

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Mar 08, 2010

Jennifer rated it

Bottom Line – If you can almost, forget that you read Wake and Fade – and go into reading this book like it's a stand alone, with the same characters – like a companion book might be – I think you will like Gone, if you can't – it's tough to get around the differences. (Though you will need to read Wake and Fade before picking up Gone, there's not much back story in Gone, and I think you would be lost.) I for one, was able to almost forget about Wake and Fade, since it had been so long since I r...more

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Jan 05, 2012

Nicor rated it

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I didn't care much for it. This being the third book of a story I was really liking I was rather disappointed with it. I gave it a lower rating than the first two due to several facts. It just felt boring. Over and over the heroine fell into one man's dream and was rather repetitive. Also she started fighting with really the only one who understands or helps her. All due to the fact she doesn't accept her fate and wants to change it. In this last book it talks mainly about how her powers came to...more

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Nov 16, 2011

Lucie rated it

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"Gone" is really different from "Wake" and "Fade". More oriented on the cards that life deals us and the choices available afterwards. There is never right or wrong decisions to be made. The one that prefer to protect himself, who wants to stay in the comfort of a daily routine is equal to the one who dares and takes some risks. Each of us have to answer these questions throughout our lives. What do we really want deep down inside ? A truthful answe...more

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Oct 17, 2011

Radiance79 rated it

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This dissappointing novel seriously deflated my balloon of love for Mcmann. I say this because the last book to a trilogy is supposed to be the most epic of the three, or it should at least surpass one of the two preceding it. I was not impressed at all. This third installment of the trilogy was the worst of the series by far; meaning quite a few things about this final book stuck a thorn in my side.

The protagonist Janie r...moreWarning: Warning: WARNING: This review contains SPOILERS
This dissappointing novel seriously deflated my balloon of love for Mcmann. I say this because the last book to a trilogy is supposed to be the most epic of the three, or it should at least surpass one of the two preceding it. I was not impressed at all. This third installment of the trilogy was the worst of the series by far; meaning quite a few things about this final book stuck a thorn in my side.

The protagonist Janie really irritated me. She whined and bitched entirely too much. I mean this girl was completely different from the Janie I got to know in the first two books. Yes we all know you are going through a rough time, but everyone does at some point in their lives. Get over it. What I hate the most about those situations are the people in them who constantly complain about themselves or what they’re going through. It gets old. So what if there’s a possibility you may become disabled. There are people in third world countries who wished that was their only problem. There was no excuse for Janie to grow into a complete brat. Her character utterly became too stereotyped for my taste. I applauded Cabel when he finally admitted that he had better things to do than to build his life around her stupid problems.

Now I really hated when Janie blamed others for her issues. So what if your parent is a drunk. This is America. You are 18. There is no law saying you must babysit your deadbeat mother. Drop her ass off at a nursing home and move on with your life. I seriously thought that the whole “depressed mother” bit was a very dull concept for the plot to dwell so strongly on. I blame the author for lack of creativity. Way too melodramatic it was. Who screams curse words at their mother, drags them out of bed, than dumps her in the shower? Come on now. Well I guess in some poverty-stricken part in this country there might be a slight possibility that something like that could happen, but it’s highly unlikely. The whole scene, no, the complete theme was highly unnecessary.

Speaking of cursing, it seemed like every other phrase emitted from either Janie or Cabel’s mouth was a cussword. Don’t get me wrong now, I’m no prude. I know that everyone swears and I don’t have a problem with it, usually. But it just got to the point where the characters cursed when cussing wasn’t even needed. That just shows a lack of vocabulary and originality on the author’s part. Excessive cursing can really take away from a character’s personality. It’s neither charming nor clever.

My other issue was the time and date constantly being displayed throughout the novel. Oh how annoying I found that to be. The first novel casually showed the time, and I admit I liked the idea. It was different, but it didn’t bother me. In this book, however, Mcmann got a little carried away with shoving the time down the audience’s throat. Commonly, the time showed up twice on one page. On one instance, at the bottom of the page the time said 9:39am. On the very next page at the top the time said 9:50. Was it really necessary to show that it took Janie eleven minutes to dress and go get her mother! If push came to shove, surely the author could have said “eleven minutes later” or “eleven minutes ticked by”. I mean does this woman not know how to say morning, noon, evening, night, later on that day, meanwhile, then, next? It’s not that hard to use transitions.

The only reason I have faithfully stuck by Lisa Mcmann and read the Wake series to the end is because the overall concept of the story intrigued me. I very much enjoyed the idea of an individual having the ability to enter another person’s dreams, even if they cannot influence the dream itself. I found it to be a nice change from the usual vampires/angels/cute boyfriend/rich girls/popular girls/drama type of books that seem to overflood the young adult section nowadays. However, I just do not like how Mcmann ran such an excellent idea straight into a wall. The first book Wake was good. The second book Fade was okay, but not as good as Wake. The final book Gone lacks both mystery and substance. It is like Mcmann’s storytelling abilities deteriorated as the series progressed. I found myself really not caring what happened to Janie as long as she’d just shut up.

Honestly, Gone was an unnecessary part of this trilogy. Was it just me, or did the entire book take place in less than two weeks? No wonder I felt like nothing happened. Shoot it was probably written in less than two weeks. Could’ve fooled me.

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Oct 16, 2011

Mystic42 rated it

I enjoyed the story but became frustrated with some aspects of it, such as:

* Why there were only two options isolation or being pulled into dreams constantly............ Could there not have been a combination of these. Why the hell when she slept at Cables did she not just sleep in another room, when they were ready to sleep.

* Unless I misinterpreted what I was reading Janie was offered the opportunity to get herself tested at the sleep centre etc at the college that the...more

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Sep 23, 2011

Lura rated it

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Janie thought she knew what her future held. And she thought she'd made her peace with it. But she can't handle dragging Cabel down with her.

She knows he will stay with her, despite what she sees in his dreams. He's amazing. And she's a train wreck. Jaine sees only one way to give him the life he deserves: She has to disappear. And it's going to kill them both.

Then a stranger enters her life- and everything unravels. The future Janie once faced now has an ominous twist, a...moreJanie thought she knew what her future held. And she thought she'd made her peace with it. But she can't handle dragging Cabel down with her.

She knows he will stay with her, despite what she sees in his dreams. He's amazing. And she's a train wreck. Jaine sees only one way to give him the life he deserves: She has to disappear. And it's going to kill them both.

Then a stranger enters her life- and everything unravels. The future Janie once faced now has an ominous twist, and her choices are more dire then she'd ever thought possible. She alone must decide between the lesser of two evils. And time is running out...

I picked up this book yesterday and I began to read it early that evening. I couldn't put it down, I finished it in one sitting and I can honestly say that I enjoyed it very much. The story kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through and when I finished it I was a little sad that it had to end. I wanted more, but I just that wish won't come true anytime soon... Anyway you should totally pick this series up because I can assure you, you won't regret it!

Plot - ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ The plot was very good, I couldn't put the book down for a moment without picking it back up again and start off where I left off. I finished the book in one sitting and when it ended it leaves you wanting more! The story is about Janie who is a (view spoiler). Now if you don't know what that is then that means you haven't read the first two books. Why I don't know because these books are very, very good and I know I loved reading them very much! So go out and grab Wake, the first in the Wake Trilogy. You won't regret it.

Writing - ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ The writing is very beautifully done. You can feel the emotions of the characters and feel the situations their going through throughout the story. The writing is very simple and not difficult words that you need a dictionary to find out what a word means, and in my book thats always a plus.

Characters - ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ The characters are the type of characters you cannot keep yourself from liking, or growing fond of them as you read their story. Along the way you get sucked into their world so their story is, like, becoming your story I guess to put it simply. You feel as if your part of the story and you get to see first hand as the story unfolds...

Overall I give this book ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ - no more and no less!(less)

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Aug 28, 2011

Virginia Lin added it

During the summer of 2011, I read a book called Gone, which concluded the trilogy of Wake. In Mr. Morgan’s English class, we read Wake, and it was so interesting to me that I just had to read the sequels. In the beginning of Gone, Janie Hannagan thought that she already knew what the future had in stored for her. She was going to be blind and crippled to the point where she wouldn’t be able to write. Janie is a dream catcher that gets sucked into other people’s dreams, but there are very few of ...moreDuring the summer of 2011, I read a book called Gone, which concluded the trilogy of Wake. In Mr. Morgan’s English class, we read Wake, and it was so interesting to me that I just had to read the sequels. In the beginning of Gone, Janie Hannagan thought that she already knew what the future had in stored for her. She was going to be blind and crippled to the point where she wouldn’t be able to write. Janie is a dream catcher that gets sucked into other people’s dreams, but there are very few of them left. She has decided to spend the rest of her life with Cabel, the love of her life, until she meets her father for the first time and found a new path to choose. Throughout the book, Janie spends her days weighing her options and making a decision. She has to choose between being blind and crippled and with Cabel, who truly loves her no matter what state she falls into or isolated and the healthy being she is now.

One theme of this book particularly is to make a decision that is best for you. When choosing between what’s best for someone and what that person wants, it’s hard to let go of what you desire. In Gone, Janie wants to spend the rest of her life with Cabel, who shares mutual feelings for her. But if she chooses to stay with Cabel, she would be a great burden to him. She would be crippled and blind, and he would spend all of his time taking care of her. The option that Janie feels is best for the both of them is to leave Cabel and isolate her from the world. She would do what her father did and live alone for the rest of her life in the countryside where it is quiet and peaceful. A passage from the book that supports this theme is “It’s impossible for Janie to know what will happen, no matter how hard she tries to figure it out…There’s just no happily ever after in Janie’s book. But they both know there is something. Something good between them.” This passage shows that Janie made the right choice by sacrificing her happiness in order for Cabel to live a burden free life and to go after his dreams.
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Aug 12, 2011

Alyssa rated it

Shelves: favorites, read-in-2011, books-i-own

I really really liked this series. In the final book in the Dream Catcher/Wake series, Janie thinks she knows what's in store for her life, but then she meets a stranger who changes everything.
This book was very different from the previous two: The first two books centered around one big even or other as the climax. This book was all psychological though and about Janie evolving as a character and the decisions she had to make about her future. Thus, it wasn't quite as suspenseful as the o...more

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Jul 30, 2011

Metaspinster rated it

Shelves: ya, ya-paranormal, series-finished

You know how a lot of Hunger Games fans really dislike Mockingjay and recommend that people just quit after the first two books? I am resolutely NOT in that camp: I think that Mockingjay, while often difficult/painful, underscores the more and less latent themes introduced in the first two books of the trilogy, and makes the trilogy whole but not implausibly neat and contained.

Now I'll talk about the book at hand: Gone, which is far less successful of a "finale," in my opin...more

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Jun 15, 2011

Michelle rated it

Shelves: review-on-blog

I am so sad to see this series is over. I want so much more of it. I really liked this series. This one dealt with some serious issues and hard choices. None of the characters had an easy time. I really just wanted Janie and Cabel to be able to sit back and relax and get they happily ever after for this book. I wanted to read about their good times. But their struggles were not over. I went through every emotion with them. I really felt their pain, and happiness, and love. It was beautiful.
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May 20, 2011

Sarah Wilson rated it

I'd maybe give it 2.5 stars. It was interesting enough finding out more about Janie's parents and the choices Janie had to make. Not as much going on as there was in the previous book. This book was about difficulties Janie faced as more problems arose in her life. It was an emotional journey as she had to face tough choices and circumstances. This book was sad but not bleak and hopeless though I think there could have been more moments of happiness to balance it out. I did think Cabel was somew...more

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Apr 13, 2011

Becky rated it

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Shelves: read-for-review

Gone is the third novel in Lisa McMann’s Wake trilogy about Dream Catcher Janie Hannagan.

This novel is slightly different from the previous two novels. It is less about Janie solving a mystery or catching someone’s dream and more about her dealing with her own internal conflict.

At the beginning of the novel Janie and her boyfriend Cabel are on holiday and they are trying to find some peace after the traumatic events in Fade. Janie is not used to the public kn...moreGone is the third novel in Lisa McMann’s Wake trilogy about Dream Catcher Janie Hannagan.

This novel is slightly different from the previous two novels. It is less about Janie solving a mystery or catching someone’s dream and more about her dealing with her own internal conflict.

At the beginning of the novel Janie and her boyfriend Cabel are on holiday and they are trying to find some peace after the traumatic events in Fade. Janie is not used to the public knowing her business. She is a private person and after the trial, the whole town knows that she helped convict dangerous criminals. Even though much of the attention she receives is positive, it is still attention she would rather not have. Then there are the problems that she has been coping with all along – her particular ability and her alcoholic mother.

One of the things that I loved about this book is McMann’s exploration of the pressure and emotional strain a young person experiences when they have an addict for a parent. The author shows how much responsibility it places on the young person’s shoulders. Gone is more about real life problems than paranormal ones. Yes, Janie has the big decision to make about her life as a Dream Catcher in this book but I still feel it is every bit woven into the harsh reality of teenage life.

Gone explores the more vulnerable side of Janie. It touches on her close relationship with her best friend and is entrenched in her blossoming love for Cabel. He is such a great character and I am going to miss reading about his skateboarding ways. I still think the scene in Wake where he skateboards her home is one of my all-time favourites from any book. It was just so kooky.

Yet again I loved Lisa McMann’s style of writing. There are no wasted words. The prose is economic perfection. I’m not sure what else there is to say except that I hope Lisa McMann keeps writing in this genre and doesn’t go off and write books that are too scary for me to read. I am in awe of her skills as a writer and I expect I’ll be a fan for many years to come. The whole trilogy is tense, atmospheric and engaging. I highly recommend it.

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Apr 04, 2011

Chichipio rated it

Reading this book took no time at all. Especially because I picked it up right after finishing Fade so, besides it being so short, since the story continues almost without interruption, there wasn't any need to slow down at the beginning.

Before anything else, let's get something out of the way: the meat of the trilogy is in Fade. The ending there could (should?) have been that of the whole series. This one reads like a long epilogue, revisiting and reaffirming some decisions that had...moreReading this book took no time at all. Especially because I picked it up right after finishing Fade so, besides it being so short, since the story continues almost without interruption, there wasn't any need to slow down at the beginning.

Before anything else, let's get something out of the way: the meat of the trilogy is in Fade. The ending there could (should?) have been that of the whole series. This one reads like a long epilogue, revisiting and reaffirming some decisions that had already been made previously. So, don't read it if you expect it to be as engaging as Fade. It doesn't hold a candle to it.

Having said that, I have to say that I kind of liked this book, in the same way that I enjoy short stories from series that I follow when they're published in anthologies or as free reads online. You know, those where nothing important happens but you still like getting a peek into the characters' lives.

In Fade we're left with this trilogy's version of "and they lived happily ever after." Of course, a few minutes after reading those words, you invariably wonder why and how. More so in this case where "happily" is pretty much out of the question. Undoubtedly, hopeful endings carry more punch than questioning your characters' ability to have a normal life, but even as you accept the reason for them, you still wonder.

So, in Gone, we get the scoop on what that "ever after" means for a dream catcher. There is no undercover case this time. Just Janie working through her options which, as it turns out, are even crappier than what Ms. Stubin had known.

There's more time to focus on Janie's mom and her past, Cabel's thoughts on his family, Janie's relationship with the captain and the other cops and I liked seeing all those things.

It is a fitting, enjoyable end to a series but it would have worked much better as part of Fade. Published as a book in its own right loses several points.

Only recommended for those who really liked the characters from previous books.(less)

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Mar 31, 2011

Greta is Erikasbuddy rated it

Shelves: buddy-read-with-darkfallen

The Good:

This book totally kept my interest. I didn't find myself growing bored once.

We finally broke away from Freddy Kruegar!!

I thought the way it ended wrapped it all up nicely

I didn't want to put the book down because I was actually excited to see what happened next.

There was less cussing. I'm sorry but an excessive amount of f-bombs and teeny boppers bothers me

No lip gloss... some make up mentioned but most important...more

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Mar 22, 2011

Sunny rated it

** To do it over again I would not have read this book. I would read "Wake" and "Fade" and leave it at that.**

Morton's Fork Indeed

Wow - I don't know what to really say about this book. It was very emotional. I think that reading strong emotional books are good at times. It might be something we want or not. This is not how I would have liked to see this series end. For me - it was not the ideal series because I loved the first two boo...more

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Mar 20, 2011

Audrey (holes In My brain) rated it

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So here ends our journey with Janie and Cabel, and over the span of the three books I never really well, fell for them. Janie in this book is at a Morton's Fork, or as she adequately says "two equally sucky choices". The author really drew out her dilemma and her decisions, focusing almost exclusively on her.

This leads to the fact that the novel lacks plot. In the sense that I can barely find one, there's the si...more

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Feb 16, 2011

Nancy rated it

This is the third installment of "The Dreamcatchers." Although I didn't read the first two, they were wildly popular and fairly necessary to follow the story to conclusion. Still, here is what I have gathered:

Janie is a "dreamcatcher." As completely romantic as this sounds, it is a terrifying malady that she often has no control over. If she is in the general vicinity of a person that has started to dream, she is pulled into said dream. In book #2, she meets a ...more

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Feb 02, 2011

Alicia rated it

Shelves: adult, dysfunctional, magical, mystery, series

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Jan 22, 2011

Dini Yahdini Nurhasanah rated it

Shelves: teenlit

The last book. Janie make herself ready for a blind life. She spent a holiday with Cabel and his brother. She sees and remembers everything that she pretty sure will missed if she already blind later. But Carrie suddenly called and told that her mother was sick and she arrived her to hospital. Janie went there quickly with Cabel.

Everything actually was fine. Her mother wasn't sick. She just visit Henry. He is Janie's father. Her mother want not to talk about it. It makes Janie mess up....more

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Jan 08, 2011

Raina rated it

I loved it! Lisa McMann did a great job with the way she ended her dream catching trilogy.

GONE is the final story about Janie, the dreamcatcher, and Cabel, the boy who loves her, doesn't disappoint. This one doesn't have the crime plot line of the first two books, but instead deals with the mystery of Janie's past and future. Her choices are even more devastating than she thought they were and she prepares to make heartbreaking choices. We get to know a little about Janie's father an...more

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Dec 30, 2010

Karissa Eckert rated it

This is the final book in the Wake trilogy by Lisa McMann. This book concluded the series neatly but wasn't as griping and engaging as the previous two books.

Janie and Caleb are trying to have a normal relationship despite Janie's degenerating eye sight and Dream Walking skills. But Caleb's dreams show Janie that he is having trouble coping. When Janie gets a call that her mom is in the hospital she wonders what her irresponsible drunk mother has done this time. When she gets to the ho...moreThis is the final book in the Wake trilogy by Lisa McMann. This book concluded the series neatly but wasn't as griping and engaging as the previous two books.

Janie and Caleb are trying to have a normal relationship despite Janie's degenerating eye sight and Dream Walking skills. But Caleb's dreams show Janie that he is having trouble coping. When Janie gets a call that her mom is in the hospital she wonders what her irresponsible drunk mother has done this time. When she gets to the hospital what she finds is not what she expected. Her mother didn't do anything at all, her mother got a call that Janie's father is dying and is in a coma. Janie never knew her father and, as she stumbles into her father's terrifying dreams, she hopes to find a way to help him and maybe help herself. The time is getting close when Janie has to decide either to use her dream walking skills and go blind in her twenties, or choose to isolate herself from all of humanity.

The writing for this book was much like the previous books. The sentences are short without much description; they really propel the book forward. The chapters are done by day of the week and then broken down into further sections by time; just like the previous books.

What this book lacks overall is a really gripping plot. In previous books Janie has always had a life or death mystery to solve, something scary and mysterious. This book wasn't like that. Most of the book centers around Janie's struggle to decide if she will leave Caleb and isolate herself, as well as how Janie struggles with her alcoholic mother. There is some mystery around her dad's past that she works to resolve, and while this part of the book is interesting, it isn't as engaging as the previous books were.

Janie seemed more whiny in this book to me. She spends a lot of time whining about how much her life sucks; which is does suck, but it could be worse. She also spends a lot of time not communicating with anyone around her and this makes everything worse for her. I thought this book made Janie come off as a bit more dense than previous books.

This book is, again, very short...took maybe an hour and a half to read. I was disappointed that it dealt with so little and had been hoping for another death-defying mystery for Janie to solve. As far as the ending itself it concludes the major plot points in a way that won't piss anyone off.

Overall it was an okay read. I expected something scarier and edgier, but it didn't deliver that. It delivers a somewhat engaging mystery and a conclusion to Janie's story. Will I read more books by McMann? Probably not. The premise for this series was creative but I didn't enjoy her writing style a ton and the books are very short for what you pay for. (less)

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About Lisa McMann

Lisa McMann lives and writes in the Phoenix area. Her books include the NYT bestselling paranormal WAKE trilogy, CRYER'S CROSS, and the dystopian fantasy series beginning with THE UNWANTEDS (coming Aug. 30, 2011).

You can find more info at Lisa'a website, lisamcmann.com, interact with her on Facebook or Twitter, or ask questions and find answers on her VYou.com page.

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“Hey Cabe?" she says, drying her hair, feeling refreshed. Grinning. Putting all thoughts but one aside for the moment. "You wanna go get Jimmy a raincoat and we'll take care of you?"
Cabel looks at her.
Turns his head and narrows his eyes.
Who the hell is Jimmy?” — 51 people liked it

“There's just no happily ever after in Janie's book.
But they both know there is something. Something good between them.
There is respect.
And there is depth.
Unslefishness.
An understanding between them that surpasses a hell of a lot else.
And there's that love thing.” — 38 people liked it

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