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Wake Unto Me

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A haunted castle, a handsome young man dead for four hundred years, one heck of a scary portrait of a witch, and a treasure hunt -- not to mention a princess for a roommate! -- all await 15 year old American girl Caitlyn Monahan when she earns a scholarship to a French boarding school.

There are secrets behind the stone walls of Chateau de la Fortune, buried for centuries a...more

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Published March 31st 2011 by Speak

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Apr 21, 2011 ~Tina~ rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, paranormal-human, wanted-to-love-but-couldn-t, supernatural, read-2011, own, time-travel

What I thought was suppose to be a haunting love story, turned out to be something different, and not at all what I was expecting. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but sadly I couldn't love this as much as I wanted too.
Lisa Cach is a very skilled writer and the dedication to her historical details was very impressive. But I found it a bit to formal and dry and it didn't quite have that desired punch to keep me engaged.
The plot line is very clever and I enjoyed the ghostly mysteries, but then t...more

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May 24, 2011 Krys rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ghosts-hauntings, arcs-manuscripts, own, french-setting, third-person-narrative, medium-length-book, specialized-high-school, medieval-renaissance, read-in-2010, stand-alone

I started Lisa Cach's Wake Unto Me yesterday morning and I just finished it up. It was...ok... the book started out with such promise but fell kinda flat two thirds through.

Caitlyn has always felt out of place in Oregon. She studies the past, art and history, like some girls study fashion magazines and pop culture. A good evening to her is reading a book of fine art while listening to Chopin. When she gets an opportunity to study at a prestigious boarding school in France she jumps on it, forsak...more

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Jun 02, 2011 Kristi (The Story Siren) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Why was I not more aware of this book and it's awesomeness!

Ghosts, romance, an intriguing history and a mystery hundreds of years old.... yeah I'm going to say it again. AWESOME.

This novel was totally not what I was expecting. I think perhaps I was anticipating the same old paranormal romance, but that is not what I got at all. And it was a welcome change!

I have to admit that I wasn't gripped by the story initially, I remember thinking that perhaps I should put this story down... mostly because...more

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May 03, 2011 Nic rated it 2 of 5 stars

Recommended to Nic by: oliviasbooks

Shelves: 2011, swap, read-in-2011

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I really wanted to like this. I had heard so many great reviews on blogs but I was BORED. I felt like I was studying a history book. It may have just been due to the fact that historical genre is not my thing (but then again I have just read two historical books this week and loved them) so I don't think that is the case. The concept had potential but it needed to have writing that flowed effor...more

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Apr 09, 2011 oliviasbooks rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: ghosts-dead-people, urban-fantasy-paranormal, love-story-romance, young-adult-fiction, historical-fiction, witches-sorcerers-magic, unfinished-2011, swapped-or-given-away, mystery-crime-sleuthing, boarding-school-plot

An unexpected, work-related reading assigment turned up, which I will use as an excuse to abandon this book after 72 pages, although I wanted to let it simmer on my bedside table for a while.

Is it so bad, you ask? Oh, it's not bad.
- I just don't care for bordom-school (oops) boarding-school stories at the moment - especially not for those including blue-blooded royal-bitch-room-mates
- the moody, goth-like, thrift-store addicted, I-am-different-from-everybody-else-where-is-my-great-destiny-invite...more

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Mar 11, 2012 Sandra Howard rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: cover-love, fantasy, favorites, timetravel

Caitlin Monahan described herself as freaky. Even though she has friends and a family who loves her, she still felt she didn’t belong because of her freakiness.

Dreams were always a constant companion of Caitlin. She never knew or understood what it meant so she kept a journal for her dreams. Her dreams were mostly nightmares, ghastly figures who scream at her which was why she called them Screechers.

Everything changed when she received a scholarship to a prestigious school in France. Her dreams...more

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Nov 10, 2011 Valorie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Wake Unto Me is a completely enticing romantic read that I want to dive into over and over again. I was so swept up into the mystery of the book and the romance that I found myself thinking about it even when I wasn’t reading.

I have to give a serious high five to Lisa Cach when it comes to the setting of this book. France is depicted so beautifully it was as if I traveled there while reading the book. I felt myself drawn to the deadly yet mysterious castle. I could imagine my fingers running al...more Wake Unto Me is a completely enticing romantic read that I want to dive into over and over again. I was so swept up into the mystery of the book and the romance that I found myself thinking about it even when I wasn’t reading.

I have to give a serious high five to Lisa Cach when it comes to the setting of this book. France is depicted so beautifully it was as if I traveled there while reading the book. I felt myself drawn to the deadly yet mysterious castle. I could imagine my fingers running along the stone walls. There is one scene where the main character is described as being found in a rather nasty situation after a fall and the entire scene was so gruesome to read about. This isn’t even depicted in first person either, it is told by someone close to Caitlyn.

Mystery and suspense are at an all-time high in this book. There is a total plot twist that you will not expect at the very end. There is mystery throughout the entire book that will keep you on your toes. I love a good romance book that can also cause me to think. I love the parts where Caitlyn and Raphael work together to try to figure out what is going on in the past. There was a sort of sexual tension (clean read though) mixed in with the fear of what may happen to both of them.

This is also one of those books that has paranormal elements but shouldn’t be classified as a paranormal. I liked that it had real life issues, like dealing with death and being “unique” but it also had the elements of magic and supernatural forces.

The ending, wow, the ending had me floored. The last two or three chapters shattered my heart and then mended it back together in a matter of hours. I went from bawling my eyes out to cheering wildly.

All in all, this was a fantastic YA debut from an author who has never written YA. You can definitely see the romance elements slip out, but it is clean and sweet. LOVE. Five stars, no question. I’d recommend this to just about anyone who loves a good heartfelt romance. Paranormal elements or not, this book will appeal to just about any reader. There were even bits of action(less)

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Aug 07, 2012 Amelie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: my-bookshelf

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Mir persönlich gefallen beide Cover sehr gut. Beim Original finde ich, hätte das mit der Substanz auch umgekehrt sein können. Außerdem sieht es da wie ein Erotikroman aus. Der Ink Verlag hat sich da für die schönere Variante entschieden, wie ich finde. Vom Titel her passen beide sehr gut, wobei Ink eher auf den Vergangenheit/Gegenwart und Speak eher auf den Traum/Wirklichkeit Konflikt anspielt.

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Ich muss gestehen, als ich begann Eternally zu lesen, da dachte ich noch, es würd...more Zur Aufmachung

Mir persönlich gefallen beide Cover sehr gut. Beim Original finde ich, hätte das mit der Substanz auch umgekehrt sein können. Außerdem sieht es da wie ein Erotikroman aus. Der Ink Verlag hat sich da für die schönere Variante entschieden, wie ich finde. Vom Titel her passen beide sehr gut, wobei Ink eher auf den Vergangenheit/Gegenwart und Speak eher auf den Traum/Wirklichkeit Konflikt anspielt.

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Ich muss gestehen, als ich begann Eternally zu lesen, da dachte ich noch, es würde einer der typischen Romane in diese Richtung werden. Die völlig unverstandene Caitlyn, die sich schon immer so gefühlt hat als sei sie völlig fehl am Platz, hat eine ganz besondere Gabe, weshalb sie an eine Schule weit weit weg geht. Aber dieses Buch hat mich eines besseren belehrt. Caitlyn hat sich als so viel sympathischer herausgestellt, als sie auf den ersten Blick wirkte. Ihre Stiefmutter war keine Hexe, sondern ein wirklich lieber Mensch, der Caitlyn sogar noch mehr geliebt hat als ihr Vater und die Schule, auf die Caitlyn dann geht, ist auch nicht nur für magisch Begabte zugänglich, sondern eigentlich bloß ein Internat für die Elite, dessen Gründer ein Geheimnis haben, das es zu entschlüsseln gilt.
Eternally ist eine wirklich tolle Geschichte, die es auf sehr unterhaltsame Weise schafft, Vergangenheit und Gegenwart, Traum und Wirklichkeit miteinander zu vermischen bis man zuletzt selbst nicht mehr weiß, was denn nun wahr und wirklich ist. Mir persönlich hat das super gefallen und ich hätte nie damit gerechnet, dass das diesen Roman zu etwas machen würde, das ich so noch nicht gelesen habe.
Besonders die beiden Hauptcharaktere sind sehr sympathisch, schlagfertig, mutig und beide kämpfen sie für die selbe Sache. Nur eben in verschiedenen Zeiten.
Es gab ziemlich viele sehr spannende Stellen, aber doch muss ich sagen, dass man sich als Leser einiges schon zusammenreimen konnte bevor man das Buch beendet hatte. Auch ist das Buch natürlich nicht völlig befreit von Klischees. So gibt es die liebe nette Zimmernachbarin und die Zicke, die sich in den Mittelpunkt stellt und über den Hauptcharakter lustig macht. Trotzdem gab es auch da die eine oder andere Überraschung und die Charaktere stellten sich mit der Zeit auch als immer weniger klischeehaft heraus.
Was mir an diesem Roman seltsamerweise am allerbesten gefallen hat, das war zum einen, dass die Geschichte mit tatsächlichen Ereignissen der Vergangenheit verbunden war und auch viele verschiedene Sprachen mit eingebracht hat, hauptsächlich natürlich Französisch aber auch Latein. Zum anderen war es, dass dies ein EINZELBAND ist. Wie sehr ich es vermisst habe mal einen Einzelband zu lesen, das war mir bis jetzt gar nicht klar gewesen...

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Schreibstil: 4 Herzen
Charaktere: 4 Herzen
Spannung: 4 Herzen
Emotionale Tiefe: 3 Herzen
Humor: 3,5 Herzen
Originalität: 3,5 Herzen

Ein schöner Roman, der mit Traum und Realität spielt und den Leser auf diese Weise mitreißt! Eine Mischung aus Zeitreise und Urban Fantasy Roman, der zusätzlich auch noch ein Einzelband ist. Was kann man da schon falsch machen?

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Mar 18, 2012 Anna rated it 2 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I almost didn't finish this book. I got really bored at the first few chapters, but I pushed through and ended up semi-enjoying this book.

It starts out with Caitlyn, who's this misfit at her school. What I didn't understand was that she didn't seem to be much of a misfit. She's got a boy asking her to a party and two really good friends, so I don't see what her problem was, but whatever.

She then gets accepted into a French boarding school. *yawn* she makes friends, yada yada. Then there's myste...more I almost didn't finish this book. I got really bored at the first few chapters, but I pushed through and ended up semi-enjoying this book.

It starts out with Caitlyn, who's this misfit at her school. What I didn't understand was that she didn't seem to be much of a misfit. She's got a boy asking her to a party and two really good friends, so I don't see what her problem was, but whatever.

She then gets accepted into a French boarding school. *yawn* she makes friends, yada yada. Then there's mysterious guy in her dreams and, here's the shocking part, she falls instantly in love with him! Swoon.... er, not.

And he thinks she's a ghost, and she thinks he's a ghost and there's this moment of confusion where *you* wonder if *you're* a ghost... oh, wait, that doesn't happen. You just wonder if you've died of boredom.

Anyway, and it turns out that her sleeping spirit is a ghost or something that haunts the past, and the present and the future or something, for no apparent reason.

Oh, and I almost forgot. There's this creepy, evil witchy lady who was burned at the stake and her adopted son (Caitln's love interest) keeps her heart in a box. Mmmhmm. Yeah. You read that right. Her HEART in a BOX. Just a little weird. He also worships this mother-figure, even though, in my mind, she's pretty darn evil. She kills people and seduces people and overall sounds completely insane and everyone treats her like this victim... um, no. She kind of asked for it.

So, at the end, Raphael (mysterious guy in paragraph #2) dies and Caitlyn goes into this depression and fails all of her classes. Then she finds out that Raphael took over her friend's dead brother's body (ummm, creepy, much? Isn't that something that most bad guys do?) and so she's all happy again and leads the more or less evil headmistress to the Knight's Templar treasure (yep, that made an appearance, too) and then they're all like, "yay" even though this evil lady now has the witchy lady's, Bianca's, heart and will probably rule the world with her mind control powers. Um, what? And Caitlyn's not worried about this at all? *insert eye roll*

So, I think it's pretty obvious what my thoughts were on this book. The biggest part was that Bianca and Mistress Snowe should have at least *seemed* good. They seemed more or less pure evil to me.

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Jan 10, 2012 Lucie rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This book left me perplexed. A nice and original story, but ... It is this "but" that made me undecided and confused.

On the one hand, I liked the style and the written skills of the author. She beautifully depicts moods, places and ages. Lisa Cach throws the reader into a temporal rift, like if you were at the wheel of a time travel machine. Caitlyn goes from nowadays Oregon to meandering of the sixteenth century in France. The young lady does her best to stop conspiracies and assass...more Reactions:
This book left me perplexed. A nice and original story, but ... It is this "but" that made me undecided and confused.

On the one hand, I liked the style and the written skills of the author. She beautifully depicts moods, places and ages. Lisa Cach throws the reader into a temporal rift, like if you were at the wheel of a time travel machine. Caitlyn goes from nowadays Oregon to meandering of the sixteenth century in France. The young lady does her best to stop conspiracies and assassinations that appear during the reign of Catherine de Medici. A black legend that gives the past, told by the author, an edge more realistic than reality.

For a French, this historical novel was great. Dealing with the Renaissance and the Templars details seemed very well documented. We feel that Lisa Cach has worked on it.
Ditto for the allusions to the traditional french dishes of the south west. This "Cuisine" is famous for its richness and flavors but often misunderstood by travelers, who tasted with their brains before testing with their palate ... Besides the reference to the character disgust with the Foie Gras was a lot of fun. It is often better to try french food until you know how it's made! (Lol)

I also fell into the trap of the "lady in black" and the ghost stories. Well done! I did not see or guess a thing...
The plot too is well built. Same thing goes for the love story between Raphael and Caitlyn. It is well orchestrated. The reader is carried through their meetings in an intriguing treasure hunt to an poignat ending before the scene with Thierry.

But ... On the other hand, there are some aspects that frustrated me. They made my reading less exciting. Indeed, I found a lot of length in the narrative. In particular, in the scenes set in Caitlyn's High School in the US or the explanations of the various courses in the castle.

A slow pace, certainly sought by the author to plant the decor, to elaborate the realistic details of the story but sometimes, it makes me want to read diagonally and get directly to the point.
I admit, I waited to know the peak of the action and I've been pretty frustrated when the first light was made on Caitlyn identity. Or at least, the explanation given by Raphael to clarify the reasons for her presence at his side …

Then the author take a new spin in her tale after the scene of the cave that offers
an interesting and surprising ending. I did not expect this outcome. But I think the result could have been as attractive by cutting some scenes. I remain perplexed because this work requires a suite, but at the same time, I'm not sure one is need.
In short, I'm a little confused about my feelings on this book. So, it's your turn to form your own opinion ...

Read more about this book on my blog: http://newbooksonmyselves.blogspot.co...

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Dec 19, 2011 Hylary Locsin rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Fifteen-year-old Caitlyn Monahan feels misunderstood by everyone in her small Oregon town. Nicknamed “moan-and-groan” for her constant depressive mood, Caitlyn wants nothing more than to escape someplace where she won’t be an outcast and where the strange dreams and nightmares that have plagued her for years won’t haunt her every waking moment. One day, Caitlyn receives a strange e-mail from the h...more Originally posted on my blog: http://libraryladyhylary.blogspot.com ! Check it out for more reviews!

Fifteen-year-old Caitlyn Monahan feels misunderstood by everyone in her small Oregon town. Nicknamed “moan-and-groan” for her constant depressive mood, Caitlyn wants nothing more than to escape someplace where she won’t be an outcast and where the strange dreams and nightmares that have plagued her for years won’t haunt her every waking moment. One day, Caitlyn receives a strange e-mail from the headmistress of Château de la Fortune, a boarding school thousands of miles away in southeastern France. Not sure why she has been given the opportunity to apply, Caitlyn is even more astonished when the school offers her a full scholarship. After arriving in France and beginning her new life at the Château, Caitlyn hopes that she has finally found a place where she will fit in and where her nightmares won’t follow her. Instead, the dreams become more vivid than ever, and now include a handsome young man named Raphael who appears to be living in the very same Château hundreds of years earlier. As Caitlyn learns more the history of the castle, she discovers that Raphael was a real person, and the adopted son of Bianca de’ Medici, a mysterious woman who was burned at the stake for witchcraft in the 16th century. Unsure if her dreams are real or just a result of her overactive imagination, Caitlyn tries to uncover the truth about her visions of the past, and what part they might play in her future at the Château.

Full of romance, history, and the appeal of a good ghost story, Wake Unto Me is a charming, enjoyable mystery from veteran author Lisa Cach. One of the strongest elements of the novel are the characters. Well-developed and interesting, it is easy for the reader to identify with Caitlyn and her longing to find a place that feels like “home.” The supporting characters, including Caitlyn’s new friends, Naomi and Amalia, the strict headmistress of the Château, Madame Snowe, and the handsome man of Caitlyn’s dreams (literally), Raphael, add a great deal of depth to the story as well. The history of the de’ Medici family, the Knights Templar, and the crusades create a rich background for the events of the story. Fans of historical fiction, ghost stories, romance, and mystery will all appreciate this novel. Overall, an excellent beginning to a new series that will delight both teen and adult readers. The sequel, Foxfire, is set to be released in summer 2012.

I am surprised that I haven’t heard more about this book because I really liked it! It was very well-written and flowed very easily and naturally. Caitlyn is a great character and, despite the fact that she is self-admittedly “moody,” easy to identify with. I really enjoyed the bits of history that the author threw in, including references to the Knights Templar and the de’ Medici family. The romance between Caitlyn and Raphael was also very enjoyable. I am really looking forward to reading Foxfire and can’t wait to see where the series goes!(less)

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Nov 03, 2011 Harmony Beaufort rated it 3 of 5 stars

Wake Unto Me is the story of Caitlin moving from her small town in Oregon where it seems like no one understands her, to the rural boarding school called the Chateau De La Fortune in France, where crazy ghosts stories and mysterious dreams begin to haunt her. The beginning is a bit slow, but once it gets you, you don't be able to stop!

Caitlin was a little hard for her to relate too, since while she was in Oregon, I found her melodramatic. She was really "woe is me" and until she leaves for Franc...more

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Oct 15, 2011 Elizabeth (Elizziebooks) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: advanced-copy, young-adult, paranormal

First off, I want to think Jessica of Chapter Chicks (blog, youtube) for sending me this book. She wanted to know my opinion, so here it is!

Wake Unto Me is about this girl who feels like a total outcast because she can’t relate to anyone around her, even the two girls who are supposedly her best friends. Then one day, a letter came in the mail about this amazing opportunity to go to Fortune School in France! She thinks it’s any old boarding school until she starts having these very vivid dreams...more First off, I want to think Jessica of Chapter Chicks (blog, youtube) for sending me this book. She wanted to know my opinion, so here it is!

Wake Unto Me is about this girl who feels like a total outcast because she can’t relate to anyone around her, even the two girls who are supposedly her best friends. Then one day, a letter came in the mail about this amazing opportunity to go to Fortune School in France! She thinks it’s any old boarding school until she starts having these very vivid dreams about a boy named Raphael from many centuries ago.

The book follows Caitlyn on her adventures both at school and in her dreams. I would say that is it both paranormal romance and historical fiction.

There is a lot of detail with this book since it is historical fiction. In my opinion, the plot doesn’t get juicy until the twist. Well, there’s a pre-twist twist, and then the actual twist. The pre-twist reminded me of Mal (Cobb’s wife) from Inception in that she questions which part is a dream and which part is reality. And then there is a twist that I predicted about 20% of it beforehand, but the majority of it caught me by surprise. This book is definitely not like anything I’ve read before.

I’d definitely say that the juicy parts are definitely juicy. The romantic scenes were good, but weren’t long enough to make it the main focus of the book. I really admired that.

The setting is FULL of history. There’s a castle. She goes. and lives. IN A CASTLE. And I love all the mystery that surrounded the gouffre. That was fantastic.One thing that confused me was how Caitlyn didn’t get the hint that this was a school for girls who weren’t necessarily normal. They explain it near the end, but throughout the novel, I wondered why these girls were only taking what I’ll call muggle classes. They were probably the same classes she was taking back in Oregon. In her acceptance letter, they suggest that they’ll help her hone in on her skills, but where is that?! I know Madame Snowe gives her a DNA test to make sure she’s related to the de Medicis, but that’s about it. I think this is just me being curious. It probably would have just added more detail to the story rather than helping anything.I would definitely recommend this book to people who like historical fictions. And don’t be deterred by the cover. Also, about the cover. The MC’s hair is BLACK in the book. Like, it’s mentioned a bunch of times. I’m sure the author had no say in this, but c’mon publishers! Read the story. The cover should at least try to reflect the story. Please and thanks.(less)

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Jul 17, 2011 Linda M.C. Nguyen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

Cash writes with great attention to historical detail. The setting of the story couldn't be better, and the characters, while most of them don't really appear to be alive and leaping off the pages (many characters only exist in Caitlyn's dreams anyway), are written with just enough detail to tell the story. However, the interplay between the past (400 years ago) and the present is amazing, and readers can't deny how a certain hand of fate is making the romance in this story possible.

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May 26, 2011 Deltay rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: own-arc

Ghosts, an exotic locale, a mystery... Lisa Cach's Wake Unto Me has all the trappings of a deliciously dark story well worthy of its creepy cover1.

There's a lot of controversy in the literary world regarding prologues, usually against them. But Wake Unto Me is one example, I think, in which the prologue works quite well. Cach starts out the novel on an ominous note, which from the very get-go leaves the reader curious about the tone of the rest of the story. The fact that the majority of the sto...more

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Mar 15, 2011 Rachel rated it 5 of 5 stars

If it wasn't for the good reviews, I wouldn't have read Wake Unto Me. I've been seeing this a lot in other book blogs, but never had it never caught my interest. I didn't even know it was about witches and ghosts and french boarding schools until I read it. You know when you have no idea what a book is about, and yet, out of nowhere, the urge to start reading it attacks you? And then when you read it, bam! You're blown away. That was exactly how I met this book.

I enjoyed this book a lot especial...more

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Mar 15, 2011 Dawn Vanniman rated it 4 of 5 stars

Have you ever felt like you just didn't belong? That's how Caitlin feels in WAKE UNTO ME. Her parents have three rowdy boys involved in sports and they think Caitlin might be a little...unbalanced. It's not that her parents don't love her, they just don't know what to do with her. See, she has these dreams - sometimes terrifying nightmares and sometimes wonderful escapes into the history of Oregon (where she lives). When Caitlin gets a full-ride scholarship to a fancy boarding school in France,...more

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May 02, 2012 Holly rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ghost-stories, not-what-i-expected, time-travel, young-adult-reads, touch-of-magic-supernatural

So, in reading the description of Wake Unto Me prior to buying it, I thoroughly expected cheesey, tweeny paranormal goodness, not unlike "Dead is the New Black" or perhaps "Hex Hall". I mean, creepy French castle boarding school? With a portrait of a lady that seems to be watching? And dating a ghost? These, in fact, were the reasons I quickly downloaded the book and swore to never update it onto my goodreads status, no matter how many books short I am of my early count goal!!

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Aug 19, 2012 Alina rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: my mom :D

i loved it!
At the beginning it was a bit slow but I didn't mind much because i hate books where you start reading and they give you too much information, though for some people it's okay, but it confuses me a lot (not a good feeling when you are starting a book) so i was grateful; other than that i had no trouble at all, i absolutely enjoyed reading it.

i am in love with the history of the Templars, the knights, the treasures, the legends, everything; and i also find witches fascinating, althoug...more

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Apr 12, 2011 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Lisa Cach's debut YA novel, Wake Unto Me, was a very nice "ghost story" novel. When I first saw the cover months ago I was immediately hooked. It reminded me of Jenny Carroll/Meg Cabot's The Mediator series with a girl and a ghost, so I was looking forward to reading it and it was a rather fast read too!

Caitlyn is really kind of your average girl at school, although she has two good friends, other people make fun of her for no reason really, and when the opportunity comes to go to a prestigious...more Lisa Cach's debut YA novel, Wake Unto Me, was a very nice "ghost story" novel. When I first saw the cover months ago I was immediately hooked. It reminded me of Jenny Carroll/Meg Cabot's The Mediator series with a girl and a ghost, so I was looking forward to reading it and it was a rather fast read too!

Caitlyn is really kind of your average girl at school, although she has two good friends, other people make fun of her for no reason really, and when the opportunity comes to go to a prestigious school in France comes up, she jumps at it, hoping that it would take her away from her too ordinary life.

Although lately she has been having really freaky dreams with images that terrify her and screech at her. But once she enters France she starts dreaming of a cute guy and can't help but think that there's something growing between them. It's all a little weird at first, Caitlyn isn't sure at times what's real and what's not. What's a dream and so forth, she begins to wonder about her sanity at a point. All she knows that Raphael is the guy she's been looking for all her young life.

The romance was a good buildup--I actually just read a review this morning that appreciated this part as well--while the two feel drawn to one another, they're not a "couple" right away. It takes time. But there is still a definite mystery going on at the school. And believe me my theories were constantly challenged, in the end I didn't really see much coming!

I like when books can take you completely by surprise at the final moment. Sure, you get an idea where it's heading but the end? Still a shocker in its entirety! But again, I did guess at one or two tidbits pages before the answer was revealed and was glad that I was right! Finally!

The pacing was okay. At times I thought it a little slow, because not too much "ghost" stuff was happening. And it wasn't necessarily the "ghost story" I was expecting, yet it was still really good. Just different! There was also quite a bit of history woven into the book as well that was all intriguing as well. And people say reading is boring! Heck we get to enter fantastical worlds and still learn a bit of history while we read fiction!

Overall rating 4/5 stars(less)

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Apr 12, 2011 Ellie Emery rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: to-re-read

I loved the idea of only finding love in your dreams and how the main character would be in a boarding school in France. I set high expectations and thankfully they were greatly surpassed. The entire plot is pure genius. I loved all the twists that added depth to the story. One of my favorite parts is the mystery aspect of the book. Lisa Cach's descriptions are flawless. I felt like I was off in France living in an ancient castle with Caitlin. I adored how there was actual history mixed in with...more

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Sep 03, 2010 Savannah (Books With Bite) rated it 5 of 5 stars

I LOVED THIS BOOK! It may not seem like a dark book, but it is. Everything in it was so surprising and emotional I want to read it again just for the pleasure of it.

Caitilyn Monahan has vivid dreams. Dreams that are real. And in her dreams she meets him. Haunted by her dreams and thoughts by him Caitilyn takes an opportunity to go to a boarding school in France, but once she gets there, her dreams are worse. All of the sudden, her dreams are so real she can’t tell the different anymore. And what...more

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Sep 01, 2010 Leilani Lopez rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: EVERYONE

I want a boy from 400 years ago... As long as he is my my dreams first!
Cach really knows how to write a boy who is 400 years older than you, you can only see him in your dreams, an excellent treat!
Right after reading the Prologue, I was hooked. Like most Prologues, it left me questioning and wanting more! After Chapter 1, the book had all of my attention. I sat at my brothers football practice, reading instead of watching him as I should have. This wasn't the first time Ive seen him, nothing st...more I want a boy from 400 years ago... As long as he is my my dreams first!
Cach really knows how to write a boy who is 400 years older than you, you can only see him in your dreams, an excellent treat!
Right after reading the Prologue, I was hooked. Like most Prologues, it left me questioning and wanting more! After Chapter 1, the book had all of my attention. I sat at my brothers football practice, reading instead of watching him as I should have. This wasn't the first time Ive seen him, nothing stopped me from reading Wake Unto Me.
The setting of the boarding school in France was well written and beautifully imagined. As was the characters of Caitlyn and her dream boy. The character of Caitlyn Monahan or as the kids of at her high school call her, Caitlyn Moan N Groan, was a pleasure reading about. Caitlyn is a girl who was the out cast at her high school and never thought she would get to have an adventure. Her dream boy was just living his life 400 years ago and thought of nothing until her met this girl who comes and goes at her convenience. What he did not know, was he was actually the dream in this story. Though he was supposed to be the knight in shining armor, but in the end, who was really saving who?

I found quite a bit of Caitlyn in myself as I continued the adventure in Wake Unto Me. I appreciated the imagery between the present and the past. While the setting was the same, the actions of the characters were very different and lovely.
Wake Unto Me was a memorable read in which I devoured at my brothers football practice. For those who may not know how long that is, it's two hours. It not only made me laugh out loud, gasp, and sigh but had my mom who was with me tempted to steal the book out of my hands and start reading herself. Cach proves that nothing can keep you away from true love. Even if you are sixteen, at a boarding school, and in a foreign country. Not only is can you fond love in a foreign country, but even in the most unlikely place.
Girls, and maybe even boys, Wake Unto Me is an eye opening love story in which you will never look at "historical" love stories the same again.(less)

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Sep 02, 2011 Darla rated it 4 of 5 stars

I was really excited for Wake Unto Me and was really happy when I finally got to sit down and read it. I'm not a major history person so all of the references of the Knights Templar were kinda lost on me, but totally added to the mystery of the book.

Caitlyn was a great main character who is really not sure of who she is or where she belongs in the beginning, but she knows that there's something more out in the world than being stuck in high school. I really liked her abilities and how they we...more

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Feb 13, 2011 Andrea rated it 3 of 5 stars

Ehh. This was just another "okay" book for me. The book had some mystery/ghostliness to it. But it was also sort of historical. And I don't get into historical books at all. Going back into the past just doesn't do it for me. So I only really enjoyed part of the book. That doesn't mean that I thought that it was a bad book, just that it didn't really spark my interest.

That being said, I didn't enjoy the characters. I liked Caitlyn, Amalia, Naomi, and Raphael. Although I do have to say that I do...more

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Aug 29, 2011 Coranne (The Best Books Ever) rated it 3 of 5 stars

I am not sure why, but I really thought this story was about Hades. I have no idea why I thought that or what would have given me that idea.

This is the description from Amazon:

"Caitlyn Monahan knows she belongs somewhere else. It's what her dead mother's note suggested, and it's what her recurring nightmares allude to.

Desperate to flee these terrifying dreams--and her small town--she accepts a spot at a boarding school in France. Only, when she arrives, her nightmares get worse.

But then there a...more

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Aug 05, 2011 Farrah rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

This book has one of the most complicated plots I've ever encountered. If the plot was a drawing, it would look like a tangle of lines. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, its just that not everyone will like book as twisted as this.
Caitlyn has never felt like she belonged and when she is offered a scholarship to a French boarding school, she immediately accepts. Once there, she meets Raphael, a man that appears in her dreams.
From then on it starts getting complicated.I can't even say what Rap...more

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Apr 06, 2013 Jaden rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, general-paranormal-supernatural, ghosts, gothic, historical, romance, witches-wizards-sorcerers, young-adult

- 3.5 stars out of 5 -

A good young adult book, with an interesting plot and unveiling of events. Past and present intertwined, people from both 'places' get tangled together and the drama begins in a dark, mysterious atmosphere and a castle as background.

So, all in all, I enjoyed the book despite the inconsinstencies it had, mostly because apart from the romance, mystery and horror of sorts ruled each page. The time travel tag that many stick to this book, is certainly non-sci-fi, but more of...more

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May 07, 2011 Jenny rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, paranormal

Caitlyn keeps to herself and doesn’t have many friends. She has very pleasant and vivid dreams but there are also the nightmares with screaming ghostly images. She’s tried telling her parents but all they can see is an underlying mental illness so Caitlyn has learned to keep these things to herself. When a opportunity presents itself for Caitlyn to attend boarding school in France she jumps at the chance seeing it as a new start in a new place.

In the new surrounding Caitlyn starts having dreams...more

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Jun 25, 2011 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult-romance

Wake Unto Me ended up being completely different than how I thought it would be and I loved it! Instead of just being about a girl falling in love with a ghost (like the cover insinuates), the story ends up taking twists and turns you would have never suspected in Caitlyn and Raphael's relationship. I loved Caitlyn and how even though she was alone and scared of her dreams, she faced them head on. But you know who I really loved? Raphael! He was so sweet and wasn't afraid to love Caitlyn whole-h...more

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