Once again, this was a quick read, taking me only a few short hours to finish, and yet another of McMann's reads that I couldn't put down. So far, three for three.

The basis of the story is, of course, the same considering it's the sequel to Wake. In this second edition Janie is still learning how to handle her dreams, how to control them, pull out of them, etc. But she is noticing some nasty side-effects that she'd rather not face.

Now working for the local police department, helping solve cases by using her power of dream walking, she now finds herself wrapped up in a mystery. After receiving two calls over the past year, Captain wants her and Cabel to infiltrate the school, learn the staff members inside and out and figure out whose stepping over the line with the student body.

Throughout her mission to get in close to a particular teacher, Janie is struggling with her health, her love life, her waning friendship, and trying to get a handle on her dreams so she can manipulate them to better suit her. Throughout the process she gets a bit of help from former patient Martha Stubin and fellow dream catcher, who guides her from the other side and sheds some light on what is happening to her physically and what to expect for her future. She learns what love is all about, and most importantly, that she is capable of it, as well as the important things in life.

Quick read or not, this was a very satisfying story and I was sorry to have it end. I already have the next and last of the trilogy, Fade, and plan to crack that baby open tonight and see how this whole thing ends. I know some people are a little turned off by the writing style, but the story isn't something to be missed. And it really works.