Gone

I am a huge fan of this saga, so my opinion is probably clouded by my fangirlism (but please, don't let that stop you from reading my review, I promise I tried to behave). Anyway, this book had the right amount of comedy (very little) and the right amount of drama (a lot more), and overall a bittersweet feeling to it. But still, for me, this was the perfect ending for the series. Unlike Wake and Fade, there's not police plot to it, and that's a good thing, because those police plots were weak and predictable. Gone is centered in Janie herself, and her own Big Life-Changing Decision (if you read the first two books you know what I'm talking about; if you haven't, I'm not spoiling that for you). If in Fade the book was centered around Janie, Cabel and Captain, in this book we get a higher dose of the other important people in Janie's life (including a new character). People who may (or may not: again, no-spoiler policy) change the outcome of her decision. I can say that I miss not knowing a little more about Melinda, that lesbian girl who was in love with Janie's best friend. A think that she could have had a bigger role (she had none). I fell a little more in love with Cabel (never thought that was even possible), I wanted to shout at Janie to wake up (not literally), and I was hooked from page one to the end. I'm sure that fans of Janie will like the way the story ends. At least (as is obvious by the five stars I gave it) I did.

I loved Wake and Fade and was so happy to finally get my copy of Gone. First off, you must read Wake and Fade first. I don't understand any negative comment written of this book. I have read many books, different types, etc. And this book was unique, and is written to make you really feel that you are there. I love the dialogue in this book, it is so real and the characters are consistent throughout. I read some reviews that mentioned the occasional swear words bothering them. I don't speak this way myself (I don't swear) but REMEMBER this is a story, you are entering the world of these characters. Lisa McMann does an excellent job of taking you there and making it real!! Without this language it wouldn't be realistic. It was a great series and I will miss Janie and Cabel. By the way, it was perfect!

I loved the first two books in this series, so I was excitedly waiting for GONE and simultaneously sad that the book would mean the end of an amazing series. This book delivered for me on so many levels. It really delved into the deeper personal situation that Janie was facing due to discovering her abilities as a dream catcher. While exploring options for her future, she had to consider her relationship with Cabe, and the situation she was putting him in and their future together. Her life was not going to be easy. But then she meets a man who teaches her the one future she'd never truly considered before, and she begins to realize that she has a few more options than she originally thought. (I know that seems vague, but I'm trying not to give spoilers here!) I found this book completely gripping. Slightly different to the other two, because it explores the reality of Janie's life, love and future, but a completely fitting and fabulous end to a wonderful trilogy. Absolutely brilliant! I loved it.

When we last left Janie in FADE, things were looking very, very bleak. It didn't seem possible that she could ever have a happy life--not with her boyfriend Cabe, not with her gift/curse of being pulled into other people's dreams, not in her relationships with her mother or her peers--none of it. But GONE brings Janie, and us, to a very emotional, TOTALLY unexpected, and completely satisfying end. Plenty of suspense, impossible choices, and heart-baring truths in this wild ride to the ending of the trilogy. Highly recommend!

Wow. What else can I say about GONE? It's poignant, touching, funny and kind of creepy and scary all at the same time. Janie and Cabel are back in the third and final book in this awesome series. I don't want to give away all the plot twists and turns, but a stranger comes into Janie's life and forces her to make a huge decision that may become her undoing. I think this was the best book in the series - it certainly had me hooked from the beginning and Ms. McMann knows how to write a page turner that is both suspenseful AND sexy. I loved this book, but am a little sad the series is over. Can't wait to see what is next for this amazing writer. p.s. If you haven't read the other two books in the series, Wake (Wake Series, Book 1) is book one and Fade (Wake Series, Book 2) (Wake Trilogy) is book two.