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    Fade

    Written by Lisa McMann

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    For Janie and Cabel, real life is getting tougher than the dreams. They're just trying to carve out a little (secret) time together, but no such luck.
    Disturbing things are happening at Fieldridge High, yet nobody's talking. When Janie taps into a classmate's violent nightmares, the case finally breaks open - but nothing goes as planned. Not even close. Janie's in way over her head, and Cabel's shocking behavior has grave consequences for them both.

    Worse yet, Janie learns the truth about herself and her ability - and it's bleak. Seriously, brutally bleak. Not only is her fate as a dream catcher sealed, but what's to come is way darker than she'd feared…
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateFeb 9, 2010
    ISBN9781441819871
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    Lisa McMann

    Lisa McMann lives in Arizona. She is married to fellow writer and musician, Matt McMann, and they have two adult children. Her son is an artist named Kilian McMann and her daughter is an actor, Kennedy McMann. Lisa is the New York Times bestselling author of over two dozen books for young adults and children. So far she has written in genres including paranormal, realistic, dystopian, and fantasy. Some of her most well-known books are The Unwanteds series for middle grade readers and the Wake trilogy for young adults. Check out Lisa's website at LisaMcMann.com, learn more about The Unwanteds Series at UnwantedsSeries.com, and be sure to say hi on Instagram or Twitter (@Lisa_McMann), or Facebook (Facebook.com/McMannFan).

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    Reviews for Fade

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    • 3/5
      The second novel in the Catcher series again was a fast and easy read. The story of Janie and Caleb going undercover at their high school. They use Janie's dream catching abilitis to investigate a crime at the high school. While doing this she finds out more about her fate.
    • 5/5
      The story starts off just where the last one ended, and boy am I glad for that! I love series books that don't skip a whole lot and make you wonder what happened between one book and the next.
      Fade starts of with finishing up the whole drug bust thing from Wake, and then moves right into the next case for Janie and Cabel ( they are working for the police). Of course I was on Cabel's side with not wanting Janie to get mixed up with this case, but then I really thought about it and figured that if something like that was going on at my daughter's school, I would want someone there to try and put an end to it.
      And really, I won't play the naive parent and pretend that this sort of thing doesn't happen, I know it does, and that Mrs. McMann brought it to light in this book is a huge plus from my end!
      Janie is still slipping into others' dreams and she is slowly learning to bring herself out of them. Although she has trouble and can't seem to get out of the nightmares. While working the case of the perv teachers, Janie is given the case files of the previous dream catcher, Miss Stubin; and while reading them she learns more than she wanted to.
      As the blurb stated on goodreads, Cabel and Janie are together, but for their undercover work to actually work they have to keep everything a secret. So while they do get to spend some time together, they can't been seen together in public, so everything goes on behind the closed doors of Cabel's house.
      Janie jumps right in with the case and very quickly figures out which teacher is her target. That part kinda irked me, I mean heck it took like a week if that for her to get the teacher to make a move, and really; you would like to think that the "adult" would take more time. Anyway, Janie sets it up to be alone with him just to make sure and once she has her confirmation she moves forward and gets everyone in that class ready for the party at the teacher's house ( big red flag there)!! With the party approaching, Cable is getting kinda freaked out, with good reason. While Janie feels that everything will be ok and that nothing will happen to her, she still has a few doubts.
      When the party day is there, Janie does everything like she is supposed to, no mysterious drinks, doesn't leave her drink unattended and won't take anything from anyone. But things still go bad for Janie, and while not everything is in great detail, you get enough to know what is going on.
      After the party, and everything that goes down; Janie wakes up in the hospital; yeah, you guessed it, she ended up getting drugged anyway. She doesn't really remember what happened at first and even when she does, she doesn't have all the details; which in itself is a good and bad thing. Cabel has a hard time dealing with it and again, they aren't speaking; after he asks for a break.During the break, Janie is lost and confused as to why he would do this to her, and in a sense I feel that she starts to blame herself. With the extra time on her hands she sits down to read the "journal" that Miss Stubin left behind and learns a few things about being a dream catcher, though they aren't really what she wants to know. ANd once she realizes exactly what will happen to her, and a rough time frame in which to expect it, she kinda breaks down.
      The story starts to wrap up pretty quickly, all the teachers involved at the party are arrested, and suspended without pay from the school. Cabel and Janie make up as only they can, Janie tells Cabel what to expect with the dream catching and then they are graduating. I'm so glad that I have the next and final book Gone already and can't wait to start reading it.
    • 3/5
      I thought this book was better than the first, because you get to learn more about Janie's "dreamcatcher" gift. If you haven't read my review of "Wake", "Fade" is the sequel. It's about Janie, who at 8 years old, discovers that she is a catcher-someone that can go into other's dreams. In "Fade", she becomes an informant for the local police department. There is a sexual predator in Janie's high school, and the police need help tracking him down. With her boyfriend Cabel's help, she learns to control her dream catching, and also finds out what her gift means for her health in the long term.
    • 4/5
      Good story. I'm looking forward to book number three.
    • 4/5
      I really liked this series. Very interesting and different.
      I feel bad for her though. Slowly going blind. That's gotta suck. She's so young.
    • 4/5
      Liked this one even more than Wake.
    • 5/5
      Another great book in the series. And I still love Cabe.
    • 3/5
      it was a good concept crossing 2 different genres, it had a bit of crime investigations and fantasy. It was a little difficult getting used to reading all those choppy sentences but overall it was a good growing plot.
    • 4/5
      Darker and more intense than its prequel, Fade runs like a good cop show that just happens to have a supernatural element or two. The plot is smoother overall, but just as interesting. It's traded some of the twists and turns for a few incredibly powerful emotional moments, but overall it's a spectacular sequel, and all the things I loved about the first book are still there. Cabel and Janie are still awesome, the Captain is the coolest person ever, the dreaming power remains interesting and believable, and I certainly couldn't tear myself away from the unfolding storyline. It's a little less human-focused than its predecessor, but seems more factual. My only real complaint is about the particular subject matter of this story, and that's a personal issue. If you are not comfortable with mentions of rape and horrible people who take advantage of minors, this is not a book you're going to enjoy too much. It's not quite as empowering as the first book either, but maybe a little more realistic?I appear to be running in circles here, so let me sum up my point: I preferred Wake personally, but Fade was an excellent sequel and worth the read if you're looking for a fast-paced, exciting story where the main character is a non-useless high school girl. Who can bench one twenty. Just saying.
    • 4/5
      Working closely with her new employers, the local police department, Janie and her now boyfriend Cabel, the undercover ‘narc’ at her high school, have heard that there is the possibility of a pedophile teacher that needs to be set up.
      Janie, through the powers allotted to her, manages to overhear inklings of this perv teacher through infiltrating the dreams of some of her schoolmates and then pinpoints Mr. Durbin, a popular science teacher, as the possible target. She allows herself to become ingratiatingly close to him and gets herself invited to a private party. Cabel meantime, just a teenager himself, has problems with his girlfriend getting this close, and looking like she is showing affection to the older man, even though he hears from Janie that she hates it. She also reminds him that in their last assignment he had allow himself to become close to one of female students in the drug bust he was working.
      The party gets out of hand, there is alcohol served, HGB is in every liquid you can imagine and not only do we have basically a fill scale orgy there are two other males teachers frolicking with the female students. Now while all this is titillating and exciting to read, and nothing outside of the realms of what today’s teenagers have seen or heard from their peers, it did seem to be a little unlikely to me that this many teachers would be involved so openly and that a high school student would be allowed to be involved so much as the bait under these circumstances. It is for that reason that out of the three in the trilogy I only gave four stars to this book; the unbelievable meter took over.
      Know what your teens are reading. Use these books as a talking point, something to help your teens understand some of the perils of youth so they can find answers just as the teens in this novel did, and enjoy this rip-roaring novel that you just can’t put down when you start.
    • 4/5
      I was very impressed with the first book in this series, WAKE, for its subdued and menacing take on a supernaturally gifted high school student - but I was surprised when a sequel came out, because WAKE felt very much like a stand-alone. I had a sense of closure and wasn't sure where the story would go.

      So I was pleasantly surprised by FADE - it has the same eerie, present tense writing, the same atmosphere of grim reality punctured by moments of sweetness and humor. It also has a great story, one that stands alone in this volume but also hooked me on the idea of a series.

      I have to say, I find it hard to believe that the police would be drafting high school students onto the force as covert agents. But I suspended belief and moved on - aside from that, Janie's hunt for a sexual predator among her own teachers had a very Veronica Mars feel. The sleuthing felt a little too easy, too convenient, but I have to respect McMann for committing to her plot - Janie gets to the bottom of her mystery, and what she discovers is not pretty.

      Janie also learns some interesting things about what it means to be a dream catcher, and I really look forward to seeing how this element of the plot is developed in future books. Which, by the way, I will definitely read.
    • 4/5
      Janie continues to improve on her dream catching abilities (as introduced in Wake), but also learns the horrible physical toll that deam catching is going to take on her. As she learns about the side effects and processes that information, she's also involved in investigating the possiblity that a teacher at her high school is a sexual predator. Throw her new relationship with Cabel on top and the fact that it must remain secret due to their undercover jobs with the police department and Janie's a little stressed. Honestly, I didn't find anything profound in this book, but I greatly enjoyed it and didn't want to put it down. The plot flies and the main characters are interesting and engaging. Solid work for the supernaturally interested teenage crowd, this would be a great recommendation for those who enjoyed Meg Cabot's Mediator series.
    • 5/5
      I went straight from Wake to Fade and read the entire book yesterday. I started on it immediately after Wake because I loved the story so much. Now I'm going to go read Gone.
    • 5/5
      Mini Review:I was a little bit nervous to read this one since I'm not a hunge fan of third person books. And I had already tried reading through this once before last year but I couldn't get into it. But surprise, I actually really liked this book. I felt that I could relate to Janie a lot more and I loved her relationship with Cabel. The plot was also very exciting and nerve racking towards the end! My only complaint is the mini breakup they had which pissed me off because it made no sense and there was no point argh but other than that I loved this book. I really can't wait to get my hands on the next book but I'm going to see if I can get it at the library instead.What's next on the reading agenda? Fated by Alyson Noel.Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
    • 5/5
      I think Fade was as interesting as Wake. Actually, more interesting. In Fade you just can't get enough of Janie and Cabe together since they have to date in secret, but I loved each moment those two were together. When I first read Wake, I was confused about the way Lisa McMann wrote the book, but in Fade I got used to it, so I'm pretty sure whoever will read it will get used to it too.For me, it was easy to suspect who the culprit/sexual predator was but you won't be completely sure who it really is and since no one remembers a thing, the more you crave to know who the sexual predator is.I liked the fact that you got to see Captain's softer side and if you didn't know, Captain has a husband. Yeah, I was surprised to learn that either because it seemed unlikely or I missed out on that/forgot about it in the first book. It was also interesting to read about Miss Stubin's notes on being a dream catcher. It makes you anxious about what Janie might experience later on as a dream catcher. Also, there's a part where you fear for Janie in the future. I know I do. But I just love how Cabe handles everything. In my opinion, Cabe is different from all the other male characters in most of my favorite books. For some reason I just felt that Cabe was different. It was easy to understand where all the stress and worry is coming from, and I didn't feel the need to scream at Cabe's stupidity (he wasn't senseless throughout the book). I adored all the Janie and Cabe moments especially the ones in his house. Overall, it was an excitingly thrilling book to read and it's pages keep taunting you to turn and read, turn and read. You won't be able to put the book down, and the next thing you know, you've skipped lunch. I'm excited to start reading Gone--the last book in the Dream Catcher series. I'm sure the excitement will reach it's highest peak.
    • 3/5
      FADE is a solid follow-up to WAKE. The plot was interesting and even more fast-paced. I definitely read FADE quicker. I also really enjoyed how Janie's ability is used to such great effect with the current problem.Cabel and Janie's relationship develops a lot in FADE. I enjoy both characters and most definitely enjoy them together. His concern for Janie is clear in every action he takes, but he's not controlling. I enjoyed FADE, but I did have a problem with the believability a little. It's easier to suspend my belief about things like being sucked into dreams than about more realistic, real world things.Overall, worth the read.
    • 4/5
      So, I had a few problems with this second installment. Firstly, what's with all the cuss words? Not that I am against them, but I feel when they are used in abundance, (and I mean abundance in this case) especially in a teen book, that's just saying that the author can't think of anything better for them to say. It makes the characters sound quite moronic, and I would rather read books about people who actually may be smarter than I am.Aside from that, I felt like this book really didn't get good until about halfway. I think the thing that bugged me the most, in the beginning, Janie and Cabel are a happy couple. Tra-la-la. Boring and sappy. Not really romantic, and that could be attributed to the fact the book is so fast-paced, there isn't time to form a connection with them as a couple.But on to the good part of this book. The case that Janie and Cabel are working on is about teachers at her school allegedly molesting students. Whoa. That is a touchy subject, but intensely real. Janie puts herself out there as bait and tries to find the culprit(s). To be honest, her dreamcatcher skill isn't used very much in this book, and rightly so. I don't see how it would be useful, and really, the fact that she seems to be around sleeping people so often can get old. This is the best book in the series by far, so I suggest to all who are interested, read only Wake and Fade. Do not bother with Gone. Trust me.
    • 4/5
      Not a bad sequel, liked the first book better though.
    • 3/5
      Good book, bit harsher than Wake, but still a good story. The progression of the relationships of the characters is very satisfying. The story moves along at a quick pace, much like Wake. I am very anxious to read the final book in the trilogy, Gone.
    • 5/5
      I loved Wake, the first book in the Dream Catcher trilogy. Part of me didn’t even want to read Fade because I figured it wouldn’t compare to the first one. Fade completely took me by surprise! I loved it. It was so much better then Wake and as soon as I finished, I was ready to read it again!Fade begins a few weeks after the events of Wake. Cabel and Janie are officially a couple (well in secret anyway) and are both working for the FBI. When the Captain tells them they need to find a sex predator at their school, Janie has to be put herself in danger to catch him. I was not able to turn the pages quick enough. Fade was very intense and I couldn’t wait to find out what was going to happen. What I love most about these books is Cabel and Janie’s relationship. They are so adorable and I love how we see the two of them continue to heal and deal with their pasts. For the first time in both of their lives someone actually loves them and cares about them. Cabel is wonderful. I love him. After everything he has gone through with his abusive father, he is still the perfect guy. He’s so sweet and I can not get enough of him! He can’t stand to let anything happen to Janie. This case that him and Janie were working on was very hard for him, and I was able to feel his frustrations, anger and pain. I also love Janie. She is a wonderful protagonist. In Fade, she learns a lot more about her ability and how it will affect her. Instead of moping and being dramatic (and in this case, she totally has the right to be dramatic) she doesn’t let it stop her from using her ability to help others. She will do what she has to do until she literally can’t anymore. This is turning out to be a wonderful series and I can’t wait to read Gone, the last Dream Catcher story.
    • 4/5
      FADE, by Lisa McMann, was an intense thriller that explored the twisted minds of criminals and the gifted individual who intends to bring them to justice. McMann truly topped herself in Fade as we delve deeper into the mind of a dream catcher and the life sentence that has been forced upon her.Once I started this book I could not put it down. Between the characters, case, and exploration of Janie's gift, this book was glued to my hands. This book was a lot darker than Wake. Unspeakable situations are being revealed at Fieldridge High and Janie is once again helping the police solve the crime, along with her secret boyfriend, Cabel.Janie and Cabel are the most sensational crime-fighting pair. They absolutely adore and accept each other, even with the baggage they both carry. Cabel supports Janie's gift and helps cultivate her powers within dreams. I love them as a couple. They are passionate and understanding, but as this current case continues, the tensions rise within their delicate relationship. I think McMann created such a real relationship with these two. They have real issues and stresses separately that are not always easy to deal with in a relationship. The love that Cabel feels for Janie is unsurmountable but he is overshadowed by his damaging past.The plot of this book was quite disturbing but straightforward with what can happen in the real world. I will not give away the story but brace yourself for a bumpy ride.I enjoyed how Janie dealt with her powers positively. She was aware of all her physical ailments that came with the gift and worked closely with Miss Stubin and Cabel to hone her skills. The whole idea of dream catchers is fascinating to me, and I applaud McMann for her creativity and research in the matter.This was a great sequel to Wake and I cannot wait to read the final book, Gone.
    • 5/5
      The Good Stuff * Even better than book 1 of the trilogy * Love the honesty between Cabel and Janie * Storyline is so fascinating I didn't want to put it down - thank god my toddler had a long nap and the book wasn't too long * A non stop exciting read. I enjoyed her sparse writing style a lot better this time, since I was more used to it * sex scene was done very sensitively * Love authors way of writing dialogue - funny stuff up there with Whedon and speaking of Whedon loved the Buffy comments * Love, Love the Police CaptainThe Not so Good Stuff * Some very bleak disturbing plot points about Janie's future * Some of the scenes with the teachers was quite disturbing for the intended audienceFavorite Quotes/Passages"Can we rearrange the furniture this weekend?" she asks sleepily. "So when I sleep out here, you don't shine all of Satan's fiery hell lights in my eyes first thing in the morning?""I'm glad you're taking that class. You're really getting buff, you know that? It's very sexy. As long as you're not beating me up.""Captain suppresses a smile. "I'd make you stay home if I didn't know you'd sneak out, anyway. While you are watching in agony, feel free to take note of anyone who comes or goes that's not on the list."Who should/shouldn't read * For the more mature YA reader as their is sex and a disturbing date rate scene (not overly graphic but the imagery is there so just a heads up)4.5 Dewey'sI borrowed this from Kiera
    • 3/5
      It took me a while to remember what went before but this is the story of Janie and Cabe, dealing with their relationship, with school and with a new investigation. This time it's rumours of abuse by someone in the school and Janie is the best stooge pigeon. Also this time she has to deal with being given Martha Stubin's journals and finding out more details about her future because she's a Dream Catcher. I am a bit ambivalent about this book, it took me a while to get back into the characters, which may not have helped, but also the investigation wasn't really helped by her abilities, they could have just as easily investigated without her special skills in the end. Janie and Cabe make an interesting couple with interesting issues.
    • 4/5
      Another super quick and easy read. This book however was more enjoyable than the first. I really liked the development of the characters Janie & Cabel. This book also had me more on edge than the previous one, hoping everything worked out well and worried for Janie and Cabel both. Also, this book has slightly less fragmented writing which I liked, I think it drew me in more. I imagine the third one will be another to fly through, so I am glad I took the time to read this series.
    • 5/5
      This second book in the trilogy was a page turner! I was so creeped out by how realistic the language and behavior of the teachers seemed. ugh. Sad news about Janie though...I can't wait to read the last novel to see how she and Cabe deal with it.
    • 5/5
      I think I liked this book better than the 1st one. Here we are exploring Cabel and Janie's relationship. I loved how caring and expressive Cabel was to Janie. I can't wait to read the3rd book.
    • 2/5
      I gave this book 2 1/2 stars. In my opinion it was much better than the first but I'm still having a hard time connecting with or feeling anything for the characters other than Cabel and even that is iffy.
    • 3/5
      I have fond memories of WAKE, so imagine my surprise when I finished FADE with a twinge of disappointment. The writing style remains the same, but for some reason, I had a bigger problem with FADE's writing. Even more vague? Confusing? Abrupt? I had appreciated it in WAKE, but it distracted me now. Perhaps the difference is that WAKE seems more out-there and can get away with being rather free in style, while FADE had more of a story and needed more concrete writing. Perhaps I am just blabbering nonsense now. Ignore me. :)The story itself is drastically different from WAKE. I have to admit that I do not have a a strong stomach for sexual predators - and this includes books and movies about the subject. If it starts with the "after" story, I don't mind so much - but the "during" story is just too much for me to handle well. I get angry and upset. I think this also plays a role in why I didn't particularly care for FADE. I'm not saying that it was wrong to write about the subject (especially if it has a happy, empowering ending), but consider this as what freaks me out more than zombies and killer unicorns. Indeed, holy meatballs and veggie dip, I certainly learned that you can never been too careful with what you drink or eat when date-rape drugs are involved!Janie and Cabel's relationship is out in the open - at least, as much as it can be as they try to hide it from their classmates. Not quite the same he-likes-me, he-likes-me-not issues, but Cabel gets all weird and silent in an overprotective way that I sympathize with Janie when she gets freaked out or confused by him. From page 25 Because this love thing is foreign to Cabel. And now that he has found Janie, he's becoming increasingly protective of her. There is no man in the universe he wants to have to share her with. Especially a creep. Even if it unearths a scandal. Of greatest proportions. The biggest scandal Fieldridge High has ever seen.Then again, I can totally see why Cabel freaks out when Janie agrees to help in this particular case or fails to take care of herself when her eyesight fails or keels over after leaving a dream.I cannot help that I did not like FADE as much as WAKE, but I still plan on checking out the upcoming book GONE to see what happens to Janie and Cabel once they are finally free of high school. Considering what Janie finds out about her dream-catching abilities, I am a little scared to see what is to come since the 3rd title is GONE.
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed this book as well. We see what she is able to do with her gift and see her involved with a case. I can't wait to see how the series end because she has a choice to make.
    • 5/5
      Some nightmares never end.For Janie and Cabel, real life is getting tougher thatn the dreams. They're just trying to carve out a little(secret) time together, but no such luck.Disturbing things are happening at Fieldridge High, yet nobody's talking. When Janie taps into a classmate's violent nightmares, the case finally breaks open-but nothing goes as planned. Not even close. Janie's in way over her head, and Cabe's shocking behavior has grave consequences for them both.Worse yet, Janie learns the truth about herself and her ability-and its bleak. Seriously, brutally bleak. Notonly is her fate as a dream cathcher sealed, but what's to come is way darker than she'd feared.....