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Wake

by Lisa McMann

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Why Read This?

You'll get a unique supernatural mystery with a slow-burn romance that builds through shared secrets and emotional vulnerability.

Synopsis

For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie's seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime. She can't tell anybody about what she does they'd never believe her, or worse, they'd think she's a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn't want and can't control. Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else's twisted psyche. She is a participant.

At a Glance

3.75 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

hidden identitysecret relationshipmentor/student dynamics

Mood

mysteriousemotionaldarksuspensefuleerie

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.75 ★

Page Count

210 pages

Published

2008

Primary Genre

Young Adult

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

GraphicAudio

Narrator

GraphicAudio Full Cast

Narrator Count

Full Cast

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

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deathdrug abusekidnappingtraumaviolenceanxietymental illnessnightmarespanic attacksstalking

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