And while Janie and Cabel’s biological parents fall flat, Captain excels. (And we barely see them.) With Wake, the parents are absent, abusive, emotionally immature, or simply oblivious. Captain is the best parental figure we have really the next best being the other cops who just popped in from time to time for rides or on an operation. Which brings me back to parental relationships (I briefly touched on this in my review of Wake ). And Janie kind of realizes a bit too late how in over her head she is. They never had a handle on it, no matter what they might have thought. Part of why they struggle, though, is that this case was so above their heads. “And Captain is there, in Janie’s living room, and somehow, in the small house, she looks so much bigger to Janie.” On top of still being in a secret relationship, the two now have the strain of working together, danger, and Janie’s dreams. Lisa McMann really used Cabel and his relationship with Janie to highlight double standards, communication struggles, and how tense and crazy first loves can be. And Cabel, love him, is there with a protein bar or a distraction as she falls into a dream or a workout trainer.īut he really struggled with his feelings and overprotective nature throughout Fade. However, she still doesn’t always remember to take care of herself. Janie is coming into her own throughout this novel she’s learning more about dream catching and really determined to catch the predator. Lies awake, pounding his pillow in silence.” And the cracks/not-so-stable parts of her relationships are really revealed. With Janie trying to navigate this new role, her relationships also evolve and are affected. If you read the trigger warning, you know that Fade hits on a lot of heavy topics, and that Lisa McMann really pushed into Janie working undercover with the cops. It’s the saying it that makes her want to puke on his shoes.” But also again the relationships are all complex and layered and make you really think. Similar to Wake, McMann focuses on relationships throughout the novel, and yes, romantic relationships are central to the book. And Janie finally gets some help with trying to control her gift. I was not ready for how good this book is! McMann really went off with this one!īecause Janie is now involved with the police, the stakes are higher, so, so much higher.

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