Book Review of Don't Close Your Eyes by Lisa McMann

Don't Close Your Eyes by Lisa McMann

Book Review: (SPOILER FREE)

Title & Author- Don't Close Your Eyes by Lisa McMann

Genre- Young Adult, Teen Fiction, Paranormal, Romance, Bind-up, Trilogy

Rating- 
Don't Close Your Eyes 3/5

Wake 3.5/5

Fade 3/5

Gone 2.5/5

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"

Review- Honestly, I was not a fan of this trilogy.  The first two books were just "okay" and then the last one was unsatisfactory.  I wasn't emotionally connected throughout the whole bind-up/story; I didn't get excited, disappointed, or surprised. I didn't think the it was anything too spectacular although, I don't think any of that is only because of the story- the way it was written was bothersome too.  I didn't feel any emotion or passion from the writing and it kept me from relating or understanding the characters.

Maybe, if I would've read this book in middle school, I would've enjoyed it more but I'm not sure.  Janie acted annoyingly immature at times

Not all of it was bad...  There was a specific part/page in the book that I actually showed some emotion in!  I'll leave my reaction I updated on my goodreads status below (no spoilers)!

Goodreads update:

07/24

page 562

81.0%

"This is the ONLY time I'm ever gonna say this: I'm glad I read Forever... by Judy Blume. This is probably my favorite part/page in the whole trilogy. Hilarious!"

Lastly, I was very unimpressed with this last book.  I felt like reading it was a waste of time but obviously I couldn't not finish it. Then I wouldn't have finished the bind-up!  But after finishing it, I defiantly think the romance in the trilogy could've been taken out.  I wasn't convinced her and Cable should've been in a relationship. They didn't seem right for each other; he's more mature and thoughtful, she's more selfish and troubled. You'd think they'd make a good couple but I wasn't convinced they really love each other.