Reviews

Crash by Lisa McMann

kippins's review

2.0

There was too much detail in the mundane for my liking and not enough in the supernatural or romance for me.

frogsinacoat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lorilaws's review

4.0

I adore Lisa McMann. I attribute the Wake trilogy with helping me fall in love with young adult books. So naturally I was thrilled to learn that she was starting a new YA series. Crash is a short book, but it’s chock full of suspense and fun.

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting Crash to be so fun. Lisa’s YA book usually have pretty dark themes and equally dark characters, but this has Jules and she is hilarious. I giggled a lot. She’s super witty and self deprecating. She makes lists that even have footnotes from time to time. Who doesn’t love footnotes?! I also really enjoyed the fact that her family is very involved in the story. Her brother is her best friend and their relationship was done wonderfully.

Crash isn’t only about the vision that Jules keeps seeing. There’s also a very mysterious plot revolving around family secrets and rivalries. I found that very fascinating and I like that just enough of my questions were answered in this one, but not all. The vision was also a very captivating part of the story. Jules has no idea how to deal with it. I certainly had no idea how she was going to prevent it. So I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough!

If you’re in the market for a book that perfectly balances humor and mystery then I highly recommend Crash by Lisa McMann. It’s thrilling and filled with the kind of characters you can’t help but love.

emleemay's review

2.0

This is an exciting paranormal mystery about a girl who sees a horrifying vision of a truck accident and nine body bags lying in the snow. She sets out to discover if the vision could be a reality to come and tries to prevent it from happening. It's full of gripping suspense, mystery and general badassery.

Oops, sorry, that was the book I wanted this to be. Let's try again.

This is a dull story about the forbidden romance between two teens from warring families. Jules' obsession with Sawyer is almost as creepy as Edward Cullen watching Bella sleep and it's incredibly easy to forget about the whole mystery involving the visions because the actual focus of this novel is the angsting, the I want him but I can't have him/he'd never want me/he's so perfect and I'm so average. Meh. The characters and their complete lack of chemistry with one another are definitely what let this book down - such a shame when it sounded so interesting.

Though this book is called "Crash" and promises a tale about Jules' visions and what she will do about it, this whole element of the novel feels like a subplot in a disappointing romance story. In fact, it seems strange to me whenever I remind myself that this is actually a paranormal novel where the protagonist sees visions. It's just that everything about it reads like a contemporary romance and the supernatural bit doesn't seem to quite fit in with the rest - it's there merely to be the catalyst for Jules and Sawyer's relationship because she is forced to talk to him despite the family feud.

Which is another thing that I just didn't care about. The conflict between the families has passed through two generations because both families own competing pizza delivery places in their small town. Oh, and apparently Sawyer's grandfather stole a sauce recipe from Jules' grandfather and had it patented. Or something. Does anyone actually care anyway? Does anyone care whether creepy stalker Jules and boring Sawyer get together? Does anyone even care if that stupid vision thing is real and they all die? I know I didn't. Giselle summed it up perfectly when she said "I couldn't have cared less if the vision came true. It would certainly have made it more exciting."

Did I like anything? Yes. I enjoyed reading about the relationship between Jules and her brother and sister, they're very close to each other and Trey is probably the most interesting character in the book. Other than that, though, this was almost total disappointment. If you're curious, I actually really enjoyed the first two books of McMann's Dream Catcher series, I thought the relationship there felt much more genuine and I cared about both characters. This, however, is just not for me and I won't be reading the sequel.

kcorrigan97's review

4.0

When I first started reading the book I liked the main character jules but then I thought she was going to be a whiny character who was all about herself but she wasn't. I read the book in less then a day.

imldsquared's review

4.0

I loved the Wake series and needed to see if this could be another series to suggest to my reluctant readers. McMann does not disappoint.

I am in love with Jules, Rowan, and Trey. Their interaction was storybook perfect, yet, realistic at the same time. I so want to have siblings like the Demarcos.
I was immediately drawn into Jules' visions and had to know if she was able to save Sawyer. Jules' story will captivate you, this one will be hard to put down.

saraireads's review

A bit too juvenile for me.

ohyes_that_girl's review

3.0

Picked up this series on a whim- eh: it's super duper cheesy but entertaining and quick enough to finish.

novelette's review

5.0

I love Lisa McMann. I can't wait until the next book in the series

karissachaput's review

3.0

The idea was amazing but it was so damn slow, and oh my god was it damn repetitive.

I do like Trey though.