Gasp by Lisa McMann - OPTIONAL

McMann, Lisa  Gasp (Wake, #3), 273 pgs.  Simon Pulse, 2014.  $17.99  

Language: R (37 swears; 4 "F"); Mature Content: R; Violence: PG-13.     

Jules and Sawyer have both had visions that were premonitions where people were harmed in books one and two of the Wake series.  When Jules and Sawyer intervened they saved many lives, so they take it upon themselves to help the last person they saved that is now having a vision about a horrible disaster at sea.  Jules brother Trey, Trey’s boyfriend Ben, and Jules’ sister Rowan all act as a problem solving team to figure out where the vision takes place so they can help the people.   

This is a fun series with a new and creative idea.  The dialogue between the characters is funny and quick.  I have enjoyed all three books and feel like this was a satisfying ending to the trilogy.  My biggest complaint is about the inappropriate content because otherwise it would be such an easy series to get kids hooked on.  The mature content was the main characters making out to the point where they might as well have been having sex and the language makes it hard to recommend-not only swearing but a few crass comments as well.  

 HS-OPTIONAL.  Reviewer, C. Peterson.