If I were to compare this book to a food, it'd be a potato chip. Not just any potato chip but one where it's wonderfully salted & cooked. My reason for this is that while this book was a quick & wonderful read, it just wasn't the deepest thing I've ever read. 
 The premise of this book was what pulled me in. The idea of someone being able to look into people's dreams is always an interesting concept, but the description of this was the clincher. This was just an incredibly addicting read & I ended up finishing this within a few hours. It's easy to feel for the heroine because McMann does such a good job of describing how incredibly awful the experiences usually are for Janie & how bad the aftermath almost always is. These descriptions are the best part of the book & it's what kept me reading. 
 What keeps the book from really becoming awesome was that it just felt unfinished. (Beyond it being the first of a trilogy of course.) I couldn't help but feel like I was reading a rough draft/outline of the book that was waiting for the author to come back & flesh it out more. It was a little disappointing, to be honest. Having mature themes such as abuse & other problems does not automatically make it fleshed out & deep. 
 This book will undoubtedly do well with many but people wanting a deeper read will leave the book feeling a little empty.