Visions

Visions #1-3

by Lisa McMann

The thrillers from the Visions trilogy collected in a single volume.

Jules lives with her family above their restaurant, which means she smells like pizza most of the time and drives their double meatball–shaped food truck to school. It’s not a recipe for popularity, but she can handle that.

What she can’t handle is the recurring vision that haunts her. Over and over, Jules sees a careening truck hit a building and explode...and nine body bags in the snow.

The vision is everywhere—on billboards, television screens, windows—and she’s the only one who sees it. And the more she sees it, the more she sees. The vision is giving her clues, and soon Jules knows what she has to do. Because now she can see the face in one of the body bags, and it’s someone she knows. Someone she has been in love with for as long as she can remember. But the horror doesn’t end there.

In fact, this was just the beginning. And when Jules passes her visions on to someone she loves, will they be able to work together to prevent their visions from becoming realities?

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery Thriller, Thriller

784 pages, Paperback

First published November 10, 2015

About the author

Lisa McMann lives and writes in the Phoenix area. Her newest middle grade fantasy series is called The Forgotten Five. Book one, Map of Flames, was an instant NYT bestseller. It's about five supernatural kids, raised in a deserted hideout, who enter civilization for the first time to search for a hidden stash left behind by their missing, criminal parents.

Book two, The Invisible Spy, is on sale now! Book three, Rebel Undercover, is coming summer 2023, and book 4 will be out in spring of 2024.

Also out now: CLARICE THE BRAVE. It's a story of hope against all odds, about sibling mice who get separated in a mutiny and vow to find one another again.

Lisa's other books include the NYT bestselling THE UNWANTEDS and UNWANTEDS QUESTS series, the GOING WILD trilogy, the YA paranormal WAKE trilogy, the VISIONS trilogy, CRYER'S CROSS, DEAD TO YOU, and INFINITY RING: The Trap Door.

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Reviews

[Jenny Jo Weir · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one hit the spot for me. I honestly liked everything about it. I liked the uniqueness of the plot and each book had a good individual event to follow. It was diverse without being overly weird or hard to follow. I’m looking forward to reading more by this author.

[Spencer · Rating 4 out of 5]

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I loved the idea behind this series. It never felt like a story that I had read before. I especially liked how it all tied together with each person saved from a tragedy helping save people from the next tragedy. However, I did find it super duper lame that at the end the author had Jules realize that she wasn't the first one cursed with the visions. I just felt like it was almost a little to desperate to have her be saved from a mugger a few days before the visions started.

I loved seeing the interactions between Jules and Sawyer. And Jules, Sawyer, and Trey and Rowan. I loved watching them become their own little unit. It was great seeing the friendships form. I thought the author also did a really great job of the family units. Because they sure as hell weren't perfect, but she handled some very sensitive material very delicately.

[Katie Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really great book. Couldn't really put it down. I read the one that had all three books in one so I didn't have to buy all three seperate. It's really great. All the innuendos are really funny and pretty easy to pick out. I suggest all books by Lisa Mcmann.

[Chloe Meengs · Rating 4 out of 5]

LIKED: I LOVE the relationships between all the characters here. They feel as realistic as the characters themselves do. The dialogue actually reads like how normal people talk, and they're funny and sarcastic and awkward. I think this is such an exciting and creative premise executed nearly perfectly as well - even rereading this a fourth time, I can feel my heart rate speeding up at the cliffhangers. I'm not one for thrillers or paranormal/scary stuff, so this book is a perfect balance between a realistic fiction about a high school girl just living life, and her larger-than-life completely original and very intense issue she's dealing with. I won't spoil too much here. :) Finally, I love how this book is so honest about really difficult topics like mental illness and bigotry. These themes really stuck out to me on this reread and I've NEVER seen them handled this way before - raw, real, and comforting in how dark the protagonist lets herself be.

DISLIKED: I can't be too hard on this, because this book is meant for teenagers and I'm an adult rereading this for the fourth time, but I do feel like the author hits you over the head with some of her themes. It's really obvious what she wants you to take out of the story, to the point where you kind of feel like you're being lectured a little bit. It feels like she's trying to give you, the reader, the advice of an older sister, but as an author. Other than that, I'm a huge fan and don't have much to complain about.

RECOMMEND? I'd recommend this book to teens (and maybe even young adults) that enjoy true crime or realistic fiction books. This book is cheesy where it's fun to be, and real when it's important. It's an especially powerful read for young girls looking to find their confidence in their identities and solace in knowing that they are not alone. I'll be rereading this one for years yet.

[Katt Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can I say except this is so far my very favorite book of the year? I absolutely devoured this series, glad to have all three books in a single volume. Really, I could not stop reading once I started.

The premise was typical: girl sees impending death of rival boy who could be love interest. He doesn't believe her. But the way this story was told, the layers of complexity, the small discoveries along the way, and the absolute delightful turn of phrase all built a compelling story which could not be put down.

And then, just to blow the reader away, our intrepid author created characters who lived and breathed, were at times noble and other times selfish, intensely REAL people you ache to leave behind when you turn the last page. I finished this book almost three months ago and I still hurt inside at the idea of this story being over and done. I want to read it all over again.

So, yes. This is a favorite. I handed it to my daughter who wide-eyed said after the first seven chapters, "Mom, this book is so INTENSE" and am delighted to think I have created another reader for Lisa McMann. I can't wait to go read everything else this delightful author has ever written.

[river lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

i read this book originally when i was a freshman in highschool. i gave it a five stars then. it is written like if tumblr and wattpad had a lovechild. it also has a “it’s us against the world, baby”-gross-highschool-couple trope that made me want to crawl out of my skin at certain moments. but, for the sake of the nostalgia for pre-COVID days, i will give it three stars. though it probably deserves a two from me.

[Kavita · Rating 4 out of 5]

my summer beach book from high school

[Isabella Murcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. I could not stop reading it; almost every chapter ended in suspense and I just had to keep going. I was so happy that this book included all three in one because I do not think I would be able to wait for myself to get the next one in the series. The books just kept getting better and more interesting the more you read. The characters and their background stories were also so interesting and I loved reading about the family drama. During the book, I felt quite a range of emotions. Some parts made me laugh, some made me ponder about my own experiences, and sometimes I was so shocked I had to take a breather. There were some sad moments but also plenty of happy ones. Finishing this book gave me that small feeling of emptiness because the experience was over, so that's how you know it was a good book.

[Barb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Series of 3 novels. This was a very imaginative story. The main character, Jules, is suddenly seeing visions of a disaster and has to figure out what it means b/f it is too late. Jules out the mystery of her visions in book 1 but them passes them along to Sawyer so they try and figure out what his visions are telling him. In book 3 the visions are passed to another person whom they help as well. As Jules struggles to deal w/ all of these situations she also has to deal w/ a challenging home life. Jules, her family, and her new friends all come to understand themselves better and develop as people. This was a very intriguing story and I really enjoyed the authors writing style. The plot was very interesting w/ unexpected twists.

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was addictive. There are multiple times that I gasped (pun intended) while reading it. I wish I had read it when I was 16, but even reading it at 19 it is intensely compelling. I think that, for being such a prominent theme in the series, mental illness was explored pretty poorly, and every time the homophobic murderers where called 'haters' (definitely an unfortunate product of the book no longer feeling modern) I laughed out loud, but other than that it was a really good read!! So often I would go to read for ten minutes and then an hour had passed and I had read 100 pages. Also I absolutely adored Sawyer and Jules' relationship! Finally characters in a book who know how to communicate their feelings!!

[Justine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was exciting from the beginning and kept me hooked the whole way through. When I bought it, I expected to like it, but this book (or this trilogy) completely blew me away. It was nearly impossible for me to put down. There were some wonderful characters, and the plot was interesting and very well written. There were a few minor aspects of the story that I didn't particularly enjoy, but overall it definitely deserves 5 stars.

[Vihara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was funny at times, serious at other times, and while I do think I've passed the age for which this book was written, I enjoyed it regardless, and it was a book that was easy to get through. As for the characters, I really liked their family dynamic. Rowan's character was such a gem. As for the story, it reminded me quite a bit of the Korean drama "While You Were Sleeping", and I liked that this mixed in family drama, romance and a bit of thriller as well.

[megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a wild ride from start to finish. I really enjoyed solving the visions with each character in each of the three storylines. I also enjoy the romance, the friendship, the found family, and the support that derives from these incidents. I think that if you enjoyed books like If I Stay, Blackout, or if you enjoy a ya contemporary mystery then you will enjoy this book series!

[Andreas Porwanto · Rating 5 out of 5]

So, so entertaining! Managed to finish the last 500 pages in the past couple of hours!

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️’s

[Elizabeth Bench · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read these some years ago before my mom kicked me out than she read it. And we both loved it so much. Like there is just a lot in here that Its just perfect.

[Taryn]

i got like 66% of the way through but it was so repetitive i had to stop and i never came back to it

[Josey Curtis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've already read McMann's other trilogy, and I was blown away. I don't know where to begin describing this one. It was by far one of the best trilogy's I've ever read, and it was a constant page turner. The back cover gives off a kind of silly and cheesy vibe, but it is like nothing you've ever seen. It's a shame I can only give it up to five stars because it certainly deserves more.

[Peyton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jules Demarco is a very different character than most that you may read about. She works with her family at their pizza restaurant, which they live above. Not only is she teased about working there, but she has to advertise by driving their pizza truck around that has 2 huge meatballs on it. Jules and Sawyer Angotti used to be best friends until their parents intervened because of the rivalry in the pizza business- that's what they were told anyways. Little did they know that there was more to that secret. Soon, Jules was having visions and hers included Sawyer. After she told Sawyer, he thought she was crazy, then he believed her due to what had happened with him. Eventually, Sawyer and Jules are sneaking around without their families knowing, helping each other. Through out the book, they go sneaking off to help people while risking their lives.

Overall, I would rate this book a 10/10. It is very drama filled between their parents and helping people out. If you like solving mysteries, I would recommend this book because Jules and Sawyer "find puzzle pieces and put them together to make a whole puzzle" (not giving away any spoilers). This book is over 700 pages due to all 3 of the books put together, but if you don't have a problem with reading that much then this is a definite must read. If you don't enjoy reading it all at once, are a slow reader, or don't like big books- then I would recommend reading the series instead of one book put together.

[Evalynn Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the first book, it was hard to stick with at first but once I stuck with it the book got better. The ending of the book Crash really pushed me to keep reading Bang, I enjoyed the second book more than the first but found it tiring to get through the reintroduction's of the characters and retelling of the last book. It was a thriller that kept me turning each page as I read and I never wanted to put it down. The last book Gasp I did not finish I felt a little bothered by the new characters(mostly the mother) and felt like it was reaching to far and should have ended with the second book, although I did skip to the last page to read the last chapter and honestly felt like I didn't miss much. Over all it was a great book series and I wouldn't read it again but I would recommend it to others.

[S. Henry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series of YA books is truly unique in multiple ways. You won't find any other books with a similar premise or plot, which in the YA community is very hard to find. Incredible character development as well and one of the first books that had a lead female character who you don't want to strangle, also something hard to find in the YA community. Creative, unique and gripping.

[Lena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best series I've ever read honestly

[Toni Guyton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cheesy YA series but it was entertaining.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found myself skipping ahead through some of the filler plot while reading this book.

[Christine B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy read, but definitely a page turner

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

enjoyed the reading style

[Ryleigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't like the first book but I liked the second and third!

[Anjali · Rating 4 out of 5]

very interesting story

[devynreads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actual rating: 4.5 stars!

[ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

It wasn't bad; I enjoyed a good chuck of the series. It was annoying to continuously Jules' s love distress in the first book. I doubt I could get that hung up on someone but I understand her hurt. She lost a friend, not just a crush, and, I can empathize with that. Didn't want to read about it even time she saw him yet it added to her character, made flawed and therefore real--to me.

The rest of the characters were thoroughly made as well. The main ones had the right amount background to them instead of feeling like they were the background. Even the less involved characters had something to them although, at times, details seemed random and without flow.

I loved the writing. My Lord. This author can describes feelings justtt right at times. Nothing rattled on unnecessarily (just those random details that were scattered here and there) with no choppy messes. It was nice to come across after so long.