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ka73_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mordecai's review against another edition
DNF @ 75/305 pages
I have been attempting to read this book for months. I just can’t get into it. It feels like I should be more interested in the mystery but I just don’t care. Clearly, just not for me, as there’s nothing specific I can point to that I actually don’t like.
I have been attempting to read this book for months. I just can’t get into it. It feels like I should be more interested in the mystery but I just don’t care. Clearly, just not for me, as there’s nothing specific I can point to that I actually don’t like.
hansktla's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
amykutty's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
ashleysumm's review against another edition
5.0
The white-crowned sparrow can survive and function with no sleep... can you?
Thea is at her wit's end, moving through life blurry, groggy and desperate for sleep. She spends every night wide awake, begging for slumber to take her in its arms, drifting off only when it is time to get up for work. After seeing the incessant ad for a sleep trial on her phone several times, Thea finally decides to inquire after a traumatic incident related to her extreme fatigue. After being accepted into the program, Thea finds that things are not quite all they seem, and there are dangers waiting for her inside and out of the sleep center. After a string of horrifying events, Thea fears that the next time she closes her eyes could be the last...
This is the most thrilling and captivating book I have read in a while. I absolutely loved this book, while also feeling anxious, disturbed and truly in the dark about what could be waiting for me in the conclusion of this novel. I am so blown away by this debut novel by Louise Mumford and will be keeping my eye out for her future novels.
Thea is at her wit's end, moving through life blurry, groggy and desperate for sleep. She spends every night wide awake, begging for slumber to take her in its arms, drifting off only when it is time to get up for work. After seeing the incessant ad for a sleep trial on her phone several times, Thea finally decides to inquire after a traumatic incident related to her extreme fatigue. After being accepted into the program, Thea finds that things are not quite all they seem, and there are dangers waiting for her inside and out of the sleep center. After a string of horrifying events, Thea fears that the next time she closes her eyes could be the last...
This is the most thrilling and captivating book I have read in a while. I absolutely loved this book, while also feeling anxious, disturbed and truly in the dark about what could be waiting for me in the conclusion of this novel. I am so blown away by this debut novel by Louise Mumford and will be keeping my eye out for her future novels.
mpr2000's review against another edition
4.0
Can you imagine only sleeping 1 to 2 hours every night?
Thea has been an insomniac all of her adult life, she “functions” with only a couple of hours each night but she knows that this is not a way to live, so when she sees a trial to help people to sleep, she can’t wait to be part of it. As you can imagine things will not be as “perfect” as they are selling it and Thea will have to prioritize her needs.
This had been a slow paced story; full of tension and secrets; it was easy to get glued to the story. I’ll admit that I don’t trust many trials, and if they promise you a trip to an idyllic island for 6 weeks, run, there’s something they are not telling, no one gives anything for free.
I can understand Thea’s need to overcome her insomnia, her body needs to sleep and she doesn’t know what more to try. But as soon as she is accepted to the trial they remove any personal objects from her, change her diet and make her wear some special clothes. She has a detailed schedule for all the days and she can’t leave her room whenever she wants, it has to be when she is told… So, when the leader of the trial asks her to be part of an sleepless elite, she starts to wonder what’s the real point of the experiment and what are they doing to them at night…
It was not difficult to enter the story and be charmed with the characters, Thea has always been a solitary person but she will discover the real friendship and the value of it on this island. Because in the worst moments of life, having someone that cares for you it’s the only way to keep living.
Ready to discover what “Sleepless” means?
Thea has been an insomniac all of her adult life, she “functions” with only a couple of hours each night but she knows that this is not a way to live, so when she sees a trial to help people to sleep, she can’t wait to be part of it. As you can imagine things will not be as “perfect” as they are selling it and Thea will have to prioritize her needs.
This had been a slow paced story; full of tension and secrets; it was easy to get glued to the story. I’ll admit that I don’t trust many trials, and if they promise you a trip to an idyllic island for 6 weeks, run, there’s something they are not telling, no one gives anything for free.
I can understand Thea’s need to overcome her insomnia, her body needs to sleep and she doesn’t know what more to try. But as soon as she is accepted to the trial they remove any personal objects from her, change her diet and make her wear some special clothes. She has a detailed schedule for all the days and she can’t leave her room whenever she wants, it has to be when she is told… So, when the leader of the trial asks her to be part of an sleepless elite, she starts to wonder what’s the real point of the experiment and what are they doing to them at night…
It was not difficult to enter the story and be charmed with the characters, Thea has always been a solitary person but she will discover the real friendship and the value of it on this island. Because in the worst moments of life, having someone that cares for you it’s the only way to keep living.
Ready to discover what “Sleepless” means?
mystikai's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
Ok so the first third or so pages of this book was good and I was engrossed in it, this poor woman had insomnia and it was so bad that she had no more than three hours of sleep a night. I did think, welcome to my world of being a parent of having much the same for the past 5 years though.
She then sees an ad for a sleep trial and signs up heading to a secluded island with no phone signal then things start getting shady.
Unfortunately, it turned into something I didn’t expect and I found the story not keeping my attention as it should.
The author had a good imagination and it was well written, but it didn’t grab me.
Ok so the first third or so pages of this book was good and I was engrossed in it, this poor woman had insomnia and it was so bad that she had no more than three hours of sleep a night. I did think, welcome to my world of being a parent of having much the same for the past 5 years though.
She then sees an ad for a sleep trial and signs up heading to a secluded island with no phone signal then things start getting shady.
Unfortunately, it turned into something I didn’t expect and I found the story not keeping my attention as it should.
The author had a good imagination and it was well written, but it didn’t grab me.
paulataua's review against another edition
3.0
An OK Sci-Fi thriller in which chronic insomniacs are offered a ‘sleep trial’ leading to a better life, but it’s a trial behind which there are sinister motives. A Reasonably believable and fairly interesting read only weakened by the author’s attempt to mix elements of thriller with elements of humor. I am sure that is possible, but here it involved moments of increased tension quickly defused by not very funny quipping.
nortoang's review against another edition
4.0
Sleepless a dystopian thriller
Thea is an insomniac; she hasn’t slept more than three hours a night for years.
So when an ad for a sleep trial that promises to change her life pops up on her phone, Thea knows this is her last chance at finding any kind of normal life.
I was interested to read this as I also don't sleep that well. I found the book to be fast paced and a really interesting concept. Some parts fell a little flat but overall I thought it was a great novel especially from a debut writer.
Thanks for NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
#Sleepless #NetGalley
Thea is an insomniac; she hasn’t slept more than three hours a night for years.
So when an ad for a sleep trial that promises to change her life pops up on her phone, Thea knows this is her last chance at finding any kind of normal life.
I was interested to read this as I also don't sleep that well. I found the book to be fast paced and a really interesting concept. Some parts fell a little flat but overall I thought it was a great novel especially from a debut writer.
Thanks for NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
#Sleepless #NetGalley