Being an insomniac I’m always tempted into these horror/thriller stories of those who cannot sleep, but I keep finding myself disappointed. The idea of an app promising sleep to those who can’t find it and then that same technology creating a nightmare is a sound one. And I was on board for over half the book, but it went off the rails at some point. The idea held, but the plot was too frenetic and fantastical.

If you skip REM sleep, there will be consequences. There’s no way around that. At some point I do hope there will be some kind of breakthrough for all of us who struggle more than they sleep, but the world of speculative fiction is definitely not giving us all a lot of hope! As usual, the help only hurts in the end.

It was the corporate machination that I think kept this one from landing firmly. Though I suppose the truth probably lies somewhere in the fiction. Between greed and power not many of our problems will ever truly be fixed.

Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley for this free copy in exchange for an honest review.