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paulabrandon's review against another edition
1.0
Ugh. This really wasn't my cup of tea! I got very fed up with it! I simply could not get past the fact that none of these teenagers would go to a doctor or their parents, even though they were having horrific side effects that were killing them. I mean, for heaven's sake! Get in trouble for taking an untested drug, or DIE? I know which option I would choose!
The book is basically the main character seeing something scary and horrible, only for it to be a vision brought on by the drug's side effects. Highly repetitive! The book just goes round and round in circles for the longest time. If I know everything is just a vision, how am I supposed to be in suspense? NONE OF IT IS REAL!!!! It caps off with an ambiguous ending, just to add insult to injury!
One of the worst horror books I've read!
The book is basically the main character seeing something scary and horrible, only for it to be a vision brought on by the drug's side effects. Highly repetitive! The book just goes round and round in circles for the longest time. If I know everything is just a vision, how am I supposed to be in suspense? NONE OF IT IS REAL!!!! It caps off with an ambiguous ending, just to add insult to injury!
One of the worst horror books I've read!
emilyyyrich's review against another edition
2.0
I was really enjoying this book but the ending was so sudden that it completely ruined it for me. There were so many loose ends!
Why did Grey scoop up the phone with the confession recorded on it and suggest they dealt with it themselves instead of going to parents/the authorities?! I felt sure there was going to be some sort of twist linked to this but it was never mentioned again.
Were they even close to the forty-eight hour mark?! How can you have a book entirely about counting down time and not mention the time that’s passed?
What was the aftermath of the whole thing?! The characters kept mentioning how hard it would be to explain, then the author didn’t even bother.
I read another review that said that they thought the author had just reached their word count and finished the book in two sentences and I think they’re spot on! But there were plenty of fairly repetitive parts that could have been cut down to finish the book properly.
Just a really lazy and unsatisfying ending. It infuriated me! I don’t recommend based on this alone. ⭐️ 2/5 ⭐️
Why did Grey scoop up the phone with the confession recorded on it and suggest they dealt with it themselves instead of going to parents/the authorities?! I felt sure there was going to be some sort of twist linked to this but it was never mentioned again.
Were they even close to the forty-eight hour mark?! How can you have a book entirely about counting down time and not mention the time that’s passed?
What was the aftermath of the whole thing?! The characters kept mentioning how hard it would be to explain, then the author didn’t even bother.
I read another review that said that they thought the author had just reached their word count and finished the book in two sentences and I think they’re spot on! But there were plenty of fairly repetitive parts that could have been cut down to finish the book properly.
Just a really lazy and unsatisfying ending. It infuriated me! I don’t recommend based on this alone. ⭐️ 2/5 ⭐️
sasha101's review against another edition
3.0
This book had a very slow start, it built up around 3/4 through which was good. I found the plot a bit confusing, hasn’t been my favourite read.
nikkigy's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
rose_e24's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
marriedtobooks's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I got chills so many times. Absolutely freaked out and started seeing things in the corners and shadows. Amazing writing.
leonrisovic's review
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
chloe_evelyn's review
5.0
Great book! Teenaged, Drugs and Horror, what could go wrong. The ending was so confusing, hate a cliffhanger
chrissireads's review
3.0
I enjoyed Sleepless but it was a bit slow paced to start with!
Sleepless is about Izzy and her group of friends. They are from rich families living near the Barbican Centre in London. They all attend the prestigious private school Clerkenwell. Like with many schools (says a student teacher…) exams are of utmost importance. Izzy and her friends are worrying about the upcoming exams, until Tigs gives everyone a solution- they could take this ‘study aid’ that she has found online which will help them focus for the exams. It seems like the perfect solution and everything is fine until after the exams… when Izzy and her friends start hearing and seeing strange things. Izzy and her friends soon wonder whether it would have been easier to fail their exams rather than go through the aftermath of the tablets…
Sleepless was slow to get into and I was worried that I might not like it, but it got better as the pace picked up. I’ve mentioned before that I’m not the biggest fan of horror, so if a book impresses me in the genre it really means something! I found this book to be incredibly intriguing and quite intense which was due to the atmospheric setting.
Sleepless is about Izzy and her group of friends. They are from rich families living near the Barbican Centre in London. They all attend the prestigious private school Clerkenwell. Like with many schools (says a student teacher…) exams are of utmost importance. Izzy and her friends are worrying about the upcoming exams, until Tigs gives everyone a solution- they could take this ‘study aid’ that she has found online which will help them focus for the exams. It seems like the perfect solution and everything is fine until after the exams… when Izzy and her friends start hearing and seeing strange things. Izzy and her friends soon wonder whether it would have been easier to fail their exams rather than go through the aftermath of the tablets…
Sleepless was slow to get into and I was worried that I might not like it, but it got better as the pace picked up. I’ve mentioned before that I’m not the biggest fan of horror, so if a book impresses me in the genre it really means something! I found this book to be incredibly intriguing and quite intense which was due to the atmospheric setting.