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Sleepless

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A fresh and unique book that reminded me lots of John Marrs recent releases. It will certainly be enjoyed by anyone who also likes his genre of book.
The writing style is fast paced and accomplished. I liked this book and it will stay with me for a while due to the original storyline.

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Twisty and Tantalizing. It made me sleepless all night until I finished it.
Hey there, do you have a sleeping problem? Well, we're here to give you sleep.
To control your sleep.
Thea has sleeping problem. So when an ad from an app on her phone promised for a sleep, the offer is irresistible. She joined them to solve her sleeping problems and then strange things started there like one night she saw a face but she's too distracted to believe that she saw a face.
Someone is there controlling them all.
But who and why?
It's a debut and I must say that it's a good one. Although the starting was a bit slow but it's ending is satisfying.
I loved Thea entirely. She's pathetic but strong at the same time.
Narration of the story is very good which kept me engaged.
Thanks to NetGalley and HQ for giving me an advanced copy of this awesome psychological thriller.

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Don’t close your eyes. Don’t fall asleep. Don’t let them in.
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.Soon Thea’s sleeping for longer than she has in a decade, and awakes feeling transformed. So much so that at first she’s willing to overlook the oddities of the trial – the lack of any phone signal; the way she can’t leave her bedroom without permission; the fact that all her personal possessions are locked away, even her shoes.But it soon becomes clear that the trial doesn’t just want to help Thea sleep. It wants to control her sleep.
It was somewhat good. Although the ending was easy to predict but yeah it's a good winter read.
Thanks to NetGalley and HQ for giving me an advanced copy.

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This was an interesting read.
I liked the concept a lot, and the execution was definitely good. Thea was an interesting character, and I can relate to her insomnia a lot.
I liked her dynamics with the other characters for the most part, although I felt like everyone except Thea herself and Vivian wasn't as well developed. The plot itself was pretty much like I expected, although I had hoped for more psychological thriller elements. This felt almost like a dystopian novel rather than a thriller.
I personally wasn't a huge fan of the dystopian elements, and sometimes things were a bit too eccentric for my taste. However, I enjoyed the ending a lot, especially the sort of open end. The book definitely picked up suspense towards the later parts and it was an enjoyable read.

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A truly skilful novel that I loved from page 1. As an insomniac myself, I felt Thea’s eye stinging headaches caused by lack of sleep. The author has a sublime way with words, Skilfully weaving the plot without the use of hyperbole. A great debut from a new talent.

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Sleepless certainly lives up to its name. It kept me up half the night while I raced through the pages.
An outstanding debut by Louise Mumford, a writer I think we'll be hearing a lot more from in the future.
Thea is an average sort of person, or she would be if she could get more than an hour's sleep at a time. The crunch comes when her tired body and brain get behind the wheel of a car with near fatal consequences.
Taking part in sleep study trials seems almost too good to be true...
This isn't the straightforward crime genre I'm usually drawn to but the plot is unique. The execution sound. The intricate layers coated with a brush dripping in imagination. If you like John Marrs, you'll love this.

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