Seven guests. Seven secrets. One killer. Do you dare to SLEEP? 'Beware! Sleep does not do what it says on the tin: I was awake until the small hours under its dark and twisty spell.' FIONA BARTON All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories of that terrible night are making it impossible. If only she didn't feel so guilty... To escape her past, Anna takes a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island of ...
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Seven guests. Seven secrets. One killer. Do you dare to SLEEP? 'Beware! Sleep does not do what it says on the tin: I was awake until the small hours under its dark and twisty spell.' FIONA BARTON All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories of that terrible night are making it impossible. If only she didn't feel so guilty... To escape her past, Anna takes a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island of Rum, but when seven guests join her, what started as a retreat from the world turns into a deadly nightmare. Each of the guests have a secret, but one of them is lying - about who they are and why they're on the island. There's a murderer staying in the Bay View hotel. And they've set their sights on Anna. Seven strangers. Seven secrets. One deadly lie. The million-copy bestseller is back in her darkest, twistiest book to date. Read it if you dare! Perfect for fans of Lesley Kara's The Rumour and Cara Hunter's DI Fawley Thrillers. What people are saying about SLEEP: 'Wow just wow!... I loved it' Karen's World 'WOW!... Sleep!!! You wont get any if you start to read it in the evening! So be warned!!!' Reader review 'Superb... her books just keep getting better and better - this one was a belter!!' Donna's Book Blog 'A cracking story... A heart in your mouth plot' Books from Dusk 'til Dawn 'Extremely creepy, atmospheric and twisty.' CLAIRE DOUGLAS, author of Do Not Disturb 'Sleep will keep you up all night.' MARK EDWARDS, author of The Retreat 'As always, C L Taylor knocks it out of the park!' Reader review "Reminiscent of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None... a final killer twist that is as satisfying as it is unexpected" Mature Times "Everything we love in a thriller: creepy, tense and pacy enough to get your heart racing" Good Housekeeping 'A perfectly written psychological thriller... filled with plot twist after plot twist... I was on the edge of my seat for every page.' 2016 and Beyond
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04/04/2019
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2019
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English
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After a serious car crash Anna is struggling to sleep; she feels guilty and paranoid that someone is after her for what she has done. She moves to the remote island of Rum to make a fresh start and forget all of her troubles - but have they followed her there?
I really enjoyed The Fear by CL Taylor last year and was very excited about her latest offering - Sleep. I certainly was not disappointed! Sleep is a great Thriller which, ironically enough keeps you up all night trying to figure out what is going on! It's a great standalone read and one that will keep you hooked throughout.
I really loved the claustrophobic air of the remote island of Rum - it made for a great setting and really heightened the tension throughout. I liked the fact we started with the backstory of the crash and that the chapters also occasionally alternated between other characters, including the perpetrator. I also particularly loved the red herring (no spoilers) that this produced. The theme of not getting any sleep, the quotes used and the notes that turn up were also a nice way to keep the title of the book in your thoughts and establish the through-line of the book.
The only thing I think made it slightly less impactful than the previous books I have read was that the twist didn't quite have as much of a punch as I was expecting. As the suspect list on the island is relatively small, you end up just whittling down suspects until you are left with just one possible person and then it was revealed who it was. It still surprised me but had it arrived a little earlier in the narrative I think it might have had more of an impact.
Overall I'm sure, like me, that you will lose Sleep enjoying Sleep and working out its twists and turns. Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
