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.
Someone’s going to sleep and never wake up…
Review
I loved this book!
The story begins on the night that changed Anna’s life. Something terrible happened and now Anna has to live with the guilt. Worse still, someone is determined to ensure that Anna never forgets her nightmares.
Rum is the Scottish island where the story is set. It is a small island with only 32 residents. The island is known for its seclusion, storms and dangerous cliffs. True to its reputation, the hotel where Anna is working ends up being completely cut off by the storm. This meant that Anna was stuck at the hotel with seven strangers and one of them was a murderer.
Apart from the setting, I also loved the narrative style. The main narrator was Anna. However, through the chapters, we also got to hear from other characters. This helped in adding different dimensions to the story and certainly heightened the tension. It also added more suspense to the story. A couple of times, I thought I had guessed the identity of the murderer. At some point, I suspected everyone at the hotel including the cat that just turned up on one stormy day.
The book is titled Sleep but most of the characters are struggling with insomnia. In addition, sleeping isn’t really an option as danger looms. Interestingly, once I started reading this book. I couldn’t sleep until I turned the last page. If you enjoy dark, twisty page-turners with claustrophobic settings, get this book.
What an excellent psychological thriller!
After this review, I want read this novel.
You read the book in just one day?
Yeah,started on a Saturday afternoon and read it late into the night 🙂 Thank you. I hope you’ll enjoy it if you get the chance.
And thanks for visiting my blog and commenting 🙂
Hahaha at least the cat was never a suspect for me 😄 Wonderful review Diana, happy to see you enjoyed it so much ❤️
Lol that cat just showed up at the same time that suspicious things started occuring 😀 Thanks Inge.
Haha, the ultimate insomnia book! 😀
Glad you liked it as well! I had so much fun with it!
Lol the title was clever especially given the amount of insomnia in the story 😀 Glad we both enjoyed this one.
This sounds fab, Diana. I love how original it sounds and I’m always up for claustrophobic settings. Wonderful review!
I think you’d enjoy this one,Jen.The setting was perfect for the mystery.Thanks.
Excellent review Diana, I really want to read this book now. Reading it in one day is a great recommendation for me. I love that it kept you guessing, even the cat was a suspect. 😄
Haha yes, so many red herrings.I was shocked by the reveal esp since I had suspecting everyone and everything but that person.Thanks Carla.I hope you’ll enjoy this one if you get the chance 🙂
So happy you loved it too. Great review 😍
Thanks Shalini.Glad we both enjoyed this one 🙂
This sounds terrifying and wonderful! Amazing review! You sold me!
Yay! Glad to hear that.I think you’d enjoy it.
Great review, Diana! Sounds good!
Thank you.I definitely reccomend 🙂
‘The book is titled Sleep but most of the characters are struggling with insomnia’ Haha, this book is for me!!! I’m waiting to be closer to the blog tour date to read it, but I loved your review!
I can’t wait to hear about your experience with it.I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did.Yes,
Definitely sounds like a good psychological story. I’m really glad you enjoyed reading it.
It was captivating.Thanks Raney.
I’m glad to hear you enjoyed this one! I’ve been meaning to try more of her books… Wonderful review!
Thanks Yvo.This is my second one by her.Loved both 🙂
Can’t wait to read this one! It’s waiting on my kindle for me.
You are in for a treat. I think you’ll enjoy it Chrissi.
I’m going to have to look for this one, sounds so intriguing!
Thanks Laila. Definitely recommended 🙂
I really enjoyed this one, it grabbed me right from the start, such a fun mystery!
Glad you did, Annie. It was such a good read and I loved the setting especially though its definitely not a place I’d like to visit 🙂
I’m so glad you loved it. I can feel your excitement through the post.
Thank you. This one was brilliant 🙂