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diduzza's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Mental illness, Blood, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Suicide
bookiesncreme's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Infidelity
bookswithmybulldog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence
hilarylouise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Death, Murder, Death of parent, and Infidelity
ashykneesreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Toxic relationship
travelseatsreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Sleepless is a dark, twisty, multi-layered, complex thriller which revolves around Nadja Kulka, a young Polish woman living in Berlin. At the beginning we see many different threads which appear to have nothing to do with each other meander through the pages. There came a point where I almost put the book down thinking 'huh, what's going on here'. Once I got past that part it was easy to see these seemingly disparate threads be slowly woven together to form a very clever and intricate plot.
The book is set in Berlin for the most part and that was always going to be a winner for me. Berlin is easily one of my favourite cities so I loved the descriptions of the areas within the city that perfectly built the atmosphere and allowed me to feel like I was almost back there.
I think Romy is an absolute genius when it comes to creating characters that we actually don't like but still feel the need to root for. This book is full of them. It takes a very gifted writer to be able to make those characters maintain a reader's interest and Hausmann kept me hooked right until the very last word.
Unreliable narrators, a multifaceted plot and whiplash-inducing twists made this a thriller I could not put down.
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Toxic friendship