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Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

31 reviews

thissagreads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

After reading Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé‘s debut “Ace of Spades” I wished there was more character development and felt the story paced too slowly, with a rapid conclusion that left me feeling as though a lot of the story was still missing. So when I picked up Where Sleeping Girls Lie, I was slightly hesitant, but was intrigued by the story’s synopsis. Well I’m happy I read this story, because when I finished, I wanted more!! 

There was the right amount of mystery, diverse characters, multiple plot twists, ladies loving ladies -but not with an annoying romance trope- and a solid story which threaded all of the pieces together, wonderfully. The pace wasn’t too fast or slow, and the narrator’s voice was able to shift into different accents, beautifully. 

I had high hopes from Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and she knocked this book out of the park! Where Sleeping Girls Lie is a must read. Five stars!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Suicide, Child death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug use, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

thebookdragon_taylorsversion's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I hope we get more stories of this world 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Rape, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Addiction, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

jasminedaria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Rape

Minor: Animal death

haleyunruh32's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicide, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gaslighting and Misogyny

purplepaste's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Suicide

lydiareads247's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Suicide, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

iridescentdreams's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Gaslighting, Rape, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Death, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Animal death

ckflaherty1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Grief, Sexual assault, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Bullying, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexism, and Rape

For content warnings of sexual assault, the book does not graphically describe the incidents but does mention them and they are a plot point.

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Sexism, Stalking, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Confinement, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Classism, Drug use, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Animal death, and Physical abuse

There's a scene where a pet hamster needs to go the hospital but it ends up fine

kaerene's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Not going to lie, I was a little intimidated by the small font and size of this book at the beginning but once I started reading and getting into the story of Where Sleeping Girls Lie that quickly changed. I really enjoyed reading this book although it felt super long at times. I felt the ending was especially long because it got to the point where so many tense things happened in succession that my brain was ready to be done. 

With that being said, I really liked the rest of it. I was really intrigued with the characters and the mystery of it all. I had so many theories on who Sade was and how this mystery was going to be solved. And let me tell ya, my theories all ended up being wrong. So wrong that my jaw ended up on the floor when the big plot twist happened and I was the living embodiment of the shocked face emoji. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Misogyny, Alcohol, Murder, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Death of parent