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A review by enp3423
How to Sleep at Night by Elizabeth Harris
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book has wonderful LGBTQIA+ representation, highlighting the struggles of two different queer couples.
It was an honestly fascinating and relatable read, really hitting hard on the dynamics of what it’s like to have differing political views from loved ones in 2025.
It really leans into how a person’s moral beliefs and their political party lines can blur into one identity over time and how society has created rigid labels for each party.
The secondary plot line was a unique analysis of relationships (in the romantic sense). While linked together with the first it stands tall on its own, diving into how your romantic partner can either lift you up and make you more “you” or squash you into a pre-determined box, making “you” unrecognizable.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who has a family member on the other side of politics that they don’t see eye-to-eye with.
It was an honestly fascinating and relatable read, really hitting hard on the dynamics of what it’s like to have differing political views from loved ones in 2025.
It really leans into how a person’s moral beliefs and their political party lines can blur into one identity over time and how society has created rigid labels for each party.
The secondary plot line was a unique analysis of relationships (in the romantic sense). While linked together with the first it stands tall on its own, diving into how your romantic partner can either lift you up and make you more “you” or squash you into a pre-determined box, making “you” unrecognizable.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who has a family member on the other side of politics that they don’t see eye-to-eye with.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship