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A review by brandy_reads
The Edge of Sleep by Willie Block, Jake Emanuel
2.0
Thank you @stmartinspress, @netgalley and @macmillanaudio, for the complimentary ARC and ALC.
I was so excited by the premise of this book. The Edge of Sleep had a strong start and reeled me in straight away. However, by about 60% I was only still reading it because it was a buddy read, and the audiobook narrator Franz Drameh was excellent, so I didn’t mind continuing to listen. The dream scenes, or flashbacks I’m not even sure, were so weird and I kept trying to make sense of them but couldn’t. There were also some chapters detailing what was happening to various unknown characters as they fell asleep. While it was helpful, it also became too much… I just didn’t need that many scenarios and I felt like it took away from what was happening with our MC's. As for the ending… I had a feeling it would go in that direction, I hoped and crossed fingers that it wouldn’t…. but it did. It was just totally bizarre to me, and I can’t even say I fully understood it.
If you’re interested in this one, I highly recommend the audio.
I was so excited by the premise of this book. The Edge of Sleep had a strong start and reeled me in straight away. However, by about 60% I was only still reading it because it was a buddy read, and the audiobook narrator Franz Drameh was excellent, so I didn’t mind continuing to listen. The dream scenes, or flashbacks I’m not even sure, were so weird and I kept trying to make sense of them but couldn’t. There were also some chapters detailing what was happening to various unknown characters as they fell asleep. While it was helpful, it also became too much… I just didn’t need that many scenarios and I felt like it took away from what was happening with our MC's. As for the ending… I had a feeling it would go in that direction, I hoped and crossed fingers that it wouldn’t…. but it did. It was just totally bizarre to me, and I can’t even say I fully understood it.
If you’re interested in this one, I highly recommend the audio.