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A review by bhalpin
Sleepless by Charlie Huston
1.0
I revere Charlie Huston and recommend the Joe Pitt books every chance I get. It would probably be easy for him to keep cranking out short, taut crime thrillers, so I appreciate the fact that he's gone for something more ambitious here.
Rollercoaster plot momentum is kind of a Huston trademark, but this one takes a long time to get going. He's also writing from multiple points of view, which adds needless confusion at the beginning and kept me from getting really involved with the characters.
The world building, so masterfully done in the Joe Pitt books, felt a little clumsy to me here. I appreciate the ambition, but I'm sorry to say this was a miss for me. Abandoned after 100 pages.
Rollercoaster plot momentum is kind of a Huston trademark, but this one takes a long time to get going. He's also writing from multiple points of view, which adds needless confusion at the beginning and kept me from getting really involved with the characters.
The world building, so masterfully done in the Joe Pitt books, felt a little clumsy to me here. I appreciate the ambition, but I'm sorry to say this was a miss for me. Abandoned after 100 pages.