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Don't Wake Up
by Liz Lawler
This is the second medical psychological thriller I've read this year, and the second that has disappointed me. There are others who have left better reviews than I am going to, so I would direct you to (I think) Eva K's two star review (spoilery) which details all the ridiculous things (including many plot holes and inconsistencies). For now, I will go through a few things which really annoyed me about this book:
- lack of content warnings - there is an unnecessary scene of animal abuse towards the end of the book, which is really upsetting.
- also relating to content warnings, but not necessarily a reason I hated this book, you will find mentions of sexual abuse and rape in here. I don't think that this is automatically a reason to hate a book. But I went into this thinking that, as it is by a woman, it would be handled with respect, thoughtfulness, and that there would be discussions around it. But no. The accusations of rape are met with disbelief from everyone.
- the characters are all so flat, wooden and overall not very engaging or likable. I didn't root for anyone. I didn't care if anyone got hurt.
- the police - completely unprofessional. Relationships between staff. Talk of relationships between police and people involved in or related to cases they are working on. Social outings with people suspected of a crime. Giving vital information to a suspect in a crime. Giving personal information relating to a victim to someone unrelated to the victim, who is suspected of committing a crime, and outside of a formal interview process. DC Laura Best. The approach of solving a crime by trying to pin it on one person because said policewoman is jealous of that person and doesn't like her.
- hospital staff - how can anyone not have noticed what was going on? The approach they took to Alex when she came round after the first chapter events was completely unprofessional and unsympathetic. The fact that Alex went to work drunk or on drugs or both. The fact that she drove under the influence. The fact that her boyfriend was a FORMER PATIENT.
- The plot - got more and more ridiculous as time went on. The motives of the antagonist were absolutely unbelievable, and I didn't buy that the person would go to such lengths for the reasons they gave. The fact that said person got away with so much without being caught was also ridiculous.
- the writing - phrases like 'I would like to make love to you'. The telling rather than showing. The strange pacing and jumping forward in time.
Overall, it was a pretty disappointing read, and the animal abuse solidified the one star rating. Sorry, but I would not recommend this to anyone. Though I seem to be one of the few, looking at the ratings on here. Oh, and another thing that should have warned me from the start: the fact that the cover has to display how many five star ratings they have. And I found it in a discount book store. Take from that what you will.
- lack of content warnings - there is an unnecessary scene of animal abuse towards the end of the book, which is really upsetting.
- also relating to content warnings, but not necessarily a reason I hated this book, you will find mentions of sexual abuse and rape in here. I don't think that this is automatically a reason to hate a book. But I went into this thinking that, as it is by a woman, it would be handled with respect, thoughtfulness, and that there would be discussions around it. But no. The accusations of rape are met with disbelief from everyone.
- the characters are all so flat, wooden and overall not very engaging or likable. I didn't root for anyone. I didn't care if anyone got hurt.
- the police - completely unprofessional. Relationships between staff. Talk of relationships between police and people involved in or related to cases they are working on. Social outings with people suspected of a crime. Giving vital information to a suspect in a crime. Giving personal information relating to a victim to someone unrelated to the victim, who is suspected of committing a crime, and outside of a formal interview process. DC Laura Best. The approach of solving a crime by trying to pin it on one person because said policewoman is jealous of that person and doesn't like her.
- hospital staff - how can anyone not have noticed what was going on? The approach they took to Alex when she came round after the first chapter events was completely unprofessional and unsympathetic. The fact that Alex went to work drunk or on drugs or both. The fact that she drove under the influence. The fact that her boyfriend was a FORMER PATIENT.
- The plot - got more and more ridiculous as time went on. The motives of the antagonist were absolutely unbelievable, and I didn't buy that the person would go to such lengths for the reasons they gave. The fact that said person got away with so much without being caught was also ridiculous.
- the writing - phrases like 'I would like to make love to you'. The telling rather than showing. The strange pacing and jumping forward in time.
Overall, it was a pretty disappointing read, and the animal abuse solidified the one star rating. Sorry, but I would not recommend this to anyone. Though I seem to be one of the few, looking at the ratings on here. Oh, and another thing that should have warned me from the start: the fact that the cover has to display how many five star ratings they have. And I found it in a discount book store. Take from that what you will.