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diduzza's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
bookiesncreme's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity
bookswithmybulldog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Gun violence
hilarylouise's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Murder
ashykneesreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
travelseatsreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Sleepless is a dark, twisty, multi-layered, complex thriller which revolves around Nadja Kulka, a young Polish woman living in Berlin. At the beginning we see many different threads which appear to have nothing to do with each other meander through the pages. There came a point where I almost put the book down thinking 'huh, what's going on here'. Once I got past that part it was easy to see these seemingly disparate threads be slowly woven together to form a very clever and intricate plot.
The book is set in Berlin for the most part and that was always going to be a winner for me. Berlin is easily one of my favourite cities so I loved the descriptions of the areas within the city that perfectly built the atmosphere and allowed me to feel like I was almost back there.
I think Romy is an absolute genius when it comes to creating characters that we actually don't like but still feel the need to root for. This book is full of them. It takes a very gifted writer to be able to make those characters maintain a reader's interest and Hausmann kept me hooked right until the very last word.
Unreliable narrators, a multifaceted plot and whiplash-inducing twists made this a thriller I could not put down.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship