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littleangelsreadingcorner's review against another edition
5.0
I love this story. Such a cute little suspense.
annieworford's review against another edition
1.0
So, after reading this book I went onto the website to look at the reviews. What was astounding that so many people had given this book really good reviews, so obviously anyone with any good taste in literature is not reading this book. Then again, anyone who would pick this book up in first place after seeing it's cover is obviously insane. But, seriously, HAVE YOU PEOPLE LOST YOUR MINDS?!?!?!?! Seriously, do NOT read this book, that is four (or so) hours of my life I will never get back. Although, it was rather entertaining to make fun of, and it made me feel a lot better about my own writing.
Essentially, the main character is being stalked in her dreams by a psycho killer, and goes around with the son of the guy prosecuting her in court in random hotel rooms while her mother is for some reason gone for a few weeks on a trip in Europe. During this time, Trinity, the main character, who happens to be eighteen, is basically living in hotels with the guy. Sound realistic yet? Well, that's probably due to the fact that it never does. In addition, of course, they have to share a queen size bed in all the motels, so they build a pillow barrier, which Trinity ends up awkwardly jumping over in the middle of the night. Anyway, she ends up randomly drinking a ton of tequila, puking on guy with her, Dan, and then sleeping with him.
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Essentially, the main character is being stalked in her dreams by a psycho killer, and goes around with the son of the guy prosecuting her in court in random hotel rooms while her mother is for some reason gone for a few weeks on a trip in Europe. During this time, Trinity, the main character, who happens to be eighteen, is basically living in hotels with the guy. Sound realistic yet? Well, that's probably due to the fact that it never does. In addition, of course, they have to share a queen size bed in all the motels, so they build a pillow barrier, which Trinity ends up awkwardly jumping over in the middle of the night. Anyway, she ends up randomly drinking a ton of tequila, puking on guy with her, Dan, and then sleeping with him.
lpcoolgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book! So great, so enjoyable, and yeah, really enjoyed it!
greenbeanteenqueen's review against another edition
4.0
When I first saw a picture of this cover, I had now idea it was a suspense story, I thought it was another cute romance. So when I actually saw the book trailer, I was surprised. The book looked so good I had to give it a try, even though scary stories aren't my favorite. (Plus, there was a promise of romance, so I knew it had to have something I'd like!)
I ended up loving it! It was a quick read that kept me up-(in a good way wanting to read more, not in an 'I'm so scared' kind of way) and it was full of suspense! Plus, there's a great romance between Trinity and Dan, who just so happens to be the son of the lawyer that got Rafe off on insanity. It was just a perfect blend for a scaredy cat like me.
There's a lot about Trinity's dream walking gift that I'd like to know, so I hope Terri Clark writes more about Trinity. Plus, Terri Clark is a teen librarian-yay-and who better to write for teens than someone who works with them all day? (I especially loved that she had Dan and Trinity head to the library to do research!) I thought this was a good debut and I'd recommend it readers wanting some mystery and suspense with their romance.
I ended up loving it! It was a quick read that kept me up-(in a good way wanting to read more, not in an 'I'm so scared' kind of way) and it was full of suspense! Plus, there's a great romance between Trinity and Dan, who just so happens to be the son of the lawyer that got Rafe off on insanity. It was just a perfect blend for a scaredy cat like me.
There's a lot about Trinity's dream walking gift that I'd like to know, so I hope Terri Clark writes more about Trinity. Plus, Terri Clark is a teen librarian-yay-and who better to write for teens than someone who works with them all day? (I especially loved that she had Dan and Trinity head to the library to do research!) I thought this was a good debut and I'd recommend it readers wanting some mystery and suspense with their romance.
anomalyreads's review against another edition
2.0
2.5/5
Sleepless had a very cool premise to it. Trinity can basically "dream hop" and see the darkest most personal parts of people's lives. This leads her to seeing her friend, Kiri, getting killed by Rafe. The whole book revolves around Rafe and what happens after he is convicted of killing Kiri.
While the concept of the book was unique, the execution was poor. I never truly got a grasp of how Trinity's "powers" worked and what brought them on in the first place. The author touched on in a bit, but since it is what the whole book is surrounded by, I think it should have been explained more. Like knowing how Trinity happened to have dreamed of Kiri the night she was killed. Along with that, I wish we knew more about Kiri and got a flashback of Kiri and Trinity.
Then there was Dan. I liked him as a character, but again, he was just underdeveloped. He seems to show up out of nowhere and have this deep interest in Trinity. And of course, Dan and Trinity's relationship. It evolves so quickly and is way too insta-lovey for my taste. I usually don't mind that, but in this case, it felt like they were just brought together by Rafe. Besides that, they didn't have a great connection.
I also did not enjoy how the author completely jumped over parts and left it up to the reader to decipher what happened. There was one chapter in specific that started and it talks about this huge development between Trinity and Dan. It wasn't talked about in the previous chapter though, so I had to go back and double check to make sure I didn't accidentally skip over something.
Overall, I think this book had great potential but just needed to be executed better. I actually think it would benefit a lot by being longer and having more detail. Cool concept though!
Sleepless had a very cool premise to it. Trinity can basically "dream hop" and see the darkest most personal parts of people's lives. This leads her to seeing her friend, Kiri, getting killed by Rafe. The whole book revolves around Rafe and what happens after he is convicted of killing Kiri.
While the concept of the book was unique, the execution was poor. I never truly got a grasp of how Trinity's "powers" worked and what brought them on in the first place. The author touched on in a bit, but since it is what the whole book is surrounded by, I think it should have been explained more. Like knowing how Trinity happened to have dreamed of Kiri the night she was killed. Along with that, I wish we knew more about Kiri and got a flashback of Kiri and Trinity.
Then there was Dan. I liked him as a character, but again, he was just underdeveloped. He seems to show up out of nowhere and have this deep interest in Trinity. And of course, Dan and Trinity's relationship. It evolves so quickly and is way too insta-lovey for my taste. I usually don't mind that, but in this case, it felt like they were just brought together by Rafe. Besides that, they didn't have a great connection.
I also did not enjoy how the author completely jumped over parts and left it up to the reader to decipher what happened. There was one chapter in specific that started and it talks about this huge development between Trinity and Dan. It wasn't talked about in the previous chapter though, so I had to go back and double check to make sure I didn't accidentally skip over something.
Overall, I think this book had great potential but just needed to be executed better. I actually think it would benefit a lot by being longer and having more detail. Cool concept though!
sarahewoodardya's review against another edition
4.0
Trinty Micheals is able to walk throught dreams. She put away a murderer, Rafe as a pshychic and is known as "Dream Girl" after a leak. Kiri came to her about a year ago asking for help. Trinity's best friend Coral is going away for Soccor camp. Coral gives her a "homework assignment", she is suppose to buy a blue dress, go out more, and to go on a date.
Trinity meets Dan Devlin. He is the son of the defense lawyer that got Rafe off on insanity. Trinity's mother goes away to Europe on a long awaited trip. Soon, Trinity sees Rafe in her dreams and he can harm her. The only person to turn to is Dan. They find out that Rafe has escaped and will go after anyone to get to her. She must stay awake to stay alive.
This book is very supenseful, but has some romance. I found Dan to be very cute and I loved the little romance that was going on. I also found it to be a very quick read. I really liked the character. It was well written. Her dreamwalking didn't seem fake and was well developed. The pop culture refrences were also very nice and enjoyed them. This was amazing for a debut novel and I can't wait for more from Terri Clark. If you have read Lisa McMann's Wake, I am sure that you will enjoy this also.
Trinity meets Dan Devlin. He is the son of the defense lawyer that got Rafe off on insanity. Trinity's mother goes away to Europe on a long awaited trip. Soon, Trinity sees Rafe in her dreams and he can harm her. The only person to turn to is Dan. They find out that Rafe has escaped and will go after anyone to get to her. She must stay awake to stay alive.
This book is very supenseful, but has some romance. I found Dan to be very cute and I loved the little romance that was going on. I also found it to be a very quick read. I really liked the character. It was well written. Her dreamwalking didn't seem fake and was well developed. The pop culture refrences were also very nice and enjoyed them. This was amazing for a debut novel and I can't wait for more from Terri Clark. If you have read Lisa McMann's Wake, I am sure that you will enjoy this also.
tms792's review against another edition
4.0
Trinity Michaels isn’t your average eighteen year old. Actually she really hasn’t been normal since she first realized she had the ability to dream walk. While some think this may be a super cool power, Trinity believes it to be a curse and wants nothing to do with it.
Dream walking greatly affects Trinity’s life when she’s unable to save an abducted girl that she has been dreaming about. Although she is able to help the police capture the killer, Rafe Stevens, she is still deeply troubled by the fact that she wasn’t able to help save her. When Rafe is sent to a mental asylum though instead of to prison, because of his plea of insanity, Trinity knows she’s his next victim and not safe. However she knows nothing can harm her in her own home, until the night she has the worst dream of her life.
She now knows that Rafe has escaped and his revenge against her is coming sooner than expected. Now she must run for her life, fleeing not only from this dreaded man, but also from sleep, because Rafe somehow has the power to physically hurt her in her dreams. With help from an unexpected accomplice, Dan Devlin, the son of Rafe’s slime ball lawyer, Trinity tries to stay alive. Will Trinity allow Dan to help her, or will she turn her back on him (and her heart) just because of who his father is?
This book puts a whole new twist on freaky!! It truly captured my attention and had me with the covers up to my nose in fear of going to sleep!! Needless to say I loved the book and all aspects of it.
When I originally saw the book it looked a lot like one of those light summer beach reads. Well it’s not! It’s a full blown novel that keeps you on the edge of your seat and up until all hours of the night, just so you can find out what happens next. Terri Clark was really able to create a dark novel that kept you thinking “what if” and made you look at nightmares in a whole different perspective. She even mixed in some great romance, which made the book even better.
Trinity’s character was also very interesting. While she was your normal teen, with an issue here and there, it felt like she had the grief of an old woman. Everyday she dealt with the fact that she could have potentially saved that girl, but she didn’t and she truly despised herself for that fact, but then she really learns to accept that she did more than was ever expected. I really enjoyed seeing her accept the fact that there was nothing more she could have done and I think this really made her grow as a person. Also the author made Trinity’s fear drip off the pages and into the reader, making them feel just as afraid as Trinity, which was awesome!!
Overall the book was stellar. The author made the reader connect with the characters and the whole idea behind the story was extremely original and very compelling. I recommend this book for all fans of Lisa McMann’s Wake, and readers looking for a great book. I truly hope that a sequel is in the works as I am anxious to see what other adventures are in store for Trinity.
Dream walking greatly affects Trinity’s life when she’s unable to save an abducted girl that she has been dreaming about. Although she is able to help the police capture the killer, Rafe Stevens, she is still deeply troubled by the fact that she wasn’t able to help save her. When Rafe is sent to a mental asylum though instead of to prison, because of his plea of insanity, Trinity knows she’s his next victim and not safe. However she knows nothing can harm her in her own home, until the night she has the worst dream of her life.
She now knows that Rafe has escaped and his revenge against her is coming sooner than expected. Now she must run for her life, fleeing not only from this dreaded man, but also from sleep, because Rafe somehow has the power to physically hurt her in her dreams. With help from an unexpected accomplice, Dan Devlin, the son of Rafe’s slime ball lawyer, Trinity tries to stay alive. Will Trinity allow Dan to help her, or will she turn her back on him (and her heart) just because of who his father is?
This book puts a whole new twist on freaky!! It truly captured my attention and had me with the covers up to my nose in fear of going to sleep!! Needless to say I loved the book and all aspects of it.
When I originally saw the book it looked a lot like one of those light summer beach reads. Well it’s not! It’s a full blown novel that keeps you on the edge of your seat and up until all hours of the night, just so you can find out what happens next. Terri Clark was really able to create a dark novel that kept you thinking “what if” and made you look at nightmares in a whole different perspective. She even mixed in some great romance, which made the book even better.
Trinity’s character was also very interesting. While she was your normal teen, with an issue here and there, it felt like she had the grief of an old woman. Everyday she dealt with the fact that she could have potentially saved that girl, but she didn’t and she truly despised herself for that fact, but then she really learns to accept that she did more than was ever expected. I really enjoyed seeing her accept the fact that there was nothing more she could have done and I think this really made her grow as a person. Also the author made Trinity’s fear drip off the pages and into the reader, making them feel just as afraid as Trinity, which was awesome!!
Overall the book was stellar. The author made the reader connect with the characters and the whole idea behind the story was extremely original and very compelling. I recommend this book for all fans of Lisa McMann’s Wake, and readers looking for a great book. I truly hope that a sequel is in the works as I am anxious to see what other adventures are in store for Trinity.
anna_reads_too_much's review against another edition
5.0
Where can I even begin about this book? It was really good. It was a quick read, it was quick to get into, and once I started reading it, I couldn't stop. I didn't want to put this down because I needed to know what happened to Trinity and Dan.
The characters were written pretty good. The one thing I would've liked more of was a bigger description of them, but the author gives you enough information to where you can picture them in your head.
There were also a few parts that were a bit hard to understand, so I had to go back and re-read them. Once I went back and re-read them, however, they made more sense to me than they did the first time through.
The idea of the book was something I've never heard or read about, so Terri Clark definitely gets extra points for originality and creativity.
Overall, Sleepless was a wonderful, quick read that will leave you hanging until the end.
The characters were written pretty good. The one thing I would've liked more of was a bigger description of them, but the author gives you enough information to where you can picture them in your head.
There were also a few parts that were a bit hard to understand, so I had to go back and re-read them. Once I went back and re-read them, however, they made more sense to me than they did the first time through.
The idea of the book was something I've never heard or read about, so Terri Clark definitely gets extra points for originality and creativity.
Overall, Sleepless was a wonderful, quick read that will leave you hanging until the end.
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