Review: SLEEP by C.L. Taylor

Sleep by C.L. Taylor
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I finished reading SLEEP by CL Taylor just over a week and a half ago, and I still can’t quite believe how amazing it is.

I mean, I knew it would be. I’m a fierce fan of CL Taylor’s books, and I just couldn’t wait to start reading this one. It did no disappoint.

SLEEP weaves a complicated tale of guilt, revenge, death, and regret. It’s a tightly plotted thriller, and honestly, I had no idea who the killer was until the end—that’s how good it was. (And I pride myself on working out who the killer is).

The story follows Anna as she recovers from a horrific car crash that resulted in the deaths of two of her colleagues. And she was driving.

We see her go through a breakup, and decide to start a new life on the island of Rum.

I loved how this island setting almost becomes a character. And what a great place for a murder mystery. It reminded me a lot of And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie at first—but there were plenty of differences I was delighted to discover as I read on (and I love that Christie book too).

The narrative is told through multiple characters, and slowly we begin to see how all the apparently separate subplots link together as it becomes clear Anna really is being stalked by someone who believes she should’ve died in the car crash.

There are so many twists, and I honestly can’t tell you enough how much I loved this book. And that ending! Wow. Really chilling.

I really can’t wait to see what CL Taylor writes next.

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