E-Audio, 11:19:14
Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Maxwell Hamilton, Zach Villa, & Jake Abel
Release Date: September 1, 2020
Published by: Hachette Audio
Read from: October 21-22, 2020
Stand-alone (?)
Source: Library (Overdrive)
TW: Death, Violence, Serial Killers, Mention of Past Kidnap & Abuse, Death of a parent
For fans of: Thrillers, Mysteries, Historical, Stand-alones, YAThe Silence of the Lambs meets Sadie in this riveting psychological thriller about two teenagers teaming up with the FBI to track down juvenile serial killers.
In 1982, two teenagers—serial killer survivor Emma Lewis and US Marshal candidate Travis Bell—are recruited by the FBI to interview convicted juvenile killers and provide insight and advice on cold cases. From the start, Emma and Travis develop a quick friendship, gaining information from juvenile murderers that even the FBI can’t crack. But when the team is called in to give advice on an active case—a serial killer who exclusively hunts teenagers—things begin to unravel. Working against the clock, they must turn to one of the country’s most notorious incarcerated murderers for help: teenage sociopath Simon Gutmunsson. Despite Travis’s objections, Emma becomes the conduit between Simon and the FBI team. But while Simon seems to be giving them the information they need to save lives, he’s an expert manipulator playing a very long game…and he has his sights set on Emma.
Captivating, harrowing, and chilling, None Shall Sleep is an all-too-timely exploration of not only the monsters that live among us, but also the monsters that live inside us.
*MY THOUGHTS*
I can’t imagine why people aren’t talking about this? Granted there’s a lot of blood, and that might be why, but the book itself is still so good. I hope more people read it and shout about it like I am!
When people think of the FBI, they don’t think of two teenagers. But Travis and Emma have been recruited to become the agency’s newest teen members who are tasked with speaking to juvenile murderers. But then things start happening and they realize that one of them, Simon Gutmunsson, gives them information on how to save some lives from an active case that is ongoing……
When you see that this is like “Silence of the Lambs” and “Sadie” you get kinda side-eyey (Yes I just made that up lol) You know for sure that there’s no way this is going to be as good as THAT. But then once you read it….. You see you were wrong. I could see both of these books in this one and I think that was the closest I’ve ever gotten to a good book comparison lol Usually they always miss the mark. But this one wasn’t great, but almost.
As for the plot, I thought it dragged in some places, but for the most part, it was ok. I never felt that it dragged enough to pull me out of the story. The mystery is a bit annoying, but **SPOILER** it’s because you’re not introduced to the person who did it until the end.**END SPOILER** That bugs me with mysterious.
My biggest gripe was the canniness (is that a word?) in the audiobook. It sounded like they were in separate studios. As someone who once worked in radio and tv, we were taught to get rid of that. It just sounded weird like the editing was off or something. Usually I love when books have an entire cast of narrators, but this one sounded a bit weird. I’m not sure how to explain it. The narrators themselves did an awesome job tho. The one who was the culprit actually had a pretty creepy voice too, so it was actually kinda creepy lol
This wasn’t everything that I thought it would be, but it wasn’t bad either. I do hope more people start talking about this tho. If you love thrillers, this might be the book for you!
Overall, I give this
