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I honestly think this will make a much better film or TV series than it did a book.

“The average human spends 33 years of their life asleep… don‘t you ever wonder what you might have done when you‘re asleep?”

So this one was…ok. The concept is excellent and I loved learning a bit about resignation syndrome and the phenomenon of possibly committing murder while sleep walking. However, the actions of some of the characters seemed kind of stupid (at one point a character grabs a murder weapon off the ground…everyone knows don‘t touch a murder weapon!) and the ending/big reveal was so easy to figure out! Plus side, the narrators were AMAZING! 🌟🌟🌟💫

This book has been compared to “The Silent Patient“ meets “Gone Girl“ and I think it is a fair comparison. The book is long and the plot is convoluted, but I found I could not put it down. There are a few really good twists and the sleep information was fascinating. There has been complaints about the writing style, but I found it compelling. I admit I was a little disappointed in the ending, but that is just me and my sense of justice. 4.25/5

Braved the cold to go grab my library hold that came in! Ive been really excited about this one so perfect timing that it came in on a Saturday!

WOW... Just WOW. I listened to the audio and read along with an ebook. I was blown away with this story. A first for me by this author.

Audio readers: Dan Stevens, Hannah Curtis, Sarah Cullum, and Christine Rendel. Told by four people and alternates in places between 1999 to 2023. To understand what happened now you have to know what happened then...

Full review: http://tinyurl.com/yfv6h5fu

Anna O by Matthew Blake

Joining the ranks of Gillian Flynn, A. J. Finn, and Alex Michaelides, Matthew Blake delivers the thriller of the a dark, twisty, and shocking mystery about a young woman who commits a double murder while sleepwalking, and then never opens her eyes again.

THE WORLD WILL KNOW HER NAME

I'm starting an audio of this...
Review to follow.

Anna Ogilvy hasn‘t opened her eyes for four years, since she was found asleep holding a knife, having killed her 2 best friends. Ben Prince is tasked with waking her up so she can face a trial.

Supposed to be a thriller, I think, my overall impression of this book was that it was LONG. At one point I thought I was halfway through but was only at 10%. 😬

A few other annoyances with editing ⬇️

#netgalley #annao #published in the UK 1st Feb