Sleep by C.L. Taylor

Sleep by C.L. Taylor
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories of that terrible night are making it impossible. If only she didn’t feel so guilty…

To escape her past, Anna takes a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island of Rum, but when seven guests join her, what started as a retreat from the world turns into a deadly nightmare.

Each of the guests have a secret, but one of them is lying – about who they are and why they're on the island. There's a murderer staying in the Bay View hotel. And they've set their sights on Anna.

Seven strangers. Seven secrets. One deadly lie.

Someone’s going to sleep and never wake up…

To begin with, after reading the blurb I thought this would be in the style of Agatha Christi and 'and then there were none'. I was actually very wrong, although I was kind of looking forward to one of those style stories!

I found this was a very easy, quick read, I managed to work a full week and still find time and the want to pick up the book after work, this is something I don't do often!

Anna the lead character has been in an accident and decides she needs a fresh start. After applying for a job on the island of Rum in Scotland she packs her bags and makes the journey up there. This island is really remote, there isn't a doctor, he comes over every couple of weeks and if the community need anything they have to travel to the mainland for this.

Anna's job is in the only hotel on the island and when the guests turn up she begins to realise things are what they seem. Throughout sleep we begin to learn a little about each of the characters and the plot really draws you in.

Personally I was a little disappointed with the ending, I felt it could have been better and I had already worked out who the killer was, saying that it didn't spoil my enjoyment of the novel.

This is one I recommend you read. I would like to thank the publisher for sending this in exchange for an honest review.