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The synopsis alone had me wanting to read this one ASAP! Unfortunately, I did feel like this book read a little bit long at times, and I truly felt like I was experiencing every single ounce of fatigue and anxiety as our protagonist! I knew that there was something more at work here than just the paranoia that accompanies insomnia, but I was conflicted in what exactly I thought could really be happening and I feel like this could have been less drawn out. Fourthly: the reason I rounded my 3.5 stars to 4 is THAT AMAZING AND SMART ENDING! If you read “Behind Her Eyes”, you’re gonna adore this part! But you should read the book or watch the brilliant Netflix adaptation at first ( or do both for comparing the differences )
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Overall, if you liked Behind Her Eyes then this one will appeal too. It’s well written, a bit different, fast paced with numerous plot twists and turns.
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Sarah Pinborough is an adult fantasy, thriller, screenwriter, cross-genre novelist with numerous awards under her name. Sarah has managed to publish more than 20 novels and has even written for BBC. Currently, Sarah is working with numerous television companies on fresh, original projects. Some of the author’s most recent works include a dystopian love story titled, The Death House and a thriller, 13 Minutes that was bought by Netflix. Harper Fiction in the UK published the author’s subsequent adult novel, Behind Her Eyes, a psychological thriller this year in January. This book has been sold in more than 20 countries and has also been sold during an action. There are numerous discussions currently going on about adapting the novel for a screenplay. Snakes eating their own tails, indeed! And to top it off, at the very end, a massive breach of the solicitor/client confidentiality rules - this just blew this wild, meandering story off the plausibility grid for me.
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Prepare to be totally and utterly blown away by Insomnia. Sarah Pinborough is a twisted genius’ Lisa Jewell Thirdly: I still absorb the revelations about the mystery about those numbers and the reason of Patricia’s madness! Overall: Even though I find some explanations a little exaggerated, the high tension, the suspense and mystery’s unfolding, gripping and riveting storytelling were great. Most of the characters are definitely annoying but at least I loved Emma! First of all: I liked this book! Even though the perpetrator’s reasoning to orchestrate the incidents was a little far fetched. But like one of the biggest slapper says ( who-must-not-be-named ) : “love makes you do crazy things” This book was a mixed bag for me because there was a lot to like here, but one or two big things I didn’t like. I’ll approach each in turn.Ultimately, this story was filled with too many rehashed, overdone stereotypes. Also, characters would appear to be diabolical or ruthless, only to appear lamb-like or "not so very bad" at the end. So exhausting and annoying! And yet, the first part of this book was a riveting read - very reminiscent of the author's earlier efforts. The story line seemed to be going in one direction, but, as usual, in an effort to come up with a spectacular twist, all credibility went out the window towards the end. What I love about Sarah Pinborough’s books is that they are wholly original, and always take big fictional risks. Sometimes the risks pay off and sometimes they don’t, but the experience of getting to the end is always a unique and wild ride.
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I did really enjoy the plot of this one, because it was much more complex than it seems - there are many characters to suspect here - even Emma herself - and Pinborough does a fantastic job at switching focus on each of them. I also liked Emma (although her character was perhaps a bit cliché - exhausted professional mother with a seemingly perfect house husband. Friends and neighbors find her cold and unfriendly with a husband who does little to alleviate this image, yatta yatta). I did not like Robert at all - I was hoping he would be the next pillow victim lol, and Phoebe was not much better. For the love of god, get these people a good family therapist! 🤦♀️ The one thing I will say is that I sometimes struggle with books where the gaslighting is so thorough that I feel uncomfortable and tense, as it leaves me unsettled. This is most assuredly one of those reads, and a few times, as much as I enjoyed the book, I just wanted it to end (if that makes sense!). I'm not sure I loved the ending either, but I will leave that there.
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Emma is a successful solicitor, helping those in an unhappy marriage move on. As a divorce attorney, she's naturally made some enemies along the way. One day when she receives a haunting message from her older and estranged sister Phoebe, she rushes to her side at the hospital only to find it is in fact her mother who is ailing. Her mother, who has been in a psychiatric institution for the past 30 years, has unsuccessfully attempted suicide. All just days before Emma's 40th birthday. Three decades prior her mother in fact went mad on the same birthday, attempting to smother her older daughter. Fast forward to present day and Emma has put her family's dark past behind her with a successful career, a loving husband and two beautiful children. But on the night of the hospital visit she inexplicably encounters a case of insomnia. One night without sleep is followed by two, then three, then four, and so on. With each night Emma goes without rest, and the closer her 40th birthday approaches the more detached from reality and sanity she becomes. Strange events begin occurring, such as someone slashing her tires and keying her car, her son experiencing a trauma only he can communicate through horrifying drawings. Has someone, possibly a disgruntled former client, targeted Emma? Is her family truly in danger, as Emma believes, keeping her up all night every night, or is she simply paranoid on account of her past? I have been intending on reading a Sarah Pinborough book for some time but have never gotten around to it, so this was my first. I have no idea about her other books, but this one was a winner! From the outside, Emma has the dream life – a loving husband, a beautiful house, two gorgeous children.
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What I didn't like: sigh...yawn...I believe I mentioned repetitive. Caroline and Robert. Caroline just came out of left field even the friendship blew my mind on how comfortable Emma was with Caroline and her home. Example: I'm dirty and bloody and I barely know you but can I just use your shower while you leave for work? Sure...yeah no. Then Robert.....supportive much? Nope. But as Emma’s fortieth birthday approaches, her world begins to shift. Because thirty-five years ago her mother quite literally lost her mind on the cusp of her own fortieth birthday. Even worse, she had spent the first five years of Emma’s life warning her that she would lose hers as well. Now with the date looming, she finds herself unable to sleep and is plagued by terror drenched memories of her childhood. Is her greatest fear of following in her mother’s footsteps actually coming true? Even though Emma isn't a character I loved, she works well given the context of the story. You just don't know what to think as the author successfully strings everything along. I'm not going to lie, the ending is not the most satisfying, but I didn't exactly hate it either. Once again, Sara Pinborough delivers a book that is ripe for discussion. And that monster emerged right around their mother’s fortieth birthday, the same milestone Emma is approaching now.Possibly my favorite of Pinborough’s yet, and that’s saying something. It’s an absolute rollercoaster of a ride: twist upon twist, expertly handled. I actually gasped out loud several times. So atmospheric and sexy… A triumph!" — Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author , on Dead to Her I became completely immersed in this story and felt as if I were going crazy along with Emma. I had no idea how this one was going to play out and for once I didn't even try to guess or figure it out. If you pay attention, there is even a nod to Behind Her Eyes at the end of Insomnia. It’s twelve days until Emma Averell’s fortieth birthday which is much more significant to her than most people as it links to her childhood and what happens as her mother approaches forty. Emma is still carrying the trauma of it as it haunts and overhangs her life. We’re on a countdown to her birthday and that’s a rollercoaster ride as we hurtle towards it with a number of serious incidents accumulating and careening Emma to the edge of a mentally destructive precipice. A cruel bout of insomnia exacerbates her state, is she going mad, losing her mind …. Or??? One crazy sleepless ride building up to a hideously tense climax. Expertly done – Sarah Pinborough is the queen of unsettling, twisty reads’ Harriet Tyce
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