Sleeper by MacKenzie Cadenhead
I was given this ARC by NetGalley in return for an honest review.
I made it through about one quarter of this story before I decided that this wasn’t for me.
I grew restless with the seemingly never-ending introduction and the overtaking of the story by the main character’s romantic (?) interest. I can barely remember the main character’s name, but the guy, who shows up out of nowhere and takes over her entire attention is mentioned an annoying number of times.
Generally speaking, my rule of thumb is that if after a quarter of the story I still feel like I am in the introduction part of the book, it is time to put it aside. I also checked other readers’ reviews and they seem to agree on this point. Furthermore, I read that somewhere closer to the middle of the story a sexual assault occurs, which is handled with a dismissive attitude. This was not in the description of the book, otherwise I would not have requested it.
Overall, I will give this one a pass and wouldn’t suggest it to other readers.
