Description from Amazon:
A marriage made in heaven, a murder made in hell.
Why kill the man you love?
A whydunnit rather than a whodunnit, Sleep follows a woman on trial for killing
her husband and his lover. Was it premeditated, a crime of passion, or a moment
of madness? Told through a series of flashbacks and testimony, the struggles
that Lizzy Dyson faced are revealed.
A suspense-filled psychological thriller, domestic noir, and courtroom drama.
Sleep is a story about heartbreak and betrayal, and reveals what can drive a
woman to murder.
Plenty to love in this and plenty to be iffy about too. I
thought the story was very well done and going into the understanding of why
Lizzy did what she did made you really wonder what kind of place she was in to
feel like that. How far a person had to be pushed to do what she did. Don’t get
me wrong – she still committed murder and did some dodgy actions herself, but
it is interesting to see exactly where the breaking point was. It makes you
question what you would do if everyone around you was laughing at you knowing
your husband was sleeping around and telling you to “get over” five
miscarriages.
The things that were iffy were, first, the grammar and
punctuation mistakes. Gosh, but they were off-putting. Nothing like interrupting
the flow of reading when things jump out at you. Then, as other reviewers
mentioned, a lot of conversations were repeated and you ended up skipping over
sections. The court proceedings could have used a bit of an overhaul too.
But overall I enjoyed the story as it was a different take
on a woman who knows she is guilty and how she got there. I guess the title had
to do with her being asleep her whole life and only waking up when she is
finally ready to face the truth.
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