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- Content warnings: Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, Animal death, Animal abuse, Child death, Child abuse (referenced), Captivity, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Injury detail, War
The Sleepless
by Jen Williams
Book 1 in Sleepless Duology
A monster girl joins the one boy she can't poison and the spirit borrowing his body on a quest through a world run by terrible gods. Fleet, the foxlike cub, steals every scene he can reach.
goodreads 3.59/5 1,944 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length336 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 2 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Addictive read
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- Cursed
- Found family feels
- Dark/tortured soul
- Grumpy sunshine
- Adrenaline rush
- Morally gray
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Sunshine hero
- Found family
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Cursed love interest
- Forest / wilderness
- High fantasy
- Gods/deities
- Forced proximity
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- Temple / church / monastery
- Monsters
- Love triangle
- Spirits
- Adventure romance
- Enemies to lovers
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Medium
- Adventurous
- Atmospheric
- Heavy
- Protector
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- Teen MC (under 20)
- Dark
- Immersive
- Outcast/loner
- Mysterious
- Survivor
- Intense
- Lyrical
- Poisoner
- Epic
- Sacrifice / chosen to die
- Magical
- Whimsical
- Morally complex
- Page turner
- Enchanted forest
- Enemies forced to ally
- Cliffhanger warning
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Grumpy sunshine · Morally gray love interest (LI) · Whimsical
Different because
Spice is higher (3/5 vs 1/5). Fast pacing rather than Medium.
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 336 pages
- Publisher
- Wednesday Books
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book