A psychological thriller which was son intense, it totally grabbed me and kept me guessing throughout.
Just when i thought i knew what direction it was heading... i would be proven wrong.
This is a real page turner, C L Taylor, as always has given us another great read, which will keep you pn the edge of your seat, heart racing!
Full of tension, it kept me guessing throughout.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for allowing me to read in return for an honest review.

Another great read from C L Taylor, she certainly knows how to write a brilliant psychological thriller, it had me hooked from the very first page to the last. My anxiety levels were going through the roof but yet I carried on reading and enjoying the ride

"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…"

As always C.L Taylor does it again with another incredibly cleverly written plot. The characters are well developed and completely believable, to the point you have no idea of any of there intentions. There is a plot twist and oh my what a twist! i had absolutely no idea and i was kept guessing the whole way through!! I read this book in two sittings as i just couldn't put it down (only when it was time to do a night feed!)

I would definitely recommend this book to anybody who loves crime, mystery or thrillers. Worthy 5 star review!

A quick, easy read with enough suspense to keep me interested until the end but if I’m honest I wasn’t blown away. At times, the book was reminiscent of an Agatha Christie type whodunnit. A group of strangers marooned by a storm. A young woman seemingly being stalked, strange happenings, a natural death - or was it?
It’s a decent read but nothing special for me.
My thanks to Netgalley for this copy.

This is a psychological thriller by one of my favourite authors. I love her writing style and I was fairly confident I was going to like it and I was not disappointed. The story is about Anna, she goes on a work team building weekend and there is an accident that changes her life forever. Convinced that she is being stalked she finishes her relationship with her boyfriend and packs up to take up a job in the remote Scottish island of Rum. She soon discovers that she doesn’t feel safe there.

This really put me in mind of an Agatha Christie novel. You know that the villain is there but as each person has their own secrets you are never quite sure who to trust. I would highly recommend this book.

What would deprive you of sleep? In Anna’s case it was guilt. Her involvement in a car accident in which two co-workers were killed and one paralysed, even though it wasn’t her fault, leaves her afraid of sleeping. When she does, she has night terrors and wakes screaming. She feels someone is stalking her and continues to feel like then after she moves to a remote Scottish island.

The author has always, to my mind, been good at creating tension, paranoia and fear. I have my eye on a suspect time and again only to be proved wrong. I really enjoyed this book and the snapshot of the lives of those staying on the island with Anna.

A very well written psychological thriller which keeps you hooked till the very end. I loved the way it explored the dark side of guilt - it certainly makes you think. The characters have a genuine feel to them and you can empathise with their experiences and how they shape who they are. The secluded setting and mix of characters, all who have their own issues, sets up a great who-done-it feel to the story. Is there a stalker, is someone trying to frighten you, or are they trying to kill you...!?! Why do they want you sleep...!?!

Absolutely enthralling! Made me gasp out load in places and to me, this is sign of a good book.
A terrible turn of events plagues an already vulnerable lead character and leads to a journey with more than a few bumps in the road. A few red herrings from the author makes the reader continually wonder about what is coming next. Will your predictions come true or have you taken the wrong fork in the road? On more than a few occasions, something came out of left field and urged me to read on.
I would definitely recommend this book, if you like twists and turns and whodunnits....

This is one that starts sort of slow, but when it picks up, it doesn't let up until the end. It's intense, chilling, and very twisted head. I highly recommend to those who love a good thrill and chill. Will be using in a daily challenge as well as highly recommeing in Chapter Chatter Pub.

I found this a quick read that although written with a distinct lack of humour was almost comical in the escalating catastrophes.
At its core are the morals that everyone is damaged and snap judgments are usually exactly that however the very last page was unnecessarily cruel.

Guilt ridden Anna escapes to the Isle of Rum for some solitude following an accident. She gets a job working in a remote hotel. As the weather turns and she, along with her guests, becomes cut off from the rest of the island, she realises one of the guests wants her dead... but which one? A great whodunnit and a real page turner, it keeps you guessing all the way through. Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for an ARC.

Really enjoyed this book fast paced & plenty twists I had a few different theories & got it wrong. I’ve read one other book by this author & loved it too look forward to reading her other work. Highly reccomended.

Wow. Simply fantastic book that not only kept me hooked but guessing from page to page as to who was or wasn't evil. Couldn't put it down after the first pages.

Anna hasn’t slept since a terrible accident happened. She is suffering from insomnia and night terrors, she feels so guilty that she triies to start again by taking a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island of Rum, but when 7 guests join things start turning into a nightmare.
All of the guests has a secret, but one of them is a murderer and they have their sights set on Anna.
A brilliant page turner, very creepy in parts and unpredictable. I loved the creepy setting along with the storm and think this could be made into a brilliant film. I really enjoyed it!
Many thanks to Netgalley and Avon Publishers for an advanced copy of this ebook for my honest review.

C.L Taylor always writes enjoyable psychological thrillers and this was no different. It felt very much Agatha Christie style country house whodunit, which people being locked up together. Who to trust? Who is lying? Great! I think you get to know the stories of each characters and the different reasons they have for being there. Anna is a strong lead character. Overall, definitely recommend.

Love everything written by C L Taylor so far so was over the moon to be chosen to read her new book Sleep.
I have to admit the start was gripping but a bit further into the book I was wondering if it was actually written by the author as it was very different to her previous stories.
I needed of worried though as it was soon back on track and I realised this was just the calm before the storm and it had me rushing through the book to finish it.
Fantastically edge of your seat writing as usual, great characters and an amazing plot which keeps you guessing till the end.

When Anna's car is driven off the road during an accident, two of her colleagues die and one is in a serious condition. Anna escaped the accident almost unscathed but is troubled by thinking it was all her fault.
When she escapes her life to work in a hotel in a remote part of Scotland, her life starts to unravel. A handful of guests and a storm on the island causes the hotel to become isolated. There is no way out to the main part of the island and when the messages about sleep start arriving, and the hotel owner dies, Anna becomes fearful for her life.
I enjoy reading this book, it was full of twists and turns trying to work out which of the guests was behind it. I didn't guess until I read the plot twist which was good.

Another excellent thriller from C L Taylor. This one involves Anna, who has been involved in a car accident leading to the deaths of two of her colleagues. Haunted by guilt, she develops severe insomnia and decides to relocate to the Scottish Island of Rum to escape.. However, Anna soon becomes convinced that someone has followed her there to wreak revenge.
I loved the atmospheric setting of Rum, the storm which isolates the hotel staff and guests leads to paranoia and Anna is convinced one of them is a killer. However, what is their motivation and how can she save herself? Plenty of red herrings and dodgy characters keep the reader turning the pages, and I certainly couldn't put this book down! Really well written and entertaining, I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good thriller.

I have read all of Cally’s psychological thriller books, so when I was pre-approved by Avon publishers to read her latest I was delighted. This author has the knack to keep the reader guessing right to the end of the story and Sleep is no exception.

Anna decides to have a complete change of life hoping to rid herself of the guilt she has after being the driver of a mini bus returning from a team building exercise which was involved in a tragic accident leaving her colleagues dead or severely injured. She is desperate to sleep and overcome her night terrors which have plagued her since. A new life on the Scottish Isle of Rum awaits with Anna being employed as a hotel worker.

One of her first duties is to welcome seven visitors to the hotel but these turn out to have complex problems of their own. Strange events occur, leaving Anna not able to trust any of them.

I liken this book to a murder mystery, who dunnit and the remoteness of the hotel certainly added to the impact of the storyline as did the different characters with their own secrets and flaws.

This is a book I would definitely not recommend starting on an evening. Not only won’t you want to go to sleep, you won’t be able to pull yourself away from the book either!

There is no better setting than a secluded island for this genre of story. As lovely as it sounds, the fact that a doctor only visits once every two weeks and if there were ever any emergencies, you are totally cut off. You can’t even drive to the island! Alarm bells were starting to ring before the guests turn up! You really get the sense of isolation that the characters start to feel.

The murderer has to be one of the people on the island, of which there arn’t many. Trying to figure out just which one it was, well, like Anna, I was constantly switching and changing my mind. There are also some added little twists in the story, just to make things even more interesting. I had absolutely no clue until the author was ready to divulge just who it was, adding to the already tense climax.

Sleep, for me, is the authors best book yet. The tension and suspense that mounts throughout was superb and it really does make it, an edge of your seat read. A very chilling reading experience with plenty to thrill it’s reader. A must read for lovers of suspense.