This story had a touch of mystery and a touch of romance.

Ingrid is a star diver for her high school. There is even talk about the Olympics in her future. That is until one day when she hit her head mid dive and suffered a concussion. She had to spend her summer cooped up in her house alone. Her mom worked most nights. Her dad left them years ago. School is starting again and Ingrid is still suffering from headaches and she just can’t sleep. She’s lucky if she gets a couple hours a night.

Then there is Max. He’s the cute boy across the street. They used to be friends. And then they weren’t. He’s popular. He’s dating a senior. While Ingrid is up each night, she begins to see and hear strange things going on at the empty house at the end of the road. People seem to be sneaking in and out all night long. At times, it seems that Van is also watching the house. Or is he watching her?

As more and more strange things happen, Van and Ingrid start to hang out again and start spying out the house. It turns out that Van also suffers from insomnia. As they spend their nights trying to figure out the mystery of the abandoned house and their own insomnia, their friendship, and maybe more, begins to grow.

This is an underrated book that deserves more attention! I loved the mystery aspects of the book and how Weisenberg peels back Ingrid's character. The beginning of the book is a bit slow, but the plot definitely picks up.

Neither Ingrid or Van can sleep through the night, they are both insomniacs. They were good friends in high school before Ingrid’s diving accident, she was a competitive diver on her way to scholarships and possibly the Olympics. In one freak accident all of that is changed. As Ingrid starts watching an abandoned house late at night while she cannot sleep, Van joins her. He has his own reasons for being unable to sleep. A flame is rekindled and a mystery revealed.

Page turning, young-adult story. The characters were dynamic, however some of the story felt a little far-fetched. Overall enjoyed!

This book was a surprise for me. I really enjoyed the haunting storytelling and suspense. I was captivated by the storyline and character development and couldn't help but turn the pages! I loved Ingrid and Van's complicated relationship, and the way her diving career was woven into the narrative. Definitely would recommend, not just to YA readers.

This book was a slow start for me. It had a couple of different aspects that took time to unpack and I was glad I stuck with it because by the end I truly enjoyed it. I don't typically read YA regularly, but I feel like this wasn't overly angsty for my preferences. It pulled me back into the teenage life of a serious athlete, where Ingrid was typically in her own world focused on sports and it took a serious concussion to reconnect her to the rest of the world. This book combined YA typical romance with a mystery/thriller vibe and I have to say it was well done. There were a few parts that got clunky for me, particularly when Ingrid is unresponsive to her friends/family and left alone for endless stretches. But being that I have no personal experience being raised like that, I'll have to assume that many children are forced to "grow up" and take care of themselves sooner than they should. Therefore aspects of their personalities are probably stunted, like Ingrid's. I enjoyed that this wasn't a cookie cutter YA and would recommend!

This one was so good! I loved the character of Ingrid. This one was so creative and enjoyable. I am not usually a YA fan but I really did enjoy this one. Definitely intend to recommend this one!

Ingrid has dreams of a full diving scholarship to college, so when she is sidelined with a concussion she tries to remember what caused her to miss her jump. Sleepless nights agonizing over the jump, her absent father, the boy next door she cares too much about, and missing practice are threatening to derail her chosen path. When Van, the boy next door, starts spending nights with her, also suffering from insomnia, they try to help each other find ways to sleep again. A slow burn of a book, with so much to say and done so well, it was hard to put down. Highly recommended for grades 9 and up.

I thought this book had a lot of potential, but it was not for me. This book would be best gravitated towards YA readers. I know others have loved this book, so I do recommend checking it out. It is a bit slow to start, but it does get better as it goes. I did enjoy the romance, and there was a good message in this book.

The title of this novel is wholly appropriate. Having to wake up most mornings at 4am, I usually have no trouble falling asleep, but this book definitely made me an insomniac. I had the pleasure to receive an advance copy of this one, and I honestly could not put it down. I was immediately pulled into the world of the little cul-de-sac, and needed to know what was going to happen to these characters. I opened it thinking I would get a cute YA novel, but then was hit in the face with a mystery I did not expect. And while some plot points were guessable, others were not, and it keep me needing to read more. Think Rear Window meets a John Hughes movie, and you have The Insomniacs. I couldn't wait until the pub date so I could have my hard copy to display on my shelves!

The Insomniacs was exactly what I needed to read right now. What a sweet story that also hits lots of important topics for teens (and adults alike). I was very impressed with the execution of this YA novel and it left me smiling at the end. I felt it was very realistic to something that might happen to teens today.

I won a copy of this book. I thought that this was just tender and heartfelt! I liked the main character and the writing style. Everything just fits... The whole vibe is like a Sofia Coppola film!

This book was really fascinating. At times, I felt like there was a lot going on and multiple plots that I needed to follow, however, Ingrid and Van were wonderful characters to follow and this story was wonderful from start to finish.

This is a great book and I loved the suspense of it. It's already been in the hands of several of our teen patrons and has gotten some great reviews from them. I read this one in just over a day, I couldn't put it down.

I received this arc after winning a giveaway and had not committed to reviewing it. I have not read it yet but will update a review here after I get to it. Thanks!

This may have been because I finished The Insomniacs after a night of fitful sleep, but I kept nodding and saying to myself, "Yeah, this is a mood." Marit understands what it feels like to have insomnia. She infused so many details into the struggles of the titular insomniacs, Ingrid and Van, that I felt just a little bit more seen. This book is an incredibly timely release in terms of mood. The vacant house next door is just creepy enough through Ingrid's eyes to be chilling. This book is about seeing through facades and moving on in spite of people who disappoint you. But this book is also about self care and putting trust in people who have proven they care about you. Ingrid learns many lessons throughout The Insomniacs, my favorite being, "A girl cannot function on caffeine and ibuprofen alone."

In terms of craft, this book meets expectations for its genre. The neighborhood itself has a personality, rough edges and allure, filtered through Ingrid's hazy, sleep-deprived and suspicious gaze.
Every character you want to care about has dimension. Both leads have multiple foils, tender moments with family, reminiscences of their shared childhood and, "Finally!" an ending they deserve. Not everything in The Insomniacs, however, works out the way you hope it to.

I did not care for the ways in which Ingrid's coach disappointed her, given that I don't like seeing young people being taken advantage of, no matter how they brush it off. The account is not sensationalized and the event does shake the community. I won't spoil the book, but the only reason why I knocked a star off was because this event's timing in the story felt off and because I am not a fan of said event in fictional accounts. I would have preferred to be able to reccomend this book to readers without disclaimers or trigger warnings.

Overall, I am glad that I stepped out of my usual genre fiction and solved suburban mysteries alongside Ingrid in this contemporary novel. What you should take away from this book is to trust your instincts, accept help from your friends and take care of yourself. Have pleasant dreams, readers!

I really liked this book. I was swept up in Ingrid’s story and felt like I was really in her head the whole time. There was a dreamy feel to part of the book that really seemed to echo sleeplessness. The ending seemed too take a little too long to get to but overall I really loved this book.

This was mostly enjoyable, though it wasn't as much of a thriller as I was anticipating. I did predict some of the reveals here. This was pretty well paced, though there was maybe a bit too many plot threads going on. There are some heavier topics here (content warnings for sexual predation/abuse, pet death, strained familial relationships, and drug abuse). That being said, I never really felt like the stakes were particularly high/it was somewhat lacking in tension for me.

I really liked this competitive diving aspect! I thought Ingrid was an enjoyable main character. She's definitely driven to do well at diving, and I can understand her reluctance to go back after certain events. She tries to do her best and not be a bother, so this made for some touching and sad moments with her mother. I did like the romance overall and think that they're good together. I do think that this book has generally good messages about healing and moving on.

I won this in a giveaway from the publisher (fulfilled via NetGalley) - thank you! All opinions are my own.

My video review can be seen on my channel (around minutes 0:16-3:08 of this video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AsFLmyEgmo

This was a fun read and I was rooting for our main character to gain her confidence back. There were some things that were a little unbelievable (you're telling me none of these nosey neighbors saw anything at night?) and I felt like the surprise and mystery that unfolded was a little lukewarm. I would recommend this book to other YA contemporary lovers since the basis of it was pretty nice and kept you interested until the end.

This book had an intriguing premise, which is what drew me in. As an insomniac, I often wonder what is going on in the world outside my window. I only wish the core of the mystery was a little more satisfying. Teen readers will connect with the protagonist, a star diver, who despite her extraordinary talents is relatably ordinary, as is her long-time crush on a childhood friend. The threads of the mystery, however, could have been woven in a little tighter. The lack of stakes made the payoff a little anticlimactic. I expect, however, that my teen readers will enjoy it all the same.