Ingrid can’t sleep. She’s an Olympic hopeful diver and high school student, recovering from a concussion she suffered during her last dive. She doesn’t know why or how she could have lost her focus. Her neighbor, Van, high school boy and local rock band frontman, can’t sleep either. He’s recovering from a night he can’t quite remember, and they’re both trying to put their puzzles back together. Eventually, they end up working together on their problems during their nights awake, and they realize their problems involve the whole neighborhood.

I really enjoyed this book. I really liked Ingrid’s character, and I’d like to think I would have been friends with her if we went to the same high school. The way this is written sort of has an ethereal feel; Ingrid is a little unreliable because of her concussion and lack of sleep, and you feel it a little with her. The twist was unexpected, but hinted at throughout if you have a really good radar. Another summer win! It’s out now! Pick it up if it seems at all interesting to you, it might surprise you!

Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron Books for the eARC in exchange for my review!

Ingrid Roth is a born diver. Just like her father. The very same father that walked out on her and her mother years ago and never bothered to looked back. All he left behind was his debt and a massive house that is quickly falling to ruin. That doesn’t matter, because for Ingrid, her real home is on the board.

There she can forget how hard her mother works, how training to be the best never left her any time make friends and about the boy who sole her heart at the age of five. All it takes is a one slight miscalculation to rip it all away.

“In the light of day, I was embarrassed even thinking about the crazy surge of jealousy I’d felt when I first saw Van at the dive meet, there to support his girlfriend. Still, it shouldn’t have mattered if Van was there. Diving was the one thing I could do, where I was safe and could control everything. I was always able to shut out the outside world.
Instead I said, “I don’t know! Maybe it was the blueberry muffin I ate for breakfast. Maybe I slept on one side and my balance was off.” I swallowed down the truth. It was time to put away my ridiculous childhood crush on Van.”

Van and Ingrid have been neighbors ever she can remember. Not only was he her first real friend, he was also her first heartbreak. Now after terrifying dive accident steals Ingrid’s ability to sleep, she and Van find a strange sort of comfort in their shared affliction. Each night brings them closer to each other and closer to finding out what’s really going on in the empty house next door.

But can the fragile love that they forged while the rest of the world was asleep, survive the harsh light of day?

“Van had taken the place of diving. He wasn’t some dumb distraction like I’d first thought when I’d renounced him as my crush, blaming his presence for my fall. He’d become something even worse in the time since. He’d become my adrenaline thrill. Diving was something I controlled. This was even more dangerous because it involved another person.”

Marit Weisenberg redefines the Young Adult genre with The Insomniacs! Everything about this story feels more emotional, more significant – just so much more.

The tender relationship that develops between the main characters made my heart ache in the very best of ways. It’s Van’s fearless honesty and willingness to lay himself bare that had me falling head over heels for him. While Ingrid possesses the kind of bravery and sheer determination that is usually reserved for someone far older. Simply put, they are both old souls. And the literary world is better place with them in it…

We released a full episode reviewing this title on our podcast, Genre Junkies. We also got to interview Marit for the show.

Marit has a distinct voice as a writer. And it has been exciting to follow her journey through different genres. Marit gives a lot of grace, dignity and likability to her characters. This novel was, for us, the most successful she has been at really bringing the people in her books to life.

We admired the family drama elements of the novel, as well as the psychological mystery. It was refreshing to have a YA female protagonist who was so uniquely her own person. Ingrid breaks the mold of the typical, tired, contemporary heroine in this genre.

Teens and fans of YA should not sleep on Marit’s work, and this is her best to date.

Great read - I rate it a full 5 stars!

Ingrid is the main character, a junior in high school, independent and pushes herself to excel in her top sport, diving, as well as academics. All this comes to a halt when she injures herself while diving. She suffers a serious concussion which also leaves her unable to sleep at night and unable to remember anything about the dive and injury. As the story unfolds, we see that she actually has a lot more trauma in her life, which she keeps mostly to herself, while immersing herself in her school and diving.

Her neighbor, and former childhood friend, Van, finds himself unable to remember a key interaction he had with friends at a party and as a result, he is also unable to sleep at night. As the two reconnect through their insomnia, they work together to uncover why they can't sleep, each struggling to remember what pieces of the past few weeks their minds are keeping buried.

Ingrid, Van, as well as the other characters are well-developed and genuine. The story moves at a fast-pace and the suspense builds as they each begin to figure out what happened to cause their injuries and insomnia. It's hard to put this book down! I would recommend for teens who gravitate to realistic fiction books with strong and authentic female/male characters, athletics, and mystery/suspense.

NOTE: The characters are YA but the topics covered are for mature teens as there is drug-use, implied sexual encounters which aren't descriptive, and inappropriate relationships.

Thanks to NetGalley, Flatiron Books, and Marit Weisenberg for the advanced eBook copy in exchange for my honest review.

Although I enjoy Young Adult books, I have not read much in this genre for a while. ‘The Insomniacs’ was a beautiful story of trauma, healing and romance, with an added dash of suspense. Overall I found this book to be a very compelling story and Van has my heart forever!

Described as the story of “two teens who discover the secrets of their neighborhood after everyone else turns out the lights”, this book is told from the point of view of Ingrid, a competitive diver who has suffered a concussion from a dive gone wrong. She is now suffering from insomnia and sees that her neighbor Van is also up all night, too. Van and Ingrid used to be best friends, but Ingrid pulled away from their group after a traumatic event that was witnessed by the whole neighborhood. The humiliation was too much for her to bear, and she and Van began to completely ignore each other.

Van is also troubled by something that happened one night recently when he might have been drunk. He is struggling to remember what happened to him, and racked with guilt that he might have harmed his girlfriend Caroline.

Because Ingrid cannot not practice with her high school dive team for a month, she feels adrift and unmoored. She begins to notice strange events at night at the abandoned house next door to her. Eventually she and Van reconcile and begin hanging out again, and soon he joins her in staying up all night, watching the house and waiting for clues as to what is going on.

Ingrid is secretly in love with Van but since he has a girlfriend she holds her emotions in check and struggles to keep their relationship on a platonic level There is plenty of chemistry between them and soon it becomes very obvious that there is more than meets the eye with his seemingly perfect, popular girlfriend Caroline.

I found ‘The Insomniacs’ to be deeply engaging and suspenseful and a wonderful entry in the Y/A field. I did find the plot to be a little busy in some points and felt the story became mired down in too much extraneous detail towards the last part. Nonetheless, I highly recommend this book for its wonderful descriptions of the pressure of competitive sports as well as the beautiful character development. Ingrid is a strong protagonist and an intelligent, brave young woman. Van is a sensitive love interest and very open about his emotions. I found these two characters to be very refreshing and original.

So often books set in high school turn out to be unrealistic and cartoonish in their character depictions. The main protagonists here grow emotionally over the course of the story and while neither may have a picture-perfect life, they both learn to deal with their families and the eventual fall-out from the central mystery of the story.

Ingrid and Van’s relationships with their families was depicted in a very sweet, yet sometimes harsh way. This book was a complete surprise to me and I could not put it down once I started. And can talk about this gorgeous cover? It is a perfect depiction of what’s inside! If you love enemies-to-lovers and Y/A romance, then you will love this book. While there is an element of suspense to the story, the main plot is focused on Ingrid and Van and their slow-burn relationship. This book deserves all the accolades and I loved the author’s style of writing. ‘The Insomniacs’ should be a must-read for all lovers of the Y/A romance genre.

I won this book in a sweepstakes from Flatiron Books.
While I don't normally read YA books, the plot intrigued me. Two teenagers are suffering from insomnia for reasons they don't understand. The mystery for them is to try to figure it out while dealing with teenage hormones. Together, they learn about the neighborhood and its secrets at night while everyone but them is asleep. Their relationship begins to build again as they spend time together once more (they had been close as younger kids). The author builds the story around these two main characters as they try to overcome their insomnia issues.
I would recommend this book to both young adults as well as older readers.

Oh hi, I loved this book. A lot. It centers around Ingrid, who has just suffered a concussion during a brutal diving injury. Have you ever seen a diver hit their head on the board? It is horrifying. The blood, the dead silence of the crowd... 0/10, do not recommend. Well, neither does Ingrid. After a very successful career, she's doubting herself and her capabilities. She's never before felt that sense of doubt, so it's shaken her. And with her injury, she is forced to step back from diving, which has become her life.

One of the side effects of her concussion seems to be insomnia, and while she's awake roaming the halls, Ingrid reconnects with neighbor/former friend/longtime crush Van. Van just so happened to be at the meet where Ingrid was hurt and okay, maybe Ingrid had been a bit rattled when she saw him canoodling her teammate right before her dive. Look, this is why my high school coach would kick any guy immediately off the deck, she'd not even need security, she'd just drag him away herself. By the ear, probably. I digress.

Not only are Ingrid and Van rekindling their friendship, but they're on a mission to find out a few things: What is up with the creepy, abandoned house next door; what the deal is with their other (former) mutual friends; why neither one of them can sleep; and a whole other slew of mysteries that creep up along the way.

I'll say no more, because spoilers. But the mystery is really fun (and I didn't see where it was headed at all!) but even more wonderful is how Ingrid learns and grows, and takes the time to build (and rebuild) relationships with her family, her friends (current and former), and begins to figure out what she really wants out of life.

Bottom Line: I loved this book so much, and I am so afraid to spoil any of it for you, so you should really just read the thing.

We have clear parallels here to "Rear Window", the idea of growing obsession with the things you see out of your window. But this book fails to achieve the same degree of psychological manipulation. There's enough material here, it just isn't used to it's full effect. We should be questioning everything that Ingrid hears and sees, questioning her very reality. But we never really reach that point. There's too much focus on her relationship with Van for the secrets to get the proper attention. With a few underused elements and fairly obvious plot developments I found this one fairly disappointing..

3.5

After a serious diving injury leads to a concussion, Ingrid struggles with remembering piecing together what went wrong with that last dive that resulting in her injury. Her mind is a blank to everything surrounding it. But with a mandatory month away from the diving board hopefully, that will provide her with plenty of time to heal. Consequently, Ingrid can't seem to fall asleep. As her insomnia gets worse so does the stress and anxiety revolving around diving.

Ingrid finds an ally in her neighbor Van. Former childhood best friend and current crush, even though he's dating a girl on Ingrid's diving team. Van too is suffering from insomnia but his stems from a party where he blacked out and can't remember what happened, only that his friends are now treating him differently. So Van and Ingrid ban together to help one another and their focus turns to the abandoned house next to Ingrid's. There have been strange happenings in the house ever since the family mysteriously left if, and it's where the party took place that Van attended but can't remember.

But as the pieces start coming back for both of them and connects are formed, will they be able to rely on the truth?

The Insomniacs is the first book I've read by Merit Weisenberg. I think I was expecting the story to be a bit lighter, and was a bit surprised by the heavy topics that it tackles.

At the forefront for me was the idea of the pressure young people face to have a plan, to know their future, to excel. Ingrid was a natural diver and somewhere along the way it turned from something she did to feel closer to her father (who was also a diver and who later would leave Ingrid and her mother) to something she was the best at, something that would carry her through college and maybe into the Olympics. When she's injured and the possibility of losing all of that is in sight, it both stresses her out - what else has can she do - but also is a sense of relief - she has an excuse to slow down a bit and take time for herself for once. There's a real possibility that she may never be able to dive at the level she was before her injury, not because she can't remember events, but because there's this fear in her that wasn't present previously. I think that Merit Weisenberg does a great job of tying this into the underlining issues that Ingrid still faces from the abandonment of her father. Although they are issues she hasn't spoken about to anyone and not really even acknowledged within herself.

I liked the idea of how our mind and memories can shape our interpretations of certain situations. The subconscious picking up signs and cues. We see this develop with both Ingrid and Van as they begin to piece together the missing parts of their memories and as those pictures become whole again.

I'll say that here is where the story gets a bit too crowded with everything it's trying to do. As I think back on the story I'm trying myself to do a play-by-play and when you combine the issue of insomnia for both Van and Ingrid, add in the mysterious happenings at the house next door, plus the issues Ingrid is dealing with in going back to diving, the way things progress and connect (or disconnect) is a bit jumbled and I think Van's side of things comes out a bit weaker. To be fair, the story is told completely from Ingrid's perspective, but I feel that if focus had been mainly on her issues those could have been even stronger. There was plenty to focus and dig through for sure.

I liked the tentative romance, the childhood crush finally seeing you, former friends reconnecting, but I feel like this book is being pegged as a more romance heavy story than it is. It's sweet and does fit within the overarching story line, but for me wasn't as prevalent as I had thought it was going to be based on the blurb.

Along with everything going on, there are quite a few twists and turns in the story. Not wanting to give anything away, I could feel certain twists and turns in my gut as I read. I don't know if this was intentional tying in with the idea of subconscious feeling, or if I've read too many books where things progress in a similar way (again maybe my own subconscious hmmm), but I wasn't surprised by many of the twists.

I was mostly invested in seeing Ingrid finally open herself up. To the past with her father, to her new fears of diving, to love, to her future whatever it holds. I think seeing Ingrid hold on so tight to the control of her life, not wanting anything to slip, was the hardest part of the story to read, but it should be. Young people should not feel like they are isolated, that they need to keep the stiff upper lip. They should be able to share their hurts and dreams, fears and desires. That is what The Insomniacs was to me.

While the Insomniacs is categorized as young adult, it felt like it would appeal to a much broader audience. Iris is seventeen, a senior in high school and a competitive diver. When the novel begins, we learn she has suffered a recent concussion while diving that leads her to be an unreliable narrator. She keeps reliving her bad dive, trying to piece together how the accident happened. As she recovers in her bedroom, she has a great view of her neighborhood including her longtime crush, Van’s home, as well as the abandoned house next door where she swears she sees evidence of people occupying the house. The concussion has made her an insomniac and she soon learns that Van also shares her affliction. Together, they begin not sleeping together each night.

This novel is beautifully written offering a pitch-perfect plot reveal. Iris feels like a wholly three-dimensional character who struggles with making connections with other people. I also appreciate how her single mother is a good mom who is trying her best instead of falling into the trope of bad parenting that’s portrayed in so much young adult fiction.

This novel is part Rear Window, part love story and all heart. I recommend it to anyone, teen or older, who enjoys a well-written novel about friendship, relationships, secrets and the drive and passion it takes to be involved in competitive sports and the anguish a teen can feel when they are unable to partake in the thing they love.

SYNOPSIS: Ingrid and Van, former best friends live across the street from each other. They haven’t acknowledged each other in school since their falling out nearly 10 years ago. After a concussion leaves Ingrid bed rest, she is finding it hard to sleep. She looks out her window one night and sees Van looking right back at her. They begin “not sleeping” together while they work through what is triggering their insomnia. While they work through the reasons causing this, they are pulled in to a mystery that threatens to turn their quiet street in to a darker place. ⁣
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THOUGHTS: This is a coming of age story about friendship, love, trauma, and complex family dynamics. I loved Ingrid’s character and seeing how grow and change through the pages. She is fiercely independent and loyal to those close to her. When people in her life start disappointing her, she separates from them which truly shows her strength, even at 17 years old. It was a fast paced story with many twists and I enjoyed the mystery plot line. If you like YA, you will love this one!

The Insomniacs is a compelling and unique coming of age story with strong character work, plenty of mystery and suspense which all kept me interested. I’m struggling to think of a book which quite compares to this one, but it was said to be a dash of The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han and the iconic Hitchcock film, Rear Window and I think those are quite apt so if you enjoyed either of those then you might enjoy this book.

This book has a lot going on plot wise, and while I certainly think some threads are more successfully done than others, I appreciate how many issues are explored or at least attempted to be, within the book. I especially think the exploration of trauma, loss and grief was so touching. Ingrid has a regimented life and for the most part keeps to herself, not really allowing herself to open up to anybody and express how she feels and it all seems to stem back to when her father abandoned Ingrid and her mother years before. I thought it was so true to life and I could personally relate to how Ingrid decides to detach and protect herself not realising how much she’s missing out on in the process but through the course of book, we see her come in to herself, grow as a character and person and realise that it’s okay to ask for help and open up to her loved ones. I feel like this ‘conversation’ is so important and especially in a Y/A contemporary, I appreciate it’s there all the more.

I also thought the story was unique in comparison to other books I read because Ingrid is a competitive diver and I don’t read many books with a sports theme so this was a whole new world I’m not familiar with. It was so sad to read as Ingrid comes to terms with her injury and how she feels that without diving and competing, she has nothing else left to offer and how her genuine love for diving is combined with so much pressure and it all weighs so heavily on her.

As well as Ingrids character and journey, I really enjoyed the other characters in the book and how well done all the relationships in the book were. Ingrid, Van, Max and Wilson have known each other since they were children, as teens their paths have diverged a little but they come back together through events in the story and it was so sweet. I liked that we really got that these are characters who have grown up together and how much they care about each other, regardless of time spent apart. I liked Ingrid and Van’s tentative relationship, and how they slowly get to know each other again, if you like the estranged friends to lovers / childhood friends to lovers tropes then this is definitely the book for you. I will say I think the pacing of these sections was kind of slow at times and could have benefitted from a bit more action or movement, the slow burn does contribute a lot to the story so I understand why it was done this way.

While there are definitely elements of mystery or a thriller in the story, I feel like it’s more about Ingrid and her journey than a reliance on an intense or fast paced plot. The novel relies more on slow building suspense and little glimpses of the truth and I liked piecing these little details together. The focus on memory works so well to further the sense of atmosphere and the setting of the suburbs in Arizona work so well too, I felt like I was there on this little bit of greenbelt with these characters, staying up and surveying the abandoned house next door. It all just comes together really well and is subtle but effective.

Overall, I’m really glad to have read The Insomniacs, this isn’t a book I would typically read but I appreciate the chance to have read it all the same, there was a lot in this book which I genuinely connected to. While I don’t think this book is for every reader, I know there will be readers out there who will appreciate this quiet but solid novel and I hope it speaks to them in some way.

I enjoyed this book so much that I read it in one sitting. A YA romance that gets entangled with sports, childhood friendships, miscommunications, strange things happening at the house next door, and lots of teenage angst and longing thrown in. Lots of likable characters and I found myself rooting for Ingrid and Van.

A little bit “Rear Window" a little bit “Pretty in Pink”. Ingrid’s having a hard time sleeping and it’s not what this star athlete needs in her junior year. She’s recuperating from a concussion caused by a bad dive at a routine meet. Why can’t Ingrid remember what caused her accident? She’s always on her A-game but something threw her off that day and Ingrid is trying to figure it out.

There’s also something creepy going on in the vacant house next door. Why did her reclusive neighbors disappear? And if her neighbors are really gone, why does the house seem to secretly come alive at night? On top of that a recent flurry of break-ins has her cul-de-sac on edge. So she teams up with fellow insomniac/secret crush/former friend/boy across the street, Van, to figure out what’s happening next door. Will they uncover the truth and maybe, possibly get some sleep?

Funny that I was reading this as I was battling my own sleepless nights.“The Insomniacs” is a romantic mystery as Ingrid and Van try to piece together why their worlds have changed. There are tension and secrets and the past that will never let go. Though the house is what brought Van and Ingrid together in the beginning, it sort of drifts out of focus in the middle, and comes back towards the end. Will Ingrid return to the person she was before the accident or will she forever live in fear of the future?

Wow this book! What seems like just an endearing story about two high-schoolers bonding over having insomnia is so much more! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and looked forward to Van's and Ingrid's interactions throughout the story. Even though it could be seen as a little cheesy to some people I really was captivated by their relationship. The story focuses on the life of a student athlete coping with an injury and also how relationships whether that means family, friendships, or platonic relationships can be complicated and how going through high school can be messy especially when some information comes to light.

This book covers many different topics that can be relatable to many people. I really would go into more detail but I don't want to spoil it.

I don't know if it's because I've been reading too many books that are told in multiple perspectives but I would have really enjoyed this book if it was told in Van's perspective in some parts of the book.

Also, parts of the storyline reminded me of the plot of the Netflix show Never Have I Ever. If you have watched the show you will know what I mean. Not the whole plot but some of it.

I really need a sequel to this book!!

I would highly recommend this book and I hope others will enjoy as much as I did!!


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I love a book told by an unreliable narrator, and The Insomniacs does not disappoint. Weisenberg's main character, Ingrid, becomes convinced there's something going on in the vacant house next door; however, she's suffering from a severe concussion, memory loss, and insomnia. It's no small feat to make a reader want to trust and believe a character who doesn't even trust their own memories, but Weisenberg pulls this off extremely well.

This novel sets the right tone with an engaging plot and realistic, well-drawn characters. The plot is smartly developed and carries out at just the right pace to keep the reader engaged and invested. I would not hesitate to recommend this book for young readers who enjoy a bit of mystery mixed with realistic teen angst, everyday family drama, and psychological suspense.

3 Stars

REVIEW: Thank you to NetGalley, Flatiron Books, and Marit Weisenberg for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This book follows Ingrid who suffered a concussion at one of her diving meets. Ingrid can't remember what happened to cause her to hit her head, only that she met eyes with her neighbor and crush Van right before. Ingrid is also unable to sleep, and one-night see sees Van staring out at her. Both the teens begin to meet up and spend their sleepless nights together while they try to piece her memory back together. They also get wrapped up in a mystery of one of the houses on their block which holds some dark secrets.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. In the beginning, I had a hard time getting into it, connecting to the characters, and I thought it was slow. However, as the story progressed the plot became more interesting and I became more invested. The last third of the book was so good, and I wish that there would have been more little clues or lead up to some of the big reveals that would have made the first section of the book more fast-paced. I did like Ingrid as a character and I thought that her (and the other characters) family situations were inclusive. The author included all sorts of family make-ups and dynamics which are representative of families today, so that was refreshing.

I would recommend this book to others who love YA books about teens in high school or books that follow specific friend groups. This story did have a little romance and mystery in it as well, so I think many can find something to enjoy in this story.

SYNOPSIS: Ingrid can’t sleep. She can’t remember, either. A competitive diver, seventeen-year-old Ingrid is haunted by what she saw at the pool at a routine meet, before falling off the high dive and waking up concussed. The only thing she remembers about the moment before her dive is locking eyes with Van—her neighbor, former best friend, and forever crush—kissing his girlfriend on the sidelines. But that can’t be all.

Then one sleepless night, she sees Van out her window…looking right back at her. They begin not sleeping together by night, still ignoring each other at school by day.

Ingrid tells herself this is just temporary, but soon, she and Van are up every night piecing her memory back together. As Van works through his own reasons for not being able to sleep, they’re both pulled into a mystery that threatens to turn their quiet neighborhood into a darker place than they realized.

RELEASE DATE: September 1, 2020

Ingrid is a high school junior with definite plans for her future. She is a competitive diver, destined for a full college scholarship, and maybe even the Olympics. When a dive goes wrong, she winds up with a concussion, no memory of the actual dive, and a terrible case of insomnia. In order to get back to the life she knows, she will have to reconnect with a boy and perhaps rethink what is most important in her life.
The story unfolds as Ingrid and her childhood crush, Van, try to work out why they both have insomnia. There is an abandoned house in their neighborhood giving off creepy vibes, though once the mystery was explained, I saw it with different eyes. At first, I loved Ingrid's relationship with her mom, then not so much, but ultimately, I felt I mostly understood it. There were many lovely scenes between Ingrid and Van, though I did wish some of the story was told by him and not solely from Ingrid. A quick read that kept me guessing and hoping things would work out for Ingrid.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read an ARC of this book! It was a solid YA romance, and I enjoyed watching the characters discover secrets about their neighborhood and their friends. I thought the main character, Ingrid, was a strong female lead, and I enjoyed getting to know her. I just felt like something was missing throughout the book. I think it would have been better if there had been alternating perspectives between Ingrid and Van, so that we could get to know Van through his own perspective, rather than just from hers. I think weaving together those two storylines would have given the book a wow factor that it is currently lacking. I also felt like the overarching plot point that brings Ingrid and Van together, that they both have trouble sleeping and are up all night, was a bit contrived. While there were definitely some points in the book that I was surprised by, the romance itself felt utterly predictable. Definitely not a bad book, and I'm glad I read it, but it's lacking something to make it truly great.

Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron for this advanced reader's copy of The Insomniacs by Marit Wesienberg.

Wow, wow, wow. I don't usually read YA fiction but I chose this one because the premise sounded interesting and I really liked the cover. I am so glad that I took a chance on a genre that I usually ignore. The Insomniacs pulled me in from the first page and didn't let go until the very last page. I loved that this book was set in Austin, TX, my homebase, making it very easy to picture the settings of this book. I loved that their were a couple of twists that didn't see coming and couldn't have predicted. I loved the vulnerability of the characters and the author's ability to express the torture of insomnia accurately. I loved this book and anyone that gives it a chance will to.

For fans of good fiction, this book is for you. Don't let the YA tag scare you off. This book is only categorized as YA because the main characters are teenagers. Take a chance, read The Insomniacs. You won't regret it.