Sleepless

by Terri Clark

Book Overview

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061375969
• ISBN13: 9780061375965
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Harperteen
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Very Original!

I was definitely not expecting this story to go the way it had. Happy to say that it has become a permanent fixture in my collection.

Great Book....

This is officailly one of my favorite book I really enjoyed this book. It was a quick read. but the story line had friendship, love, parent and child relationships.

OMG!!! So good its scary!!!!

Romance+Bone-chilling terror= SLEEPLESS Sleepless is a great book if you want to get out of the standard love story. Trinity can dream walk, she can learn peoples darkest secrets while she sleeps. Some people would think that is cool but Trinity hates it. Soon Trinity is on a wild goose chase to catch the crazed killer Rafe Stevens who has escaped from his mental hospital and is stalking Trinity in her dreams. The suspense is killer(no pun intended) but the book is really good

Wow...

Eighteen-year-old Trinity Michaels has the ability to dream walk. It's a power she doesn't want, but it forever alters her life when she's unable to find an abducted teen before she's killed. While Trinity does help the police capture the killer, Rafe Stevens, her involvement makes her his next target. Stevens pleads insanity and his convincing performance, aided by his despicable attorney, get him sentenced to a mental institute where a diabolical physician experiments on him. Now Rafe's escaped the sanitarium and he's after Trinity. Like her, he now has a special ability, one that allows him to stalk Trinity through her dreams. If he kills her in her sleep, she'll die for real. To survive she must find him first and the only person willing to help her is Dan Devlin, disillusioned son of the shady lawyer who knowingly aided Rafe in getting away with murder. Can she trust Dan with her safety, not to mention her heart? Sleepless had romance, supernatural, funny moments, action and suspense. The book had it all. It didn't center around the romance. The book was fast-paced and it wasn't a "fluff" book. Trinity's character was believable. Her sleepwalking ability felt real-like it was natural. Trinity was funny and she really cared about the kids who she saw in her dreams. She felt real whenever she was around Dan-she had a hard time thinking around him.The romance between Dan and Trinity happened too fast and I would have loved if it were to happen gradually.Overall, Sleepless was suspenseful and really just captures you attention. I loved this book! It was a fun read. If you read and liked Wake by Lisa McMann then you'll love this book. Hope Terri Clark continues to write more great books. -Carol www.bookluver-carol.blogspot.com

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

SLEEPLESS is not your everyday piece of fluff. Those picking up SLEEPLESS thinking it's a typical teen summer romance will be quite surprised. I know I was! SLEEPLESS may just keep you up all night trying to avoid your dreams! Okay, I admit it, there is romance in this book, but that's not all that it's about. There's far more action and suspense going on beyond the attraction between Trinity and Dan. It's the beginning of July and Trinity's best friend, Coral, is about to leave for soccer camp. It's the summer before they start college, and Coral has given Trinity an assignment for the remainder of the summer. Trinity is usually found in black. Coral tasks her with buying a BLUE dress during the summer, a promise to get out more, and to actually go out on a date. Trinity has no idea how she'll accomplish any of these, but she vows to keep her promise. Coral leaves for camp and Trinity's mother leaves for a long-anticipated art trip to Europe. That leaves Trinity alone. And then the dreams start to come. Trinity has the unwanted media name "Dream Girl" stemming from the fact that others come to her in her dreams. A young girl, Kiri, came to her over a year ago. She asked for help, but in the end, Trinity and the cops were unable to save Kiri before it was too late. Her murderer, Rafe Stevens, was sent to a mental hospital rather than prison. Ever since she was unable to save Kiri, Trinity has tried to avoid her abilities and all reminders of the past. But now the dreams are back, and she fears that Rafe has escaped from the hospital and is coming for her. Aided by Dan Devlin, the son of the defense lawyer that saved Rafe from prison, the two set off to find Rafe before he can find her. Rafe has developed the ability to enter other peoples' dreams and harm them in their sleep. Dan believes in her and wants to keep her safe. During the brief time they spend together, an immediate bond forms and they risk everything to finally put Rafe where he belongs. SLEEPLESS calls to mind the Nightmare on Elm Street movie series. The action is just as fast-past and heart-pounding as any adult thriller you will encounter. I hadn't expected to have SLEEPLESS be such a pulse-pounding read, which was a really pleasant surprise. Don't get me wrong, I was looking forward to reading SLEEPLESS, thinking it would be a nice teen romance, but it was so much more than that. Now, I'm not sure I'll be able to sleep easily tonight! I'll have visions of Rafe and the harm he tried to do to Trinity and Dan. SLEEPLESS is Ms. Clark's first novel, and she's written a real winner. I eagerly await her future endeavors. Note to reader: There is some violence and sexual situations in this story. Reviewed by: Jaglvr