This does not make for a bad character in itself but feels tacked on at the end (and especially with the cliff-hanger at the last few lines, people who read this know what I’m talking about). Even Izzy, the character we’re meant to sympathise with, is morally dubious and not exactly emotionally stable. Half of them are basically just numbers to add to the body count. One of the major flaws of ‘Sleepless’ for me was the fact that for all the exposition dumps, Morgan does not take enough time to develop her characters. The writer takes her sweet time establishing the setting and dropping immense amounts of exposition which add to the worldbuilding but are forgotten by the time the story finally kicks off. However, for those looking for a kickstart that drops you right in the middle of the action, this book is not for you. It more so stems from seeing how the pill affects each character and how some of them become a danger to themselves and others. Interestingly, once the characters start hallucinating, the tension is not from questioning if what they’re seeing is real because we know it’s not. One thing is for certain – the novel definitely has the creep factor down. Except that of course, there is no such thing as a consequence-free drug. A pill that will help them focus and get those amazing grades, with no consequences whatsoever.
With failure not on the menu, Tigs, the group’s ‘leader’ presents them with a solution. Izzy and her friends are young, rich and most importantly, enrolled in a private school which is extremely serious about their exams.
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