None Shall Sleep

read for stabathon 2022: sydney prescott

this is really silence of the lambs vibes which i really enjoyed. i liked learning about a killer in a very intimate way and helping that solve a case. but i didn't get any 80s vibes which made me take away a star because if a book says it's in the 80s, that is a selling point for me, and if you don't deliver imma be upset. i also thought this was gonna give mindhunter vibes but it didn't really at all which disappointed me 

Ooh this book was the best combination of Hannibal, Mindhunter, Criminal Minds and Through the Darkness but with 18-19year olds.

The first half of the book is a bit slow, a lot of interviewing and a slow buildup - you're not really sure where this book is going. Then, the novel kicks into high gear and you're in for a ride.

I loved the two leads. Emma was delightful. She reminds me of what Emily Prentiss and JJ would've been like in their younger days. Travis Bell, reminds me a lot of Morgan. But none of these book characters are a one to one copies, which I'm grateful for.

The book was lovely and gripping and thrilling. I loved it.

I think the author had written this really well as well showing that the characters have grown and learned from the experiences just within the book. It was a really good read.

4.5 UFF a long time i don't read such a good serial killer book. After reading the a good girls guide to murder series, I though I would never experience what I experienced reading that series. Like NEVER ever again. BUTTTTTT THIS BROUGHT ME BACK!!
I felt as if I was watching a criminal minds episode, but make it teenagers... and I little bit more graphic. I love to experience emotions while reading a book, and this one gave it all. I was feeling anxious, mostly scared, SAD, intrigued, and confused most of the time. And I was ALSO trying to figure out all the clues and everything that was going on. I read this in a day which I guess says it all. The way that I was genuinely scared of some of the people is unbelievable. Everytime Emma would interview Simon, I had an uneasy feeling in my stomach. I didn't wanted her, or anyone near him. The author did a really good job making him psychologically, mentally unstable, (for a teenager). I remembered one page that LITERALLY made my heart stop, just one sentence. I felt as if I WAS there. Overall I just won't be able to sleep, not because I'm scared (which part of me is still traumatized), but because how GOOD this was.
ALSO I cried