Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event originally created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are all eagerly anticipating. Jill has been MIA since August of 2016. Despite this, the meme lives on….Hope you come back Jill! Until then I will be joining Tressa at Wishful Endings and her meme Can’t-Wait Wednesday.
Happy Wednesday y’all! This week I’m eagerly waiting on Jen Williams‘s The Sleepless. Not going to lie, the very first thing that caught my eye was the dragon on the cover. I am a sucker for dragons 😂 But then I read the blurb, and I know that I need this book. I love the concept laid out here with our two (I guess three) main characters. Our FMC, her skin is poisonous to touch. But it is our MMC that has me intrigued. He is one of the sleepless who shares his body with an evil spirit. When he sleeps, the spirit is in control of his body. Sounds creepy and right up my alley 😂 Cannot wait!
The Sleepless by Jen Williams Series: The Sleepless #1
Published by Wednesday Books on 2025-09-30
Length: 336 pages
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Godkiller meets Powerless in this epic gods-and-monsters romantic fantasy from British Fantasy Award-winning author Jen Williams.
Welcome to a world where gods and monsters roam the earth . . .
Elver is the guardian of the wild and dangerous monster forest. Saved from the brink of death by a god, her skin will poison anyone she touches.
Artair is on a mission - one that takes him face-to-face with Elver at her most ruthless. But her defenses are useless when she discovers he's the only human impervious to her deadly gift. For Artair isn't human: he's one of the Sleepless, cursed to share his body with an evil spirit.
Lucian inhabits their body while Artair sleeps, and he is hell-bent on manipulating Elver for his dark purposes. But Elver is harbouring secrets too, and she has her own reasons for feigning an alliance with these two souls.
Caught in the crossfire of gods, monsters, and a dangerous magic they can barely understand, it is only a matter of time before the paths the three of them choose to take will set alight the very foundations of their world.
With a love triangle like you’ve never seen it, incredible world-building, brilliant writing, and a dangerous quest, The Sleepless will have you spellbound.
About Jen Williams
Jen Williams is a writer from London currently living in Bristol. Having been a fan of grisly fairy tales from a young age, these days Jen writes dark unsettling thrillers with strong female leads, as well as character-driven fantasy novels with plenty of adventure and magic. She has twice won the British Fantasy Award for her Winnowing Flame trilogy, and when she’s not writing books she works as a bookseller and a freelance copywriter.
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OOhhh nice! I had this on my watchlist which I ended up ignoring as “watch” and ordered it yesterday during the preorder sale at B&N! Lol. Hope we both enjoy it!
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