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Book Review - Sleeping Together by Kitty Cook


It is contemporary fiction. I loved the premise of the book as I found it different and entertaining. While reading the book, you might end up wondering if that is for real or such things really happen where fantasy and reality collide. Though there were a few problematic scenes, it refreshed me and got me back to reading. So, it was easy to say goodbye to my reading slump.

There are two-person, Vanessa and Altan, who works in a pharmaceutical company and are working on a project where they have medical trials before the medicine comes out to the market. Here, they are working on a medicine called Morpheum, which is a sleeping pill. Vanessa finds out that Altan is stealing it and she becomes his accomplice in the scheme as she wants to have some rest from her nightmares too. Now, how they work on it and what all it includes is interesting. I'm not going to give you a spoiler but, it is a fun read.

It also discusses how few secrets in our life can become the cause of some big problems that it becomes so difficult to handle after a while. Vanessa looks like a good person but she is too silent when something wrong is happening. Altan is a carefree guy but by the end of the book, he doesn't feel like one. If you wanna read something light, this book is for you.

Rating - 4/5
Genre - Contemporary, Romance
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