Genre: Horror / African
Publisher: Canaan-Star Publishing
Publication Date: 28th June 2016
Pages: 314
REVIEWED BY NEV:
A copy of The
Sleepless, by Nuzo Onoh, was sent to Confessions of a Reviewer by the
publishers, Canaan-Star Publishing, in exchange for an honest review. This is
said review.
This one intrigued me when it landed in my inbox.
Firstly, I had never heard of Nuzo Onoh and secondly, it was blurbed as African
horror and this interested me. After asking around a few people, some came
forward and said they had read previous books by Ms Onoh and loved them so I
decided to give it a go.
This was certainly a horror book with a bit of a
difference. One that would affect me in some very deep ways.
Kene has gone missing. His sister Obele misses him
terribly and cannot wait for the day he returns. When she sees him in her
dreams she misses him even more, until she realises that she isn’t dreaming
when she sees him. She sees his ghost.
Once she realises he is dead, she sets out to try and
find out who is responsible. With guidance from a mysterious voice that talks
to her inside her head she tries to uncover the truth. Little does she know
that others are plotting her own death, and the war is coming.
