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Slumber (The Slumber Duology Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Christy Sloat (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 167
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Not all princesses get their happily ever after...
They tell me I killed my boyfriend Phillip in cold blood. I stabbed him twenty one times. I’m only seventeen years old, and I am serving life in Spindle Ridge Asylum for the Criminally Insane.
I don’t remember killing him, so it’s really hard to believe I’m capable of murder. In fact I don’t remember anything before I came to Spindle Ridge, not even my boyfriend.
I can only grasp onto my realistic dreams while the madness of the asylum threatens to pull me under. I dream I’m a beautiful princess and there is an evil faerie named Maleficent who is bent on my destruction. The dreams are the closest thing I have to memories of my life, except they aren’t real.
I’m crazy. I’m not a princess.
They’re the mad illusions of an irrational teenage girl, right?
They’ve assigned me a new doctor, and she says I can trust her, and that she’ll help me see the truth of who I really am.
When she arrived she brought a new patient, Sawyer, who is everything Spindle Ridge isn’t: exciting, mysterious and beautiful. He promises he’s here to rescue me. Trusting either of them frightens me.
Could it be possible that my dreams are more than just the imaginings of a delusional girl? Could they be truth?
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    The Slumber Duology
  2. Print length
    213 pages
  3. Language
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  5. Publication date
    January 10, 2018
  6. Reading age
    13 - 18 years
  7. File size
    366 KB
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"Lot's of mystery woven into this retelling of sleeping beauty!" -Benjaminoftomes "This book is nothing like the original Sleeping Beauty, this is Sleeping Beauty meets Grimm. It's fast paced and extremely addicting with its dark, twisted, and phenomenally well written words that just jump out at you and pull you in from the first page.." -Black Words White Pages Blog

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B078XJ751S
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CHBB Publishing (January 10, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 10, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 366 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 213 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 out of 5 stars 167

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Christy Sloat

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Christy Sloat has embraced the love of reading and writing since her youth and was inspired by her grandmother's loving support. She loves adventurous journeys with her friends and can be known to get lost inside a bookstore. She is an award-winning and best selling author of The Librarian, The Visitor's Series and Slumber Duology. She resides in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters.

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4 out of 5 stars
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167 global ratings
Sucker Punch meets Maleficent.
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Sucker Punch meets Maleficent.
Not all princesses get their happily ever after...This book was so cool. Imagine Sucker Punch morphed with Maleficent and you pretty much have Slumber. Slumber is about a seventeen year-old asylum patient named Rory. She is serving time in this prison-like hellhole for brutally murdering her boyfriend. Only Rory can’t remember doing so. She can’t even remember the guy let alone him being her boyfriend. In fact she remembers nothing at all before the night she arrived at Spindle Ridge Asylum wearing a beautiful blue gown a year ago.Rory keeps having dreams about being a princess who is haunted by an evil fairy. Her dreams are so life-like and are her only escape from the awful and drab life at Spindle Ridge..but when Rory gets a new doctor and a new patient arrives at the asylum things begin to change. Rory begins to wonder about her life more and if her realistic dreams are actually dreams at all...Also #SAWRORA FOREVER.- Sarah Jones, AskSeekKnockReviews.blogspot.com
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Jenny Zimmerman
5.0 out of 5 stars A Phenomenal Twist on an Old Classic
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2015
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Not all princesses get their happily ever after...

WOW...I am really quite speechless about this book and blown away at the same time...

What an amazing twist on an old fairy-tale. This book is nothing like the original Sleeping Beauty, this is Sleeping Beauty meets Grimm. It's fast paced and extremely addicting with its dark, twisted, and phenomenally well written words that just jump out at you and pull you in from the first page. It's an overall spectacular read and one I will read over and over again.

I love how the author pulls you in at the beginning and throws you for a slight tailspin and roller-coaster ride. Rory is a phenomenal character. She is naive yet strong willed. I love how her grows throughout the story. The plot itself is mystical and magical all at the same time, which brings forth the darkness in this story. I love how the spun this story in her own fashion and made me fall in love with the story. This is by far an incredible twist that will be known of forever. I am really excited to read the next installment in this Duology.
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Mindy -Paranormal Tendencies
4.0 out of 5 stars Great fairytale retelling!
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2015
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Rory has spent the last year in Spindle Ridge asylum. With the help of Dr. Altman, she is trying to remember her life and the reason she is locked up in spindle ridge asylum for the criminally insane. They say she stabbed her boyfriend Phillip, but she doesn’t remember anything before the day she arrived. With the arrival of a new patient and a new doctor comes new information and startling discoveries about her past.
I have loved every book I’ve read by Christy Sloat! Slumber is no exception. It’s a great paranormal suspense type story with some romance and of course, drama. The characters are rich and believable. The story keeps the pages turning and the end leaves you wanting more! I can’t wait to read Awaken and find out how this story will end. I give Slumber 4.5 stars!
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Donnie Darko Girl
3.0 out of 5 stars a bit slow at times but definitely reading the next book
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2018
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Not only do I love retellings/re-imaginings of stories, fairytale or otherwise, but I'm also drawn to books that take place in a psychiatric hospital as a reader who's interested in psychology. Slumber, the first book in a duology, hit both points for me with its setting and its retelling of Sleeping Beauty. I bought both Slumber and its sequel, Awaken, so I could read them back to back. I can't tell you how glad I am to have done that because the ending of the first book left me wanting more.

When we're introduced to Rory (Aurora), we find out she's living in the Spindle Ridge Asylum for the Criminally Insane for the murder of her boyfriend. The setting had me stoked with this interesting twist on the tale of Sleeping Beauty. Rory is living in abysmal conditions as many novels set in psychiatric hospitals are portrayed, and she isn't sure what's real and what's not. She doesn't remember murdering anyone but accepts it because this is what she has been told.

The book earned only three stars from me because there was a bit of repetition with Rory during her time in the hospital. Also the story dragged in a few places though it was a quick read overall. I can understand why it would seem her thoughts were repetitive because she's trying to figure out what's going on, but it took me out of the story.

I don't want to say much more about the plot so I don't give anything away. I will say that there's a huge shift in the story about halfway through that was a bit confusing and rushed. There were plot points that would've worked out better if they had been slowed down and expanded upon.

I do recommend giving Slumber a whirl! The story is exciting with a touch of romance and lots of action and adventure. It's my first read by Christy Sloat, and I'm looking forward to reading more of her work.
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Jessica Mintzmyer (Books & Margaritas)
5.0 out of 5 stars You WILL NOT be disappointed when.
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2015
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I had the pleasure of reading the Advanced Readers Copy or ARC of this book and let me tell you.. You WILL NOT be disappointed when.. *Yes, I said WHEN* you buy this book. It has Adventure, Romance and SO much more. Even it’s hard to not get sucked into this twisted fairy tale by just the beautiful cover. So without further ado.. Let’s get on with the Review of Slumber…

Rory – A Favorite Character of mine.. When she was walking around Spindle Ridge clueless she still noticed familiar stuff and the book she was given pieced the stuff all together. She got into the Asylum because she thinks that she murdered her own boyfriend and claimed insanity. She is a Courageous Character and a powerful one also.

My Favorite Part of Slumber would be when Dr. Grey ordered Nurse Mary to give Rory a bath and clean her up and even wash her hair and also when Fleur the cook gave her something else to eat in the kitchen besides the slop that the rest of the patients ate.

All in all, This is a fantastic book and I am so happy that Christy is writing a sequel to it called,”Awaken”
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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2015
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I was really kinda disappointed in this one. I didnt go in with any expectations but that about this book sounded so great! The storyline was pretty interesting the story itself felt poorly written and very basic. The story felt very used and the characters felt under developed. It made a lot of the story very uninteresting. And I'm kinda surprised at all the 5 star reviews. The ending wasn't very OMG or anything climatic and I really started to feel like something needed to like blow up or just SOMETHING extreme.

I think this book and its characters would have been amazing if it would have been given more attention to pace, writing style, as well as more development in the story and characters themselves.

This book was offered for honest review. This review is 100% my own thoughts on the story, plot, characters, etc.
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Shelly
5.0 out of 5 stars Something magical that I have been missing in my life
Reviewed in Australia on May 6, 2015
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This book takes a whole new perspective on the classic sleeping beauty tale, which is one of my favourite films of my childhood. I thought it was compelling from the start, full of mystery, anticipation and tender innocent love. It is just magical. Not to mention the ending was well laid out and executed seamlessly. I couldn't guess how it would conclude which makes me very happy because I always figure it out. I highly recommend it!
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asucel
4.0 out of 5 stars Slumber review
Reviewed in Australia on January 18, 2020
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I have been wanting to read this for ages and finally got around to reading it.
Interesting sleeping beauty retelling. I did not know what to expect when I started reading this book but was pleasantly surprised and will continue on with the duology and complete the series.
I rated this 3.75.
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Hinton
5.0 out of 5 stars Sleeping must strengthen.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2018
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I loved this book. The writer is very clever. I can't say more because I would hate to spoil it for other readers.
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