Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Gaslighting, Mind control, Manipulation, Emotional abuse, Trauma, Violence, Blood, Injury detail, Abandonment, Imprisonment
Sleep No More
by Seanan McGuire
Book 17 in October Daye
This one works because the adventure is also an identity horror story. If you are invested in Toby, Tybalt, and the family she built, Sleep No More knows exactly where to press.
goodreads 4.34/5 4,038 ratings
storykind_community 4.5/5 2 ratings
Quick fit
Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length384 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Established relationship
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Book hangover
- King / ruling monarch
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- Hurt/comfort
- Possessive/protective
- Found family feels
- Protective love interest
- Earned hope
- Dark/tortured soul
- Found family
- Shapeshifter
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy
- Guardian/protector
- Royal court / palace
- Fae
- Big city / metropolis
- Fae realm / faerie courts
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- Changelings
- Time-spanning love
- Low fantasy / secret magic
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Eerie
- Atmospheric
- Heavy
- High
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- Survivor
- Dark
- Emotional
- Damaged survivor
- Character-driven
- Protector
- Suspenseful
- Introspective
- Outcast/loner
- Tense
- General badass
- Fever dream energy
- Bargain with consequences
- Protect at all costs
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 384 pages
- Publisher
- DAW
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book