How many horror tropes can you throw into a novel before it starts to feel like a parody? 

 

Luckily, Sleep Tight doesn’t quite reach those ignoble heights, but the issue is that it comes too close for my appreciation. 

 

I quite enjoy Markert’s writing and storytelling style, but the deeper we got into this book the more it seemed like he couldn’t help but throw in another horror trope. The cast of characters was already pretty large, the plot was already pretty sprawling, and there were no issues with pacing. In my mind, introducing more tropes was just for shock value in a book that already had plenty of shock value already and the characters started to get lost in the mire. 

 

I am going to say that if you’re a sensitive reader in any way, you’re really going to want to check the CWs for this book before you read it. I’m not a sensitive reader, but I know there is a massive amount of triggering material in here for those who are. 

 

I was provided a copy of this title by the publishers and author via Netgalley. All thoughts, opinions, views, and ideas expressed herein are mine and mine alone. All reviews rated three stars or lower will not be posted to my social media. Thank you. 

 

File Under: Crime Thriller/Cult Horror/Kidnapping/Murder Thriller/Occult Fiction/Psychological Thriller/Serial Killer