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Sleepless (Bird of Stone Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Tracey Ward (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 360 ratings
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My name is Alex Mills, and I have a superpower.

Don't be jealous, it sucks. I can't control it. My mind is a mutinous SOB that takes over when I go to sleep. I'm just a girl trying to get some shut eye while it decides to throw a rager that can land me just about anywhere in the world.

The base of the Eiffel Tower.
The shore on the coast Ireland.
The third baseline at Wrigley Field.

Sounds exciting and fun, right? Wrong. My not so superpower is unpredictable, uncontrollable and annoying as hell. It's also how I met Nick.

Every cloud has a silver lining. Nick is mine.

Nick is extraordinary as well. He can't feel fear. Never has, never will. It's worked out for him as a PJ in the Air Force, one of the most dangerous jobs in the military, but where it's not helpful is with his social skills. Nick is cold, distant and apathetic.

He's also my hero. And if he's to be believed, I'm his.

I first met him when he died and that wasn't even the weirdest moment of our relationship. Neither is this moment here and now, trapped together in an island prison on the Behring Sea. It's a long, strange story between his death and his prison. One full of sheep, docks, Jabberwocks and a very special stone. I could tell it to you'd like to hear it. I've got time...

*SLEEPLESS has been re-edited and re-released in preparation of POWERLESS, the final book in the series. Coming Fall 2016.
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"Ward did a great job of creating chemistry between Alex and Nick without creating insta-love. The progression of the relationship was perfect."
"The story was amusing, intriguing, mysterious, and sometimes laugh out loud funny."
"I was completely swept away by the romance between Alex and Nick and I thought that the concept for the story was really fresh and unique!"
"The chemistry between these two characters was phenomenal"
"All in all this was such a fun read and an awesome adventure."

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00EIA1FC0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (August 12, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 12, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1216 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 373 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 360 ratings

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"I don't write romances, I write relationships. One is pretty and perfect and all consuming. The other is real."

I was born in Oregon and studied English Literature at the University of Oregon (Go Ducks!) I love writing all kinds of genres from YA Dystopian to New Adult Romance, the common themes between them all being strong character development and a good dose of humor.

My husband and my son are my world.

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Kristen
5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect YA romance read
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2014
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After reading this book, I can safely say that I take sleeping for granted. Every night whenever Alex Mills falls asleep, she doesn't know if she'll wake up in her bed or "slip" to some other place. Alex takes this with more ease than I could. Fast forward to her twentieth birthday celebration, and this story takes a crazy turn. Alex stumbles upon Nick who up and disappears into thin air. This sets up an undeniably epic romance that teases you with it's tension the entire length of the book.

One of my main pet peeves is insta-love. Tracey Ward flawlessly avoids this cliche. The romance is definitely there between Alex and Nick. But it's a slow build up. It's realistic. (In a world that's entirely not. Shh.) The emotions shown by the two characters are very real and raw. There is so much character building from the first page to the last. These are not cookie cutter characters, and I promise you will get just as invested in them as I. Even the characters that are minor find their own voices and leave an impression. But the romance... It's perfect.

The concept of Sleepless is seriously unlike any other book I've read. At first, I was confused. But very early on, you're drawn in as Tracey builds the world around you so effortlessly. The scenes at the dock were my favorite. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but the dock scenes are what set this story apart from others for me. The ending is very fitting, too. It's fast paced, and you will not be able to stop until you've devoured this book.

I just want to tag this onto the end of this review. Nick is in the Air Force. I'm not sure where Tracey got her intel from, but it's spot-on. I have a friend who went through SpecOps training, and I'll admit that I was hesitant whenever I saw that Nick was training to be a PJ. But nope, Tracey delivers Nick's journey through training flawlessly without making the military aspect of the story overwhelming.

This is one of my favorite reads. It's paced perfectly, and I promise you will not put it down. I'd recommend Sleepless to any fan of YA. All of Tracey Ward's books are outstanding, and this is another example of that.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not a paranormal fan but definitely enjoyed it!
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2013
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I am not a fan of paranormal stories but I was intrigued by this book and it was a free download so I had nothing to lose. Well, it's a great story! I was captured right from the start. The characters and their relationships are well developed and enjoyable! Alex and Nicks romance develops slowly and it feels authentic. Once Alex decides to participate in a 'study' to help her control her sleep slipping, things get very crazy! I didn't want to stop reading! If you are a fan of paranormal/fantasy then I'm sure you would love this book. If you are not, I say try it since it's well written and entertaining! The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because it's a cliffhanger...you have to notice the next book and I wish I would have known that before. I will read the next book because I enjoyed this so much but it just seems that authors are doing that a lot these days as a way to get you to keep buying their books. I like series in books but not cliffhangers and I think the story could have continued but this book could have given use a clearer ending.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Unique Theme and I Can't Wait for the Next in the Series
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2014
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Imagine going to sleep and waking up in different locations. Sounds like a nice vacation unless it can't be controlled. Then it's stressful and scary. Never knowing where you'll wake up tomorrow, if you're in a safe place, when you'll make it home again.
This isn't a fun vacation. This is being ripped from your home, with no notice, and no choice as to the location, no schedule, no safety nets, no travel agents. Imagine getting picked up in the middle of the night, blindfolded, put on a plane with no clues as to where you're going, no friends to go with you, unable to pack any clothes or do any planning, and dealing with all that on a regular basis. Then try to explain what happened. That you go to sleep, and wake up in whatever place your dreams (good or bad) take you. Think anyone would believe you?
That's the really unique basis for the story. I wasn't all that into the description of the book, but I like Tracey Ward's writing so decided to try it.
I love this book. Couldn't put it down. I went from thinking this is probably going to be too weird and unrealistic to keep my attention, to reading the entire book in one evening.
Now I can't wait for the next book to come out. This one ended on a cliff hanger, and I am really looking forward to seeing how it all plays out.
The main characters are believable with enough emotion and flaws to be people I'd probably want to know in real life. The book moves quickly while building a full and believable storyline (and with the unique twist of physically traveling during sleep, I had doubts it could be done).
Just a great read that takes something that sounds impossible and makes it seem like it could be happening to your neighbor.
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Alien Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars New Favourite!
Reviewed in Canada on February 1, 2021
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After a long break from reading and a depression spell, an amazing book like this was just what I needed. What seems like any other ordinary story of a girl and a boy is actually something beautiful and addicting. Dreams becoming reality, lives being torn apart and rebuilt, and at it's heart, a story of love and two people finding each other no matter what. And it's everything I could ever want it to be.

The story follows two people, a girl named Alexia with a sleeping disorder that causes her to slip, or basically teleport herself to wherever she's dreaming about. After losing her parents, they didn't die they just decided that they didn't want her to be apart of their lives at just sixteen, she lives with her older sister who's deathly worried about her when she wakes up some days to find her missing. Sometimes she's only gone a night, but sometimes she's gone for a week, stuck in some frightening city that she's not familiar with, or even stuck out in the wilderness with nothing but what she's worn to bed. Good thing she started strapping her phone and some cash to her leg.

The other character is a boy named Nick, who's come from a military family, and who's not very close to his mother after deciding he wants to be apart of a very prestigious and important branch of the military, one that saves people and risks their own lives in the process. He's going through the training for most of the story, but there's also something different about him. He's not able to feel fear. The only thing he's really truly scared of is a nightmare that he has often, one that Alexia also has.

The two find themselves intertwined one day when Alex and her sister are in Florida for a mini vacation, and out of nowhere Nick pops up, clearly drowning from something, but he's just appeared out of thin air. After that event, they begin to meet in their dreams more often than not, and start to bond. But everything goes even deeper when Alexia tries to dig deep into why she is the way she is, and it's unlike anything the two could have ever expected.

This story is amazing and exciting and heartfelt. I really couldn't get enough of it. It's books like these that really make me want to read 24/7, and after finding out that this is actually a series, I can't wait until I can get my hands on the next book. The characters are so lifelike despite their obvious differences from our real world, that you could almost believe that they're real people. The story was gripping and everything I could have hoped for, and more. If you're looking for something to pull you out of your normal book rut, then I highly recommend checking this out if you get the chance.

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Holly M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in France on December 18, 2019
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Loved the premise and kind of reminded me of The Time Traveler's Wife only not at all if that makes any sense. Great story! I've already purchased the sequel.
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StaceyMay
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written start to a series.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2015
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This book is a really different concept to what I have read previously. I found the story really original, and it didnt just throw the key characters together. The story was built layer for layer, and dream for dream, but it kept my rapt attention throughout.

I loved the characters, I found their personality traits likeable, even though at the start you are probably conditioned to think that Nick is a bit a moody sod.

I liked the additional characters as they were added in, and I really thought all the pieces fitted together really well. I was certainly sleepless when I was trying to finish it at 1am because I couldnt put it down.
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Naomi Pilcher
4.0 out of 5 stars ... twist on superpowers and meeting people in dreams I loved it!
Reviewed in Australia on November 16, 2015
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Puts a twist on superpowers and meeting people in dreams I loved it!
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Hay
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2017
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Another brilliant book by Tracey Ward. Fantastic storyline and characters, in a book that I couldn't put down. I would happily highly recommend this book
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