{"id":27060,"date":"2026-05-19T20:05:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=27060"},"modified":"2026-05-19T20:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:05:06","slug":"sleepless-vol-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/27060","title":{"rendered":"Sleepless, Vol. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sleepless, Vol. 1<\/em><\/a> (2018) Sarah Vaughn, Leila del Duca, Alissa Sallah<\/p>\n

\"Sleepless,Lady “Poppy” Pyppenia’s father, the king has died. Her uncle now rules in his stead, and intrigue swirls around her.<\/p>\n

But for protection she has her Sleepless guard, Sir Cyrenic.<\/p>\n

\"Sleepless<\/a><\/p>\n

Sir Cyrenic has protected Poppy since she was young, coming to the notice of the king in battle.<\/p>\n

But Poppy is not the daughter of the queen, so she is not heir, and there are those who see her as a threat.<\/p>\n

\"Sleepless,<\/a><\/p>\n

It was a relief to pick up something I enjoyed, since the last two comics I read didn’t work for me.<\/p>\n

The worldbuilding–who are the Sleepless and how did they become so? What is the intrigue going on with Edtland? What is wrong with Princess Rellen?<\/p>\n

Some of these questions were answered, others not, so I’ll have to get Vol 2 to learn more.<\/p>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Lady “Poppy” Pyppenia, Sleepless Knight Sir Cyrenic, King Surno, Dowager Leotta, Sir Gert, Lord Otranto, Princess Rellen, Lord Helder, Bini, Sir Alfani, Lady Nnende<\/p>\n

Publisher: Image Comics<\/p>\n

Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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