{"id":27125,"date":"2026-05-29T06:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=27125"},"modified":"2026-05-30T07:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T11:23:36","slug":"sleepless-vol-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/27125","title":{"rendered":"Sleepless, Vol. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/sleepless-volume-2-sarah-vaughn\/1128979497?ean=9781534310582\"><em>Sleepless, Vol. 2<\/em><\/a> (2019) Sarah Vaughn, Leila del Duca, Alissa M. Sallah<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/sleepless-volume-2-sarah-vaughn\/1128979497?ean=9781534310582\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sleepless-Vol-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sleepless, Vol. 2\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sleepless-Vol-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sleepless-Vol-2.jpg?w=667&amp;ssl=1 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s been almost a year since Poppy released Sir Cyrenic from her service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"imgstop\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sleepless-Vol-2-panel-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sleepless-Vol-2-panel-01.jpg?resize=871%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sleepless, Vol. 2\" width=\"871\" height=\"1024\" class=\"img-not\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"imgstop\">A lot has happened in that time, including her betrothal to Lord Helder<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sleepless-Vol-2-panel-03.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sleepless-Vol-2-panel-03.png?resize=468%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sleepless, Vol. 2\" width=\"468\" height=\"720\" class=\"img-not\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"imgstop\">That goes precisely as well as you would expect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sleepless-Vol-2-panel-04.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sleepless-Vol-2-panel-04.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sleepless, Vol. 2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"img-not\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"imgstop\">But Cyrenic has finally awakened, changed, but normal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sleepless-Vol-2-panel-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sleepless-Vol-2-panel-02.jpg?resize=953%2C987&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sleepless, Vol. 2\" width=\"953\" height=\"987\" class=\"img-not\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"imgstop\">Well, mostly normal.<\/p>\n<p>This volume concludes the story, giving us Helder&#8217;s treachery and who was behind the assassination attempts, but also the friendship between Poppy and Rellen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Characters<\/strong>: Lady \u201cPoppy\u201d Pyppenia, Cyrenic, King Surno, Dowager Leotta, Lord Otranto, Princess Rellen, Lord Helder, Bini<\/p>\n<p>Publisher: Image Comics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sleepless, Vol. 2 (2019) Sarah Vaughn, Leila del Duca, Alissa M. Sallah It&#8217;s been almost a year since Poppy released Sir Cyrenic from her service. A lot has happened in that time, including her betrothal to Lord Helder That goes precisely as well as you would expect. But Cyrenic has finally awakened, changed, but normal. 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