AMAZON BLURB
A murder she doesn’t remember committing. A killer she doesn’t remember meeting. Megan Goldin’s Stay Awake is an electrifying novel that proves memory can be deadly.
Liv Reese wakes up in the back of a taxi with no idea where she is or how she got there. When she’s dropped off at the door of her brownstone, a stranger answers―a stranger who claims to live in her apartment. She reaches for her phone to call for help, only to discover it’s missing. In its place is a bloodstained knife. Her hands are covered in scribbled messages, like graffiti on her skin: STAY AWAKE.
Two years ago, Liv was thriving as a successful writer for a trendy magazine. Now, she’s lost and disoriented in a New York City that looks nothing like what she remembers. Catching a glimpse of the local news, she’s horrified to see reports of a crime scene where the victim’s blood has been used to scrawl a message across a window, similar to the message that’s inked on her hands. What did she do last night? And why does she remember nothing from the past two years? Liv finds herself on the run for a crime she doesn’t remember committing. But there’s someone who does know exactly what she did, and they’ll do anything to make her forget―permanently.
A complex thriller that unfolds at a breakneck speed, Stay Awake will keep you up all night.
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MY THOUGHTS
I loved this book so much! Although the amnesia excuse is a well-worn theme these days, “Stay Awake” doesn’t follow the traditional memory loss storyline.
Liv Reese awakes sitting in the backseat of a cab with no memory of where she is or where she’s going. Assuming she was heading home, she goes there but can’t open the door when she arrives. When the door is finally answered, low and behold, it is not her roommate, as she expected, but a stranger that is on the other side. Not only that, but her apartment looks nothing like it’s supposed to. Is this the twilight zone?
Then the fun begins! This was a fast-paced psychological thriller that kept me glued to the pages. If I had started it in the bath, I would have been a raisin before I could peel myself from the pages. This book has led me to picking up more of Megan Goldin’s other books. It is that good!
You can find the author here - https://www.megangoldin.com/
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