I've read and enjoyed this author before but this one was a bit of a letdown for me. It started out strong and pulled me right in. But it went a bit overboard on the sleep deprivation part. I understand that it was one day basically not counting the fact that it went back two years to before things went bad. Yes Liv suffered from extreme insomnia, or actually forced herself to STAY AWAKE.. She would forget everything when she fell asleep.
This book was just ok for me. It held my attention and made me want to keep reading but I had it figured out fairly early. I was convinced as to what happened to two people and who did it. I didn't know who the other person was that was murdered though. The author did a good job of keeping that hidden. I kept hoping for a bit surprise ending but it just didn't happen. It was a good ending but kind of flat for me. I hope Liv was able to go on and make a life eventually. She could be a bit of a nut but she was scared and sleep deprived. She had a lot going on and someone was out to kill her. She should have been a total flake!
The detective scenes were good but not great. They read, to me, like something I've seen multiple times in tv cop shows. But still they were ok. I was very happy that they didn't fight and bicker or fall head over heels in love. They worked good together and the male seemed to have lots of respect for his female partner. She deserved it. She was actually the smarter of the two in my humble opinion. She seemed to put more thought into things that he did. They worked well together.
This book will hold your interest. It will have you turning the pages. It will have you on the edge in a couple of parts. It's more of a mystery than a thriller but that's ok too. It was well written and engaging in parts. Liv goes through a lot between "naps" she takes at crazy times. A park bench. A subway train. A taxi. A train station. Her memory just vanished each time so yeah she would be very loopy I believe. I understand that she was terrified for the most part. I felt bad for her. I also wonder if this is a real thing. Can people actually forget two years of their lives when they sleep? I'm not so sure about that. But it made for an interesting story that kept me wanting to read. The very end was a bit short for me. I wish it would have elaborated just a bit more. It was still ok though.
Thank you #NetGalley, #MegaGoldin, #StMartinsPress for this ARC. This is my own true thoughts about this book. It's good but not breath holding good. Just good.
3.5 stars and I do recommend you read it for yourself. Seems there are many different points of view about this one. It's worth reading for sure but was just a bit over the top and underwhelming for me.
SYNOPSIS
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.
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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