Stay Awake by Megan Goldin

Book Review:

Stay Awake by Megan Goldin

Genre: Thriller, Suspense, Murder Mystery
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Description:

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 now lives in her apartment and forces her out in the cold. She reaches for her phone to call for help, only to discover it’s missing, and in its place is a bloodstained knife. That’s when she sees that her hands are covered in black pen, scribbled messages like graffiti on her skin: STAY AWAKE.

Two years ago, Liv was living with her best friend, dating a new man, and 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, the same 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 as she tries to piece together the fragments of her life. But there’s someone who does know exactly what she did, and they’ll do anything to make her forget―permanently.

Review:

Megan Goldin, I love you and your writing!!!

This book is such a suspenseful and wonderful thriller. There are multiple points of view with different timelines. One point of view is the main character/murder suspect from the present and then from 2 years ago. The third point of view is from detective Halliday. I genuinely enjoyed all three points of view. It was nice to be able to learn about Liv's life before the trauma and her present life with her rare form of amnesia and being a suspect in a murder case. Detective Halliday's point of view was also wonderful and I enjoyed that she didn't jump to conclusions with Liv's case. All of the characters were enjoyable and likeable. Honestly, I really didn't suspect the murder suspect to turn out to be who it was, I didn't have the slightest idea. The ending was fantastic, it was the right amount of suspense and action. I'm satisfied with the ending and that Liv got the justice she deserved. Nothing about the ending felt wrong or forgotten about.

Overall, I would highly recommend this novel and this author! Thank you NetGalley, Megan Goldin, and St. Martin's Press for the complimentary copy of this ARC.