This is so good. It's definitely my new favorite by this author. It's like a cross between 50 First Dates and Gaslighting. Without the dates. And Adam Sandler. Just kidding. There's lots of Adam Sandler.

But truthfully, this book will keep you guessing right until the end. I wasn't totally shocked at where it ended up because it actually really did make sense, but I didn't see it coming. And that makes it a strong pick for me. If you're looking for something new, an unusual thriller / mystery, I highly recommend it.

Stay Awake by Megan Goldin is a perfectly-plotted thrilled I devoured in one sitting. The story unraveled in multiple timelines, which kept me glued to my ereader. Every time I looked at the clock and considered going to sleep, the author would drop a cliffhanger that kept me reading. Highly recommend!

This intricately plotted thriller kept me awake. I had to know what happened. Liv wakes up in the back of a cab and has no idea how she got there. When she gets to her apartment two angry people tell her she hasn't lived there for years. She has writing all over her hands that says, "stay awake" and "you forget everything when you sleep". She has a bloody knife in her possession. We follow Liv as she tries to figure out if she is a killer or a victim. There is a dual timeline, so we follow what happened before her amnesia and the unfolding story as she attempts to figure out. what is happening now. It is told from dual points of view. Liv, and the police detectives who consider her a person of interest in a murder. This was a chilling and unique twist on the amnesia trope. My thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review. This will be out on August 9th and if you like thrillers I would strongly recommend it!

Apologies but I had to stop reading after reading 11% of the book because I couln't take the execution of the dual povs. The writing style in the first chapter was the best but chapter two's style became cold (understandable because of the police pov) and told me instead of showing me the scenes. I just could not finish it and it made me fall asleep instead of making me stay awake. It only gets 1 star because of the first chapter which was amazing.

Thank you St. Martins Press & Net Galley for the chance to read this gem early in exchange for an honest review..

This book is different from Megan’s previous books so please understand that. It took me a minute to to get adjusted to it.. but boy when I did it was golden. Liv Reese wakes up in the back of a taxi with no idea where she is or how she got there. We have all had a spell at some point where we simply don’t remember the night or day before. Liv is no exception. It was a great plotted thriller that will have you awake until you finish,

First of all let's talk character names.. Darcy Halliday caught my attention immediately 😍. The detective side of this story was so fun! I loved the relationship between them as they solved the case and would love a sequel based around just the two of them! I enjoyed that side more than Liv just because of the nature of the story, Liv was repeating herself constantly trying to find out who she was. The trail of clues was fun to follow, though I did have questions at the end. I had a hard time understanding the motive of the killer and the involvement of a red herring. I actually chatted with @fullof_lit because we both had the same questions! That being said, it was still a fun and fast paced story I would recommend. I could envision myself at the nocturnal bar watching everything unfold.

Whenever Liv falls asleep she forgets EVERYTHING! Her job is gone, her best friend is gone and she may be a murderer? This story is told from Liz’s point of view and from the detectives point of view and I really enjoyed going back and forth between the two. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out the whodunnit but the story to get there was a lot of fun.

Special thanks to Netgalley and St. Martins Press for an e copy of this novel. Due to be published Aug 23, 2022.

Great book....memory loss, murders, misdirection ~ had my mind made up before the end as to who did it, boy was I wrong. I love a mystery where I can't guess until the writer wants me to know.

It was fast-paced, good character development, detectives/police have conflicting theories, just a great read all the way around.

If you like fast-paced, unique thrillers, check this one out.

This is my first book from Megan Goldin, but it will not be my last! This book was so good, it had mystery, drama and will have you at the edge of your seat! This is definitely a page turner. I was hooked from the very beginning. I felt like I was on a roller coaster ride I wanted to solve this case but also wanted to know why things were happening. I would definitely recommend this book if you like thrillers, this will be a must read for sure.

WOW did this book ever have me hooked!! I started reading last night around 6pm and finished in less than 24 hours! What a ride. It honestly freaked me out a little at night so my sleep was pretty crappy. Well done, Megan Goldin!! LOL!

This book is told in multiple POVs, multiple timelines, and centers around Liv Reese who suffers from amnesia that causes her to forget events that happened within the last two years. Her conscious life is filled with fear, confusion, and loneliness.

Megan Goldin has an incredible skill at building tension with her writing. Every book I've read of hers just hooks me right from the beginning. To me, that shows true writing talent. This was a true psychological thriller that kept me guessing who the killer was right up to the end. I actually didn't have any guesses until the last 80%! That's rare for me!

A few things did irk me about this book though and could be due to this being an unedited eARC. You never really knew which POV you were getting when a new chapter started. It would take me awhile to figure out who was talking. I really hope this is fixed when the book is printed.

I also had difficulty keeping track of the timeline, as the story jumps around quite a bit. Without giving away any spoilers, so I'll be vague, there were some common sense details that I questioned in this book (like how she could sleep on the subway/park bench without people around her questioning her appearance. Did she ever brush her teeth or shower?

At any rate, I really really enjoyed this book and will recommend it to everyone who enjoys psychological thrillers!! I probably should have waited before reading it since it's not out until August 9, 2022 (oops!!) but I couldn't help myself.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review

This is an excellent thriller. I really enjoyed reading this. I didn't know until the end if the main character was a victim or a murderer. I couldn't put this book down.

Stay Awake by Megan Goldin is an exciting tension filled thriller. Each chapter bounces between the past and the present and reveals a little more of the story which also adds to the suspense.
The storyline was good with our protagonist, Liv, having amnesia, which for Liz meant that every time she falls asleep, she forgets everything that happened the previous two years. This made it different from the usual murder mystery.
I liked the detective team of of Halliday and Lavelle - the author does a good job of creating these characters making them real and likeable. Lavelle is the veteran NYPD officer working with Halliday who is new to Homicide. I hope to see them again in future novels.
All in all a good exciting thriller. Recommended.
My thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC

Liv Reese is caught in a terrifying web when she is tied to a murder scene, but she cannot remember why she was at the scene or who the murder victim is. Every time Liv falls asleep, she forgets everything. Is she a victim or a murderer?

Megan Goldin weaves an interesting plot line in such a masterful way that it doesn't seem hokey but suspenseful. It could have been easy to get lost in the story, but Golden did an excellent job creating the timeline of events and developing the characters, while at the same time keeping me on the edge of my seat. I truly enjoyed this mystery!

If you are looking for a suspenseful book to read, I would highly recommend Stay Awake. Thank you NetGalley for an arc of this suspenseful book.

Megan Goldin knows how to write a thriller which keeps the reader awake. Awake for as long as it takes to finish this intriguing story. Unlike Liv, who try’s to always be awake, caffeinated to the gills, writing notes to herself, words on her hands and arms in a bizarre effort to remember. Remember what happened that day as the minute she wakes up, wherever she drops off to sleep, she can’t remember a day since being in her office on a summer day. It’s now the fall, waking up is terrifying and confusing with no memory of yesterday and random phrases on her walls, door and body. This is a fast paced, can’t-put it down type of story. It careens on, day after day, and we are as exhausted as Liv, trying to figure out a complicated murder plot as her walls and eyelids close in on her.

STAY AWAKE
BY: MEGAN GOLDIN

This was absolutely stunning in its ability to ratchet up the suspense in this most intriguing thriller by Megan Goldin, called "Stay Awake." It is utterly unique in its execution of the plot. Every sentence kept me enthralled and my enjoyment of this is off the charts. I don't read as many thrillers as I used to but this one was amazing in its uniqueness. I implore all fans of thrillers to definitely read this because it is a wild ride and it isn't like anything else that you have read. Sometimes this genre can be predictable and this is not at all. I was captivated from the beginning until the end. This thriller is probably going to be my favorite of 2022. I love it when I don't know how to solve the mystery aspect of what enfolds throughout the entire novel until the Author has decided to deliver the reveal and that is what happens in this fantastic chilling read.

The main character is so expertly crafted that I was as perplexed as she was while everything around her was unfolding. She has no memory of how when she goes to her apartment in New York City that she shared with her best friend Amy and is told by two disgruntled and angry new inhabitants of her apartment that live there now that she doesn't live there anymore. She can't remember moving out. She goes to her job and finds out that she no longer worked there. She doesn't have her cellphone or purse--all she has is a wad full of cash in her pocket and a bloody knife wrapped in a tee shirt. Liv woke up in the cab ride to her apartment and reluctantly the new people that live there let her use the phone to call her boyfriend Marco. Liv recognizes that it is decorated in a completely different way and none of her furniture or her cat is there. The couple that lives there now say that they get mail for Amy. Liv calls Marco and Amy and can't reach them. She notices that she has written in ink all over her hands that say things like Stay Awake.

This is like peeling the layers of an onion and we as readers are vicariously carried along as if we are with Liv as she tries to unravel why everything is so different. This was so cleverly written that I felt like I was just as perplexed as Liv was trying to figure out why every time she tried to keep from falling asleep she could only find remnants of her life but everything that she remembered was different now. She can't reach Marco, her boyfriend or her roommate and best friend Amy. She has a scary feeling of why she can't remember how that bloody knife got in her pocket. She sees broadcasts that a man was murdered and the same remark written on her hands was written in the dead man's bedroom window.

The only thing that I had thought was off is that I am assuming that the police would not have released that remark stay awake written in the murdered man's bedroom window wouldn't be released to the public. I could be wrong but I would think that the crime scene would be more protected by withholding the detail that only the killer would know struck me as something not authentic. Every thing else was pure perfection and I wouldn't change a thing. This was remarkable and I Loved it! I would put this on my to be read list as this is one that you thriller fans don't want to miss. I read it very quickly because it is one that once you start it you won't want to put it down. You will not guess the plot outcome of that I can guarantee. In my humble opinion Megan Goldin is an auto buy for me and this is one that I will be recommending to my friends and family who enjoy an excellent well written thriller. I am so sad that I finished this because not often do I come across a freshly plotted story in this genre that is so good that each sentence written is a cliffhanger. I am excited to learn that she has written three other novels that I am going to read next. Unforgettable! Brilliantly done Megan Goldin I would give you one hundred stars if I could.

Publication Date: August 9th, 2022

A Huge debt of gratitude and Thank you to Net Galley, Megan Goldin and St. Martin's Press for generously providing me with my ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

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Stay Awake by Megan Goldin was a thriller I could not put down! I really enjoyed this read!

You are thrown in the middle of a horrific murder mystery from the very beginning of this book. The reader follows a woman named Liv who doesn’t remember anything from before she woke up. She returns to her apartment to find out that she no longer lives there and when she looks for her phone, she finds a knife in her pocket and strange writing on her arms warning her to stay awake.

I was intrigued the entire time and really ate up this fast pace thrilling mystery. Although everything folds together nicely and the ending is satisfying for the reader, I personally was unclear on the motives of the outcome.

This was a lot of fun and I am grateful for the advanced reader copy from the publisher, author, and NetGalley!

Review will also be available on GoodReads, with mention on Twitter and Instagram.

BOOK REVIEW- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!!

My Thoughts: Thank you to @netgalley, @megangoldinauthor, and @stmartinspress for an E-arc of this fantastic book in exchange for an honest review. Holy smokes you guys, this was such a great book! The author had me captivated and hooked the first chapter and I had to figure out what was going on. The concept explored in the book is one that isn't common in any books I have read and I loved having a new concept like this in a thriller. I don't want to say much more as I don't want to give anything away. Megan Goldin has easily become an auto-buy author for me! You can pick this one up on 8/9/22 and it's a must for any thriller lover!

I have read and loved each of Megan Holding’s nooks and this new one does disappoint! Multi layered, rich characters drive this fast paced who dunnit, where nothing is quite what it seems. Perfect for fans of Before I go to Sleep, Stay Awake would make a great HBO Mx movie or limited series!

Megan Goldin is an interesting author. You feel like you're in her brain reading this. Interesting story line. Characters are well fleshed out. Hope to see more from this author.

excellent book, page-turner. well thought out characters. hope to read more from this author. great plot.