Absolutely blown away by this read. It’s fast paced, keeps you guessing, with twists galore! Totally a binge-able read. Perfect summer beach thriller. One of the best thrillers I’ve read this year!

This is one of the best unreliable narrator books I've read. This novel had me hooked and I devoured the book in two sittings! Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC!

Unfortunately I found this story to be quite repetitious and oftentimes rambling towards nothing. Her ability to write messages on her hand or her arm made me wonder why she didn't write more pertinent things that were ever so relevant to her staying alive?

Added to all of this was the narrator who was over the top in her narration with dramatics worthy of a Disney cartoon. Seriously she ruined the book for me. The many plot holes in the story was another stumbling block for me.

So, this one was not for me. If anything, it put me to sleep and was in my humble opinion was poorly written.

Thank you to NetGalley and for both a physical and audio version of this story.

From the moment I started reading Stay Awake I was hooked.

Liv wakes up and realizes she doesn’t remember anything from the last two years. So what has happened to her in the last two years? Why does she have the words stay awake written on her?

The story ends up being better than expected and takes a few twists and turns.

You do have to suspend disbelief a little on Liv’s amnesia.

But overall this thriller was a perfect beach read. (And I can’t wait for the movie.)

I enjoyed this fast-paced thriller—perfect summer vacation book. Liv wakes up with no memories of the past two years, or the awful thing that happened to her. She has to figure it out, and who to trust, before something bad happens again. Suspenseful and satisfying, though I would have liked a bit more closure at the end. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this arc!

Liv Reese wakes up and cannot remember anything that has happened to her in the past two years. Imogen Church does an excellent job giving us a sense of what it is like to be desperate and alone. The messages she has written on her hands and arms beg her not to sleep. Meanwhile the NYPD is investigating a murder. January LaVoy is the voice of Detective Darcy Halliday. Is Liv a suspect or a potential victim? What happened to Liv two years ago? What happened last night? As we are given information about the past, at times we know more than the police. We definitely know more than Liv. This was an entertaining read and required me to focus and connect some dots. I love making connections and if the book hadn't left me with some unanswered questions, I might have given it five stars. This is my third book by Megan Goldin. I would say that The Night Swim is my favorite, the latest from Goldin come in second. The Escape Room comes in at third place.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for an audio ARC and St. Martins Press for a DRC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This was really good, but yet again I Figured out that it was Brett pretty quick. Only a doc would know how to kill someone that way. I didn't like that they never told why he did it. I guess he found out Amy and Marco were a thing and was jealous.

WOW! What a whirlwind adventure. Great writing propelled this thriller through multiple perspectives and kept me on my toes.
I instantly took the the MC. Her situation was unique, but not unbelievable. Piecing together her past to solve the unknown was more than entertaining.
I found myself thinking of this book when I wasn’t reading as well as telling others about it.
I have loved everything I’ve read from Megan Goldin and look forward to more from her.

Liv comes to in the back of a cab with no recollection of where she was or what was happening. The cab drops her off at her place where someone else is living and who slams the door in her face. Liv has no idea where to go, she reaches for her cell and finds a bloody knife in her pocket instead. When she looks at her hands she sees STAY AWAKE written in pen.

This one was a unique and gripping read. The pace was steady throughout and the atmosphere was paranoid. A tad repetitive and unrealistic at times but I’m sure it was intention given the premise. This book gave me 50 First Dates vibes but make it a psychological thriller.

I LOVED The Night Swim by this author and this one was another solid effort.

I absolutely loved this book! I did figure out who the killer was pretty early on but it was still a total page turner and I couldn’t put it down! I will definitely be recommending this book!

This was exactly what I was craving. I devoured this psychological thriller in one day. I couldn't stop until I knew what the heck was going on! I loved Megan Goldin's other novel, The Night Swim, and was skeptical this one would live up to it. However, Stay Awake was entirely different but just as good. A very pleasant surprise! High recommend adding this to your summer reading list!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book.

Holy Smokes! THIS was a fantastic thriller. In a sea of mystery/thrillers that all kind of blend together, "Stay Awake" is a big, amazing outlier. I don't want to reveal too much of the story, but "Stay Awake" managed to be disarming and original from the start.
I loved how the novel kept moving, taking place in a relatively short period of time while staying completely enthralling throughout. It's been a bit since I had the chance to read a book that I couldn't put down, but this one was a true winner.

What a great read, reminiscent of Memento and 50 First Dates, yet not derivative.

We meet Liv when she wakes up in a taxi, unaware of how she got there. When she tries to get into her apartment, she finds a couple she doesn't know has been living there for quite a while. She finds words and phrases written on her hands and arms warning her not to fall asleep. With nowhere to go, she finds a park bench to rest, falls asleep, and wakes up not remembering how she got there... Soon, she finds out she's missing two years of her life and gets caught up in a murder investigation.

I loved this. There are dual timelines of Liv before and after her memory loss. There are also dual points of view, from Liv and from the detective investigating the murder. Liv is a great unreliable narrator and it was fun seeing everything unfold and her discovering more and more about her missing time.

Liv wakes up in the back of a cab with no memory of how she got there, and really no memory of the last two years. Her only clues are cryptic messages scribbled on her hands and arms. All of her familiar places are filled with unfamiliar people, some who seem to know who she is. What happened over those two years? Where is Amy, her best friend, and Marco, her boyfriend? And why are the police hunting her, accusing her of murdering a man she doesn’t even know?

This book felt like I was reading it sitting in the back of the bus while Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reaves try to keep it from exploding. I felt like I was inhaling caffeine drinks right along with Liv. Every twist and turn kept jerking me left and right, and Golden teases you with just enough information to keep you on the cusp of figuring it all out…and then jerks you around again. I loved it, and really couldn’t put it down.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

Really enjoyed this one! Haven’t read a lot of books like it. Every day Liv wakes up, it is two years ago in her mind, and everything that surrounds her now is unfamiliar. Her arms are covered with messages that read “Stay awake! Don’t sleep!” What is going on, and why has she found herself in the midst of a murder investigation? Really intriguing and fast-paced, ending the tiniest bit abrupt but still loved it!

Thank you for this ARC!

This was like Memento meets The Flight Attendant. I think there was some editing still needed in this book and I really thought the ending was odd and made little sense; however I finished it so I'll give it 3 stars. I don't have a ton to say because I am just slightly confused by it all.

There were a lot of plot holes....

Megan Goldin's books never disappoint me and always keep me reading well after my bedtime. Stay Awake definitely made me stay awake!!

This was an absolutely amazing thriller. Was unable to put it down full of twists and turns, highly egrossing and addictive i was unable to put this one down my only regret is that i didn't read it sooner

4 ⭐️

Here is a huge, huge thank you to @netgalley and @stmartinspress for my ARC of Stay Awake by Megan Goldin.

After reading The Night Swim last year, I’ve fallen in love with Goldin’s books. They’re creepy, goosebump inducing stories that have me checking behind me as I walk in the dark and this was no exception.

Stay awake has a Groundhog Day effect, that is, every time Liv falls asleep, she forgets everything that has happened in the last two years and finds herself thinking she’s back at her desk where she last remembers. This was done excellently. As is the nature of the beast, some scenes got a little repetitive, but not enough to take away from the storyline.

The dual timeline unfolded perfectly, with me kept at the top of my toes at the end of each chapter. I had suspicions all along, and come to find out I wasn’t right about a single one of them. I simply could not guess the killer. I was doubting our unreliable narrator, doubting the police, and doubting my own thriller reader gut as new twists unfolded.

Overall, Goldin remains one of my auto-buy authors, and I can’t wait for you all to devour this one come August 9, 2022 when it releases.

This was an interesting premise and I enjoyed getting to the bottom of what happened in the story. Amnesia was used as a way to keep the story going in order for us to find out what happened at the same time as Liv. Liv was a likeable character which made me feel vested in what would happen to her. I listened to the story and read it. Unfortunately I think the narrator kind of turned me off of the story at times with the way it was portrayed. All of the time hopping was confusing at times too, but I understand the need for it due to the amnesia. It felt a bit repetitive at times as well. Overall it was a good mystery and it never occurred to me who the actual killer was! I'd recommend it!

Thank you to NetGalley, Megan Goldin, St. Martin's Press and Macmillan Audio for access to this ARC!