For anyone who suffers from insomnia it is well known that it can lead to psychosis. We must sleep and this is a heck of a story with the MC suffering from dissociative fugue resembling as an homage from the late great Agatha Christie. The MC went through a trauma that she doesn’t recall two years before only to discover every time she falls asleep she is once again back in time to that place before the trauma happened two years before. Don’t trust anyone.

This is the first Megan Goldin thriller that I've read but it won't be the last. The setup pulled me in: Liv wakes up and finds herself in the back of a taxi with a bloody knife and writing all over her hands but has no memory of what has happened. Two perspectives, Liv's and the police detective's, are used to narrate the next few days as they unfold, with some flashbacks thrown in as well. I loved the dark mysterious atmosphere created by Goldin while I immersed myself into Liv's mystery. I thought it was a well done page-turner with a satisfactory resolution. I highly recommend Stay Awake for those looking for a noteworthy mystery/thriller. Thanks to #NetGalley and #StMartinsPress for early access to #StayAwake in exchange for my honest review.

STAY AWAKE is exactly the kind of thriller I love, with twists and turns on every page that make this book impossible to put down.

Liv Reese is a young woman who wakes up to discover that the life she had no longer exists and she can not recall why....each time she sleeps, her memory is again erased. She finds writing all over her hands and arms with phrases like "Stay Awake" and "Trust No One", which only adds to her confusion.

The story unfolds as Liv slowly pieces together what has happened in her life and finds herself on the run for a crime she doesn't understand or remember. It's a race to figure out what is happening as Liv retraces her steps and tries to piece together the past two years. Meanwhile, Detective Darcy Halliday and her partner are also trying to determine what has transpired...is Liv a criminal or a victim?

Megan Goldin has again written an engaging and exciting thriller that did not disappoint. Highly recommend!
Thank you to Megan Goldin and St. Martins press for the ARC!

The author did a fantastic job with keeping me guessing. I felt empathy for the main character and loved the detective parts as well. A great mystery and thriller that will make you want to keep reading through the night

A thriller that had me wanting to read straight through to the end! This was nicely paced; a fast jaunt through a plot that had just enough twists and turns to keep me turning pages. Although I correctly predicted whodunnit about halfway through, I still wanted to find out exactly how it happened.

I do wish there had been more time spent on the motivations of the antagonist. The rest of the story was detailed, but that part seemed to be lacking and would've made the book a little bit more interesting. That said, it's a minor flaw. If you're looking for a quick, punchy read, this is a good one.

I received this book as an ARC and this is my review. This story kept me guessing right to the
end. Sleep deprivation, paranoia and murder keep the protagonist running and dodging. She cannot sleep or she will forget everything and everyone. The characters are all flawed and most are hiding something. I totally recommend this book to readers who enjoy psychological thrillers with a dose of weird and quirky.

Liv Reese woke up in the back of a cab with no memory of how she got there or where she was going. She was relieved to see a familiar place when the driver drops her off at her shared apartment. Only, it was no longer her home and hadn’t been for over two years. Liv is turned away by the new tenants, confused and overwhelmed she examins her pockets looking for her cellphone to call her boyfriend or roommate. She didn’t find her phone, but she did find a blood stained knife wrapped in a T-shirt. Once again, Liv had no knowledge of how it got.

Liv had a unique type of amnesia. Every time she falls asleep she awakens and can't remember anything from the last two years. Her last memory is answering the phone on her desk at work. Liv desperately tries to remember what has happened during this two year gap. But in order to do that she must stay awake.

This book reminded me of 50 first dates meets a thriller. I've never read anything by Meg Goldin, but now I'm hooked on her writing. This story was very engaging story from the first to last chapter. You could feel the tension build with every scene as Liv battled mental and physical exhaustion, trying to piece her life together before the cops found her, and more importantly, before succumbing to fatigue and sleep and amnesia once again. What I also appreciated was how the writing was clean. It was wholesome without unnecessary profanity or graphic description.

Thank you, St. Martins Press, for this gifted copy.

Wow, and here I thought Nightswim and Escape Room were fantastic books! This one had big shoes to fit, i.e., I had great expectations. And Megan Goldin did not disappoint! True to the title, I just had to finish the book even though it cut the hours of sleep last night pretty short. I couldn't help it! I just had to "stay awake" (nice pun, huh? lol). This book kept me at the edge of my seat the entire time. Usually, I look for details in thrillers that may be unrealistic. I was so enthralled, I didn't care one bit this time and didn't pay attention to the details at all. Great job, Megan!!! You gave your readers another great treat!

PS: Listen to the audio, the voice of the perpetrator is super sexy but OMG is it creepy the way the narrator made it sound at the same time!

4.5 stars...

Utterly captivating! This one was suspenseful and had me on the edge of my seat. Anything to do with amnesia, memory, etc. is always such a complex and interesting plot. This made for the perfect thriller.
(Loved this even more than her last book!)

The "losing your memory every time you wake up" has been done a few times, but Megan Goldin put some interesting twists in this book. Who to trust? Who did the crime? And the always wondering: why does she keep losing her memory?

I found the first half a little slow with way too much police-procedural chapters, I wanted to know what Liv was doing! At the 50% mark it starts to pickup and then it really gets good at 70%.

I thought it was interesting that Liv tries to keep herself awake to prevent herself from losing her memory - that's logical and I've never heard of that before.

One thing that kept bugging me was this: How is "stay awake" written under each knuckle, when across both hands there's only 8 knuckles... For 9 letters. Sure maybe she could have used a thumb but it doesn't say that.

4.5 stars. I have never heard of this author before but was excited to read this book from the blurb. It had a unique storyline that kept me hooked from start to finish. The chapters alternate back and forward in time but it was very easy to follow. I loved the detectives and hope to see more of them. Really enjoyable book!

3.5 stars!

I was so excited to be approved for this ARC that I immediately had to read this! I have read The Night Swim and loved it. Stay Awake is suspenseful, tense, and with lots of drama. Overall, the storyline was tasteful and I wanted to know what was going to happen and why, even if it wasn’t all that surprising. I would highly recommend this as an audio as I feel like it’s more entertaining for the reader!

At times I thought the multiple times lines were not so clear so I got confused as to who was who. I also thought it was a slow burn pace which is personally not something I always enjoy. It was repetitive in the middle and I found myself skimming.

Megan Golden has done exactly what this book says—you will stay awake reading it! The book swept me into a different psychological situation where a woman is trying to stay awake to stay safe. I stayed awake reading when I should have been sleeping. I can’t really say what the story is about because it will spoil it, suffice to say #stayawake will keep you awake turning pages to come to the conclusion of this interesting premise based thriller/procedural. Thanks to #netgally and the publisher for this advanced reading copy, the review is my own.

Memento meets Before I Go To Sleep, this was a fast paced suspenseful thriller where I always felt one step behind, lol.

It took me a bit to get into it and figure out and adjust to the timelines. Basically, Liv has traumatic amnesia. Every time she falls asleep she loses her memory. When she wakes she's taken back to a day 2 years ago, not remembering the events or people of the past 2 years at all. The timeline jumps back and forth between the present day and what happened 2 years ago, slowly filling in the blanks of the traumatic event in Liv's past.

I won't say anything more about the plot or storyline as I think you're best to go in fairly blind. I did find the plot unique and engrossing and the pacing worked pretty well for the clues, mis-directions, and reveals. This was my first read by this author and I would read her again.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of Stay Awake. I loved The Night Swim by this author, so I was super excited to read her newest novel and it did not disappoint! Stay Awake is a fast paced, psychological thriller that reminded me of an episode of Law and Order: SVU. The novel follows Liv Reese, a woman that lives in NYC with her best friend, with a job and a boyfriend that she loves. However, she wakes up one day with no memory of the last two years and cryptic messages written on her hands that she doesn’t understand. The story takes place across 24 hours with flashbacks to her life two years prior.

I loved how the story unfolded. The reader is kept a bit off kilter for the start of the book as Liv (and the reader) try to understand what’s happening, what happened to her memory, and who can she trust? I think the “whodunnit” aspect was easy to figure out early on, but I was still along for the ride and couldn’t wait to see how it would all be revealed. My only small gripe is that I don’t feel like we ever got a true confession from the killer and why they did what they did. I would have liked a little more closure there. I would still highly recommend this read, especially if you like to be creeped out! I would read this before bed and found myself hesitant to walk down the dark hallway in my house. I think that’s a sign of a great story!

I STAYED AWAKE FINISHING THIS ONE LAST NIGHT!

From the author of The Night Swim and The Escape Room, comes an unputdownable, fast paced, psychological thriller that plays with memory and murder. This one is hands down, my favorite from @megangoldinauthor thus far.

This one comes out August 9, 2022 so make sure you snag a copy immediately!

Thank you to @stmartinspress and @netgalley for providing me with an advanced readers copy. This one blew me away!

4 stars! This was my first Megan Goldin book and will definitely not be my last! I really enjoyed the dual perspective/multiple time lines and thought it was done seamlessly. It kept me guessing throughout, I would highly recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martins Press for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to negalley for advanced reader copy. I really enjoyed this book! The writing pulled me in and I couldn’t put it down. There were great twists I didn’t see coming. I would continue to read books from this author, and look forward to doing so.

Thank you NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for the e-arc!

Megan Goldin did a phenomenal job with her newest thriller STAY AWAKE! Goldin writes in dual POVs, multiple timelines and murder!

Liv wakes up in the back of a car at her Brooklyn home. She knocks trying to get in, when a bloody knife drops from her possession and she realises that strangers are in her apartment. She doesn’t know how she got here or what is going on.

I absolutely loved the fast pace and short chapters. Goldin wrote in a way that kept me hooked and trying to figure out who-dun-it! Can’t wait to read more of Megan’s thrillers in the future!

If I’m ever in trouble someone please call Detective Halliday because she is one of the smartest detectives I’ve encountered in a book! Her tenacity and drive make her a strong detective but her empathy and ability to think for herself made her unstoppable!!

I loved that both of the female leads were strong capable women!

I cannot even imagine not remembering details of my life whenever I fall asleep, it’s terrifying.

I found Stay Awake fast paced, filled to the brim with twists, and overall just a great read. Every single time I read a book by @megangoldinauthor I love her more!! Thank you @netgalley and @stmartinspress for my digital copy to review!!

Stay Awake published on Tuesday so grab your copy today!!!