Published by Bookouture Genres: Contempory, Fiction, Mystery, thriller
Format: ARC, Audiobook, eBook
Liv Reese wakes up each day not knowing where she is or how she got there. It is as if, her brain has reset overnight. When she is dropped off at the brownstone where she used to live, she learns that someone else lives there and that they are not happy with her showing up thinking she lives there. Her phone is missing but what is not missing are the messages she has written on her hands. A prominent message telling her to STAY AWAKE.
Two years ago, Liv was living with her best friend, writing for a trendy magazine, and dating. What happened between then and the present day? Live wants to know, if only she can stay awake and find out! Plus, why are strange and upsetting things happening around her?
Detective Darcy Halliday and Detective Jack Lavelle have been called to the scene of a murder. A message has been left written in the victim’s blood – STAY AWAKE
The synopsis was not kidding when it said this book would give Memento vibes. I was trying to figure out what was going on right along with Liv. This was such a clever, engaging, and gripping book. I really felt for LIV and her constant unease about not knowing who she could trust, not knowing what happened to her, and not knowing what happened to her friend. As she desperately tries to find the
This was an incredibly entertaining and dramatic read which I enjoyed from beginning to end! I had the privilege of having both the book and the audiobook so I could go back and forth between the two. You can’t go wrong with either! Nor can you go wrong with this book.
This is clever, tense, and gripping.
STAY AWAKE you don’t want to miss this book!
Thank you to Macmillan Audio, St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.