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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
3.5
Stay Awake is definitely a page turner and an easy read. Awesome premise with Memento/50 First Dates vibe just don't over think it - like why would a Lexus be able to lock someone INSIDE? - and then you'll enjoy!
Stay Awake is definitely a page turner and an easy read. Awesome premise with Memento/50 First Dates vibe just don't over think it - like why would a Lexus be able to lock someone INSIDE? - and then you'll enjoy!
Should have been a 5 star read, but I guess we really just can't have nice things.
- 1 ⭐️ for that basic ending without sufficient justification and explanation for all the trauma
- 1 ⭐️ for Liv's dumbassery
(read via audiobook)
- 1 ⭐️ for that basic ending without sufficient justification and explanation for all the trauma
- 1 ⭐️ for Liv's dumbassery
(read via audiobook)
This book is what would happen if Memento was about a woman who writes on her hand instead of a man with tattoos. A glaring error: the book claims that Williamsburg, one of the safest neighborhoods in Brooklyn, has the second highest murder rate and has a murder almost every day. In truth, Williamsburg has less than 10 murders per year. Good thing this is fiction!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ the haze of post traumatic amnesia
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ the compelling police detective Halliday
⭐️⭐️ time jumps
⭐️⭐️ unnecessary and convoluted insertion of London as part of the NYC plot
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ the compelling police detective Halliday
⭐️⭐️ time jumps
⭐️⭐️ unnecessary and convoluted insertion of London as part of the NYC plot
I enjoyed this! It was a bit slow to begin but really ramped up at the last half. Recommend for a good psychological thriller!
DNF @ 50% but I did skip to the end to see how it ends.
I guess I must have read a different book to all the other ARC-reviewers because while they’re gushing over how good this is I’m left stunned by how bad Goldin’s writing is. So so so so much word-for-word repetition, so much telling instead of showing and dialog so wooden this book is practically a forest. I liked the Memento-style plot to begin with but I got so tired with how poorly this was written that I just couldn’t stick with it. Hard to believe that this is a traditionally published book that’s presumably been edited rather than some first-attempt shite on Kindle Unlimited.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced review copy.
I guess I must have read a different book to all the other ARC-reviewers because while they’re gushing over how good this is I’m left stunned by how bad Goldin’s writing is. So so so so much word-for-word repetition, so much telling instead of showing and dialog so wooden this book is practically a forest. I liked the Memento-style plot to begin with but I got so tired with how poorly this was written that I just couldn’t stick with it. Hard to believe that this is a traditionally published book that’s presumably been edited rather than some first-attempt shite on Kindle Unlimited.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced review copy.
Talk about a book dragging you into the pages and making you feel as if you're in the story! Goodness but this book did just that. I was so afraid to fell asleep reading and think I would forget...
I won't go into a lot of detail about the book because I think just reading the blurb is enough. I absolutely enjoyed this well written, plot driven, twisted, engaging, sometimes a bit over the top but all together fantastic thriller with a slightly unique bullet point to our unreliable narrator.
I could go on for a ridiculous word count of a review telling you how this book was everything I was looking for and more, but I will leave it at that.
I do have to say one thing, that end did leave me with a smile. I was SO hoping that would happen. When you read it, you'll know what I mean.
Megan Golding is becoming an auto buy/auto request author for me and putting that level of trust in an author is a big deal.
Just do yourself a favor.
Read this.
Advance Reader Copy provided by St. Martin's Press via NetGalley
I won't go into a lot of detail about the book because I think just reading the blurb is enough. I absolutely enjoyed this well written, plot driven, twisted, engaging, sometimes a bit over the top but all together fantastic thriller with a slightly unique bullet point to our unreliable narrator.
I could go on for a ridiculous word count of a review telling you how this book was everything I was looking for and more, but I will leave it at that.
I do have to say one thing, that end did leave me with a smile. I was SO hoping that would happen. When you read it, you'll know what I mean.
Megan Golding is becoming an auto buy/auto request author for me and putting that level of trust in an author is a big deal.
Just do yourself a favor.
Read this.
Advance Reader Copy provided by St. Martin's Press via NetGalley
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes