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Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

11 reviews

allieonraye18's review

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Reading her basically remember who she is and all that every single day got really old. The story was interesting but really slow 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, and Infidelity

nasab's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Well, there's a lot of repetition and fillers. It's also disgusting, a lot of infidelity.

She cheated on her husband, and when she got sick her husband Ben and best friend Claire were in a relationship (and they felt guilty about it all the time 🙄 but fortunately she's an amnesiac she wouldn't know) her best friend has a child and she doesn't care about marrying his father... also her son Adam has a girlfriend who is pregnant. Despite everything how can she forgive her best friend and husband? Obviously it happened because of how casually they regard intercourse. It's filthy and vile. The saddest thing of all is that this is her only circle, the only people who "care" about her. That can't be realistic. Oh I forgot, she was also thinking about her much younger doctor in an inappropriate way, although at some point it wasn't just thinking. The 18+ scenes were long and bothersome, sometimes it seems like the protagonist's mind revolves around lust. Now to the plot, it was predictable but I also wanted to know how everything played out in the end so good on the author for that, but it was stretched thin, it shouldn't have taken this many pages to tell the story. On a last note, how can everyone be so careless regarding their job? How can she be discharged from that care house without any official procedures that would eventually prove Mike isn't who he claims to be? And the POLICE!!! IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO ACTUALLY GET ON THE CASE!! but they immediately were able to track Ben down and get him from italy??? Anyways, I guess the moral of the story is, don't cheat on your husband. Or else you might lose 20+ years of your life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse

mvilter's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Dementia

fleurette's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Grief

libt11's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Child death

navayiota's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.25

Τι απαίσιο βιβλίο. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Medical content, Miscarriage, Rape, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol and Car accident

zara89's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Rape

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

juliana_caterin's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I'll never be ready to talk about this book. If you're looking for a fast-paced, thrilling story, this is the one. I'm not usually an avid reader of the psychological thriller genre, but this did it for me. I need more books like this one. This is not a mystery, per se. I could predict every twist and turn since the beginning of the book. This is the definition of a thriller! I couldn't stop reading, I just flew through this book in a matter of days. I had a knot in my stomach, my hands were sweating, and my heartbeat raised with every chapter. 
If you're having doubts about reading this book, I suggest you give it a try. I was hooked since page one, and I needed to finish! 
If you like diary entries or jump in time to a specific time, I'd recommend reading this book. I don't think I've read a more thrilling book ever (but I don't usually read thrillers, so take this with a grain of salt). 
Again, it's quite predictable from the beginning, so if you're looking for a book that will blow your mind with a big twist at the end, maybe this one isn't the one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

Kidgnapping

melplays9000's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Going into it, I expected this book to be repetitive, then I expected the ending to be unsatisfying. This book however, exceeded all those expectations. I enjoyed this book from start to finish. I found myself excited to continue reading it every time I put it down. The concept was so unique and the execution perfect meaning this book is exactly what I wanted and exactly what I came for. I did not predict the ending at all even though I tried to and I loved how it was left quite open but in a way which was satisfying and we as readers knew that whatever happened it would be okay. 

If I had to give something I didn’t like it was that the main character wasn’t the most likable. Well none of the characters were totally, but I feel this made them feel real and in my opinion only added to the story, so this isn’t much of a criticism.

Overall I think this is the best thriller I have read to date and I need to make my mother read it too, because I feel she would love it. I kind of wish I had a prettier copy for my collection. 5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy

holdenwunders_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse