Before I Go To Sleep by S J Watson

Imagine waking up each day and not even knowing your name, much less where you are or who you are with...


Harper sent me an ARC for review of this book (thank you).  This book is currently for sale, check with your local bookstore. You can read excerpts and learn more about it on a Facebook page they have created:  Fan Page


I found the story mind-boggling.  This author has the ability to chill your soul.  Christine was badly injured and almost died.  When she recovers, she finds she has no memory of anything in the past or present.  She doesn't know how she injured herself, she doesn't recognize her husband or the house she lives in.  And whenever she goes to sleep, she must begin asking questions again because she lost what she learned the day before.


In an attempt to improve her memory, she goes to a doctor.  Her husband is against this since she's had so many doctors in the past, so she has to do it secretly.  This doctor, however, has her begin writing notes of what she has been told, what she remembers and what she should ask next.  Then she can read the journal the next day and move on to a new facet of her life.  But for some reason, she just doesn't feel she can trust anyone.  Not even her husband, Ben.


This is a psychological thriller that will make your skin crawl.  Christine's memory is fragile.  Her hold on life and what she knows is almost non-existent.  And when her memories don't agree with what her husband tells her are facts of her previous life, you don't know if it's her faulty mind or if he's lying.  She doesn't either...


Following along with Christine while she tries to patch her memories back together is a painful journey.  Not all her memories are good.  She's determined to get to the truth.  But the truth is worse than you could ever imagine...


I read this book in a day.  It's not one that you set down and get back to; it's one that you page through frantically trying to help Christine solve her problem.


Why not pick up a copy for yourself and see if you can guess  the totally ironic ending?  It's well worth the read.


I am giving away the ARC I received.  If you would like to win it, leave a comment here on my blog and email me at info @ bookfaerie.com (take the spaces out) with your name AND address and tell me why you'd like to snag it.  I'll pick a winner in about a week.


Happy reading!