Saxton Reads! & Reviews

I received an Advanced Reading Copy of Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson provided by the publisher, Harper Collins. I was immediately intrigued by the premise and read it in just a few days. It comes out in June. Be certain to add it to your list.

S. J. Watson's Before I Go to Sleep is one doozie of a story! Imagine waking up one morning and finding a stranger sleeping beside you. Now imagine this happening every day. Each time you fall asleep every memory you have is wiped. Not exactly amnesia where some memory remains, more like a rebuilding of who you are each day.

The reader is plunged into this nightmare with Christine, who is not only the victim of lost memory but the narrator, the one we must rely on to reveal just what's going on. Just when we think we've got it we are slapped with the reality that there may be no one we can trust. It's complicated and just when we think we know what's up, Christine falls asleep and we start all over again.

Watson's debut is tense from the get-go; a page turner that had me on the edge of my seat. I'd recommend it to those who like a  good psychological thriller or those interested in disturbances of memory.