Two years ago, Liv Reese had it all: a loving boyfriend, a best friend roommate, and a high-profile job. If only she could remember what happened between then and now. Every time she falls asleep, Liv resets to answering a phone call at her desk two years ago. With no memory of what she’s been doing, she threads a distrust of the police with the knowledge that she needs help, because someone has framed her for a murder she’s pretty sure she didn’t commit.
Megan Goldin has become something of a regular over the past year or so, having read three of her books since last June. To her credit, each one has had its own unique voice, with no overlap in plot or story structure. Stay Awake is her latest, written during the COVID-19 pandemic and seemingly feeding on the anxious feeling we all had during lockdown. She’s got two more novels that I have yet to read, and I assume they will show up on my Kindle sooner rather than later.
