Things were just very detailed with nothing left to the imagination and, since I was already creeped out by the story itself, I guess I was just extra sensitive. I felt very icky when I read about her longings for intimacy, and later the descriptions of her intimate encounters with Ben. Christine discovers the flaws of her older-than-expected body, and I was left uncomfortable by her bodily explorations. I was a little turned off by the bluntness of some situations. As she remembers she starts to realize how many questions have been left unanswered.Ģ. She also begins to have flashes of memory. As she continues to write and he continues to call her and tell her where she hid it and that she needs to read it, Christine begins to find this new power that enables her to make her own decisions. This doctor has Christine write a journal of her every move and experience so that she can read it the next day and remember more things more quickly. Every morning he calls her on a cell phone she had no idea she had so that he can remind her of things Ben is not telling her. She is also secretly seeing a doctor on the side who is trying to help her regain her memories and her ability to remember memories. He has this routine he goes through, where he tells her the basics of her life so that she understands what she is going through.

She has to decide whether or not to believe Ben, the man who tells her every morning that he is her husband. Christine is at the complete mercy of others. How scary would that be? I dove right in, and turned the pages as quickly as I could! As always, my main points are bolded. I had seen Before I Go to Sleep popping up around the Internet, and was very intrigued by the concept of a woman who wakes up every morning with no idea who she is, where she is, what year it is, and who is sleeping next to her in bed. And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story.Įvery once in a while I have a hankering for a really great mystery or psychological thriller. So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love - all forgotten overnight. Thinking I have a whole lifetime of choice ahead of me.' I will wake up tomorrow as I did this morning. 'As I sleep, my mind will erase everything I did today. Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

Before i go to sleep by sj watson