Memories define us. So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? Welcome to Christine's life.
Christine wakes up every morning in an unfamiliar bed with an unfamiliar man. She looks in the mirror and sees an unfamiliar, middle-aged face. And every morning, the man she has woken up must explain that he is Ben, he is her husband, she is forty-seven years old, and a terrible accident two decades earlier decimated her ability to form new memories.
But it's the phone call from a Dr. Nash, a neurologist who claims to be working with Christine without her husband's knowledge, that directs her to her journal, hidden in the back of her closet. For the past few weeks, Christine has been recording her daily activities - tearful mornings with Ben, sessions with Dr. Nash, flashes of scenes from her former life - and rereading past entries, relearning the facts of her life as retold by the husband she is completely dependent upon. As the entries build up, Christine asks many questions. What was life like before the accident? Why did she and Ben never have a child? What happened to Christine's best friend? And what exactly was the horrific accident that caused such a profound loss of memory?
Every day, Christine must begin again the reconstruction of her past. And the closer she gets to the truth, the more unbelievable it seems.
This book only took me 6 hours to read. I, physically, could not put it down.
The book started off a little bit repetitive, but that is to be expected since she is waking up every single day, not knowing who, what, where she is. I was immediately drawn in because it was just so annoying that I didn't know what had happened to make her this way. Throughout the book, Christine starts to put together the pieces and what she finds when she looks at the big picture, is not what is expected.
This turn of events, so to speak, is one of the most thrilling and terrifying in any book that I have ever read. I was physically hot and genuinely scared and my reaction was so honest, it seemed as if it was real life. I would recommend this book to anyone, and I do. This is the first novel I recommend when I get asked about a book that should be read. I want everyone to experience Christine's journey because it is a whirlwind of emotions, action, and thrilling experiences. Watson did an exceptional job with his debut novel and it is hands down, the best debut novel of all time. I would love to go into details about this book, but this is one of those books that you just need to experience for yourself. Please, I am begging you, buy this book and give yourself a frame of time where you do not need to do anything but read, because I'm telling you now, once you start, it is nearly impossible to stop.
This book gets 5 stars from me, and I cannot wait to read it all over again.
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