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Do You Remember?
Tess Strebel can’t recognize her own face.
She can’t recognize her home. Her bedroom is unfamiliar. And she can’t remember the handsome stranger lying next to her in bed. A stranger who claims he’s her husband.
Tess reads a letter in her own handwriting, composed during a rare lucid day, explaining her life as it now exists: She was in a terrible car accident one year ago. Every morning, she wakes up unable to remember most of the last decade. Including her own wedding.
Tess has no choice but to accept her new life and hope her memory will return. After all, why should she doubt the letter she wrote to herself? Or the kind man from the wedding photos on her dresser who seems to genuinely care about her well-being?
And then Tess receives a text message on her phone. One that changes everything:
"Don’t trust the man who calls himself your husband."
She can’t recognize her home. Her bedroom is unfamiliar. And she can’t remember the handsome stranger lying next to her in bed. A stranger who claims he’s her husband.
Tess reads a letter in her own handwriting, composed during a rare lucid day, explaining her life as it now exists: She was in a terrible car accident one year ago. Every morning, she wakes up unable to remember most of the last decade. Including her own wedding.
Tess has no choice but to accept her new life and hope her memory will return. After all, why should she doubt the letter she wrote to herself? Or the kind man from the wedding photos on her dresser who seems to genuinely care about her well-being?
And then Tess receives a text message on her phone. One that changes everything:
"Don’t trust the man who calls himself your husband."
333 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 10, 2022
About the author
Freida McFadden
42 books127k followers#1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher's Weekly, and Amazon Charts bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury who has penned multiple Kindle bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels. She lives with her family and possessed cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean, with staircases that creak and moan with each step, and nobody could hear you if you scream. Unless you scream really loudly, maybe.
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May 22, 2023
The book had some ‘before I go to sleep vibes’. A woman waking up with no memory every day? Perfect for making you wonder what’s going on from the get-go. Every character was suspects, and you had to read on. The ending was satisfying, and I enjoyed the time it took to get there.
February 7, 2022
I'm not sure I read the same book as everyone else, since there's no way I'd have given it 4 or 5 stars. At first, the premise sounded interesting. Then the repetition sets in. The same thing, over and over and over again...often with the same dialog. The only character I liked was the dog. The ending was frustrating and disappointing. Definitely not impressed.
November 16, 2022
DO YOU REMEMBER? is a psychological thriller by bestselling author Freida McFadden. This is the tenth book I have read from this author, and having loved her novels, I was eager to start reading it. As an avid reader of psychological thrillers, I can only say, treat yourself and read all of her books! Her books are so good!
Her Standalone Books Include:
Baby City (2015)
The Surrogate Mother (2018) (Read)
The Ex (2019) (Read)
The Perfect Son (2019) (Read)
The Wife Upstairs (2020) (Read)
One By One (2020) (Read)
Want to Know a Secret? (2021) (Read)
The Locked Door (2021) (Read)
Do Not Disturb (2021) (Read)
Do You Remember? (2022) (Read)
The Housemaid (2022) (Read)
The Inmate (2022)
Never Lie (2022)
This is my review of Do You Remember?
Tess Strebel is engaged to Harry, after living together for over a year and buying a one-bedroom apartment together.
Tess wakes up after celebrating their engagement, to a home that is unfamiliar to her, a face she doesn’t recognize, and a stranger, who claims to be her husband.
But where is Harry?
The stranger tells her that Harry doesn’t live there anymore, and his name is Graham…and he is her husband.
She doesn’t understand.
Tess reads a letter in her own handwriting, explaining her life as it now exists: She was in a terrible car accident one year ago. Every morning, she wakes up unable to remember the past, including her own wedding. Tess has no choice but to accept her new life and hope her memory will return.
And then Tess receives a text message on her phone.
"Don’t trust the man who calls himself your husband."
This was a decent read but not my favorite.
Her Standalone Books Include:
Baby City (2015)
The Surrogate Mother (2018) (Read)
The Ex (2019) (Read)
The Perfect Son (2019) (Read)
The Wife Upstairs (2020) (Read)
One By One (2020) (Read)
Want to Know a Secret? (2021) (Read)
The Locked Door (2021) (Read)
Do Not Disturb (2021) (Read)
Do You Remember? (2022) (Read)
The Housemaid (2022) (Read)
The Inmate (2022)
Never Lie (2022)
This is my review of Do You Remember?
Tess Strebel is engaged to Harry, after living together for over a year and buying a one-bedroom apartment together.
Tess wakes up after celebrating their engagement, to a home that is unfamiliar to her, a face she doesn’t recognize, and a stranger, who claims to be her husband.
But where is Harry?
The stranger tells her that Harry doesn’t live there anymore, and his name is Graham…and he is her husband.
She doesn’t understand.
Tess reads a letter in her own handwriting, explaining her life as it now exists: She was in a terrible car accident one year ago. Every morning, she wakes up unable to remember the past, including her own wedding. Tess has no choice but to accept her new life and hope her memory will return.
And then Tess receives a text message on her phone.
"Don’t trust the man who calls himself your husband."
This was a decent read but not my favorite.
January 10, 2022
Son Of A Snowman's Dog!! 😳😳🤯🤯😯😯
Geeeezzzuuussss! What the FLUFF!? What! What! WHAT!!! 😳 Freida has done it again! I was hooked from the first page, let alone the first chapter! I loved watching Tess's life unfold, what happened to her, how things have changed since her accident and most importantly, what is going on now and why! I was absolutely gobsmacked! I woke up at 6am to get this book on release day and devour it. It. Did. Not. Disappoint! A literary genius in our midst who deserves far more recognition then she gets. My jaw is still sore from it all. Absolutely twisted & crazy with things you never see coming. I'm still trying to catch up with my brain after all that. She knows how to mess up your brain in the best way!
I give this 5 / 5 snowflakes! ❄️
Geeeezzzuuussss! What the FLUFF!? What! What! WHAT!!! 😳 Freida has done it again! I was hooked from the first page, let alone the first chapter! I loved watching Tess's life unfold, what happened to her, how things have changed since her accident and most importantly, what is going on now and why! I was absolutely gobsmacked! I woke up at 6am to get this book on release day and devour it. It. Did. Not. Disappoint! A literary genius in our midst who deserves far more recognition then she gets. My jaw is still sore from it all. Absolutely twisted & crazy with things you never see coming. I'm still trying to catch up with my brain after all that. She knows how to mess up your brain in the best way!
I give this 5 / 5 snowflakes! ❄️
January 15, 2024
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“Don’t trust the man who calls himself your husband.”
⤷ Ooooh, suspicious, right? 🤨
☆Summary:
One day, Tess is getting engaged to the love of her life: Harry. The following day, she wakes up in bed next to a completely different man named Graham, her supposed husband?? She’s seven years older, her hair is chopped off, the house she was just in last night has gone through a total remodel, her clothes are all designer, and she has a dog? All she knows is that Graham won’t hurt her, based off a letter she wrote to herself, explaining her daily memory loss after a terrible car accident. But if it’s just memory loss, why does she have to be babysat every second of the day? Why are all the doors locked from the inside? And why did she just get a text telling her not to trust her husband?
✎𓂃 “Nearly a decade of memories have somehow just vanished. But have they vanished? Or are they just below the surface, waiting to be retrieved?”
☆My Thoughts:
Think of every memory loss, repeating day reference you can manage, and that is the vibe of this book. I was in desperate need of a short, read-in-one-day page-turner thriller to avoid a slump, and for this, Freida has always been my go-to. She hasn’t failed me yet, but this one is likely my least favorite of hers I’ve read so far.
Freida’s writing has always been straightforward and easy to read, which makes it a piece of cake to inhale any of her works in a single sitting. Do You Remember? is no exception. The twists were plentiful, but aren’t groundbreaking (aside from maybe one), and are easy to sus out relatively early. Normally my jaw dislocates and falls so far from my body when she throws in a twist, so that’s my biggest gripe with this book. Obviously the repetitive nature of Tess's life can be annoying as well, but for 281 pages I feel I can’t overly complain 😅
The Characters: Tess? Just okay. Graham? Hot and suspicious. Camila? Hot and intriguing. Harry? Interesting? (no hot vibes lol sorry) And Lucy? 🙅🏻♀️
But I honestly couldn’t care less about any of the characters except Ziggy, the dog. Now THAT’s a good boy 🐶🥹💓
I’d absolutely recommend for anyone needing something quick and suspenseful to get through a slump! Unfortunately tho, there was no dancing in September 😅 Sad day.
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pre-review: these are so not the vibes but here i am singing earth, wind, & fire’s “september” lol 🎶
⤷ Ooooh, suspicious, right? 🤨
☆Summary:
One day, Tess is getting engaged to the love of her life: Harry. The following day, she wakes up in bed next to a completely different man named Graham, her supposed husband?? She’s seven years older, her hair is chopped off, the house she was just in last night has gone through a total remodel, her clothes are all designer, and she has a dog? All she knows is that Graham won’t hurt her, based off a letter she wrote to herself, explaining her daily memory loss after a terrible car accident. But if it’s just memory loss, why does she have to be babysat every second of the day? Why are all the doors locked from the inside? And why did she just get a text telling her not to trust her husband?
✎𓂃 “Nearly a decade of memories have somehow just vanished. But have they vanished? Or are they just below the surface, waiting to be retrieved?”
☆My Thoughts:
Think of every memory loss, repeating day reference you can manage, and that is the vibe of this book. I was in desperate need of a short, read-in-one-day page-turner thriller to avoid a slump, and for this, Freida has always been my go-to. She hasn’t failed me yet, but this one is likely my least favorite of hers I’ve read so far.
Freida’s writing has always been straightforward and easy to read, which makes it a piece of cake to inhale any of her works in a single sitting. Do You Remember? is no exception. The twists were plentiful, but aren’t groundbreaking (aside from maybe one), and are easy to sus out relatively early. Normally my jaw dislocates and falls so far from my body when she throws in a twist, so that’s my biggest gripe with this book. Obviously the repetitive nature of Tess's life can be annoying as well, but for 281 pages I feel I can’t overly complain 😅
The Characters: Tess? Just okay. Graham? Hot and suspicious. Camila? Hot and intriguing. Harry? Interesting? (no hot vibes lol sorry) And Lucy? 🙅🏻♀️
But I honestly couldn’t care less about any of the characters except Ziggy, the dog. Now THAT’s a good boy 🐶🥹💓
I’d absolutely recommend for anyone needing something quick and suspenseful to get through a slump! Unfortunately tho, there was no dancing in September 😅 Sad day.
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pre-review: these are so not the vibes but here i am singing earth, wind, & fire’s “september” lol 🎶
June 16, 2022
Hard to put down!
It kind of reminds me of 50 first dates with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler. This has a more sinister mood.
It kind of reminds me of 50 first dates with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler. This has a more sinister mood.
January 28, 2022
3.5 star.
This book started with a bang, then it just went up and down for me. Sometimes it was so good that it got me hooked and other times I was like what have I just read?!
I like the idea of the book but the writing wasn't skilful enough. The way Freida McFadden ended the book was rushed. We didn't have a chance to know the characters better. It wasn't easy to write this trope as it was kind of repetitive. Overall, it was a quick and easy read.
By the way, I love pomegranate juice. Anyone who read this book would understand what I meant. ^_^
This book started with a bang, then it just went up and down for me. Sometimes it was so good that it got me hooked and other times I was like what have I just read?!
I like the idea of the book but the writing wasn't skilful enough. The way Freida McFadden ended the book was rushed. We didn't have a chance to know the characters better. It wasn't easy to write this trope as it was kind of repetitive. Overall, it was a quick and easy read.
By the way, I love pomegranate juice. Anyone who read this book would understand what I meant. ^_^
January 18, 2022
The first half was really really good. I couldn’t put it down and I was thinking about it so much I couldn’t sleep. The second half was a dissapointment. The conclusion was really weak and stupid and it didn’t make a lot of sense? This book could be SOOO good, but no. It was a fast read though
April 18, 2024
3.5⭐️ enjoyable read that I got through in 24h!
But due to the premise (a woman wakes up every morning not being able to remember anything that’s happened in the last 7 years) it is quite repetitive, and overall it’s just quite a surface level book.
More depth would have been needed to rate this higher. But don’t get me wrong it was engaging and I did like it!
But due to the premise (a woman wakes up every morning not being able to remember anything that’s happened in the last 7 years) it is quite repetitive, and overall it’s just quite a surface level book.
More depth would have been needed to rate this higher. But don’t get me wrong it was engaging and I did like it!
April 10, 2023
Given that I have now read too many Freida McFadden books that I have found are just way too similar to or much the same as other books published first that I've read, I have decided to reasses my ratings. I'll leave my original review for what I thought at the time, but don't want to support this.
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This psychological/domestic thriller was enjoyable, but for the reasons below I have given it 3.5 stars, rounded down. If you have not read 'Before I Go to Sleep', this would likely be a 4.5 star read.
Tess wakes up every day with no memory of what happened the day prior, and thinking it is about 7 years earlier when her life was on a completely different trajectory.
She has no idea who the man she wakes up next to is, who seems kind and caring and claims to be her husband. However, she is being convinced she ought not to trust her husband.
Is the person she wakes up to everyday and who cares for her the untrustworthy one? Or is it the person trying to convince the brain damaged Tess not to trust the man she married who is the untrustworthy one?
My view:
I found this book to be very similar, at least in earlier parts, to Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson. When I read that book, I was new to these kinds of thrillers and found the pacing and mystery fantastic. Reading this one, however, I found the repeated days from memory loss a grind and frustrating. I think one book of this kind is enough for me.
As usual, Freida McFadden has ended this book with a twist that was not predictable, though some aspects were to me very predictable (I shall say no more so as to avoid spoilers).
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This psychological/domestic thriller was enjoyable, but for the reasons below I have given it 3.5 stars, rounded down. If you have not read 'Before I Go to Sleep', this would likely be a 4.5 star read.
Tess wakes up every day with no memory of what happened the day prior, and thinking it is about 7 years earlier when her life was on a completely different trajectory.
She has no idea who the man she wakes up next to is, who seems kind and caring and claims to be her husband. However, she is being convinced she ought not to trust her husband.
Is the person she wakes up to everyday and who cares for her the untrustworthy one? Or is it the person trying to convince the brain damaged Tess not to trust the man she married who is the untrustworthy one?
My view:
I found this book to be very similar, at least in earlier parts, to Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson. When I read that book, I was new to these kinds of thrillers and found the pacing and mystery fantastic. Reading this one, however, I found the repeated days from memory loss a grind and frustrating. I think one book of this kind is enough for me.
As usual, Freida McFadden has ended this book with a twist that was not predictable, though some aspects were to me very predictable (I shall say no more so as to avoid spoilers).
December 1, 2023
What was up with the pomegranate juice?
January 21, 2022
⭐️⭐️⭐️ a good book but my least favourite of the all the books I’ve read by this author.
It keeps you guessing but the whole premise of each day repeating itself meant that chunks of the book were repeating themselves and we had to live through the same description time after time.
The Lucy and Camilla characters I found a little odd; good guys then bad guys then good guys.
Overall ok but not her best.
It keeps you guessing but the whole premise of each day repeating itself meant that chunks of the book were repeating themselves and we had to live through the same description time after time.
The Lucy and Camilla characters I found a little odd; good guys then bad guys then good guys.
Overall ok but not her best.
September 28, 2024
This book was fine, not my favourite from Freida, seemed very dragged out and could very easily predict what was going to happen from the start! 3.5 rating
December 4, 2022
this book pissed me off
April 29, 2024
کتاب “یادت هست” در مورد دختریس�� که هر روز فراموشی میگیرد و هیچ چیز جز معدود خاطراتی از عشق سابقش به خاطر نمیآورد و سرانجام داستان این فراموشی عجیب آشکار میشود. کتاب شروعی بسیار درخشان اما پایانی به شدت ضعیف داشت. روند داستان در ابتدا بسیار هیجانانگیز و پرکشش بود اما با تکرار مکررات و دور باطل روزهای فراموشی خستهکننده شد. حماقت شخصیت “تس” و انفعال پدرش در این داستان دور از انتظار بود.
April 1, 2022
Imagine every morning when you wake up , the last thing you remember is a decade ago? You were engaged to a different man, the house didn’t look the same, you don’t even know your own dog.
Well that is the life Tess lives. Every night when she goes to sleep her short term memories are wiped so every day she wakes up in shock next to a man she thinks she’s never even met !
Crazy , whirlwind of a story!! Loved it!
Well that is the life Tess lives. Every night when she goes to sleep her short term memories are wiped so every day she wakes up in shock next to a man she thinks she’s never even met !
Crazy , whirlwind of a story!! Loved it!
July 27, 2023
Groundhog's day meets 50 first dates.
Tess wakes up every morning not remembering her husband, her home, her life.
She reads a letter she wrote to herself each morning.
Her dog Ziggy is all that comforts her in her new life that's like a prison being home with the housekeeper while her husband runs her business for her.
It's a book that will put you on the edge of your seat and make you wonder what would you do if you were in this situation.
Bravo to Freida for another amazing and shocking ending that of course you'll love.
Tess wakes up every morning not remembering her husband, her home, her life.
She reads a letter she wrote to herself each morning.
Her dog Ziggy is all that comforts her in her new life that's like a prison being home with the housekeeper while her husband runs her business for her.
It's a book that will put you on the edge of your seat and make you wonder what would you do if you were in this situation.
Bravo to Freida for another amazing and shocking ending that of course you'll love.
May 20, 2023
This book was VERY unsatisfying. The evil doers are sooooo obvious and the wrap up was sooooo not satisfying!
May 26, 2023
Once again, Freida knocks it out of the park!!!! Loved the twist at the end which yes I thought I had it figured out but nope totally wrong!!!! Highly recommend!!!
July 8, 2024
2.75/5
Honestly, Do You Remember? didn't feel like a thriller. The plot twist was obvious — I literally guessed most of the details in the first seventeen percent of the book, the repetitions — I won't give anything away here, but if you've read the book, you'll know — made me want to fall asleep, and the thrill you usually find in a good thriller was nonexistent here. Unfortunately, my least favorite Freida McFadden book so far.
Honestly, Do You Remember? didn't feel like a thriller. The plot twist was obvious — I literally guessed most of the details in the first seventeen percent of the book, the repetitions — I won't give anything away here, but if you've read the book, you'll know — made me want to fall asleep, and the thrill you usually find in a good thriller was nonexistent here. Unfortunately, my least favorite Freida McFadden book so far.
June 21, 2023
Such a clever crime book and can be based on reality can’t wait for next book
December 21, 2023
Didn't like the last part of the book but overall the suspenseful aspect was brilliantly written, I couldn't put the book down the whole time. Seriously, it was really good—a page-turner!
September 7, 2024
This book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time! I really like the idea of this. But I still have questions. What’s with the pomegranate juice? That’s the one that confuses me and makes my brain work 😂. I wasn’t BLOWN away by the twist but it was still really good! And even though this could have been really repetitive, it wasn’t at all!
March 25, 2022
How Is This Considered a Novel? Boring and outlandish
This book reminded me of another book where a woman woke everyday not remembering the previous days. That book was great. I thought, what the heck. I’ll try this. I’d read another book by this author and had liked if. Not so with this one. The characters were one dimensional, the way events unfolded were implausible and the time I spent reading this book was wasted.
This book reminded me of another book where a woman woke everyday not remembering the previous days. That book was great. I thought, what the heck. I’ll try this. I’d read another book by this author and had liked if. Not so with this one. The characters were one dimensional, the way events unfolded were implausible and the time I spent reading this book was wasted.
May 31, 2023
👍👍
I just finished the book and have no idea why i even bothered finishing it. From page 1 this book was like a copy of Watson's "Before i go to sleep" and as it went on the writer struggled to disentangle herself from Watson's book, so that it doesn't look identical and it wasn't identical in it's entirety but the main concept was still there. I can't say that the book was poorly written or uniteresting but it was so repetitive that each day Tess, our protagonist, spent was almost the same as the next one. Therefore not a total let down but not a masterpiece either. 2 stars, maybe 2/5.
I just finished the book and have no idea why i even bothered finishing it. From page 1 this book was like a copy of Watson's "Before i go to sleep" and as it went on the writer struggled to disentangle herself from Watson's book, so that it doesn't look identical and it wasn't identical in it's entirety but the main concept was still there. I can't say that the book was poorly written or uniteresting but it was so repetitive that each day Tess, our protagonist, spent was almost the same as the next one. Therefore not a total let down but not a masterpiece either. 2 stars, maybe 2/5.
January 11, 2022
Freida McFadden is an auto buy author for me! I immediately snatched this title up today and read it in one sitting.
Imagine waking up, not knowing the person beside you but finding little clues as to why you shouldn’t trust him. He is all you have. Are you being paranoid?
As usual, Freida did not disappoint! This was an excellent thriller! I love how you don’t get a lot of the backstory in the beginning so as Tess is trying to figure out her life….you are as well.
I had no clue how this was going to end and honestly…I wasn’t ready for it to be over! This would make an excellent mini-series on Netflix (hint hint Netflix).
Imagine waking up, not knowing the person beside you but finding little clues as to why you shouldn’t trust him. He is all you have. Are you being paranoid?
As usual, Freida did not disappoint! This was an excellent thriller! I love how you don’t get a lot of the backstory in the beginning so as Tess is trying to figure out her life….you are as well.
I had no clue how this was going to end and honestly…I wasn’t ready for it to be over! This would make an excellent mini-series on Netflix (hint hint Netflix).
April 22, 2024
Wow. When I tell you...This book got my emotions going. The main protagonist's husband did anyway. He had me agitated and frustrated throughout the entire read. He was sheer evil. And this isn't spoilers. Even the dog hated him. Read this book, and remember pomegranate juice. I think that was just him being nasty each day. And I was so worried for poor Ziggy the entire way thru.
February 9, 2022
This book is like "Groundhog Day" - just a lot more sinister !
Our main character - Tess - is told, that she was in a car accident and has lost her memories.
Every day she wakes up, she has to get used to her "new reality" and life.
Every day she wakes up, she is literally "lost".
Every day she wakes up, she realizes, that she is locked in her house. surrounded by strangers...
Do they really mean her no harm ?
You can feel her devastation deep within you, since there seems no way out.
Finally. there comes the day that will clear everything up - or will it ?
First I thought, there has to be a sequel to this book, until I realized - nope, we don't need a sequel...just let your mind grow wild...
Our main character - Tess - is told, that she was in a car accident and has lost her memories.
Every day she wakes up, she has to get used to her "new reality" and life.
Every day she wakes up, she is literally "lost".
Every day she wakes up, she realizes, that she is locked in her house. surrounded by strangers...
Do they really mean her no harm ?
You can feel her devastation deep within you, since there seems no way out.
Finally. there comes the day that will clear everything up - or will it ?
First I thought, there has to be a sequel to this book, until I realized - nope, we don't need a sequel...just let your mind grow wild...
March 9, 2023
Freida McFadden’s DO YOU REMEMBER has an intriguing premise, and with that fantastic cover, I was motivated to read it as soon as I could. My background and many many (too many) years in school studying psychology made it such a great read for me. I really enjoyed it!
As with all of Freida McFadden’s books, you are drawn into the story immediately. She has the uncanny ability to make it almost impossible to put a book down once you start reading it. And for me, “just one more chapter” does not work!
I liked the characters a lot, including Harry and Tess, whom you really found yourself rooting for. But I especially loved Ziggy, the fearless, protective dog — he made the book even better for me. But loving dogs as much as I do, put a dog in any book, and it becomes better than it would have been otherwise. The husband, Graham, was written so well. Is he a good guy…a bad guy? You keep reading just to find out. It’s hard to know whom to trust in this story.
This was a really fun read for me. I think that Freida McFadden did a great job recounting each new day through Tess’s eyes— each new day bringing with it no memories of the day before. That’s not easy to do without getting super repetitive. Some repetitiveness is inevitable, but it was constructed well and kept me in suspense and quickly turning the pages!
Another addictive read from a master of the plot twist!! Quick and enjoyable—and that Epilogue. Wow! The book reminded me of a sinister take on 50 First Dates — but Graham is no Adam Sandler!!
As with all of Freida McFadden’s books, you are drawn into the story immediately. She has the uncanny ability to make it almost impossible to put a book down once you start reading it. And for me, “just one more chapter” does not work!
I liked the characters a lot, including Harry and Tess, whom you really found yourself rooting for. But I especially loved Ziggy, the fearless, protective dog — he made the book even better for me. But loving dogs as much as I do, put a dog in any book, and it becomes better than it would have been otherwise. The husband, Graham, was written so well. Is he a good guy…a bad guy? You keep reading just to find out. It’s hard to know whom to trust in this story.
This was a really fun read for me. I think that Freida McFadden did a great job recounting each new day through Tess’s eyes— each new day bringing with it no memories of the day before. That’s not easy to do without getting super repetitive. Some repetitiveness is inevitable, but it was constructed well and kept me in suspense and quickly turning the pages!
Another addictive read from a master of the plot twist!! Quick and enjoyable—and that Epilogue. Wow! The book reminded me of a sinister take on 50 First Dates — but Graham is no Adam Sandler!!
January 20, 2022
I finished this but it was hard to not set this aside. I'm tired of all authors HAVING to do the same book! The little lady has memory issues. She can't trust her husband or can she? She relives the same day over and over. Ugh. Sick of it. I won't ever get another book with this tired theme. This particular version of a woman with memory issues doesn't stand out and is no better or worse than others I've read. It's a short read and was frustrating as each day starts out with her as a blank canvas reminding me of Watson's book. Very similar. The original book that was successful with this premise is written by the master Joy Fielding. See Jane Run.
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