Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea; and Teaser Tuesdays hosted by Should Be Reading.
Today’s featured book is one I just finished reading. Before I Go to Sleep, by S. J. Watson.
Intro: Today
The bedroom is strange. Unfamiliar. I don’t know where I am, how I came to be here. I don’t know how I’m going to get home.
I have spent the night here. I was woken by a woman’s voice—at first I thought she was in bed with me, but then realized she was reading the news and I was hearing a radio alarm—and when I opened my eyes found myself here. In this room I do not recognize.
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Teaser: My name is Christine Lucas. I am forty-seven. An amnesiac. I am sitting here, in this unfamiliar bed, writing my story dressed in a silk nightie that the man downstairs—who tells me that he is my husband, that he is called Ben—apparently bought me for my forty-sixth birthday. (p. 47)
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Blurb: “The best debut novel I’ve ever read.”—Tess Gerritsen, bestselling author of the Rizzoli & Isles series
“An exceptional thriller. It left my nerves jangling for hours after I finished the last page.” —Dennis Lehane, New York Times bestselling author of Moonlight Mile
S. J. Watson makes his powerful debut with this compelling, fast-paced psychological thriller,reminiscent of Shutter Island and Memento, in which an amnesiac who, following a mysterious accident, cannot remember her past or form new memories, desperately tries to uncover the truth about who she is—and who she can trust.
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Would you keep reading? I know I couldn’t put it down…finished it a little while ago, and my review is HERE.
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SERENDIPITY 
Laurel I added your link (no problem for me??) I do like that intro so I’d be reading more —enjoy . Thanks for joining us in 2014
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I wish I could figure it out, Diane….I was checking “tools” and “plug-ins,”but nothing so far. Thanks for adding it. And I loved this book!
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I loved this novel. One of the best I have read.
Here is my post
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It was definitely a page-turner, gautami…thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your week.
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I would read more!. Wouldn’t that be scary, to not be able to remember anything??
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I agree…it scared me just to read about it! Thanks for visiting, jkb4664.
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I have been wanting to read this one for a long time now. Even have a copy that a friend loaned me sometime last year. I must dig it out and get it started!
My Tuesday Intro: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2014/01/first-chapter-first-paragraph-44.html
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I read a similar story (How To Be a Good Wife), but that involved drugs being given….I can’t stop reading when the story is like this, though. Thanks for visiting, Catherine.
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The plot situation reminds me of What Alice Forgot, a novel about amnesia. This sounds like a thriller though, and one i’d love to read.
Harvee
Book Dilettante
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Yes! Very similar….and I love this kind of story. Thanks for stopping by, Harvee. Enjoy your read.
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My book club read this too…we all liked it a lot.
Happy Reading.
Elizabeth
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I think most people probably read this one awhile ago…but I’m glad to have finally read it. Thanks for stopping by, Elizabeth.
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This sounds right up my alley. I have to put this on my wishlist.
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Hope you enjoy it, Yvonne…I am so happy to have found it, among other books I enjoyed recently.
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Yes, I think I’d like to know more — good intro.
I’m playing today here
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Thanks for stopping by, Beth…it was a great read. Enjoy yours!
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this sounds really good, I’d like to read it. kelley—the road goes ever ever on
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Hope you do, Kelley…enjoy your reading!
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I just finish one where the girl had amnesia, but it was more of a romance, not a thriller. This book sounds good. Glad you enjoyed it!
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Amnesia makes for interesting stories…thanks for visiting, Pat.
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Sounds good, would definitely keep reading! My teaser: The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Thanks for visiting, Heather…and enjoy your reading.
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Great teaser ! Thanks for stopping by my blog.
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Glad you liked it…and thanks for visiting, Jenny. Enjoy your reading.
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Intriguing. I’m going to read your review now. Here’s Mine
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Thanks, Paulita…I don’t usually excerpt from a book I’ve already finished, but this one felt like one I had to share. Glad you could stop by.
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Generally I try to avoid amnesiac stories, but this looks like it might bring some realism to the plate.
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Yes, it definitely felt all too real and possible, which scared me! Thanks for stopping by, Alice Audrey.
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Now THAT’S a teaser – the Intro has me wanting to knw a lot more.
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Good for you, Margot…this is a book that is similar in some ways to others I’ve read, but it had some unique twists. Thanks for stopping by.
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I loved this book. It’s one of those that I wish I could read again for the first time. Great teaser. 😉
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Yes, but unlike the poor character in the book, you would recognize the familiar aspects of it. I can’t think of anything worse than losing memories. Thanks for stopping by, Cleopatra.
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What a great teaser. I would read that book.
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I am glad I read it, Jo…it was time well spent. Thanks for stopping by.
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That’s a fantastic teaser. Interesting title, too.
Mine is from Moon’s Artifice
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Yes, I think so, too. Enjoy your reading, and thanks for visiting.
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I read something about this in 2013, but for some reason I didn’t add it to my TBR. Did you enjoy it?
Here’s my read for the week. Hope you’re staying warm!
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There are so many books that I see that I don’t always add them, either. I finally got this one when someone wrote good things about it. And yes, I did enjoy it, Amy. Thanks for visiting.
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I enjoyed this one!
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Yes, wasn’t it great? Thanks for stopping by, Nise.
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