Review: Don't Wake Up

Don't Wake Up by Liz Lawler
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Alex Taylor is a doctor, working in a busy Casualty department, so imagine her horror when she woke up tied to an operating table, with a "surgeon" threatening to perform horrific procedures on her. When she wakes up again, she goes to hospital, insisting she's been raped, but it appears that she is unharmed, with no signs of sexual assault, and no one believes her horrifying story.

Gradually, her colleagues step away from her, as does her family and her partner. Convinced she is going mad, Alex struggles to carry on with daily life, and then she encounters someone in the Casualty department who experienced a similar situation.

This was an amazing thriller, which was extremely compulsive, I just didn't want to put it down. It sent chills down my spine, and even when I thought I'd figured it out, I was wrong!!!!

I was given a free copy of this book in return for an honest and open review.

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