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Before I Go To Sleep by S. J. Watson

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Christine wakes up every morning next to Ben, her husband, feeling like she's a young woman, but actually in a 47-year old body. She has a rare problem with her brain, in which she's unable to store memories from day to day. But the circumstances that caused the problem are a complete mystery. And she has evidence not to trust her husband- in her personal, secret journal.

 Category
Fiction

 Why I chose this book
Recommended by Amazon

 My personal opinion (the review)
The concept was very intriguing, the writing style is fluid and superb, the story line caught my attention wonderfully. I had a hard time putting the book down. But that language! It was strong enough that I couldn't ignore it, and kept popping up and startling me out of my deep dive into the story. I cannot recommend it to anyone. If a future version were issued with no language, I bet it would be brilliant.

 Warnings
Language: Strong, but not frequent. Several f-words; couldn't take any more by the third chapter
Violence: None
"Adult" situations: Romance between husband and wife, but no detail; reference to nudity
Death: None

 Movie rating equivalent
R

 Protagonist description
Christine is unable to store memories for longer than a day. This makes her feel vulnerable, weak, and insecure. Over and over again

 Point of view of story
First- it's mostly a journal

 Book length
Short

 Story flow
Great

 Grammar and spelling issues
Very few, all minor

 Character connection (no spoilers)
None

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