Don't Open Your Eyes

Superb book and narration. I could not put it down. Best book I’ve read lately, Looking for more by this author

I am a big fan of Liv Constantine so I was super excited about their newest book. It was such a fun ride. The pacing was great and different POVs kept me engaged. The characters were not really likeable but that didn't affect how I feel about the story. Great thriller!I received a free copy of this book and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Don’t Open Your Eyes by Liv Constantine is a twisty, emotionally charged psychological thriller that doesn’t just keep you on the edge of your seat—it forces you to question how much control we really have over the future, and what we’d risk to protect the ones we love.Annabelle Reynolds has what looks like the perfect life: a respected career in social media marketing, a doctor husband who adores her, and two daughters she would do anything for. But the illusion of peace starts to crumble when Annabelle begins having vivid, disturbing dreams—visions so detailed and specific they feel like memories from a life she hasn’t yet lived. When those dreams start coming true, it becomes clear that these aren’t coincidences. They’re premonitions. And one of them reveals something unthinkable: someone wants her daughter Scarlett dead.What follows is a high-stakes unraveling of everything Annabelle thought she knew. As she scrambles to alter a future that seems terrifyingly inevitable, her grip on her family, her sanity, and her sense of control begins to slip. Her husband James—the supportive partner she believed in—is suddenly more skeptical and secretive. Her daughter is hiding something. And the dreams? They won’t stop.Told through multiple perspectives, including Annabelle, Scarlett, and a mysterious figure known only as “The Wife,” the novel builds tension expertly, layering suspense, emotional depth, and just the right touch of paranoia. Constantine doesn’t rely on cheap tricks. The twists are rooted in character and consequence, and they land hard.The pacing is intentionally measured at first, giving readers time to sit in Annabelle’s dread and confusion. But once the second half kicks in, it’s a full-blown thriller sprinting toward a climax that delivers in spades. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out—when you’re sure you know what the dreams mean or who’s pulling the strings—another bomb drops.What makes Don’t Open Your Eyes truly stand out is its emotional core. Annabelle isn’t just running from danger—she’s fighting to reclaim agency over her life, to protect her daughter, and to trust her own instincts when no one else will. The themes of maternal fear, trauma, gaslighting, and the unknowable edges of fate and free will make this more than just a twisty thriller. It’s a deeply human story about intuition, love, and the terrifying idea that we might see disaster coming—and still be powerless to stop it.This is Constantine at her best: razor-sharp, chilling, and impossible to put down. If you love thrillers that mess with your mind, break your heart, and keep you reading way past bedtime, this one belongs at the top of your list.

Don't Open Your Eyes by Liv Constantine is a twisted psychological/domestic thriller that follows Annabelle, a woman who starts to have dreams that become her reality.Annabelle seems to be living a perfect life. She is married to James, a handsome and devoted doctor, they have two daughters and her career as a social media consultant is just what she loves to do. But when she has a dream where her husband hates her and her daughter is in danger she is a little shaken. Why if her life is so happy is she dreaming like that? And then parts of Annabelle's dream start to come true. Coincidence or could these be premonitions? As James starts to become more secretive and her older daughter starts to rebel, it feels like Annabelle's fragile hold on her reality is slipping.Wow. I definitely thought that this book was going to go one way, then it went completely in a new direction. The first bit was a little slow, but understandable for character development and laying the foundation for the plot. But then it steadily increased the suspense and I raced through the second half of the book! The alternating POVs are a brilliant way of leaving little crumbs to tie the whole story together. With as many twists as this book has you won't know who to trust at all! If you like complex and twisted thrillers with plenty of family drama definitely give this one a chance!Thank you to NetGalley, Liv Constantine, and Random House Publishing Group/Ballantine Bantam for this ARC! Publication day is June 17th 2025.

Wow. What a fantastic read. I wasn’t even a full chapter in when my heart STOPPED for the first (and definitely not the last) time. By chapter 6, I was absolutely dreading where this book was headed. It was such an innocent question, and one I would’ve 100% answered at 15 without no hesitation, but as a mom, I knew exactly what it meant, and I instantly felt sick. My gut was screaming the entire book. I had so many theories and every single one ended up being wrong. When the reveal finally hit, I was surprised, but everything came together with her visions and how she tried to piece them together kept me hooked the whole way through, and made the reveal that much better. And I LOVED those smaller twists! They added so much extra but just enough it and really worked with the main storyline. This book had me in such a chokehold. I read it in 2 days. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because something about Randy felt unresolved for me. After the reveal about Lucas, I was hoping we’d hear from present-day Randy for some reason. That part left me feeling a little unfinished. But overall? Such a great read. This was my first book by Liv Constantine and now I want to read more