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3.01 AVERAGE
3.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great fantasy and romance novel. Loved the writing and the characters and it was just chill enough I wasn’t terrified the entire time!
What do you get when you cross Hunger Games, Divergent, The Bone Season and Forget Tomorrow? You get The Memory Thief.
The concept is rather interesting, reminding me of the aforementioned books. There are those gifted with the ability to read minds, take memories or abilities, which makes for an interesting world. But for me, the pacing was difficult and made it hard to get into the book. If anyone has read The 100, you know that you're constantly being thrown into the past which made it nearly impossible for the plot to move along. The Memory Thief does the same—it drags because you're constantly re-hashing memories. I knew the concept of the story would make things tricky to play out and SHOW the reader the past rather than talk about it, but this also slows down the pacing of the book considerably.
I enjoyed the characters, I really did, but I found it difficult to remain attached to the NOW story because we were constantly reliving things that had happened already.
The ending was where everything happened and quickly so. You learn about so much more here than what you do with the first 3/4 of the book.
It was a good read, don't get me wrong, I just couldn't get past the memories/flashbacks.
The concept is rather interesting, reminding me of the aforementioned books. There are those gifted with the ability to read minds, take memories or abilities, which makes for an interesting world. But for me, the pacing was difficult and made it hard to get into the book. If anyone has read The 100, you know that you're constantly being thrown into the past which made it nearly impossible for the plot to move along. The Memory Thief does the same—it drags because you're constantly re-hashing memories. I knew the concept of the story would make things tricky to play out and SHOW the reader the past rather than talk about it, but this also slows down the pacing of the book considerably.
I enjoyed the characters, I really did, but I found it difficult to remain attached to the NOW story because we were constantly reliving things that had happened already.
The ending was where everything happened and quickly so. You learn about so much more here than what you do with the first 3/4 of the book.
It was a good read, don't get me wrong, I just couldn't get past the memories/flashbacks.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
When the book started, I immediately thought...okay, another dystopian end-of-world type of book. And while, yes this is a good way to classify it, it was also different than others that I have read. I loved the way the Gifted’s Gifts worked and how their gifts could vary from person to person, even within the skill they had.
I would have loved to have more descriptions of the action scenes. There would be fantastic build up and then all of a sudden, it was over. I was very underwhelmed by the climaxes of the book, I would have loved more action and more descriptions of the action scenes rather than a couple paragraphs.
The book left me with a lot of questions on what actually happened because of this. I’m hoping the author will write more books that clarify some of these events more.
The book was an engaging and quick read and overall, I enjoyed it.
When the book started, I immediately thought...okay, another dystopian end-of-world type of book. And while, yes this is a good way to classify it, it was also different than others that I have read. I loved the way the Gifted’s Gifts worked and how their gifts could vary from person to person, even within the skill they had.
I would have loved to have more descriptions of the action scenes. There would be fantastic build up and then all of a sudden, it was over. I was very underwhelmed by the climaxes of the book, I would have loved more action and more descriptions of the action scenes rather than a couple paragraphs.
The book left me with a lot of questions on what actually happened because of this. I’m hoping the author will write more books that clarify some of these events more.
The book was an engaging and quick read and overall, I enjoyed it.
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, War
Minor: Gore, Torture
2.5- Too much crammed into one book...all tied up in a neat bow. Missing suspense and world building...definitely had potential which makes it more disappointing....had the potential to be a good series rather then a rush book.
adventurous
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Received EARC
I really liked the premise of this book. It is a very unique and interesting concept. It was however, a bit hard to read and follow at times by the fast paced flow of the book- I feel like if some aspects of the story were more developed with further information and scenes, it would really help the reader to be follow along and get lost in this world.
I really liked the premise of this book. It is a very unique and interesting concept. It was however, a bit hard to read and follow at times by the fast paced flow of the book- I feel like if some aspects of the story were more developed with further information and scenes, it would really help the reader to be follow along and get lost in this world.
Good premise that could have been taken in some very interesting directions, and instead settled on tropes and cliches.