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Memories in the Drift
by Melissa Payne
Ten years ago, Claire Hines suffered a terrible fate. Due to complications from a seizure, she lost her unborn child and her short-term memory, as well as pushed away the love of her life, her best friend, Tate. Living in the desolate Alaskan town of Whittier, she gets by with the aid of her close friends and a trusty notebook that she writes down all of the days happenings so she will remember them in the future. As time goes by, friends and family that had been lost along the way slowly make their way back into Claire's life and she works to figure out if she can get by with a little help from her friends.
Unfortunately, this one did not work for me. I wanted to enjoy it, but I found myself frustrated and just not connecting or caring much for any of the characters. Perhaps I've read one too many books about women who have lost their memory, but I found myself skimming the last quarter of the book just to find out if anything substantial would happen. The story started out promising, but never really gained any steam. Because of the main characters memory loss, the reader is forced to relive events over and over again due to Claire's alarms and reminders in her phone and notebooks. I understand that this may be realistic for the character, but it grew annoying for me as a reader.
I did enjoy finding out about the town of Whittier and the tunnel that connects the town to the outside world. And the city within a building that most residents live in. Reading this book did cause me to pause and research all of these things a little more and just grew my fascination with Alaska even more.
But even though this one wasn't my favorite, perhaps it will be someone else's!
Unfortunately, this one did not work for me. I wanted to enjoy it, but I found myself frustrated and just not connecting or caring much for any of the characters. Perhaps I've read one too many books about women who have lost their memory, but I found myself skimming the last quarter of the book just to find out if anything substantial would happen. The story started out promising, but never really gained any steam. Because of the main characters memory loss, the reader is forced to relive events over and over again due to Claire's alarms and reminders in her phone and notebooks. I understand that this may be realistic for the character, but it grew annoying for me as a reader.
I did enjoy finding out about the town of Whittier and the tunnel that connects the town to the outside world. And the city within a building that most residents live in. Reading this book did cause me to pause and research all of these things a little more and just grew my fascination with Alaska even more.
But even though this one wasn't my favorite, perhaps it will be someone else's!