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A review by carlieschadler
The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy
4.0
I received an advanced copy ebook from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. These thoughts are all my own. The world that Lauren Mansy has created is unique and exciting. I was swept right into the world of Craewick with the gifted, ungifted, collectors, and theives. I love when I have the opportunity to read an indie author's debut novel because I am always so impressed by their talent and creativity.
Etta is our main character and I loved her right away. Like most of the MC we know and love she is constantly trying to protect the ones she loves. The main difference with Etta is that she is real and never claims to be anywhere near perfect. She knows she has made mistakes in her past that will haunt her forever and she isn't always making the best choices. I loved going on the journey of self-discovery with her and uncovering truths about her past. Character development is usually lacking in a shorter book, but Mansy managed to allow Etta some serious growth in less than 400 pages.
The love interest was realistic, lovable, and I was rooting for him the entire time! I love a classic friends to lovers trope and this one was done well! I also really appreciated that things weren't always perfect between the two of them and they had to make a choice to look beyond their mistakes in order for things to workout. Normally I love when the romance is prevalent in the story, but in this case I am glad it was more subtle because the world building and story development was much more interesting and important!
Overall I really enjoyed this book, my favorite part had to be that I was constantly trying to discern if something was reality vs a planted memory. The fact that memories are a currency and anyone could be living a lie and be unaware was so intriguing to me. It had me constantly second guessing everyone and their motives. Great debut, looking forward to more from this local author!
Etta is our main character and I loved her right away. Like most of the MC we know and love she is constantly trying to protect the ones she loves. The main difference with Etta is that she is real and never claims to be anywhere near perfect. She knows she has made mistakes in her past that will haunt her forever and she isn't always making the best choices. I loved going on the journey of self-discovery with her and uncovering truths about her past. Character development is usually lacking in a shorter book, but Mansy managed to allow Etta some serious growth in less than 400 pages.
The love interest was realistic, lovable, and I was rooting for him the entire time! I love a classic friends to lovers trope and this one was done well! I also really appreciated that things weren't always perfect between the two of them and they had to make a choice to look beyond their mistakes in order for things to workout. Normally I love when the romance is prevalent in the story, but in this case I am glad it was more subtle because the world building and story development was much more interesting and important!
Overall I really enjoyed this book, my favorite part had to be that I was constantly trying to discern if something was reality vs a planted memory. The fact that memories are a currency and anyone could be living a lie and be unaware was so intriguing to me. It had me constantly second guessing everyone and their motives. Great debut, looking forward to more from this local author!