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theawkwardbookw 's review for:
The Memory Thief
by Lauren Mansy
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*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review*
In the town of Craewick, memories are currency. Four years ago, 17 year old Etta Lark made a decision that altered her life completely, causing her mother to be placed in the asylum in a coma. The tyrannical ruler of the city, Madame, is threatening to sell her mother's memories to the highest bidder at an auction before she is killed. Etta will stop at nothing to protect her mother, including rejoining The Shadows, a rebel group looking to get rid of Madame, once and for all.
I thought the concept of this sounded so cool, but ultimately this was a let down for me. I found the story to be very average, and nothing I hadn't read before. I liked Etta for the most part, same with the love interest Reid, but I definitely was not invested in their romance. They started with such a strong dislike but quickly moved into a romance without any hesitation, especially when Etta had apparently betrayed the Shadows. It just didn't make sense to me. I also felt like everything was just a tad bit convenient, which caused a lack of excitement in the end for me. There was just no suspense at all.
In all honesty, this book was probably more of a 2 or 2.5/5 Star read, but I do think that the concept was unique so I bumped up for originality... it just could have been excecated better.
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review*
In the town of Craewick, memories are currency. Four years ago, 17 year old Etta Lark made a decision that altered her life completely, causing her mother to be placed in the asylum in a coma. The tyrannical ruler of the city, Madame, is threatening to sell her mother's memories to the highest bidder at an auction before she is killed. Etta will stop at nothing to protect her mother, including rejoining The Shadows, a rebel group looking to get rid of Madame, once and for all.
I thought the concept of this sounded so cool, but ultimately this was a let down for me. I found the story to be very average, and nothing I hadn't read before. I liked Etta for the most part, same with the love interest Reid, but I definitely was not invested in their romance. They started with such a strong dislike but quickly moved into a romance without any hesitation, especially when Etta had apparently betrayed the Shadows. It just didn't make sense to me. I also felt like everything was just a tad bit convenient, which caused a lack of excitement in the end for me. There was just no suspense at all.
In all honesty, this book was probably more of a 2 or 2.5/5 Star read, but I do think that the concept was unique so I bumped up for originality... it just could have been excecated better.