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A review by werthers
Yesterday by Felicia Yap
3.0
I received a free copy of 'Yesterday' in exchange for an honest review.
3.5 stars. It took me quite a while to make my mind up about this one... I was intrigued by the concept and enjoyed the way the author executed it. I found some aspects fairly confusing though! The story is set in a world where there are two types of people - 'Monos' and 'Duos.' Monos have a memory span of one day, and Duos, two days. The tale follows a married couple, consisting of a Mono and a Duo. A body is found and turns out to be the body of the husband's mistress.
The story is told from four different viewpoints, and I felt that this was a nice touch. I found some parts to feel slightly repetitive, but being able to read from different views helped that out a bit.
There are a couple of twists in the book - the first of which I found to be completely predictable. Though I really didn't see the next one coming!
The main thing I struggled with in this book, is how accurately some of the characters seemed to know parts of their past, apparently through 'memorising diary entries.' (Both Monos and Duos are required to keep a daily diary and learn important 'facts' from it.) It didn't affect the story, but I have to admit it bothered me a little! Overall, this is a good read with a very interesting concept. It was nice to read a murder mystery with a bit of a difference -it felt quite dystopian.
3.5 stars. It took me quite a while to make my mind up about this one... I was intrigued by the concept and enjoyed the way the author executed it. I found some aspects fairly confusing though! The story is set in a world where there are two types of people - 'Monos' and 'Duos.' Monos have a memory span of one day, and Duos, two days. The tale follows a married couple, consisting of a Mono and a Duo. A body is found and turns out to be the body of the husband's mistress.
The story is told from four different viewpoints, and I felt that this was a nice touch. I found some parts to feel slightly repetitive, but being able to read from different views helped that out a bit.
There are a couple of twists in the book - the first of which I found to be completely predictable. Though I really didn't see the next one coming!
The main thing I struggled with in this book, is how accurately some of the characters seemed to know parts of their past, apparently through 'memorising diary entries.' (Both Monos and Duos are required to keep a daily diary and learn important 'facts' from it.) It didn't affect the story, but I have to admit it bothered me a little! Overall, this is a good read with a very interesting concept. It was nice to read a murder mystery with a bit of a difference -it felt quite dystopian.