bluestarfish 's review for:

The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North

3.0

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This book has a fascinating premise. Hope is a woman who others forget as soon as she's out of sight for any amount of time. This started with her parents forgetting her when she was sixteen. So Hope goes out into the world and survives as a thief. What cost is freedom though? This world also has a truly terrifying app called Perfection that is a lifestyle coach to make people perfect. This is a very absorbing read with plenty of twists and turns as heists go wrong and global chases ensue. This book tackles a whole host of very interesting themes and sometimes manages a light touch with them and sometimes gets a bit heavy-handed, and some bits do drag on a bit. But saying all that I did keep eagerly turning pages to find out what happens next. [Dec 18]

I keep thinking about this book and Hope... [July 2019]