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fromjuliereads 's review for:
The Memory Thief
by Lauren Mansy
Thank you to Harper Collins Canada, hccfrenzy, for sending me this ARC for an honest review.
Like so many other releases this year, can we take a moment to appreciate this absolutely gorgeous cover?! Even the cover of my ARC was lovely, and I cannot wait to see the finished copy.
And also similar to other releases this year, the mixed reviews were not going to stop me from reading a book that I was excited about! I really enjoyed this book, and I am ecstatic that I did. My actual rating of this book is 4.5 stars.
I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, but I knew that I would be in for an adventure with some kind of villain, magical abilities that involved memories, a maze, and just all around awesomeness. And honestly, this book didn't disappoint for me! I loved the characters, and appreciated Etta's character so much. Her love for her family and the grief at her losses and past things that had happened felt so true and honourable. And her strive to make things right is something I think almost anyone can relate to.
There were a few twists that were so fantastically done in my opinion, things that I did not see coming. And while there was some romance - which I thoroughly enjoyed and was rooting for throughout the novel - I was glad that it didn't take away from the main messages of the book: family, survival, believing in and forgiving yourself.
I loved the magical concept of being able to transfer memories, and the idea that it could be corrupted into something far more sinister and transactional. However, I think the part where it lost me a bit was some of the minute details of how that would work. In the novel, people transfer memories through touch, sometimes without meaning to when their walls/guards in their minds are down. It led me to SOOOOO many questions - with the main one being how on earth are these people having sex to have kids without memories just flying and swapping around!? HAHA. One other point I will say, nothing I would EVER hold against the author, is that this book could have used another round or two of editing. I hope it will be given that before release date, because that is something this book so deserves. To me, someone with an English degree who hates spelling and grammatical mistakes, it was distracting... BUT I am aware that this was an ARC and so as I mentioned, that was not included in my rating. Just a side point.
I really enjoyed this novel, and I think if you are a fan of books like Everless, The Last Namsara, or Romanov (all others that I love) you might want to give this one a try!
Also, I would say that this book is mostly clean YA. There is violence, and honestly not much else that I can remember!
Like so many other releases this year, can we take a moment to appreciate this absolutely gorgeous cover?! Even the cover of my ARC was lovely, and I cannot wait to see the finished copy.
And also similar to other releases this year, the mixed reviews were not going to stop me from reading a book that I was excited about! I really enjoyed this book, and I am ecstatic that I did. My actual rating of this book is 4.5 stars.
I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, but I knew that I would be in for an adventure with some kind of villain, magical abilities that involved memories, a maze, and just all around awesomeness. And honestly, this book didn't disappoint for me! I loved the characters, and appreciated Etta's character so much. Her love for her family and the grief at her losses and past things that had happened felt so true and honourable. And her strive to make things right is something I think almost anyone can relate to.
There were a few twists that were so fantastically done in my opinion, things that I did not see coming. And while there was some romance - which I thoroughly enjoyed and was rooting for throughout the novel - I was glad that it didn't take away from the main messages of the book: family, survival, believing in and forgiving yourself.
I loved the magical concept of being able to transfer memories, and the idea that it could be corrupted into something far more sinister and transactional. However, I think the part where it lost me a bit was some of the minute details of how that would work. In the novel, people transfer memories through touch, sometimes without meaning to when their walls/guards in their minds are down. It led me to SOOOOO many questions - with the main one being how on earth are these people having sex to have kids without memories just flying and swapping around!? HAHA. One other point I will say, nothing I would EVER hold against the author, is that this book could have used another round or two of editing. I hope it will be given that before release date, because that is something this book so deserves. To me, someone with an English degree who hates spelling and grammatical mistakes, it was distracting... BUT I am aware that this was an ARC and so as I mentioned, that was not included in my rating. Just a side point.
I really enjoyed this novel, and I think if you are a fan of books like Everless, The Last Namsara, or Romanov (all others that I love) you might want to give this one a try!
Also, I would say that this book is mostly clean YA. There is violence, and honestly not much else that I can remember!