amdame1 's review for:

The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy
3.0

Etta has the ability to steal people's memories and she also is able to keep her own memories from being stolen. Her mom is in a coma in The Asylum and is about to lose her place there and be put up for auction where her memories will be sold to the highest bidder. Once this happens, death inevitably follows. Etta will do anything to prevent this, including stealing a memory from one of the scariest people in the kingdom and allying with people that she formerly betrayed.

The blurb says this is based on the author's journey with her own mother, which I'm guessing to mean either dementia or Alzheimers. For a first novel, it is a serviceable tale of action and adventure with a little romance thrown in. There are parts that are unclear and others that are too simplistic. However, there is much that was good. This author shows great promise and her future books will be something to keep an eye on.