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vmp5062 's review for:
The Sudden Appearance of Hope
by Claire North
Woo for an ARC copy. I got a copy of this at BookCon in Chicago; this review is unsolicited. Thought I think there is a chance that this is no longer an ARC copy as it looks like it came out May 20, 2016.
Regardless, I read the First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, the earlier book by this author and loved it so I was thrilled when I got a copy of this.
The main character, Hope Arden, can't be remembered. The concept of that alone was enough to hook me, but the plot revolves around an app called Perfection that functionally trains people to become the kind of 'Perfect' that you see in tabloids. This app starts to become a phenomenon and Hope, who thieves with her ability to not be remembered has an encounter while she's on a job.
This book was stunning in how deep it felt. There was a lot of debating about what makes a person a person, and it was interesting to see how people's mind could change over time as evidenced by their conversations with Hope and how they change. They might not remember her, but they often talk about similar issues even if it's with a different tone.
This book did leave a couple of loose ends, which I think was entirely intentional. The book itself has an open-end, for a character who can't be remembered, and therefore can't have relationships it seemed strangely fitting.
Regardless I feel like this is going to be a book I continue to think about and there's a chance that might bump it up to a 5 star.
Regardless, I read the First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, the earlier book by this author and loved it so I was thrilled when I got a copy of this.
The main character, Hope Arden, can't be remembered. The concept of that alone was enough to hook me, but the plot revolves around an app called Perfection that functionally trains people to become the kind of 'Perfect' that you see in tabloids. This app starts to become a phenomenon and Hope, who thieves with her ability to not be remembered has an encounter while she's on a job.
This book was stunning in how deep it felt. There was a lot of debating about what makes a person a person, and it was interesting to see how people's mind could change over time as evidenced by their conversations with Hope and how they change. They might not remember her, but they often talk about similar issues even if it's with a different tone.
This book did leave a couple of loose ends, which I think was entirely intentional. The book itself has an open-end, for a character who can't be remembered, and therefore can't have relationships it seemed strangely fitting.
Regardless I feel like this is going to be a book I continue to think about and there's a chance that might bump it up to a 5 star.