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A review by jenbsbooks
Archetype by M.D. Waters
4.0
I liked this read ... just as the main character Emma, isn't sure about her past or what is going on (she's been in an accident and lost her memory, has some flashes that don't seem to match what she's being told), we the reader are quite confused too.
I was listening to the audio edition, and the narrator was very good ... but I wonder if I might have benefited a bit from a Kindle copy. I downloaded a sample, and in it I could see that the "memories" were in italics, something that separated and differentiated that part of the story more than when I was listening to the audio (I'd get a little confused as it would switch around, who is talking? When is this?)
I found the story intriguing ... I've read some other books that had some similarities, and it's always interesting to compare. Don't really want to say more to avoid spoilers as that was a huge part of the story ... we the reader are figuring out what is going on along with Emma. There were some comparisons to The Handmaid's Tale, with the WTC (Women's Training Center) and the fertility struggles.
I am interested in reading the sequel ... but my library doesn't have it :( I just have a really hard time justifying a book purchase when I have so many (1000s) of books waiting in my Kindle cloud and available for free from library loan.
I believe I found this in the YA section of my library - I can't remember how old the characters are, but they were married, seemed older. There was more sexual content in this than some parents might be comfortable with their teens reading.
I was listening to the audio edition, and the narrator was very good ... but I wonder if I might have benefited a bit from a Kindle copy. I downloaded a sample, and in it I could see that the "memories" were in italics, something that separated and differentiated that part of the story more than when I was listening to the audio (I'd get a little confused as it would switch around, who is talking? When is this?)
I found the story intriguing ... I've read some other books that had some similarities, and it's always interesting to compare. Don't really want to say more to avoid spoilers
Spoiler
I reviewed a few books that had the two souls in one body, soul transfer, clones ... on my blog https://jenbsjourney.blogspot.com/2017/01/stories-of-shared-souls.htmlI am interested in reading the sequel ... but my library doesn't have it :( I just have a really hard time justifying a book purchase when I have so many (1000s) of books waiting in my Kindle cloud and available for free from library loan.
I believe I found this in the YA section of my library - I can't remember how old the characters are, but they were married, seemed older. There was more sexual content in this than some parents might be comfortable with their teens reading.