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Yesterday
by Felicia Yap
What a unique and totally original book! "Yesterday" by Felicia Yap had me gripped from the start with a dystopian/science fiction style crime mystery set in present day. The story features two kinds of people - 'monos' who can only remember yesterday and 'duos' who remember yesterday and the day before. They are totally reliant on their 'idiaries' where they enter their day's events, thoughts and feelings and then learn them. With the capability of searching their idiaries for specific words and events they are able to recall their memories what actually happened on a particular day. When Claire Evans' discovers that her husband's mistress has been found in the River Cam and that it is believed he killed her two days ago, she can't recall what he did that day because she can only remember yesterday. She relies on her diary to tell her where she's been, who she loves and what she's done. But can she believe what is written, what the police say and can she trust her cheating husband?
This book does need you to suspend disbelief so you can fully enjoy it, regardless of the implausibility of it all. It was really an enjoyable read for me and I particularly loved the twist at the end and the way we were privy to different points of view regarding the same event. Set out in a layout of diary entries, facts and notes to self, first person thoughts, extracts from a novel and events as they happened, I found this story a pleasure to read and with the tantalising hint of a further book I look forward to reading more by this author, she's a new and fresh voice in an already flooded market of so-so thrillers but this stands out for its different approach and unique premise. Well written, she entices the reader in with intrigue and traditional suspense and I'd happily recommend to thriller/psychological readers looking for something just that little bit different.
4.5 stars
This book does need you to suspend disbelief so you can fully enjoy it, regardless of the implausibility of it all. It was really an enjoyable read for me and I particularly loved the twist at the end and the way we were privy to different points of view regarding the same event. Set out in a layout of diary entries, facts and notes to self, first person thoughts, extracts from a novel and events as they happened, I found this story a pleasure to read and with the tantalising hint of a further book I look forward to reading more by this author, she's a new and fresh voice in an already flooded market of so-so thrillers but this stands out for its different approach and unique premise. Well written, she entices the reader in with intrigue and traditional suspense and I'd happily recommend to thriller/psychological readers looking for something just that little bit different.
4.5 stars