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The Memory Thief
by Lauren Mansy
I was granted an ARC from Netgalley so thank you!!
This book hits between a 3 and 4 star review for me again.
Some of the things I liked about it was that it was easy and quick to read (I read the entire thing on a long drive back home) and the main character wasn’t too annoying or anything bad, but I did like the premise of the story being about giving and taking memories. It’s an interesting concept and thoroughly explored in this novel, both the pros and cons of being able to do so. You can give bad memories away, you can learn new talents as if you’ve studied for years, you can see places you’ll never get to go, but your memories can be stolen, horrible memories forced upon you, until nothing of yourself remains. I really enjoyed reading about a world like that. It also ended on a happier note which is something I prefer.
However a lot of things fell into place a little too easily at times, and one of the major conflicts was resolved instantaneously, which I thought was just too easy. I liked the characters but didn’t feel too strongly about any of them.
This book hits between a 3 and 4 star review for me again.
Some of the things I liked about it was that it was easy and quick to read (I read the entire thing on a long drive back home) and the main character wasn’t too annoying or anything bad, but I did like the premise of the story being about giving and taking memories. It’s an interesting concept and thoroughly explored in this novel, both the pros and cons of being able to do so. You can give bad memories away, you can learn new talents as if you’ve studied for years, you can see places you’ll never get to go, but your memories can be stolen, horrible memories forced upon you, until nothing of yourself remains. I really enjoyed reading about a world like that. It also ended on a happier note which is something I prefer.
However a lot of things fell into place a little too easily at times, and one of the major conflicts was resolved instantaneously, which I thought was just too easy. I liked the characters but didn’t feel too strongly about any of them.