Book Review: Forgotten
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Every night while London Lane is asleep, her memory of that day is erased. The only thing she can “remember” are events that haven’t happened yet – the future. She relies on the reminder notes she writes herself before every bed every night and her best friend Jamie to navigate the world. One day she meets Luke Henry, a cute new boy at school. For some reason, she can’t see him in her future memories. At the same time, she is starting see disturbing images that she doesn’t understand. Will London ever remember the past or understand her future?
This book reminded me of the movies Memento and Fifty First Dates. However, I thought Patrick’s twist on short-term memory loss with having London able to see her future was fresh and original. This book has elements of both romance and mystery. I have seen other reviews gushing about how dreamy Luke is. I would agree but since I’m a thirty-seven year old woman and Luke is a teenager I think it would be creepy if I gushed. I’ll just say that I thought he was very sweet and I enjoyed his relationship with London.
The mystery has to do with the images of a funeral that London starts seeing around the same time that she meets Luke. This resolved with a twist that I didn’t see coming. The ending left me wanting more – I think partly because I didn’t want to say goodbye to London.
Overall, this was a great first novel from Cat Patrick. I’m looking forward to reading her next book when it comes out in May.
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