Forgotten by Cat Patrick

 

I've forgotten what's it all about. Just kidding. No that's what the book is about. Sorry that's an awful opening but I just thought in linked... No. Ok ignore that and let's carry on.

I looked at the book and believed I could finish it in half term but as had term whizzed by I didn't have any time to do anything but study. And unfortunately this dystopian novel can't count as context for my literature coursework.

It's such an interesting concept that London, the main character, can only remember her future and not her past. Imagine that? Every night she has to write down everything on notes so she can revise them before school. This weird concept is so unique that I kept asking myself too many questions which meant I couldn't enjoy the book. Wouldn't she 'remember' exam questions? And if she doesn't remember her past, how can she remember how to communicate and not freak out every morning? How can she get through school? I find it hard enough to remember work from the week before and homework or just before the exam. See I'm doing it again. Once you get past all this you can really enjoy this book. Just go in with an open mind.

I'm not sure what I thought the book would be about but I'm glad I read it. Normally I don't like books about love and all that stuff but this one had an interesting fall back where every morning, London forgets everything about her boyfriend, Luke. She has to revise all these notes about her boyfriend so she doesn't wake up believing he is a stranger. He doesn't give up on her though. Her neurology problem seems to bring them closer together.

This dystopian novel isn't like any other book I've read. Usually you can link ideas in the book to other books but I couldn't find any at all. I'm always jealous of authors original plots. And there's another one!

There's another book to the sequence called Revived which I'm not sure how that will go but I will let you know soon. I think with this series, I don't so much enjoy it but I'm intrigued by the idea.