
Each night when 16 year-old London Lane goes to sleep, her whole world disappears. In the morning, all that's left is a note telling her about a day she can't remember. The whole scenario doesn't exactly make high school or dating that hot guy whose name she can't seem to recall any easier. But when London starts experiencing disturbing visions she can't make sense of, she realizes it's time to learn a little more about the past she keeps forgetting-before it destroys her future.
Part psychological drama, part romance, and part mystery, this thought-provoking novel will inspire readers to consider the what-if's in their own lives and recognize the power they have to control their destinies.
I absolutely adored Forgotten by Cat Patrick. It was the perfect blend of romance and mystery. The whole book drew me in right from the start and I couldn't put this book down until I'd finished it. Such addictive reading!
It's an interesting premise, 16 year old London Lane goes to sleep at night and when she wakes up, she remembers nothing of the past but instead can 'remember' flashes of the future. It was really fascinating to read, London's struggles with her memory. She leaves notes to herself, in which she jots down some of the things for her to remember- what clothes she wore the day before, the homework due, snippets of conversations with her mother or her best friend that are ongoing. It seems so frightening, have nothing more than these small lists in order to prepare yourself to live a life that you don't remember. London really has to search her future-memories in order to navigate friendships and school work and the only thing really makes London seem confused and quite vulnerable.
And as much as it sounds as though it'd be pretty cool to know what happens in the future, London would rather not know. It takes a lot out of London not to tell her best friend, Jamie, that things won't end well in this new relationship that Jamie's so excited about. London knows that friends will ask for certain things that she won't want to do for them and lately she's been seeing flashes of a future-memory that is more disturbing than most. This horrible flash from the future confuses London as it pulls in aspects of her life that she knows nothing about, and cannot remember. She begins questioning herself, and her mother. She begins to search out answers for herself in order to make sense of what she is seeing, even though it might be the hardest thing she's ever had to deal with.
Add into the mix a really cute boy and together you have one of the most addictive and wonderful YA novels I've read in a really long time. I loved London and how her condition puts her at risk of manipulation due to the fact that she won't remember in the morning if you destroy the evidence. Even London censors her memories in such a way but when things start get confusing, she does her best to know the truth, even if it might hurt her. I loved the friendship between London and Jamie. It's so complex and realistic. They have a great bond between them and are mostly able to work around London's dodgy memory, even when Jamie makes terrible decisions that London can't bear to watch her make.
And I thought the relationship between London and Luke to be utterly sweet. Luke just seems really into London right from the start and I loved watching them fall in love with each other - in London's case, falling in love with Luke day after day. Incredibly romantic, it made my heart ache at certain points.
I loved everything about this book. You must read it.
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Cat Patrick’s Top 10 Favorite Books
A few weeks ago, my mom visited and brought my twin daughters some books to read. They were tattered and torn, worn by age and use. Some were inscribed with my sister’s or brothers’ names. And some were mine. I didn’t think I’d remember them. You see, I’m not as bad as London Lane, but I don’t have the world’s best memory. I couldn’t really guess at what I liked to read as a very young person. But when my mom whisked Richard Scarry’s Is This the House of Mistress Mouse? out of her bag, nostalgia nearly knocked me over. It’s the one where you put your finger in the door to find out the answer to the questions, and right then, I remembered loving it.

These days, I love all sorts of books, so choosing my top ten is difficult. But writing this post, these are the few that immediately spring to mind: the ones that have left an impression on me for one reason or another. The ones I smile at as they sit happily on my bookshelf, waiting to be read again. These include:



The Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling. I mean, to have created an entire world that sucked in…the entire world…just…wow.







So that’s it: that’s my list. I’m sure I missed a few and will remember tonight and smack myself on the forehead. But for now, I think it’s pretty solid. That said, I can’t wrap this up without giving a nod to a special children’s book (even though I’m cheating a bit)…

My favorite book to read to my girls right now is The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. So please consider that my “number eleven.” I can only hope that years from now, when I bring the girls their tattered and torn copy of it to share with their children, even though they won’t remember snuggling up in the big brown rocker while I read it to them, they’ll remember loving it anyway.
Cat Patrick is quite an eclectic reader! Lovely post - I am half way through the book and really enjoying it.
ReplyDeleteThe book sounds great, just my kind of thing :)
ReplyDeleteLovely guest post from Cat, I agree with so many of choices that I think I need to check out the ones I haven't read - I feel sure I'll love them too.
I adored Forgotten too, and I loved the relationship between London and Luke!
ReplyDeleteCan you believe I still haven't read The Hunger Games?! Arrgggh! I'm a big fan of The Lovely Bones. Great guest post! :)
Gosh, this sounds like a great read! Love the cover too!
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely a book l will be getting! =)
ReplyDeleteI have never liked Harry Potter and The Hunger Games is a series l need to try!
I too really loved the diversity of the books on Cat's list. Thank you so much for stopping by Cat :) (and for writing such an AMAZING book!)
ReplyDeletewow I love the range of stuff on Cats fave book list! thats awesome! :D theres a few there that I love, very very happy to see The Graveyard Book on there. I love that book!
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