Unremembered by Jessica Brody Review
Series: Unremembered Trilogy
Author: Jessica Brody
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780374379919
Pages: 320
Genre:
Young Adult Sci-fi Contemporary Romance
Suspense/Mystery
From popular Young Adult author Jessica Brody comes a compelling and suspenseful new sci-fi series, set in a world where science knows no boundaries, memories are manipulated, and true love can never be forgotten.
Synopsis:
When Freedom Airlines flight 121 went down over the Pacific Ocean, no one ever expected to find survivors. Which is why the sixteen-year-old girl discovered floating among the wreckage--alive--is making headlines across the globe.
Even more strange is that her body is miraculously unharmed and she has no memories of boarding the plane. She has no memories of her life before the crash. She has no memories period. No one knows how she survived. No one knows why she wasn't on the passenger manifest. And no one can explain why her DNA and fingerprints can't be found in a single database in the world.
Crippled by a world she doesn't know, plagued by abilities she doesn't understand, and haunted by a looming threat she can't remember, Seraphina struggles to piece together her forgotten past and discover who she really is. But with every clue only comes more questions. And she's running out of time to answer them.
Her only hope is a strangely alluring boy who claims to know her from before the crash. Who claims they were in love. But can she really trust him? And will he be able to protect her from the people who have been making her forget?
About the Author:
Jessica Brody knew from a young age that she wanted to be a writer. She started self "publishing" her own books when she was seven years old, binding the pages together with cardboard, wallpaper samples and electrical tape.
After graduating from Smith College in 2001 where she double majored in Economics and French and minored in Japanese, Jessica later went on to work for MGM Studios as a Manager of Acquisitions and Business Development. In May of 2005, Jessica quit her job to follow her dream of becoming a published author.
In four short years, Jessica has sold nine novels (two adult novels to St. Martin's Press and seven young adult novels to Farrar, Straus & Giroux). The Fidelity Files, her debut, released in stores (in real binding) in June 2008 and the follow-up, Love Under Cover in November 2009. The Karma Club, Jessica's debut young adult novel released in April 2010 and her second YA release,My Life Undecided just recently hit bookstores in June 2011.
52 Reasons To Hate My Father (which was recently optioned for film) was released Summer 2012 and Unremembered (also optioned for film), the first book in a new teen sci-fi series, was released March 2013.
Jessica's books are published and translated in over twelve foreign countries including the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, Brazil, China, Portugal, Israel, Indonesia and Taiwan.
Jessica now works full time as a writer and producer. She currently splits her time between Los Angeles and Colorado.
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Note: The review contains no spoilers
Review:
The first time I heard about Unremembered was at a Fierce Reads Fall Tour Stop in San Diego at Mysterious Galaxy bookstore. I was intrigued with Jessica Brody's concept in her story. So, recently, I finally got a chance to read the book...AND, I was definitely not disappointed. Jessica Brody amazed me with her writing in creating this world and her characters. I felt that telling the story in the main character's point of view was spot on since it allowed me, as the reader, to go through the "motions" of her frustrations and her fears of having no memory of anything at all.
After being found at a plane crash site, Sera is plunged into a world that she doesn't recognize...she doesn't even know her own name! Soon she embarks on this dangerous journey to remember who and/or what she is. Then there's this mysterious boy who helps her, yet, she has no memory of him...but Sera has a strange feeling that she does. Sera finds clues that creates more unanswered questions to her identity. She gets help from a mysterious boy who claims to know before the crash...the boy who loves her.
Will Sera overcome the loss of her memory? Will she find the truth? In this love story with sci-fi and mystery intricately weaved in to the plot, Sera will inevitably remember. Jessica Brody took me on a suspense-filled, action-packed thrill ride filled with mystery and plot twists that had me glued to the book.
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