Kyla Sharp

The last memory Naomi has before she wakes up in hospital is falling off the monkey bars when she was a child. Then it's a long journey for Naomi to rediscover her life after an incident we're not privy to until a while into the book, revealing she never fell of any monkey bars. And since Naomi has gaps in her memories, she can only make assumptions from everything she sees and knows in the moment. Thus, with the book written in the present tense, readers follow Naomi in 'real time'.

At the beginning of the book, I believe Naomi fell when she was young and every day she would forget. She forgets simple words like 'pencil', as well as definitions for 'spoiled' for example. Therefore, it is odd to read how convenient it is for Naomi to remember what happened weeks earlier. Plus, it doesn't make sense that Joel/Adrian doesn't reveal too much to Naomi since her memory is untrustworthy; it seems unfair to constantly press questions to someone who knows far less than they do.

Then as the story presses on, it is revealed Naomi fell once and only recently and her memory comes back bit by bit, hence the convenience of her memory coming back and maybe understandably kept in the dark about her past. Ultimately, by keeping Naomi in the dark does more harm than good and there are dire consequences.

The first half is bearable, though I expected the story to revolve around Naomi and Joel. Then the final half is infuriating to read. Joel is in the hospital for weeks and by the end of the story is physically well enough to carry on with life as if nothing drastic happened.


I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.… (altro)

The last memory Naomi has before she wakes up in hospital is falling off the monkey bars when she was a child. Then it's a long journey for Naomi to rediscover her life after an incident we're not privy to until a while into the book, revealing she never fell of any monkey bars. And since Naomi has gaps in her memories, she can only make assumptions from everything she sees and knows in the moment. Thus, with the book written in the present tense, readers follow Naomi in 'real time'.

At the beginning of the book, I believe Naomi fell when she was young and every day she would forget. She forgets simple words like 'pencil', as well as definitions for 'spoiled' for example. Therefore, it is odd to read how convenient it is for Naomi to remember what happened weeks earlier. Plus, it doesn't make sense that Joel/Adrian doesn't reveal too much to Naomi since her memory is untrustworthy; it seems unfair to constantly press questions to someone who knows far less than they do.

Then as the story presses on, it is revealed Naomi fell once and only recently and her memory comes back bit by bit, hence the convenience of her memory coming back and maybe understandably kept in the dark about her past. Ultimately, by keeping Naomi in the dark does more harm than good and there are dire consequences.

The first half is bearable, though I expected the story to revolve around Naomi and Joel. Then the final half is infuriating to read. Joel is in the hospital for weeks and by the end of the story is physically well enough to carry on with life as if nothing drastic happened.


I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.… (altro)