The One Memory of Flora Banks #BookClub

Hello and welcome to the second post in my book club!

I'm going to be reviewing The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr.

I'll start this off with giving you a very quick summary; Flora Banks is a 17-year-old girl who suffers from anterogade amnesia. She hasn't been able to make new memories since she was ten years old. But then one day she kisses a boy, and the next day she remembers it. She clutches onto that memory, and him, because she's so ecstatic about being able to recall something again.

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I honestly can't tell you any more, or else it would give away too much!! So anyway, I think I finished this book in only a few days, and I've lost a couple of hours of sleep on it too. It's very quick to get into since it already starts out interesting. Note that I'm not a native English speaker, but there's no difficult language throughout the book and it was really easy to read through.

Believe it or not, but Flora is a bright and smart girl. She writes things down on her arms, notebooks or seperate notes to remind herself of important things. If not, she'll have a panic attack. This just means that Flora repeats some things over and over. Of course I understand the concept that she can't help it, but as the reader I find it just a tiny bit frustrating. But then again, the people around Flora probably do, too.

Also, there's a bit of secrecy weaved into the story. You only read snapshots from Flora's thoughts, and it's hard to decide whether or not to trust other people. It's not the most mysterious ever, but it left me with just enough unanswered questions to keep reading. As I went deeper into the story, my confusion just kept increasing, which made it near impossible to put the book down.

Nearing the end of the book, it's got a few little surprises in store. Some nice, some not so much. I thought that it was very bittersweet. It's kind of got an open ending, but there's an indication of what's going to happen next, and I found it very hopeful. It may sound like a love story at first impression, especially after the tiny summary, but it was only after I finished it, that I felt like it's rather a story about discovering who you are.

Overall, I really liked this book. It's a very interesting story and has a unique plot. It grabbed my attention from the moment I started reading and didn't let go until the very last sentence.

Love, Faith