Finish in a day kinda book!

4.5⭐️’s.

Now THIS is a domestic thriller done perfectly!
I was immediately enraptured, the book dove straight into the suspense and tension - I love when thrillers don't beat around the bush. The alternating POVs is really what made it for me, it feels like you are getting two thrillers in one

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and then they collide in a chaotic, albeit slightly predictable, fashion

. The tension was unreal and had me at the edge of my seat - I love when you're chomping at the bit to know what happens next.

My only regret is not picking it up sooner!

I just can't give more than a single star when I figured out the BIG PLOT TWIST™️ when I wasn't even 1/4 of the way into the book. I continued to reading just to prove that I was right.

Page turner

I finished this book within 24 hours. It had me hooked. Very well written and lots of little details to build a clear picture.

Amazing

It keeps you guessing. Plot twists. Very interesting read. This book did not disappoint. Good ending for sure. Will read more of hers!

3.5 stars rounded up. A psychological thriller that starts with a woman waking up in the hospital after an accident with no memory of who she is. Told with alternating chapters by two women, you definitely sense that things are not as they seem. Quite a ride.

THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME. Those who read many of my reviews know I read MANY in this genre (hundreds) so this is no small task to say this.

I am rating this book FIVE STARS ⭐️ before I even finish it. Regardless of the ending, this is getting a perfect score from me and since this so rare (again, a first…) I still have one chapter left but I’m going to do my first full review of 2023 for this read based solely off what I know, now:

1) DELIVERY! I consumed this book video Kindle Narration (shoutout to Kindle Unlimited) and I am giving ALL the flowers to the narrator/voice actor that read this title. Particularly in the climax scene, without giving anything away, I got LOST in the pure vitriol the narrator was able to bring forth in Stephen.

2) I often call books “wild rides” but The Forgetting is the TRUE definition of a roller coaster read. When you think about the actual journey of a real roller coaster… Let’s say, “The Scream Machine” at Six Flags… there is a start and a finish. And you always finish exactly where you started. There is a slow build as the roller coaster climbs to the peak and the anticipation builds of how bad the “drop” is going to be but you KNOW it’s coming. That was this read for me. At first I wanted to label this read a “predictable”… meaning… from VERY early in the book I knew what the plot and the “twist.” But this book is written in a way that I still was not bored. I WANTED to know how the “drop” was going to happen. Even knowing where it was going.

Regardless of the ending I enjoyed this ride so much it’s one of those situations where I feel I can give the author latitude to end it how they want to end it. (I may be back with an edit update on this later)

POSSIBLE CON: Since I confused this via audiobook I can absolutely see this experience playing out differently via traditional read. I can see how the careful layout of the collision (the slow upward build) can feel drawn out via traditional read. The true talent of the narrator plays a major role for me, here.