When I came upon Forgotten Memories by Cecilia Agetun, I was cruising through facebook. I noticed a post the author Cecilia made, requesting for advanced readers (ARC Readers). For those who have no idea what an ARC reader is it's a person who reads a free copy of a published or to-be published book and give their review on said book. Okay, fast forward to me making the decision to read Forgotten Memories.
I am not a big fan of series. Why? Well, because of all the waiting and stressing over when the next book in the series will be released. That's why. However, I had some free time and had nothing to read. So, I reached out to Cecilia which she sent me to a website called Book Siren. The link is about at Book source for all who would like to be a part of the Book Siren community. Authors are welcome to join as well. It's a good platform to get your book noticed. They are amazing.
Okay, without further hesitation, let's jump into the book review.
Review of Forgotten Memories
Forgotten Memories is a young adult fantasy novel written by Cecilia Agetun. This is the first book in the Freya Legacy series. The protagonist Jax showed the world in the novel from his point of view. From the first page, I was drawn into this fantasy world. I knew from the first chapter what to expect in the rest of the book. It was clear who Jax was or should I say what he was from the get-go. It was refreshing to learn where this book would take me from the first paragraph.
The opening incident started when Jax accepted a favor to protect his friend’s daughter. He had to readapt to the human world and being around humans. I witnessed the struggles he faced while keeping the promise he made to his best friend. The battle between his emotions and his duties as a friend often collided.
Cecilia Agetun did an exceptional job in balancing the character’s emotions and how their environment affected them. Every incident and emotion were clear and easy to understand. She managed to weave hints of what was to come in the early chapters. This brought a little mystery that kept me reading, regardless of the fact the book was part of a series.
The most important thing of all was the novel pushed me to look at my surroundings. Fate is a
powerful thing. It has a way of taking us to the place we need to go and
meeting people we never thought we needed. This book brought this out well. Hats down the Cecilia. I enjoyed the journey.
Side note: The romance can get a little cliche. However, it was readable. I had a few concerns about the quotation marks she used to mark her dialogue tags. Otherwise, I gave Forgotten Memories a four out of five stars rating on Goodreads. The link to my review is also above. You can take a look at it and leave your opinion. I love recommend books I enjoy. Forgotten Memories is not an exception. I recommend this book to all those willing to believe in fate. It’s all around us. Friends turn into enemies. Strangers into the people we keep dear to us. Families often developed from the most unexpected circumstances.
I can’t wait for book 2. Hope you can't either.
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