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Forgotten Cat Patrick Books

*reviewed by Sophie*

I love when friends recommend books. You know, those really good friends who know your taste in plot lines and character development so well that you automatically pick up their recommendation without hesitating? When Stacie over at Whimsical Fic-ery tweeted a rec about Cat Patrick's Forgotten, I ran to the bookstore and picked it up right away.

And I knew to expect a really well written story. First off, I love a protagonist that is unsure, confused yet determined. Imagine being London for a moment. All you have to rely on, for your memory, is a series of notes left by you from the previous evening. I adored these notes. I couldn't even imagine not being able to remember the nuances of the little, everyday moments I find so important. Unfortunately, that's all London has. Well, she also has her best friend, Jamie, and London has the ability to remember things that will happen in the future along with one very dark memory of her past. This link to the past sets up a mystery and I found myself just as curious as London to find out the links between the memory and her present situation.

But in all of this there is a rather pleasant diversion, a romantic subplot featuring a sweet boy named Luke. What Cat does with this subplot is, well, amazing. I can honestly say that I didn't expect the turns it took. Here's a sample of Luke and London from early in their relationship (page 75):
We drive back to school in comfortable silence and walk inside hand in hand. Just before parting ways in the middle of the commons, Luke, turns to face me.
"Want to go out on Saturday night?"
"Yes," I say, maybe before he's even finished his question. I grin at him and he laughs at me.
And then he moves closer.
I hold my breath, considering that Luke might kiss me right here in the middle of the commons. Just as I'm deciding whether or not I can kiss with an audience, Luke, staring intently into my eyes, raises a hand toward my face. Slowy, softly, he rubs his thumb along my jawbone. I'm hypnotized by the most perfect kind of touch. Oddly, it feels even more intimate than a kiss.
"Talk to you later," Luke whispers, before breaking the trance and heading off in the direction of his next class.
"Bye," I breathe after him.

Okay, see? Luke is THAT boy. Hot and adorable and always there when London needs him.

This book has all the necessary ingredients of a good story - great characters, a plot that evolves naturally and keeps you interested and a narrator who believes she can change her future by knowing more about her past. So, when you see Forgotten on your favorite bookstore's shelf, pick it up. I have a feeling that you will love putting together the puzzle pieces of London's life as much as I did.


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Forgotten Cat Patrick Books Reviews

Okay, so I kinda feel like maybe I shouldn't love this book. I mean, after all, it did keep me up all night. Plus, there are some minor issues and they should count for something, right? But I don't care, screw the niggling little problems and sleep deprivation, I LOVE this book! Now, let me explain why.

** Mild Spoilers **
Cat Patrick's writing is simply effortless and sublime. The story immediately draws you in and holds you captive, not releasing you until the final pages. Sure, I had some problems initially, grasping the concept that when our protag, London, referred to "remembering" she was actually referring to her recall of visions she has of future events. Okay, yes, there's a learning curve here and, yes, it did pull me out of the story when I had to piece together future events with past events and reconcile that in my brain. Let's not, however, forget that whole sleep deprivation thing I mentioned earlier. But once I got it all down and my brain accepted this new thought process, it was smooth sailing from there.

So this whole premise is very interesting really. Waking up everyday, a blank slate. Your only real memories are of the people who have been/will be a constant in your life, their projected future a constant reminder of their importance. Yikes, I can hardly imagine the difficulties involved with keeping it all straight. For London, where the past is concerned, note taking is the only solution and has become a way of life. No note, no memory, no guidance through the social maze which is high school.

It becomes fairly clear early on that what London is suffering from is some kind of dissociative disorder/amnesia. Clues abound as the story progresses and hints to a death/murder in her past. It makes sense, the brain has a fascinating way of protecting itself. Only, I wish Ms. Patrick had spent a little more energy/time on this element. Yes, it's clear the why and when of it all. But can we get a little bit more of the how? That would have made this book perfect, at least for me. Aside from that I had few other problems and all of them were minor. There's one scene in which Luke reminds me a little too much of Edward (Twilight) with his stalkerish ways. Thankfully it's only one scene and then Luke returns to his sweet, affable self.

The dialogue in this book is some of the best I have ever read. In many instances, it feels as if you've been dropped into the middle of a conversation and the power of this realism only helps to propel the story along. Not that it needs help, mind you. The story itself is intense and interesting enough to hold its own. The pacing is wonderful and just the right amounts of information are revealed at simply the most perfect times, keeping the reader flipping the pages long after they should have been asleep (ahem, see above for sleep deprivation comment). Okay, so maybe the ending felt a little rushed, but by the time I got there it hardly made a difference. The journey had been well worth it in the end.

So, if you're out there, Cat Patrick, keep up the awesomeness! You are now on my list of authors to watch. I can't wait to see what you have in store for us!
I loved the premise of this book. 16 year old London's memory resets every night and she can't remember anything that happened, but the twist is she can see her future just fine and of those around her. I mean imagine not knowing your past but knowing when someone close to you will die or how there life will end up like. I also found it interesting how she kept up with the details of her life, by writing notes down on what happened each day and things she needs to remember. Although it did get tricky for her when she chose to leave things out and forget things on purpose.

Forgotten kept my interest for the most part, especially when dealing with her memories, the mystery behind the graveyard and who's funeral it could be and of course her relationship with Luke which was not always easy, also why I can say I really did like Luke because he was not willing to give up on her and was just an all around good guy.

I really did enjoy the book for what it was but it was no life changer or anything. There were a ton of plot holes left open. At the end of the book your still left with a lot of questions. I would like to know if London ever regains her ability to remember the past or what happens in the future between her and Luke. And then the mystery aspect of it which was pretty huge in terms of how it affected her but it seemed that it all happened too fast when there could have been more time spent on it going more in depth about the situation. Not to mention we learn that "mystery situation" is the reason for her memory defect but we get no answers on how she is able to see the future.

Overall this was a fast paced read, I loved the memory loss aspect of it but it just annoyed me how certain things weren't fully explained in the end.
*reviewed by Sophie*

I love when friends recommend books. You know, those really good friends who know your taste in plot lines and character development so well that you automatically pick up their recommendation without hesitating? When Stacie over at Whimsical Fic-ery tweeted a rec about Cat Patrick's Forgotten, I ran to the bookstore and picked it up right away.

And I knew to expect a really well written story. First off, I love a protagonist that is unsure, confused yet determined. Imagine being London for a moment. All you have to rely on, for your memory, is a series of notes left by you from the previous evening. I adored these notes. I couldn't even imagine not being able to remember the nuances of the little, everyday moments I find so important. Unfortunately, that's all London has. Well, she also has her best friend, Jamie, and London has the ability to remember things that will happen in the future along with one very dark memory of her past. This link to the past sets up a mystery and I found myself just as curious as London to find out the links between the memory and her present situation.

But in all of this there is a rather pleasant diversion, a romantic subplot featuring a sweet boy named Luke. What Cat does with this subplot is, well, amazing. I can honestly say that I didn't expect the turns it took. Here's a sample of Luke and London from early in their relationship (page 75)
We drive back to school in comfortable silence and walk inside hand in hand. Just before parting ways in the middle of the commons, Luke, turns to face me.
"Want to go out on Saturday night?"
"Yes," I say, maybe before he's even finished his question. I grin at him and he laughs at me.
And then he moves closer.
I hold my breath, considering that Luke might kiss me right here in the middle of the commons. Just as I'm deciding whether or not I can kiss with an audience, Luke, staring intently into my eyes, raises a hand toward my face. Slowy, softly, he rubs his thumb along my jawbone. I'm hypnotized by the most perfect kind of touch. Oddly, it feels even more intimate than a kiss.
"Talk to you later," Luke whispers, before breaking the trance and heading off in the direction of his next class.
"Bye," I breathe after him.

Okay, see? Luke is THAT boy. Hot and adorable and always there when London needs him.

This book has all the necessary ingredients of a good story - great characters, a plot that evolves naturally and keeps you interested and a narrator who believes she can change her future by knowing more about her past. So, when you see Forgotten on your favorite bookstore's shelf, pick it up. I have a feeling that you will love putting together the puzzle pieces of London's life as much as I did.