Author: Natasha Ngan
Genre: Romance, Sci Fi, Futuristic, YA/Teen
Age: 12+
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Summary:
"No one can take your memories from you... can they?"
Seven is a thief with a difference - he steals downloadable memories from banks and memoriums to sell onto London's black market, trading secrets and hidden pasts for a chance at a future of his own. He makes sure he keeps some special stuff back to 'surf' himself though - it's the only real form of entertainment he can afford. But one night, as Seven is breaking into a private memorium in a wealthy part of London, he is caught in the act by one of its residents; Alba, the teenage daughter of London's most famous criminal prosecutor. Instead of giving him away, Alba promises to keep Seven's secret - as long as he allows her to go memory-surfing herself. In doing so, they discover a hidden memory about Seven's past, revealing a shocking secret about Seven's childhood, the government and a mysterious experiment known as The Memory Keepers...
Now Seven and Alba will have to race against time to unlock the maze of The Memory Keepers - but can they keep themselves out of harm's way before the London Guard - and Alba's father - catches up with them?
Reaction:
This book was great at the beginning, but then it got increasingly worse. This saddens me because when I got this book I was really, really excited to read it, and now it disappointed me. I really enjoyed the world building aspect and the memory keeping parts of the book. But, this book had so many plots going on at once, it was very difficult to keep track of what you were reading. There was the plot of Seven and Alba's romance, the plot of where Seven came from, the mystery of "TMK", the plot of Alba's family, etc, etc. I could go on and on with how many plots there was. But, I think the thing that irked me the most out of anything in the book was the fact that they never resolved the problem in the book! And it's a stand-alone too! How can you not resolve a plot with a stand-alone novel? It still baffles me.
The Characters:
Alba: She annoyed me. She was a spoiled rich girl who tried to be brave, but in the story she really didn't do anything. She tried to figure out a mystery but ended up just thinking about how hot Seven was the entire novel, which really gets boring after a while.
Seven: Better than Alba, but still not good. Seven was sort of a perv and creeped me out sometimes. He often had fantasies about Alba when she was taking a bath. Creeper much?
Dolly: The best of all the characters, and my favorite character to boot. She actually had some sense in the novel. She tried to keep Alba and Seven safe. Dolly saved Seven and Alba's life on multiple occasions and was at Alba's beck and call. She was the strongest of all the characters.
Overall:
Overall, this was a very mediocre novel that really had a great idea to it but ended up just being a huge let down. If the plot had actually been resolved I think I could have given this book a solid four stars, but right at this moment my three stars still stands strong. I wouldn't particularly recommend this book, but if you like sci fi romance with no plot (or too many plots) this is the book for you!
Feeling Sad :( -Terantum
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