Book Review: ‘Forget Me’ by K. A. Harrington

Forget chick-lit. Forget girls falling in love with celebrities. Forget dystopian novels. In fact, Forget Me. Not only do I love the fact that it’s incredibly easy to create an intro for Forget Me, but I also love the book itself. There were so many places where the author could’ve taken the easy way out. Instead, the author chose to provide her readers with a well-written, smart, and intriguing book.

Forget Me is a story about closure gone wrong. On the three-month anniversary of her boyfriend Flynn’s death, Morgan uploads a picture of Flynn to FriendShare in an attempt to get closure. Little does she know what will happen instead. The facial recognition software tags Flynn as Evan Murphy. Evan, who is alive and breathing, looks exactly like Flynn. Thus begins the unraveling of a web of lies about Morgan’s town, boyfriend, and parents. In this psychological thriller, who will crack first?

Wow. Forget Me truly does have a solid plot. I absolutely adored the mystery; it was complex and satisfying. The fact that information wasn’t all dumped in one round just increased my appreciation of the plot. The multiple twists and turns kept me guessing until the very last page. This isn’t one of those cheap stories where everything is set on a reality show. This book is smart. The intriguing mystery is solved by a combination of wit, luck, and more wit. (Yup, I had to do that).

Let’s talk about the characters now. All of the characters are individuals. They don’t seem like they’re all the same character with the names changed. Every character, no matter how important to the novel, has defining characteristics and their own flaws. In particular, Morgan is a very realistic character. Not only is she incredibly smart and thoughtful (yay!), but she is also funny and charismatic. The main character is probably the most important character. If the main character isn’t likeable, there’s a chance that the whole book is ruined. Forget Me‘s main character is extremely likeable. I had a blast reading about her!

The only issue I had was one with Evan. It’s not with him as a character. It’s more about the relationship between him and Morgan. I don’t want to be spoiling the whole book, but I will say that Morgan’s choices regarding a certain Evan were sort of creepy. Personally, I could never think of a guy who resembled my dead boyfriend in that way.

You do not want to forget Forget Me! Pick it up now to be enlightened. Yes, I mean enlightened.

Rating: 6 out of 10

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (August 7th, 2014)

Source: Netgalley

Length: 288 pages (Hardcover)

ISBN #: 9780399165290