The Half Life of Molly Pierce
Katrina Leno
Hardcover, 240 pages
Expected publication: July 8th 2014 by HarperTeen
You take it for granted. Waking up. Going to school, talking to your friends. Watching a show on television or reading a book or going out to lunch.
You take for granted going to sleep at night, getting up the next day, and remembering everything that happened to you before you closed your eyes.
You live and you remember.
Me, I live and I forget.
But now—now I am remembering.
For all of her seventeen years, Molly feels like she’s missed bits and pieces of her life. Now, she’s figuring out why. Now, she’s remembering her own secrets. And in doing so, Molly uncovers the separate life she seems to have led…and the love that she can’t let go.
You take for granted going to sleep at night, getting up the next day, and remembering everything that happened to you before you closed your eyes.
You live and you remember.
Me, I live and I forget.
But now—now I am remembering.
For all of her seventeen years, Molly feels like she’s missed bits and pieces of her life. Now, she’s figuring out why. Now, she’s remembering her own secrets. And in doing so, Molly uncovers the separate life she seems to have led…and the love that she can’t let go.
Review:
Molly forgets things. Not just little things like forgetting her purse somewhere or forgetting her homework. She forgets big chunks of her life.
I have read a lot of books about memory loss. But this one was done a lot differently than those.
The Characters:
Molly Pierce's character was interesting. But also extremely confusing. I felt right at home with her character because we were both so confused. I wasn't a huge fan of not knowing what was going on, but it was interesting to read.
I felt like I didn't get to know the characters in this book well enough to like them or dislike them. The book is pretty short and because so much time is spent in confusion you don't get much of a look at any of the character. Including Molly's.
The Plot:
Again, EXTREMELY confusing. But that also is pretty typical of a memory loss book.
I don't want to get too much into why Molly has her memory loss. Because I would consider that a spoiler. But I will say that why she has it is very different.
This is a fairly short book, but long enough to get a good enough story out of it. But short enough to make me wish I had gotten to know that characters better. If you think that this sounds like something you would like, then definitely give it a try!
I have read a lot of books about memory loss. But this one was done a lot differently than those.
The Characters:
Molly Pierce's character was interesting. But also extremely confusing. I felt right at home with her character because we were both so confused. I wasn't a huge fan of not knowing what was going on, but it was interesting to read.
I felt like I didn't get to know the characters in this book well enough to like them or dislike them. The book is pretty short and because so much time is spent in confusion you don't get much of a look at any of the character. Including Molly's.
The Plot:
Again, EXTREMELY confusing. But that also is pretty typical of a memory loss book.
I don't want to get too much into why Molly has her memory loss. Because I would consider that a spoiler. But I will say that why she has it is very different.
This is a fairly short book, but long enough to get a good enough story out of it. But short enough to make me wish I had gotten to know that characters better. If you think that this sounds like something you would like, then definitely give it a try!
***The publisher of this book provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.***
