Review: A Memory in the Black
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 9, 2013
Every once in a while I accidentally read the second book in a series first. I hate it when that happens! I was happy to find out that this book read fine on its own.There were a few times when I felt like I was *missing* something. For example, when Gideon was spotted I felt a little lost.Overall I feel that you can definitely read this book on its own but if you are anything like me you will want to go back and read the first book! Which is not a bad thing at all.I really liked this book because the characters were all so relatable. Usually I can only connect to the main character and maybe one other supporting character. That is usually a big maybe.With this book all of the characters are literally jumping off the page. I loved it.I think anyone would enjoy this series, even if you aren't a science fiction fan. The way the futuristic elements are introduced is very natural and not wordy or descriptive.The last thing that I thought was really well done was all of the story lines flowing together so seamlessly. Usually when I read a book that has so many things going on, most of them just conveniently disappear without any real resolution. Not the case with this book!About the only con I can think of is the fact that book three isn't out yet!Highly recommend to anyone!