Review: Not quite what I hoped . . .
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 4, 2013
Remember Me begins well with an interesting premise, a coming of age story of a young woman with special gifts who can 'weave' the past into what she wishes. Joey's passion for the mysterious Kalan and her attraction to the possibly nefarious Kess makes for some complications that are a little hard to understand. The title of the book adds to the confusion for 'remember me' could refer to Joey's love of Kalan as well as her own missing memories.At times I felt this story might be directed to a Young Adult audience. Although Joey will use her gifts for good, she's also very emotional and somewhat self-centered, acting without thought (drinking despite her own 'inner voice' telling her this is not a good idea).I was anticipating a bang-up ending where good surmounts evil, but despite a fight at the end of the story, when Joey does confront her nemisis, the conflict was never resolved, leaving me hanging. As a tie to the next novel in the series, this strategy simply did not work.If missing commas bother you, read no further. Proofreading is definitely needed here to catch such utterly distracting errors -- from "I felt I was loosing my love" (instead of losing) to "I felt a furry building in my stomach" (instead of fury). Perhaps with future books, more time will be taken to write the story fully and to invest in editing and proofreading, for the writing shows potential.