Name: Remembrance
Author: Michelle Madow
Publisher: Dreamscape Publishing
Release Date: July 25,2011
Pages: 314, Paperback
Source: Received for review from author
Rating: 3.5 Teacups
Lizzie Davenport has been reincarnated from Regency Era, England ... but she doesn't know it yet.
Then Drew Carmichael transfers into Lizzie's high school at the beginning of the year, and she feels a connection to him, almost like she knows him. She can't stop thinking about him, but whenever she tries talking with him about the mysteries behind her feelings, he makes it clear that he wants nothing to do with her. Reaching him is even more difficult because she has a boyfriend, Jeremy, who has started to become full of himself after being elected co-captain of the varsity soccer team, and her flirtatious best friend Chelsea starts dating Drew soon after his arrival. So why can't she get him out of her mind?
Even though Lizzie knows she should let go of her fascination with Drew, fighting fate isn't going to be easy.
[summary taken from Goodreads]
Jen's Review
Being a huge Taylor
Swift fan, I jumped at the chance to read a story that was inspired by her
music video. I mean, how cool is that?! The plot sounded interesting, the cover
was beautiful, and I'd just heard too many things about this book! That's a major
MUST for me! I'm glad to say that it was definitely enjoyable, but
unfortunately, there were those problems that definitely brought this book down
a notch.
To start off with
the enjoyable things, the book was really addicting, like really addicting. Maybe it was because of it's
light, fluffy, easy nature, but I found myself speeding through this book
because it was just pure fun to read about! I constantly wanted to know what
happened next, even if it was a little predictable. Madow has a flowy way with
words; the storyline was just very easy to get through! This was the main
reason why I liked this book so much--YAY! However, the good stuff pretty much
stopped there.
The concept of
time-travel itself was really cool at first, but it kind of just fell off for
awhile. Is the main genre of the book supposed to be time travel, or romance?
The time travel was forgotten in the middle of the book. I was a little
disappointed. Events started to get a little repetitive as the story progressed
towards the middle, but it was still fun. Things just could have moved along a
bit quicker!
The romance was also
a little awkward-- awkward as in cliché. It wasn't TOO bad, but there was the
whole "new guy moving into town, trying to stay away from the
attractive/painfully mediocre girl, because it's dangerous" thing. I
didn't mind it too much--I was still able to enjoy the story-- but it lacked a
little bit of originality.
That being said,
while Remembrance definitely had it's flaws, I'd say it's still a really
entertaining read. I thoroughly adored it and will be continuing with the
series! I can't wait to read more about this time-traveling romance. If you're
in dire need of a cute, easy, romantic read, Remembrance would be a great pick!
3.5 Teacups for Remembrance!
*Thanks to Michelle
Madow for providing me with a copy for review!*
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