#130 of 2011: Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella
I started reading Siobhan Vivian’s Same Difference but found wanting some more of Sophie Kinsella (what, chick lit over YA???? I know, I know!) so I grabbed this one and well, thanks gads because I did not only enjoy it but it surpassed my expectations! This was more enjoyable than Undomestic Goddess, the last book I read and which is by far Kinsella’s “boring” work IMHO, because it centered on such a curious topic - amnesia. Personally, it’s difficult to tread on science in fiction because the story has to be both unbelievable AND believable. Get what I mean? It was assuring to know that Kinsella did good research to supplement her story, even though it was not that in-depth (Such a nerd I can be, I half-expected a chapter on amnesia to come up). I liked also that she used the theme of forbidden love to serve as the main turnabout of Lexi Smart, the girl who lost three years worth of memories. To be really honest, I dug Jon a lot and wished there could have been a better illustration of their times together and that there could have been sexier moments… Anyway, I’m just glad Kinsella stuck to her style of maintaining her story and characters grounded. I would have hated it if Lexi suddenly remembered everything - not only science but also fiction would have not been okay with that.
