Remembrance
by Michelle Madow
Series: Transcend Time #1
Published: July 25, 2011
Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult
Format: eBook (314 pages)
Source: For Review
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?
Remembrance is like Twilight meets reincarnation with a nice masked ball. I thought it would be historical fiction, but it wasn’t. It was more like a supernatural romance, kind-of. What I’m trying to say is that it was a unique fantasy romance. At the beginning, it reminded me a lot of Twilight and I thought with dread that we were going to venture into the “rip-off” zone. Thankfully, it didn’t. The allusions to Twilight were fun to read and the story stayed refreshingly original. Michelle’s writing is good and her foreshadowing was nice without it being predictable. Knowing that something else was probably going on gave the story a nice drive to it. The story felt finished, but I’m curious as to what’s going to happen in the next book. Okay, scratch that, I’m dying to know what happens next. The romance was cute, the characters interesting. Most of all it was just plain fun and entertaining.
Content Rating: Mild, for some kissing but nothing very graphic.
I received this book for review from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review. I was not told what to say, I was not paid to write this review and the opinions expressed are my own.
About Michelle Madow
Michelle graduated from Rollins College in 2010, cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the International English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta. She received the Charles Hyde Pratt Award for Excellence in Creative Writing in 2010. She lives in Boca Raton, Florida, where she is writing more novels for young adults. She loves reading, spending time with family and friends, traveling, shopping, sunshine, Disney fairy tales, Broadway musicals, and spends way too much time on Facebook and Twitter.
My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.
Thank you for the great review! I’m so glad you enjoyed Remembrance :)
Ok I’ve seen this gorgeous cover everywhere. I need to read this book! I think I will never catch up reading all the books I want to read. =)
I feel the same way Kathryn. Just make a really long list :)