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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The Forgetting was not a fluffy young adult novel, but a novel that looks at the very real issue of sex trafficking. It is dark and often disturbing, but it is also beautiful with its moments of love and change. Georgie has just had a heart transplant and she can't help but feel like something is a just a bit off with her new heart. It is as if the new heart still belongs to someone else and, at first, she doesn't know what to make of that or what to do about it. But she follows it's guide, feeling as if she needs to find out what it is trying to tell her in order to get her own life back. But the path the heart takes her is one that is dark and dangerous and it irrevocably changes her. As Georgie goes deeper and deeper into the underworld of Boston, she sees things that she never knew existed in her sheltered world. No matter how dangerous it may be, she cannot let things rest, cannot turn away from what she has seen and what she has learned. One of the things I like best is that Georgie, when she acts impulsively, has enough self-awareness to know it and admit it, rather than be portrayed as a foolish girl. I also like that she doesn't try to do everything herself and knows when she needs help. There are so many elements to this book... love, loss, friendship, change, growth. In the course of Georgie's search for answers, she meets Nate. He is inextricably involved with her search and he opens her eyes to the reality of these young girls. As Georgie learns more, she loses parts of herself in ways and for reasons that she never expected. Her friendships change as she changes and there is a bit of a message about how deeply life-altering events can affect all aspects of your life. My Recommendation: The author does a great job of describing a world that most of us know exists, but tend not to see or consider. These girls are forced into the sex trade, controlled and abused. They are very young and they are used in unspeakable ways. This is an eye-opening and thought-provoking book that I think is a must-read for girls and adults alike. no reviews | add a review
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HTML: Her new heart saved her life...now she's losing her mind. When Georgie Kendrick wakes up after a heart transplant she feels...different. The organ beating in her chest isn't in tune with the rest of her body. Like it still belongs to someone else. Someone with terrible memories...memories that are slowly replacing her own. A dark room, a man in the shadows, the sharp taste of adrenaline â?? these are her donor's final memories. Pieces of a deadly puzzle. And if Georgie doesn't want them to be the last thing she remembers, she has to find out the truth behind her donor's death...before she loses herself completely. Fans of Lisa McMann and April Henry will devour this edgy, gripping thriller with a twist readers won't see coming! No library descriptions found. |
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Quick & Dirty: An unusual story about unexplainable memories surfacing after a heart transplant.
Opening Sentence: The first thing I remembered was a great big push.
The Review:
When this book started I had no idea it would explore such intense and serious issues but it did, and it did so very well.
Georgie has survived a heart transplant and although sheâs been told she will feel different for a while, she has no idea how true that statement would be. Everyoneâs expecting her to feel a little âoffâ but then go back to being smart, goal-driven, oboe-playing Georgie. The problem is that she doesnât feel like the same person whose heart failed; sheâs woken up a different person and its confusing her and everyone around her.
âWhy? What is it about me you like?â
His brow furrowed, but when he spoke it was without confusion. âYou have guts. I like how willing you were to get involved with FAIR Girls.â He smiled. âYou have a good heart, Georgie.â
The concept of your heart being more than an organ is a crucial part of this story. The previous ownerâs memories are imprinted on the heart but each time Georgie recalls one of âhersâ she forgets a memory of her own. Her struggle to remain âGeorgieâ is clear because sheâs forgetting pieces of her own life and losing herself whilst trying to learn more about Annabel.
In terms of the characters, the main ones (Georgie, Nate, Jules and I guess Annaâs ghost) were very well developed, but the side characters were brushed over. Normally that would irritate me but since there was so much happening with the main ones, the supporting characters didnât hold much importance so I almost forgot about them! Now that I think of it, where did Georgieâs old friends go? They must have gotten fed up with Georgieâs odd behaviour!
As the story progresses, it gets more graphic and intense. I know child sex trafficking is an issue that needs greater awareness and it doesnât just happen in other countries far away, but I wonder how many people would be willing for their kids to read a story like this? We try to ignore these issues by pretending they donât exist but these problems do need greater awareness and Iâm glad this book explained the issues so well. However, I am a little concerned about how well this book will be received by parents of young adultsâŚ
Notable Scene:
She rolled the machine toward the door and paused. âIt doesnât matter who she was, Georgie,â she said. âThe heart is yours now. Itâs what you do with it that matters.â
I shook my head as she left the room. How could that be? If part of Jane Doe was imprinted on her heart, how could I ever be myself again? As long as I heard the Catch, as long as I could still feel her echo there, the heart would never be mine.
FTC Advisory: Sourcebooks Fire provided me with a copy of The Forgetting. No goody bags, sponsorships, âmaterial connections,â or bribes were exchanged for my review. ( )