The Memory Thief

by Lauren Mansy

In the realms of The Memory Thief, memories are currency that can be traded for goods, services, skills, and experiences. A group of people—the Gifted—can steal and redistribute memories. Etta is secretly one of them, but she hasn’t used her Gifted abilities since she left the rebel Shadows following her mother’s accident two years ago. But when her mother is again in danger, Etta has no choice but to return to the underground group in order to complete her greatest heist and save her mother’s life. Etta faces startling attacks, unexpected romance, and above all, her own past as she uncovers a conspiracy that challenges everything she knew about herself and the world around her.

In a place where nothing is what it seems, can Etta ever become more than a memory thief?

“Readers, like Etta and her fellow citizens, will be challenged to contemplate the nature of truth … A welcome addition to the YA fantasy canon, The Memory Thief is a suspenseful page-turner, delightfully chock full of unexpected twists and turns.” – Shelf Awareness

The Memory Thief:

• Is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Victoria Aveyard
• Brings readers on an unforgettable journey during which Etta must learn—often the hard way—just what it will take to save her city and her mother
• Is a clean, coming of age YA fantasy, with unexpected romance by up-and-coming author Lauren Mansy

• ISBN10: 0310769795
• ISBN13: 9780310769798
• Publish Date: 1 October 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 26 January 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Imprint: Blink
• Edition: ITPE Edition
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[Joséphine]

Actual rating: 3.5 stars

[tweetybugshouse]

Mansy has weaved a tale of gritty, dark world where memories can be stolen, bought and give away. A world with desperate people trying to survive under a power hungry ruler named simply Madame. She holds the lives of the citizen under her thrall and forces them to use their powers to control others. Your memories are your currency that you can only hope will keep you alive one more day as you are forced to sell them. She keeps our main character in check due to a cruel twist of fate that but her mother in coma so she wasting away in an asylum.

Etta is determined to live outside of this cruel world that has sprung up around her. She used to belong to a group called the shadows who are determined to change things. Off on a dangerous quest into another realm with another ruler who she been told her whole life is just as cruel as the one she trying to take down. Here where the excitement, plot twists, and a bit of romance and heart ache really explode. I throughly enjoyed this book and really wish it was a series to often we get one book and that it and it all about taking back the city i like to see more beyond just the rescue. Though this author does give us just a bit of what happens in the after math including the end result with the cruel ruler Madam.

Pick this one up or pre order it due out October 1, 2019.