Three stars

“Memory is personal; it’s the pieces of my life that make up who I am, and someone took that away from me.”

Calista is a college student at a party when creatures out of nightmares come and attack her. She is rescued by her crush Brendan, who knows more about her than she does.

It turns out someone has altered Calista’s memories. She knew Brendan from her life before, and memories of her former life are slowly resurfacing.

There’s a lot of romantic tension between Calista and Brendan that felt effortless. The cast of characters in this novel is not large, but each is well developed.

The tropes associated with memory loss were well done. I loved the ideas explored in this novel. I liked that while the memories returned, the emotions surrounding the memories did not. The flashes were like watching someone else make decisions, and they were not always the correct decisions.

The majyk system is great, and I adored the elements of Russian folklore and fairytales.

Calista’s memory comes back in flashes that bring pain. This goes on for the entire book and it weakened Calista’s character and felt repetitive.

There are a few spelling and grammatical errors that I noticed, but this is an arc so hopefully that will be corrected before publication.

I’d recommend this one for readers who like young adult and fairytale retellings.

Thanks Netgalley for the arc!

I received a copy of Remembering Majyk by Valia Lind from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was intrigued by the summary and really wanted to like this novel, but the storyline could have been pulled together better and the characters developed better (less flat). Also, there were many spelling and syntax errors that should have been corrected in editing.

I received an ARC copy from netgalley for my honest review,  so thank you netgalley and publishers for offering me this book! ♡
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Calista Faulkner never believed in fairy tales…until she is thrust into one.
While attending a college party, she’s attacked by terrifying creatures straight out of a modern day Dr. Frankenstein’s...
Calista Faulkner never believed in fairy tales…until she is thrust into one.
While attending a college party, she’s attacked by terrifying creatures straight out of a modern day Dr. Frankenstein’s handbook. Fleeing for her life, she discovers that her human memories are a lie and nothing is what it seems.
Calista becomes a target and her only chance of survival is to trust the mysterious Brendan Parnell. He seems to know all of her secrets, even those she doesn’t remember herself.
Together they must fight to protect the most important part of their inheritance, the Relic of Knowledge. Unfortunately, Calista has no memory of her magical life and no idea where she hid the relic. As her memories begin to resurface with bone crushing agony, Calista must face the facts: she is a Volshebnitsya of the High Realm of Skazka and it is her duty to stop the Glava, the masters of Shadowlands.
The world around them begins to falls apart. Plagued by storms that are destroying cities and torn by the sinister monsters of Russian lore. The secrets locked deep inside her mind are her destiny and her undoing. If both worlds are to survive, Calista and Brendan must face the darkness around them—and the darkness threatening from within.
This is the perfect read for fans of Once Upon a Time, Supernatural, and The Mortal Instruments!
I loved this spin fairytales on majyk and Russian folklore and I can't wait for the next one! This was my first book by this author, however I did enjoy it. It was fast paced and just alltogether an easy read. I give this book a 4.5 star rating!