Thank you so much to NetGalley and Serial Box for my copy of Memory Lane by Sara Shepard and Ellen Goodlett in exchange for an honest review. It published January 13, 2021.
First off, this book is extremely readable and I sped through it in under 48 hours, a great read for summer. Secondly, I really liked the format of this book, and how it was Season and Episode for the chapters. I found that to be interesting and different.
I really liked the premise of this book, giving memories to someone else. I definitely found it interesting and appreciated that it didn't go into some sort of convoluted scientific explanation. Another thing I really enjoyed about this was the exploration of mother-daughter relationships.
I think this was a solid read!

An interesting original story line that raises many questions. Alex is part of a scientific study with her mother. She is to have her mother's memories "implanted" in her mind. Now all of those questions she has will be answered.....maybe. But when she accesses a few memories that give the story a twist or two, the action and tension ramp up until Alex leads us to an ending that is quite surprising.

I enjoyed the concept of this but thought so much more could have been done with it. It wasn’t as engaging as I had hoped, I did enjoy it but felt something was missing

This story was a bit hard to get into. It wasn't keeping my attention for some reason. I sadly DNFed it.

Through the perspective of a lightly-jaded, introspective, complex Alex; we see her experience going along with a trip down her mother's memory lane that is both experimental and literal. Because her mother has always been reserved, and she never new her father or anything about him, she agrees to have her mother's memories of a road trip when she was pregnant with Alex, and to then revisit those places together to see if she experiences the memories.
Of course things don't go as planned, and she begins experiencing memories that were not what was supposed to be implanted and/or that her mother denies actually happened. As the physical and mental trips progress, Alex runs through questioning her sanity and the motives of both her mother and the doctor running the study -- especially as he begins seeming less and less professional and more personally connected to her mom and some of the places.
This is a very entertaining read, with many twists and turns and creative questionings of reality -- it very much makes you think about how and when you know it's safe to trust others or even your own mind, and the motives therein to deceive -- even if just for self-preservation and esteem.

Alex and Cassie are a mother daughter duo that have never gotten along. Alex has had to take care of her mother while trying to learn more of her past and who her father is. When an experimental memory transfer has the potential to bring the two closer, Alex reluctantly accepts.

I enjoyed the premise of the book but it soon lost me. Alex starts having memories of her mother that Cassie claimed never happened. As Alex’s hallucinations keep happening, the distance between them grows. Although this was a short read, it was somewhat fast. The ending was kind of unexpected but I still wanted more. More from the story and more from Alex and Cassie. I didn’t feel invested in them as characters in a good way or bad way. I’d be interested in reading this as a full novel, to see what would be added.

Thank you to Netgalley and Serial Box for a copy of the book in exchange for a review!

Really REALLY enjoyed this. It’s a brilliant short book that I read in one sitting. Absolutely fantastic!

Let me be honest in saying sci-fi isn’t really my genre. That being said I thought this was an interesting read. That being said the ending was unsatisfactory. I’m thinking there’s more to the story to come.

Thank you to the Publisher and Netgalley for the advanced e-reader copy. All opinions expressed are my own.

I marked this as DNF because it was so difficult to get started and once I did, I just wasn't interested in anymore.

Cassie and Alex, mother and daughter duo, participate in an experimental memory transfer which include embarking on a road trip. Alex receives memories of her mother's life when she was 21 and pregnant with Alex. For Cassie, some of these memories are blurred and include moments that she can't quite recall.

As Alex slowly begins to feel the memories, both women are surprised by the outcome.

Quick moving thriller in which you are not sure who to believe.
Will there be a sequel? Very enjoyable but wish I knew more about them.

I had a great time reading Memory Lane! Also, the cover is gorgeous. This book is tense, funny, and dramatic. It was a read I could really lose myself in, and I appreciated that. A good time!

This was a super quick read. Interesting concept and did keep me guessing until the end but overall just didn’t stand out that much. I read it a few weeks ago and took a bit to remember it to write this.

I requested to read this book because I am kind of obsessed with the concept of memory, and especially with how fallible it is. In "Memory Lane," we get to meet Alex and Cassie, a mother-daughter pair with a strained past and present. They use a new technology that kind of brings their minds together so they can share in memories. They think this will help them understand one another better, but it ends up dividing them further because some of the memories they share may or may not be real. This is a real mind-eff of a concept and had a lot of potential. Unfortunately, I think it fell short. It simply did not live up completely to the promise and potential of the concept. It's too bad, really. It almost got there. But the ending especially solidified this getting a three-star rating instead of four. The ending is somewhat open-ended and leaves room for a sequel. I feel like it should have just been wrapped up and more satisfying. So three stars for a good try.

Cassie and Alex represent your typical mother/daughter duo but this story is anything but typical. Shepard experiments with sci-fi in her latest novel. Their story kept me guessing and intrigued to the end!

Very much enjoyed Sara and Ellen's gripping book, Memory Lane. I loved how the memories were succinctly weaved into the present-day stories. Fans of Sara Shepard will not be let down!

I was so intrigued by this book considering the author duo. The premise, itself, is quite unique. We have a mother and daughter with a complicated relationship who decide to sign up for a trial where they share memories. Obviously, things get messy from there. The story definitely kept me pulled in, it was a face-paced and easy read. The reason i couldn’t give this five stars is because I didn’t completely love the characters we were following and also, I felt I still had a few questions left unanswered in the end.
All in all, I enjoyed my time reading Memory Lane and I would recommend it to people looking for a light sci-fi, suspense story!

An interesting read, quite different than anything I read before! The book held my interests and the characters were developed well. I am grateful for the opportunity to have an ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher.

This was a very interesting read. It kept me from the start to the finish. It is also interesting to note that this could happen in the future. I wonder if there’s going to be more to this story. If so I would gladly read it.

Memory Lane is a good book. It was a novella but it felt fully fleshed and gave an interesting background on all the characters. I liked the concept of retrieving past memories to improve a strained mother-daughter relationship. . The daughter's memory flashbacks of her mother's experiences was mixed very well in the story . I enjoyed seeing how the main character's perspective of her mother changed with every memory. I also like how everything came to a full circle towards the end and became solved very quickly. It was a surprising ending which I appreciated. However, the ending was still somewhat realistic.

I received a copy of Memory Lane through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Memory Lane is about a mother and daughter who have a strained relationship. In hopes of connecting better, Cassie, the mom, signs her daughter and herself up for a scientific trial that has to do with sharing memories. Alex, the daughter, agrees in hopes that she can find out about her father and all of the things that her mom has refused to tell her.

Let me start by saying that I am not a huge sci-fi fan at all, but I saw Sara Shepard’s name and knew I needed to give this book a try. It was an interesting story that was fast paced and made me want to keep turning the page, but I didn’t get into it all that much. I wasn’t a huge fan of the characters and felt like there were a lot of questions I didn’t get answered. It was a good story, but like I said before, I am not a huge sci-fi fan, which made it hard to get into this story for me. I think if you like sci-fi a lot, this would be a good book to read.