Remember Me Gone takes the memory deletion trope and gives it a fresh spin. The setting for this one, a small dusty southern town, was really brought to life through the writing and it set up the atmosphere nicely. The writing was easy to read and sink into. I loved the added mystery and the twists the book took. I also really enjoyed the morally grey aspects of the book that presented ethical questions about taking memories and how our bad memories still have an impact on us. The story had great characters and was a more emotional read than I was expecting.

Ooh, talk about mystique vibes! I really love the way the main character moves through the world and her intentions in different parts of the book. I can’t wait to read more!

My favorite movie is Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind so I’m always interested in books that deal with memories. In this story we have a small town girl who works with her father helping to remove painful memories from individuals that come from all over the country to their small town to have this done.

To me this read part YA mystery part Sci-fi. It was a really quick read that grabbed my attention and then kept me going as I wanted to find out what was going on in this small town. The author did a great job of bringing the town to life. If you are into stories on memory deletion or YA mysteries I think you would enjoy this one. I would also like to add that the Goodreads rating is currently at 4.42 so it does seem like a lot of people who have read this are enjoying it.

Thank you to @penguinteen @razorbillbooks for my copy of Remember Me Gone this one just released this week!

This YA thriller with a speculative twist follows Lucy, whose dad can take away unwanted memories. People come from far and wide to Tumble Tree, Texas to have their burdens removed. But when Lucy notices gaps in her own memory, she must work with a boy she only vaguely remembers to find out what’s really going on in Tumble Tree …

This book is everything I want in a thriller: atmospheric, twisted, emotional, and impossible to put down! There were times when I could sort of guess what was coming next, but the biggest twists caught me completely off guard and left me shocked to my core.

Lucy’s emotional journey hit me right in the gut. I also liked Marco, but I have a particularly soft spot for Manuela, because I do adore a mean girl redemption arc!

I especially enjoyed the threads of moral grayness woven throughout the story. Is it ethical to take people’s memories even if they ask for it? Can bad memories still make us better people?

Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone who wants an emotional read with a speculative twist, especially if you like small town settings.

paranormal southern mysteries are totally my jam. this one had me wondering what the truth was with its twists and turns right up until the end. was it a hard to get a hang of at first? yes, but once i was hooked, I had to know what was up.

People travel from all over to Memory House in Tumble Tree, Texas, where Lucy Miller’s family has the ability to remove people’s painful memories. Lucy is excited to follow in her family’s footsteps, until she realizes that everything isn’t what it seems.

I loved the concept of this book — memory deletion + its consequences. Is there something you would choose to forget? The main character had a lot of growth throughout the book. She took risks to find answers, even though there were powerful people from her town involved in the sketchy behavior. I liked how she banded together with Marco and Manuela to stand up for what was right. Stacy Stokes’s writing is easy to get lost in, and the mystery left secrets to be uncovered all the way up until the end.

3.75 stars.
This novel follows a protagonist whose family has the ability to remove people's memories. As she learns how to control her own ability, she discovers secrets in her small town, in her family and her friends. I enjoyed the mystery element, especially with it being about memories, not knowing if yours had been erased or tampered with. The build up to the final conflict of the book was great but the eventual resolution was underwhelming.

I love me a good paranormal mystery. I also love small towns as a setting. I thought this was fast-paced and it kept me guessing throughout. I didn't love the romance, but I loved how Remember Me Gone examined how our memories impact and define us.

Content Warning: Death (mentioned), Car accident, Drugging

Remember Me Gone features one of the more interesting tropes that exist, "amnesia" or "memory loss" and spices it up by adding it to this YA mystery novel. The book definitely had me hooked right away and I like the general concept of the book - honestly, it leaves you questioning things about even your own life. The novel itself is written beautifully and paints Texas in such a way that, even though I've never been there I felt transported. The mystery keeps you guessing until the very last page, so it definitely keeps you on your toes.

From the first paragraph, I knew this book would be a good one. I immersed myself into the book from the first chapter and I cannot say enough good things about this book! Honestly amazing! The writing is incredible and the plot is just one to die for. I am absolutely obsessed with this book. My favorite part would have to be the character development throughout the book. Character development is something I look forward to and this book did not disappoint.

This book started out pretty slow and I had a hard time getting into it. But it really picked up towards the end and I couldn’t put it down. This is a crazy story that I won’t soon forget.

Living in a world where someone can take the most painful memories from you it's so hard to wrap my head around it. But it made this book that more intriguing. I recommend going in not knowing anything about this book. Clear and open minded is the way to go.

Thank you to PenguinTeen for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is one of the most unique concepts that I have read in a long time. I absolutely loved the way Stokes laid out the plot so that the reader truly was finding out everything at the same time as Lucy. This book had the perfect rhythm and immediately drew me back in whenever I picked it up again. I also appreciated the fact that Stokes focused more on familial responsibilities and relationships than romantic ones. Also the twists at the end of the book?!?! INSANE! I can’t wait to recommend this book to everyone because of the fast pace and concept. Stokes wrote a truly moving and thrilling book and I look forward to reading even more from her.


ps. men really do be the villain at all times huh

THIS WAS SO GOOD. What a creative, brilliant idea that everyone should read about. I was intrigued from page one and absolutely HAD to know what was going on. It was mysterious and thrilling and I am not disappointed in the slightest, but I don't want to say too much more because it's better not to know going in. So just read it.

I really enjoyed this story. A unique plot surrounding a family who has special powers to take away someone's unwanted memories, and a daughter coming into her craft, who also is having bizarre, disturbing flashbacks during her trainings. Extra points for a small town setting with a deep long-standing secret! Very fast-paced.

"I want to tell her that what my dad does is beautiful. I want to tell her that people go home looking like they might just float straight up to the clouds, as if the burdens they brought with them were anvils that my dad snipped away, one by one."

Lucy's dad is in the business of making people forget. At the Memory House in the tiny town of Tumble Tree in the middle of the desert, he can pull out a person's most painful memories, bringing them peace. People travel from all over, seeking his services. Lucy is proud to help run the Memory House along with her mom's best friend Vivi, who took over after Lucy's mom died in a tragic accident. Lucy cannot wait for her dad to train her to help people forget, but every time she digs into someone's memories, it doesn't seem to work quite right. She sees things inside her dad's head that she doesn't understand, like intense guilt every time he thinks of her mom.

When Lucy follows her dad and the mayor to the mines in the middle of the night, she discovers that the mayor is having her dad wipe people's memories without their permission at gunpoint, and she begins to find gaps in her own memories. She feels emotions she cannot explain, like why she feels drawn to Vivi's son Marco, and she can describe places she has no memory of having been. Something sinister is going on in their town, and Lucy and Marco are determined to find out what. But how can you solve a mystery when you can't trust your own memory?

The author is at her best when she's describing Marco and Lucy's relationship, waxing lyrical and poetic. "Our love is not just a flash of gold or a whisper of silver. Our love is the tangerine burn of a desert sunset." She uses the desert setting to great effect, bringing in the sinister side of being isolated in a small town with people you can't trust. This book plays with the concept of memories and self: who are we without our memories? And how do we redeem ourselves after bad actions? The author brings this story of betrayal and deceit to a satisfying conclusion.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

If you asked me what my top 3 comfort genres are, paranormal thrillers wouldn’t make the list. I don’t even know if they’d grace the top 10. However, Remember Me Gone makes me want to read more of them. It’s a thought-provoking, twisty story with a Southern drawl.

We follow a girl named Lucy Miller whose family has been taking away bad memories for generations. Guilt, regret, sorrow…they can all be taken away. While preparing to continue on the Miller tradition, Lucy sees a memory of her dead mother in her father’s mind that’s tinged with guilt. If that’s not enough, that night she stumbles across something at the local mines. The next morning, she wakes up with no memory of it and a bruise on her leg. As mysteries begin to ramp up in her little Southern hometown, Lucy must team up with a boy named Marco who also has gaps in his memory to figure out just what’s going on, and how many secrets have been taken from them.

This book was a trip. As Lucy uncovers more about her town, she also discovers more about her own past that was stolen from her. And I didn’t really expect most of it. While the plot of this story was vastly unpredictable and twisty, I think the real strength of it lies in the concept. Even if we feel grief over a memory, do we really want it taken away? By taking away memories, how much is a person’s true identity lost? Remember Me Gone tackles such a complex, deep idea with incredible ease. Stokes is truly a talented writer, and someone to watch out for in the future.

This is such a Southern book too! I regret reading it in December because I think that the atmosphere is much better suited for spring or summer. But since when am I known for reading on-season anyways? I know a lot of people might think that the romance is insta-lovey. But the quirks of this book make it work. I won’t explain because of spoilers but it isn’t really insta-love in my opinion. Also, I cried at the ending and if a book can make me do that, it wins some sort of trophy. Definitely preorder this one!