I enjoyed this book overall. The story was interesting and fast-paced, and I appreciated the insight into traumatic brain injuries. The author did a fantastic job explaining Quinn’s condition and illustrating the challenges she faced after her attack. The end wasn't anything to rave about, but I like that it was well explained.

On the downside, some explanations and descriptions felt a bit long-winded. Since I was listening to the audiobook, I occasionally found myself drifting off when the narrative became overly detailed and slightly boring. While thorough descriptions are helpful for understanding, I don’t need to know every single thing the character sees on the street if it doesn’t significantly add to the story. Also, some of the dialogue seemed too formal or detached for characters who were familiar with each other and experiencing stressful and traumatic situations.

The narration was just okay for me. Even though the detective was described as having a husky voice, I often forgot she was female because her parts were read very similarly to the male voices. At times, I wasn’t sure if it was her or Will speaking if I happened to drift off. Additionally, some of the reading felt a bit robotic and overly formal during dialogue.

Wow This was a fast paced , twisty , entertaining suspense . I was engaged the whole time , I really liked the narration , keeping me listening to each chapter , I liked the info given also about memory , and our brains so it was a bit educational to . I really liked that there were two strong independent woman characters , a really good read!

3.5 stars for me. Very well written thriller that had me hooked throughout the entire book. This is my first read from this author and looking forward to more.

ADC audiobook provided in exchange for an honest review.

The narration on this book really helped bring the characters to life for me! She was clear and concise and it was very easy to follow along to the story. I liked the premise even thought I’ve seen it a lot over the years. Girl was involved in accident, has no memory, works with detective to try to figure out what happened. There’s more to it with this story and i enjoyed the twists and that I didn’t know what was coming! If you like psychological thrillers and mysteries, check this book out!

Echoes of Memory by Sara Driscoll and narration by Cynthia Farrell is about Quinn Flemming’s struggles as she tries to navigate life after an attack that left her with serious memory issues. So serious she has no ability to retain memory of anything that currently happens. So post-it notes and a daily journal are her ways of navigating life. When she witnesses a murder she hurriedly writes it all down before she forgets she saw it. By the time the police arrive she can only read them her notes. Since the body is gone and she's reading what happened they doubt her story. However, the man who did the killing may have known he was witnessed and now is Quinn his next victim?
The narrator did a wonderful job of telling the story, keeping you interested, and depicting the different voices. Her pace was perfect and her inflections were excellent.
I absolutely recommend this book! The characters were all great and believable. The story gripping, really putting you there with Quinn in her struggle to overcome the serious life changes after her attack. The frustration and embarrassment she felt along with the loneliness. Writing this was mastery, keeping it real, understandable, and consistent.
I thank NetGalley and RBmedia for this opportunity to listen and review. No matter if you read or listen to this book you will enjoy this mystery thriller.

"Echoes of Memory" by Sara Driscoll is an exhilarating standalone mystery that delves into the harrowing world of post-traumatic amnesia. The protagonist, Quinn Fleming, a San Diego florist, finds herself in a uniquely terrifying predicament: she is the only witness to a murder she cannot remember. Driscoll expertly crafts a story that is suspenseful and emotionally gripping, as Quinn relies on her handwritten notes and razor-sharp wits to solve the crime and save her life.
The plot is expertly paced, with each revelation pulling the reader deeper into the mystery.
Driscoll's writing is sharp and engaging, making "Echoes of Memory" a true page-turner. The blend of psychological intrigue and thrilling suspense ensures that readers will be hooked from the very first page. Fans of mystery and suspense will find this novel hard to put down.

I'm always intrigued by tales involving memory loss. Actually, we all experience memory loss all of the time ... it's not just ChatGPT that hallucinates. Every time we retrieve memories, we change them. And the memories we encode in our brains at any given time are subject to all kinds of inner and outer influences. C'est la vie. Here we have a mystery-thriller involving a lead who's suffered head trauma and has anterograde amnesia, but is recovering. Then she witnesses a murder. Probably. She's also an artistic talent. That comes in handy.

I felt this story was interesting but perfunctory. It's written by a true crime reporter under a pen name. There's a lot of info-dumping, especially at the end when the killer is discovered. The whole story is overlong, with so much time spent on the lead figuring this and that out. Felt like I was sitting at a desk job. And this happens several times over. We don't need this minutiae. This was a bit of a lost opportunity ... I kept waiting for hints that the lead was either leading us astray or herself or others, but that never cropped up.

Spoilery comments: Really glad that none of the main cast, including the lead, were the perpetrators. The take on amnesia feels legit, with the lead losing most of her friend group, who weren't really her friends, and struggling with the frustrations as well as acknowledging the bliss that comes from not remembering certain things, especially recent things.

On the narration ... overall, well done, but the female detective sounded like a gruff dude (which confused me and made me lol in equal number) and also indistinguishable from the head of the support group.

This one will be appreciated by crime thriller lovers who are tired of tropes and perhaps wish for a more encyclopedic narrative.

Echoes of Memory was fantastic! Quinn’s habit of constantly shifting back-and-forth and questioning herself was actually more fun for the reader than it sounds like it should be. The mystery of “whodunnit” was elevated by Quinn’s frustrating memory struggles. I also enjoyed the change in perspectives between characters. Detective Reyes is one tough cookie when she wants to be. The star of the book, however, is the flowers. I’m impressed by the authors “flowery” descriptions of Quinn’s floral arrangements.

I enjoyed how this was a slightly different take on a police procedural, focusing more on the victim helping the police solve her case.

This book centers around Quinn who witnesses a murder. The only problem is that she has short term memory loss because she was the victim of her own violent attack. She immediately wrote down the details and called the police. Each day she has to relive the traumatic event as if she is finding out for the first time.

I liked Quinn as a character and appreciated her strong support network.

I also appreciated the author's attention to detail and accuracy when it came to police procedurals. I have read so many that are just off the wall wrong.

I thought the narrator did a fantastic job capturing the essence of all the characters.

Overall, it was an interesting read.

I loved this book! It was fast paced, suspenseful, and the FMC was truly remarkable! After suffering a head injury from a random assault, the FMC witnesses a murder a few months later. Since she hasn’t recovered her memories from her assault, and has trouble forming new memories, she keeps everything in a notebook. Immediately after the incident, she writes everything down to keep a detailed record of events. Between reporting the crime to the police & attending her group therapy sessions, she falls into a rabbit hole & things start to fall into place. There’s so much more I’d like to add, but can’t without giving away significant spoilers. Highly recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and RBMedia for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review. Quinn was attacked one night and brutally beaten and to this day, months later she does not remember a thing about the attack or anything afterwards. In order for Quinn to remember even the simply things about her life and job, she must keep post-it notes and a journal of important details. Here memory only holds for about an hour and then it is like it never happened. Quinn relies on the journal to itemize each thing she must do at work and her day to day activities. Once night after following her notes in the journal she takes out the garbage at the flower store she works at so that she can close up for the night. As she enters the alley, she witnesses a brutal attach of a man being murdered and thrown into a van. She takes cover behind a dumpster but she is not sure if she has been spotted as the attacker turns around and looks down the alley. Quinn immediately writes all the information she witnessed into her journal and then calls the cops. However, they are reluctant to believe her because she cannot tell them what happened without referring to her notes. The story takes us on the journey of Quinn trying to work with the police to find out who this man was and who murdered him all while trying to stay safe from the attacker.

*Many thanks to Sara Driscoll, RBMedia, and NetGalley for a free audiobook in exchange for my honest review.*
An average, in my opinion, thriller based on the idea of a person who witnesses a crime but whose memory does not allow her to remember the details. It sounds good, however, the dialogues between the main character and the doctor and the detective are too long, and their aim is to explain the neurological aspect of the woman's health issues. It started well, but somewhere in the middle I lost interest.

Ooooooooo this was good! I enjoyed the mystery, thrill, and suspense of this story. The development of the friendships and characters throughout the story were interesting. The author definitely did a good job of adding in background type of information regarding the brain and what happens after a traumatic brain injury. This one sucked me in and I didn’t want to stop listening to it.

I really thought I would like this book. I envisaged a Drew Barrymore-esque '50 First Dates' scenario but with murder. I was really looking forward to it but unfortunately, there was just too much focus on memory and recall for this to have held my attention.

At a whopping 11 hours and 9 minutes of audio, this became a chore to finish. There was too much repetition, the author 'told' instead of 'showed' throughout. I even found the lengthy explanations of the investigation process hard-going. I have Masters degrees in Psychology and Forensics, I had to learn a lot about the brain and recall so I thought this would be right up my alley. But this read more like a manual in parts which is not what you want out of your leisure reading.

I couldn't get past the glaring plot holes either. Witness testimony is highly unreliable and having an investigation centred on a witness who cannot retain information just felt too implausible for me.

Others may enjoy this style of writing - its possible these topics are a little overdone for me as I had to study them for 7 years. I just wanted a story and felt like I got an education again instead.

Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for my copy.

You know it's a great audiobook when you stay in the parked car to just keep listening. I just had to keep listening to find out how everything was going to unfold. Definitely recommending to my friends!

Thanks NetGalley, Sara Driscoll, and Recorded Books for this ARC

The Echos of Memory by Sara Driscoll ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I really enjoyed the plot and character development. I didn’t care for the dialogue or narrator but overall the story was interesting.

Liked the characters but some of it was a bit unbelievable that someone with a memory issues could help solve a murder.

Quinn is a young woman who was left for dead one night after being beat by a stranger and she recovered but has some memory issues. Now a few months later, she is learning to live with her new problems and she is coping pretty well. One night when she is taking out the garbage, she witnesses a murder. She writes everything down and reports it to the police. She works with the police and her memory issues in order to try and solve the case.

I really enjoyed this read! I liked how everything unfolded differently because of the memory issues. It made the read very interesting. I liked how fast paced it was and it kept me interested the whole time.

I liked the characters and I would definitely recommend!

I listened to the audiobook and I liked the narrator a lot! She had a nice voice and it was an easy listen.

It was not quite a five star for me because I did feel like it was a bit long.

Thank you so much to netgalley and the publisher for the arc and alc of this one in exchange for an honest review!

I enjoyed this thriller and the concept. In the middle it fell a bit flat for me because of all the information. It is bit of a slow burn thriller, which is why my interest at time waned. I did enjoy the narrator. Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced listening copy in exchange for my honest review.
3/5 star

Thank you to NetGalley and RBMedia for the ARC

This was a really interesting story and a interesting concept. A main character who witness a murder but because of a head trauma can't create new memories and therefore doesn't remember the incident. I liked our fmc and her drive. I found her refreshingly fearless in the way she continued to investigate the murder and push herself further in therapy to help her memory problem. The side characters were good as well in the way they helped and supported her. And the underlying mystery was good. A different, but fascinating thriller.