Possibly as a result of the soap operas I used to watch with my mom during summer when I was a kid, I am obsessed with the idea of amnesia, memory loss, etc. which made this a thriller that I really enjoyed. As a one-time pre-med student, I continue to have a lifelong love of science, and the combined mystery and science put me in mind of some of Michael Crichton's best.

I loved Natasha Mostert's Season of the Witch so I was already excited going into Dark Prayer. And it did not disappoint. I love the way she weaves complex webs of paranormal mystery, making her reader feel fully immersed in this fictional world she created. I also enjoy the fact that not all answers are served neatly, cookie cutter style but you are expected to use your imagination to fill in certain blanks. Topics of memory, trauma and identity are explored through hauntingly beautiful prose, all under the veil of suspense and mystery. I highly recommend this one for fans of the genre looking for something different and refreshing.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Portable Magic for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

A beautiful gothic romance wrapped up in a mystery with a little free running tossed in. This book will engage all the reader's senses and keep them engaged. Told from multiple viewpoints, the reader gets little pieces of the puzzle. The reader will think that they've solved the mystery long before Jack and Eloise, but guess what dear reader, you are wrong! Accessible writing, even for the science-y bits.

The element of memory in this story was very interesting to me. The plot was very thought provoking and kept me engaged.
Many thanks to Portable Magic LTD and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I received a free copy from NetGalley. Memory, how much do you control and how much can be controlled? Part mystery, part thriller, part love story it takes some interesting twists and turns.

An interesting idea, but few surprises or twists. The 'baddie' was signposted quite early, which is always a shame. But well written and the free running was unusual.

We follow the lives of some super-interesting characters with Dark Prayer. Jennilee is a fugue state person, daughter of Daniel Barone. She is now known as Eloise. Eloise has a memory shatter, which is purportedly common with amnesiac patients. However, the shatter brings Eloise a flashback of a memory that quite literally shatters her balance, and at the same time, Byrone contacts a trust-worthy friend of his, to trace and find Jennilee, who in turn turns to his son Jack, who goes to England albeit with some resentment to help find Jennilee (aka Eloise). He predictably falls in love with Eloise, but the predictability ends right there. What follows is an enthralling barrage of events, leading Jack into different worlds as he discovers who's behind Eloise' life, the mystery of the Order of Mnemosyne, and the actual memory loss itself of Eloise.

This is a fascinating tale covering psychoanalysis, medical concepts of amnesic confusion, a thriller sub-line of motives and objectives, free running, and a lot of self-discovery and philosophy. The literary style of the prose and the narration are things to die for. I was totally engrossed in the author's use of words, and the poignant and pondering articulation that she seems to be quite deft at. The style reminded me a bit of Jodi Picoult's, but Mostert's writing has a charm that is totally captivating, for example, where she says "...a letter that told of music in the darkness and daffodils in the spring." The pace is perfect.

Thanks to the publishers and Mostert for gifting me a copy of this book for an honest review.

Some rushing with the romance between the characters especially when the female has trust issues. I wonder why no one ever decided to try and recover Eloise/Jenilee memories?

I AM SO EMBARRASSED ... JUST NOW FINDING THIS ONE ON MY KINDLE/AMAZON. WAS NEVER READ SO NO REVIEW COMING AT THIS LATE DATE. MY SINCERE APOLOGIES.