Jessica Brody

A girl, estimated to be sixteen, awakens with amnesia in the wreckage of a plane crash she should not have survived and taken into foster care, and the only clue to her identity is a mysterious boy who claims she is part of a science experiment that will take place in 100 years.

Unremembered

Monicap

I didn't hate this book. At least, I don't think I did. it's hard to tell, since I read half of it while procrastinating on an essay and finished it half a year later, but I was honestly just confused.

I did read this book badly. that's on me. but this book was also nonsensical, and that's on the book. before I read it, I tried to ascertain what it was about by reading the gr description, asking friends, etc., but no one could actually tell me what this book was about without spoiling it. having read the book I now know they weren't exaggerating--this book didn't have a clear plot until I was two thirds of the way through it. I'm sorry, but that's not okay.

I've liked Brody's work in the past, and would have loved to enjoy this... if I'd read it well, I might have. but I didn't.

When Freedom Airlines flight 121 went down over the Pacific Ocean, no one ever expected to find survivors. Which is why the sixteen-year-old girl discovered floating among the wreckage--alive--is making headlines across the globe. Even more strange is that her body is miraculously unharmed and she has no memories of boarding the plane. She has no memories of her life before the crash. She has no memories period. No one knows how she survived. No one knows why she wasn't on the passenger manifest. And no one can explain why her DNA and fingerprints can't be found in a single database in the world. Crippled by a world she doesn't know, plagued by abilities she doesn't understand, and haunted by a looming threat she can't remember, Seraphina struggles to piece together her forgotten past and discover who she really is. But with every clue only comes more questions. And she's running out of time to answer them. Her only hope is a strangely alluring boy who claims to know her from before the crash. Who claims they were in love. But can she really trust him? And will he be able to protect her from the people who have been making her forget? From popular young adult author Jessica Brody, Unremembered is the start of a compelling and suspenseful new sci-fi series, set in a world where science knows no boundaries, memories are manipulated, and true love can never be forgotten.

Nessa Luna

Seeing as I can't write a proper review about it, because I just can't find the right words, I'll just write a short version. 

I liked Unremembered, it was very well written, I liked the characters (mostly Cody, Zen and Sera) and the idea behind the story, the secret company that no one seems to know, even though it feels like they should be B I G, but I had hoped for a bit more explanation as to what happened to the plane (might have just been me, but I am very interested in those kind of things, I always watch those plane crash investigation programs on TV etc.) and how Sera just happened to end up right there. (view spoiler)[I started to wonder if she might have caused the plane crash at some point, when I found out about certain things.  (hide spoiler)]

Reading about Sera not remembering anything made me a bit sad for her at some points, but I also felt happy for Cody's parents (see I'm horrible, I can't even remember their names), because they could raise her a bit and teach her about all kinds of stuff (the scene with the grilled cheese sandwich made me so happy!)

And yes, I loved the romance between Zen and Sera, I won't say this often, but I loved reading about them, and Sera's memories of him. Yes, I ship it.

For some reason, I felt like I was missing something. I don't know what/why, but that is just how it felt to me.. Anyway, I will definitely check out the second book in the series, and not just because this book ENDS WITH A DAMN CLIFFHANGER!!!!!!!

(Oh, this actually turned out a bit longer than I had expected, oh well)

Chelsea Hunter

I want to start of by saying the first two pages of this book immediately grasped my attention, and then for the rest of the book, I was just captivated by the story. I was intrigued from the very last line of the prologue (or Chapter 0 as it is labeled in this book). The characters were very well-written. Sera was innocent and kind, while Zen would do anything to protect her from everyone who wished harm on her. I also enjoyed the romance part of this story because their love was sweet and forbidden because of how important Sera was. It wasn't really rushed just because a lot of their love blossoming took place before this book began, and usually I prefer reading books where the love is first beginning, but because of the storyline of this book - I was glad that the characters were in love before the beginning because I felt like it allowed the book to be more focused on Sera and what she was going through rather than just a regular love story that everyone has read before/ The storyline was interesting and different than any book I have ever read before. The ending left me upset... and not in a bad way... but a sad way because I wouldn't be able to get my hands onto the second book as soon as I would have like... more specifically right now!

I would definitely recommend to anyone to read this book.

Lisa Collins

Reading Unremembered by Jessica Brody has brought to my attention how little I read science fiction. Honestly, why don’t I read more of it? Because if it’s anything like this book, I think I’m going to like the genre just fine. Speaking of science fiction, it was quite the surprise for me when I started getting deeper into Unremembered. I don’t know why, but I was convinced this was going to be a contemporary novel, so when they started talking about genetics and memory manipulation I was just like, “Woah, what?”.

Unremembered stood out to me for one 
  huge
 reason: it kept me on my toes. Every time I thought I knew everything there was a twist or some new element brought in. It sounds almost annoying, I know, but it was really very cool. It kept things exciting and the emotion flowing because Seraphina, after all, knew nothing more than the audience did. (Ah, the beauty of amnesiac characters!) Every piece of information was news to Sera and the person reading. It really makes the reader feel at one with the main character, like they’re going through an experience together.

Sera was an interesting character to follow. I loved that she was an amnesiac but wasn’t portrayed as stupid even though there was a lot she didn’t know. She was still very intelligent, just uncultured. Example: If you were with her and called someone a “jackass” she would most likely assume you mean “donkey” because that’s what the dictionary says. (Then again, “a stupid person” is also in the definitions and Sera would definitely be smart enough to figure out that’s what you meant. Example fail. You get it.) Basically, Sera was something like a walking dictionary and calculator in human form—very, very intelligent but sort of out-of-the-know.

This is my first time reading anything by Jessica Brody and I was thoroughly impressed with Unremembered. I don’t know how it would stand up with a science fiction buff (seeing as I don’t know much about the genre), but I thought it was wonderful and absolutely worth the read. With an interesting story and a huge cliffhanger, I’m definitely looking forward to the next installment in this series and reading more by Jessica Brody.

Heba Alsibai

This book did nothing for me. It will definitely be UNREMEMBERED. I found myself just wanting to finish it and get it over with. The main character Sera and her love for Zen did nothing for me. The parts where you think, oh hold on we got some kinda action going on, NOT!! It goes back to being plain and boring.

vanessa

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Jessica Guht

Sixteen-year-old Sera is the only survivor of an explosion on a plane. She wakes up in hospital to find that she has no memory. The only clue to her identity is a mysterious boy who claims she was part of a top-secret science experiment. The only adult she trusts insists that she shouldn't believe anything that anybody tells her. In a tense and pacy novel exploding with intrigue and action, Sera must work out who she is and where she came from. Eventually she will learn that the only thing worse than forgetting her past is remembering it.

Unremembered

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