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Forgetting Allyssa
Amnesia. What better way to start off the senior year of high school?
When seventeen year old Allyssa Bradshaw wakes up from the nap of a lifetime, things aren’t really adding up. Her face feels like it’s gone through the toaster, and she doesn’t recognize the people standing around her—she doesn’t even recognize herself.
Clearly she’s woken up on the wrong side of the hospital gurney.
As she recovers from an attack she doesn’t want to remember, Allyssa is thrown into what feels like someone else’s life. Despite her lack of memories, she heads off to high school determined to start anew. What Allyssa doesn’t expect is the backlash of a life she can’t remember. The more she learns about Old Allyssa the less she wants to have anything to do with her, making this New Allyssa determined to become someone better.
Forgetting Allyssa is a story of love, loss, and identity—who you were does not mean that’s who you are.
When seventeen year old Allyssa Bradshaw wakes up from the nap of a lifetime, things aren’t really adding up. Her face feels like it’s gone through the toaster, and she doesn’t recognize the people standing around her—she doesn’t even recognize herself.
Clearly she’s woken up on the wrong side of the hospital gurney.
As she recovers from an attack she doesn’t want to remember, Allyssa is thrown into what feels like someone else’s life. Despite her lack of memories, she heads off to high school determined to start anew. What Allyssa doesn’t expect is the backlash of a life she can’t remember. The more she learns about Old Allyssa the less she wants to have anything to do with her, making this New Allyssa determined to become someone better.
Forgetting Allyssa is a story of love, loss, and identity—who you were does not mean that’s who you are.
- GenresYoung AdultRomance
Paperback
First published August 1, 2014
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About the author
Stephanie Romans
1 book7 followersStephanie Romans is from Twin Falls, Idaho and
currently in her third semester at the College of
Southern Idaaho. She enjoys long walks to the fridge as long as they aren’t actually too long and that she gets to eat something when she gets there. Her dream is to someday own a car with a “Service Engine Soon” light that isn’t permanently lit.
Forgetting Allyssa is her first young adult novel.
currently in her third semester at the College of
Southern Idaaho. She enjoys long walks to the fridge as long as they aren’t actually too long and that she gets to eat something when she gets there. Her dream is to someday own a car with a “Service Engine Soon” light that isn’t permanently lit.
Forgetting Allyssa is her first young adult novel.
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December 18, 2014
How It Made Me Feel:
Oh my goodness gracious. I was so very excited to read this book, but I did not know it was going to be one of those books that makes you laugh and makes you cry and makes you look up to the skies in exasperation. No joke! I experienced each of those emotions and more as I read from page 1 to page 398. I was immediately captured by the text and sent to a different world. A world where I was able to relate to the character in more ways than one. Allyssa, at the beginning of the book, was a confused high school senior and the book tracks her journey through self discovery, growth, and, quite frankly, maturation. It's a journey we should have all seen (or will see, depending on your age) no matter the extenuating circumstances. There is enough humor to keep you laughing, enough gotcha's to be surprised once or twice, and enough YA, clean romance that will be ok for any age. I, myself, couldn't help but love Rami. He had his moments where his youthful demeanor was reminiscent of my younger brother, but then he would quickly turn into the doting, self respectable guy any good girl would want for a boyfriend. Such a fabulous read.
What I Thought Worked:
I loved Rami's personality, background, and emotional activity that you read about as the story progresses. I wasn't sure if he was going to be a friend to Allyssa or a foe at the start of the book. But I was pleasantly surprised with the little twist towards the end. If I was able to give out a Best Supporting Actor Award, I would for Rami. He's my favorite character if not tied to first place.
What I Thought Didn't Work:
To be completely honest, the only thing I did not like about this book was the fact that it was an eARC. This is a book I am going to have to buy so I can keep it on the shelves.
Why It Got That Rating:
For me, personally, this was a book after my own heart. I felt a great connection with the book and I had certain situations that were extremely similar to Allyssa's experiences. I enjoyed reading about other people's problems and seeing how they dealt with them. This is most certainly a book I would love to add to my personal collection.
Who Would I Recommend To:i
I would recommend this book to any YA fan or a fan of YA romance. It's such a sweet story about a girl's senior year. For those of you who have graduated, do you remember senior year? I know I do, and this took me back to an easier time while still keeping the mystery and support alive.
Last Impressions/Remarks:
I was so very glad I was able to take a chance and review the book. Sat down and read it in 30 minuted, give or take, and found myself disappointed when I learned we were out of stuff.
Oh my goodness gracious. I was so very excited to read this book, but I did not know it was going to be one of those books that makes you laugh and makes you cry and makes you look up to the skies in exasperation. No joke! I experienced each of those emotions and more as I read from page 1 to page 398. I was immediately captured by the text and sent to a different world. A world where I was able to relate to the character in more ways than one. Allyssa, at the beginning of the book, was a confused high school senior and the book tracks her journey through self discovery, growth, and, quite frankly, maturation. It's a journey we should have all seen (or will see, depending on your age) no matter the extenuating circumstances. There is enough humor to keep you laughing, enough gotcha's to be surprised once or twice, and enough YA, clean romance that will be ok for any age. I, myself, couldn't help but love Rami. He had his moments where his youthful demeanor was reminiscent of my younger brother, but then he would quickly turn into the doting, self respectable guy any good girl would want for a boyfriend. Such a fabulous read.
What I Thought Worked:
I loved Rami's personality, background, and emotional activity that you read about as the story progresses. I wasn't sure if he was going to be a friend to Allyssa or a foe at the start of the book. But I was pleasantly surprised with the little twist towards the end. If I was able to give out a Best Supporting Actor Award, I would for Rami. He's my favorite character if not tied to first place.
What I Thought Didn't Work:
To be completely honest, the only thing I did not like about this book was the fact that it was an eARC. This is a book I am going to have to buy so I can keep it on the shelves.
Why It Got That Rating:
For me, personally, this was a book after my own heart. I felt a great connection with the book and I had certain situations that were extremely similar to Allyssa's experiences. I enjoyed reading about other people's problems and seeing how they dealt with them. This is most certainly a book I would love to add to my personal collection.
Who Would I Recommend To:i
I would recommend this book to any YA fan or a fan of YA romance. It's such a sweet story about a girl's senior year. For those of you who have graduated, do you remember senior year? I know I do, and this took me back to an easier time while still keeping the mystery and support alive.
Last Impressions/Remarks:
I was so very glad I was able to take a chance and review the book. Sat down and read it in 30 minuted, give or take, and found myself disappointed when I learned we were out of stuff.
September 10, 2014
Allyssa Bradshaw has a little more than your usual bout of forgetfulness. She’s forgotten everything! She doesn’t recognize her family. She doesn’t remember what happened last week, last year. She doesn’t even remember the face she sees when she looks in the mirror. After a terrible accident, Allyssa heads back to school for her senior year not knowing who she is. What she discovers is that she doesn’t like the person she was. Now she has a chance to be someone new.
Forgetting Allyssa was a fascinating story right from the start. It really makes you think about what it would be like to totally lose your memory. I thought the story was very well laid out and quite believable. The cruelty of teenagers to one another was easy to see. The peers that Old Allyssa hung out with were not a very nice group of young people.
I liked Rami a lot. I thought the juxtaposition of his race and his lovely character was wonderful. So often we look at someone and make assumptions and just because he was Iranian and his family was Muslim, many would assume that he might possibly be a terrorist (as he said). Instead, of all the young people in the story, he was the most caring and thoughtful.
I liked the romance between Rami and Allyssa, though I didn’t think Allyssa treated Rami very well. Hopefully as Allyssa figures out who she really is and whether or not she cares about him she will treat him better.
The story was well-paced with enough twists in the plot to maintain the interest of the reader. I did find the story a little confusing towards the end when Allyssa was figuring out who she was with all the hallucinating that she was going through but the end result was clear enough.
Forgetting Allyssa was a beautiful story of self-discovery and romance. I gave it 4 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the publishers for providing a copy of this novel in exchange for a fair anf honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
This review was published on my blog Shelf Full of Books http://kathrynsshelffullofbooks.blogs...
Forgetting Allyssa was a fascinating story right from the start. It really makes you think about what it would be like to totally lose your memory. I thought the story was very well laid out and quite believable. The cruelty of teenagers to one another was easy to see. The peers that Old Allyssa hung out with were not a very nice group of young people.
I liked Rami a lot. I thought the juxtaposition of his race and his lovely character was wonderful. So often we look at someone and make assumptions and just because he was Iranian and his family was Muslim, many would assume that he might possibly be a terrorist (as he said). Instead, of all the young people in the story, he was the most caring and thoughtful.
I liked the romance between Rami and Allyssa, though I didn’t think Allyssa treated Rami very well. Hopefully as Allyssa figures out who she really is and whether or not she cares about him she will treat him better.
The story was well-paced with enough twists in the plot to maintain the interest of the reader. I did find the story a little confusing towards the end when Allyssa was figuring out who she was with all the hallucinating that she was going through but the end result was clear enough.
Forgetting Allyssa was a beautiful story of self-discovery and romance. I gave it 4 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the publishers for providing a copy of this novel in exchange for a fair anf honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
This review was published on my blog Shelf Full of Books http://kathrynsshelffullofbooks.blogs...
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