REMEMBER ME

In the year 2031, bad memories can be erased.

Blue Owens can’t shake the strange feeling that something is amiss on the day before her 17th birthday. Teachers, friends, and family members are behaving strangely toward her, and she has discovered a mysterious note in her bedroom directing her to board the shuttle bus in her New Mexico ski town of Owl Nook. When a handsome stranger boards as well, Blue is immediately smitten, though she is confused about why he seems to know so much about her. She soon discovers that she has voluntarily participated in a Memory Release procedure through Tabula Rasa, Inc., that has wiped all her memories of her boyfriend, Adam Mendoza, and the tragic circumstances that led her to make the impossible decision to remove all memories of him. Declining mental health and a rash of suicides in Owl Nook have caused the controversial Memory Release to gain popularity despite the questionable ethics of its creator, Dr. Vargas. Blue will stop at nothing, no matter how painful, to restore her lost memories as she fights to reconnect with the people she loves and heal old wounds. Difficult themes of relationships and grief are tackled with a science-fiction bent in this tender and satisfying read. Blue is assumed White; Adam is described as Hispanic, and there is diversity in the supporting cast.

A novel worth remembering.