Never Let Me Go by A.M. Myers
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A great read about finding yourself. Juliette wakes up from a coma unable to remember the last five years. She learns she was in a horrible accident that also killed her father but she doesn’t remember it. Confused and scared and alone, she tries to cope with loss. But in the end it gets too much and she decides to leave for her home. Will this adventure help her remember or will it just cause more damage?
A great read. Well developed plot with twists and turns. Well developed characters like Juliette standing up for herself but also with her fears and worries underneath. Great cast of supporting characters like the kind and caring Mercedes or the bubbly Nico.
I loved the visual detail throughout the novel like in the recurring sunrise over the water in its quiet beauty as a sense of calmfor Juliette with vibrant colours so vivid its as if you’re actually there beautifully written . Or the scenes in Gavins house wirh it’s white walls and large rooms of marble with the island for a sense of luxury but also unfamiliarity wonderfully written.
I also liked the sense of the story starting in the hospital, making the reader want to read on to find out why she’s in there. I also loved Juliettes reaction and sense of confusion and anxiety and loss was beautifully written and emotive and powerful.
The memories worked well to display what her father was like and didn’t disrupt from the narrative of the present. The switches between perspectives worked well to display both sides of the story but soemtimes the jumps to Sawyers narrative felt discordant and it may have been better just to do It in Juliettes voixe to display her journey. Overall, a great read and I would give it four stars.

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