With Every Memory

 

Is the Life She Can't Remember One She'd Rather Forget?

One year after her family was in a tragic car accident that killed her teenage son, Lori Mendenhall returns home with a traumatic brain injury that has stolen the last eight years of memories from her. She is shocked to find that the life she was leading before the accident is unrecognizable. Her once-loving husband, Michael, is a distant workaholic she isn't sure she can trust and her once-bubbly daughter, Avery, has spent the last year hidden away in her room.

For Avery, life stopped when she lost her twin. Now, if she wants to graduate high school, she'll have to accept help from Xander Dixon, her brother's best friend and the boy who relentlessly teased her for years. And if Lori wants to reconnect with her husband, she'll have to grapple with information her brain is trying to keep secret. With every memory that returns, she can't help but wonder if the life she can't remember is one she'd rather forget.

MY REVIEW

When Lori wakes from a tragic car accident, she can't remember the last eight years. Things start to come back but so many things don't make sense. 

This story has so much to draw into. Lori is faced with some very confusing contradictions between what she does remember and what she cannot. Everything is new  and yet sometimes familiar. 

The circumstances of this story bring to her family a second chance. She is able to look at her recent times as memories come back and learn things about her marriage and about herself. As secrets from the past are revealed, the family is faced with some of their toughest challenges. Even tougher than the losses that triggered this. 

Janine Rosche tackles some very difficult topics and she does it well. The story is emotional and thought-provoking. It is painful in its rawness and healing in its growth. The journeys that the characters go through took me a long and held me captive. It was an emotional read that could be triggering to those that have faced similar challenges. 

I would recommend this story to those that need an emotional read, to those that love a journey of healing, and those that love an honest examination. 

I received an early copy from the publisher through NetGalley and this is my honest review.