Book I'm writing about today: The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr
This book was heartbreaking to read. Flora constantly talked about the luxury of having memories and even made me feel a tinyyyyy bit guilty for having a functioning brain. Experiencing Flora's journey with her made me appreciate the little things I have in life, like being able to remember what I had for breakfast that day, what my friend's name is, and even my own name. The end of the book shocked me with a huge twist; I even cried at times for Flora. The One Memory of Flora Banks is a remarkable book about trust, finding out who you are, and the true meaning of love.
Flora Banks has not made a memory since she was ten years old, when she had a tumor removed from her brain that took her short term memory with it. Her memory resets itself every few hours. She has to write notes every second documenting everything that she does and relies on mostly her parents and her best friend Paige to help her in her day to day life.
Everything Flora ever thought she knew changes in a single night, when she kisses Paige's boyfriend and remembers it. Now that boy is gone, somewhere in the Arctic, and she sets off to find him to fix her memory. But how can you trust one boy to fix you, when you can't even trust yourself?
This book was heartbreaking to read. Flora constantly talked about the luxury of having memories and even made me feel a tinyyyyy bit guilty for having a functioning brain. Experiencing Flora's journey with her made me appreciate the little things I have in life, like being able to remember what I had for breakfast that day, what my friend's name is, and even my own name. The end of the book shocked me with a huge twist; I even cried at times for Flora. The One Memory of Flora Banks is a remarkable book about trust, finding out who you are, and the true meaning of love.
Genre: Young Adult (Families and Relationships)
Main Character: Flora
Other Characters (in no particular order): Drake, Paige, Mom & Dad, Jacob
Themes: Love, self-love, trust, relationships
Sad Rating: 4 out of 5
Satisfying Ending Rating: 4 out of 5
Read this book if you like sad books about a troubled teen and her relationships with the people around her.
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you so much for reading. Feedback is encouraged! :)
Noa 📚
Main Character: Flora
Other Characters (in no particular order): Drake, Paige, Mom & Dad, Jacob
Themes: Love, self-love, trust, relationships
Sad Rating: 4 out of 5
Satisfying Ending Rating: 4 out of 5
Read this book if you like sad books about a troubled teen and her relationships with the people around her.
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you so much for reading. Feedback is encouraged! :)
Noa 📚
