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this1kidtaylor's review against another edition
2.0
The premise is good but poorly developed. The characters were all interesting and diverse, but most lacked believable motivation. There is a lot of unnecessary gore and explicit detail - none of which seems to bother any of the characters. The story was compelling enough to keep me listening but this is hardly a book I would consider enjoyable.
elfstone's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to like this book and enjoyed the first quarter of it. After that, the book fell apart for me. The plot became convoluted, the many character POVs were disjointed and confusing, motivations weren't clear, and significant villains were sidelined until the end of the book.
This book held so much promise.
This book held so much promise.
daisysus's review against another edition
2.0
I seriously struggled to get through this. I just did not care about the characters even a little bit. The "love story" seemed to come out of nowhere, and seemed seriously out of place. It was honestly like the writer suddenly remembered that there should be some romantic interest and threw it in there.
As for the program and the "solution"? They weren't even slightly original, interesting, or mysterious.
And the ending? Vague, rushed, and unsatisfying.
As for the program and the "solution"? They weren't even slightly original, interesting, or mysterious.
And the ending? Vague, rushed, and unsatisfying.
1of3bookgirls's review
3.0
Born with the memories of your ancestors? Or were you genetically modified and experimented on? Both? This was well written and a good story, but I couldn't bring myself to rate it higher. I don't know why.
krakentoagoodbook's review
2.0
This was..odd. The premise was interesting, but the execution didn't really match up with what I expected going in.
Content warnings: there's a pretty graphic torture scene
Content warnings: there's a pretty graphic torture scene
jessicamap's review
4.0
Thanks to Atria for the advanced ebook copy in exchange for my honest review.
I wasn't entirely sure what to expect going into this one, but damn, that cover had me instantly intrigued. THE CLARITY by Keith Thomas is one that is still hard to wrap my head around. It really keeps you thinking and engaged throughout the novel. Medical thrillers are always interesting to me, with how fast technology is improving in the medical field a lot of these don't seem too farfetched.
Dr. Matilda Deacon has been researching how memories are created and stored in the human brain. She meets a young girl named Ash and discovers that she is gifted with the memories of a past life. Her memories are from that of the last soldier killed in WWI - despite all of her doubts and skepticism Matilda slowly begins to realize she might be telling the truth.
They quickly realize that Ash is in serious danger when they learn of a deadly assassin that's been following her. Rade is on a mission to keep secrets hidden but Ash is putting that all in jeopardy. Are her memories of a past life the key to what Rade is trying to prevent from being leaked?
Overall, this was an incredibly unique read. Medical experimentation, cat and mouse with an assassin, memories from your past life? All of this combined made for an enjoyable read. There were a few places where the momentum slowed down for me. Just like my buddy reader, Chandra, said, I will never see cheese graters the same after reading this!
If medical thrillers pique your interest and you're looking for something completely unique, then I would highly recommend picking this one up.
I give this 3.5/5 stars - rounded up for rating
I wasn't entirely sure what to expect going into this one, but damn, that cover had me instantly intrigued. THE CLARITY by Keith Thomas is one that is still hard to wrap my head around. It really keeps you thinking and engaged throughout the novel. Medical thrillers are always interesting to me, with how fast technology is improving in the medical field a lot of these don't seem too farfetched.
Dr. Matilda Deacon has been researching how memories are created and stored in the human brain. She meets a young girl named Ash and discovers that she is gifted with the memories of a past life. Her memories are from that of the last soldier killed in WWI - despite all of her doubts and skepticism Matilda slowly begins to realize she might be telling the truth.
They quickly realize that Ash is in serious danger when they learn of a deadly assassin that's been following her. Rade is on a mission to keep secrets hidden but Ash is putting that all in jeopardy. Are her memories of a past life the key to what Rade is trying to prevent from being leaked?
Overall, this was an incredibly unique read. Medical experimentation, cat and mouse with an assassin, memories from your past life? All of this combined made for an enjoyable read. There were a few places where the momentum slowed down for me. Just like my buddy reader, Chandra, said, I will never see cheese graters the same after reading this!
If medical thrillers pique your interest and you're looking for something completely unique, then I would highly recommend picking this one up.
I give this 3.5/5 stars - rounded up for rating
stefani's review against another edition
2.0
*Recieved this book as an ARC from Netgalley*
Partial spoilers ahead.
This is a book that really wants to be a screenplay/movie, and because of this, it clumsily moves from one plot point to another, with characters that are only partially (or lazily developed) with obscure, unearned romances and an ending that is acceptable but barely.
The Clarity follows a girl, Ashanique, who is suddenly haunted by the memories of others. Not to long after this happens, she meets Dr. Mathilde Deacon, a psychologist, and both the girl and the doctor are suddenly caught up in a chase for information they know nothing about, a project that inflicted the memories of others onto others, and a bald mad man who will stop at nothing (meaning killing everyone in his path) to get to them.
The premise itself is interesting enough: what if people suddenly had the capabilities to have the memories of others. But it seemed that the writer was definitely looking at this from a "movie" aspect (action, minimal plot information, quick scene changes, borderline stereotypical characters-both minor and major). Than a "book" aspect (what is actually going on in the plot, consequences and possibilities of the multi-layer memories, fleshing out characters, setting, etc). Also along, the lines of the plot, I feel like it was rushed so much that you couldn't fully understand or you were just supposed to accept that whatever they say was that, whether it made sense or not.
Mathilde has a white savior complex, immediately deciding that it was her job to save Ashanique from her mom after only knowing her for 20 min, not even (and of course, the mother dies, enabling her to fulfill this complex). There's some random romance in here that isn't "earned". It just kinda happens and the readers are supposed to accept it.
I don't know, I imagine as a film, it would probably fit the vision of the author better. But as a book, it falls a bit flat.
Partial spoilers ahead.
This is a book that really wants to be a screenplay/movie, and because of this, it clumsily moves from one plot point to another, with characters that are only partially (or lazily developed) with obscure, unearned romances and an ending that is acceptable but barely.
The Clarity follows a girl, Ashanique, who is suddenly haunted by the memories of others. Not to long after this happens, she meets Dr. Mathilde Deacon, a psychologist, and both the girl and the doctor are suddenly caught up in a chase for information they know nothing about, a project that inflicted the memories of others onto others, and a bald mad man who will stop at nothing (meaning killing everyone in his path) to get to them.
The premise itself is interesting enough: what if people suddenly had the capabilities to have the memories of others. But it seemed that the writer was definitely looking at this from a "movie" aspect (action, minimal plot information, quick scene changes, borderline stereotypical characters-both minor and major). Than a "book" aspect (what is actually going on in the plot, consequences and possibilities of the multi-layer memories, fleshing out characters, setting, etc). Also along, the lines of the plot, I feel like it was rushed so much that you couldn't fully understand or you were just supposed to accept that whatever they say was that, whether it made sense or not.
Mathilde has a white savior complex, immediately deciding that it was her job to save Ashanique from her mom after only knowing her for 20 min, not even (and of course, the mother dies, enabling her to fulfill this complex). There's some random romance in here that isn't "earned". It just kinda happens and the readers are supposed to accept it.
I don't know, I imagine as a film, it would probably fit the vision of the author better. But as a book, it falls a bit flat.
pandaplantain's review
dark
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture