Reviews

Forget This Ever Happened by Cassandra Rose Clarke

pdestrienne's review

mysterious fast-paced

4.0

I put this on my to read list a long long time ago and so had no idea about its premise going in, so when the first monster appeared it was a fun surprise! This is much weirder sci fi than most teen books and I really liked the depiction of realizing your "close friendship" with a girl is actually a crush (wish this happened way earlier for me but I'm very good at being oblivious to myself). Many points for commitment to weirdness.

peskilanim's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

kiramekihoshi's review

3.0

Claire is sent to a small town in Texas for the summer to take care of her sick grandmother, a town that holds many secrets, including monsters, timelines, and family feuds.

I almost DNF-ed this book a couple of times because it's a bit boring. The lesbian relationship is the only thing that kept me going.

alyshab2005's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

tay123's review against another edition

DNF

shurbapple20's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

pinkpicklez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

takeamango's review

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

jojothefool's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I had fun, nothing to write home about tho. Loved the tricks with memory as I love sci fi that really messes with your head and I liked the twist that

the monsters turned out to be good guys that helped out in the end rather than being evil

but yeah. Fun time overall. 

dweeks417's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Loved the mysterious, amnesiac vibe of this novel, was a little disappointed by the dialogue-heavy reveals at the end (would have preferred to have things get worked out more organically through the action of the story). The love story is sweet!