Week 33 Review: The Secret History of Us

From Goodreads:
In this gorgeously written, emotional novel that fans of Sarah Dessen will enjoy, a teenage girl must piece together the parts of her life she doesn't remember after a severe collision leaves her with no memory of the past four years. 

When Olivia awakes in a hospital bed following a near-fatal car accident, she can't remember how she got there. She figures it's because she was in a coma for a week, but as time goes on, she realizes she's lost more than just the last week of her life—she's lost all memory of events that happened years ago. Gone is any recollection of starting or graduating high school; the prom; or her steady boyfriend Matt. Trying to figure out who she is feels impossible when everyone keeps telling her who she was.

As Liv tries to sort out her family and friends' perceptions of her, the one person she hasn't heard enough from is Walker, the guy who saved her the night her car was knocked off that bridge into the bay below. Walker is the hardened boy who's been keeping his distance and the one person that has made Liv feel like her old self…whoever that is. With feelings growing for Walker, tensions rising with Matt, and secrets she can't help but feel are being kept from her, Olivia must find her place in a life she doesn't remember living.

My Review:
I had a really great time reading this book! I've enjoyed her other books, and this one sounded really intriguing, and I had a blast reading it! Amnesia stories can go in so many ways, and I enjoyed the way that it was told in this one! 

Olivia is in a bad accident, and when she wakes up, she's missing years of her memory. And as a teenger, well, there's not many years of memories even before some memories are lost, and there are some pretty big moments, and to have lost them? Not fun! 

One big theme of this book is of how you show different sides of your self to different people. And given that Olivia has to trust on others recollections of her. Getting conflicting information, some information that maybe she didn't want to know, that was something that she had to deal with. 

I was really intrigued by the secrets mentioned in the synopsis, and what was going on with Matt and with Walker. And oh, that ending had some pretty fantastic reveals! Loved watching everything play out, it was really satisfying to read! 

Loved reading this book, and I can't wait to read more by Jessi Kirby! 

Author: Jessi Kirby
Read: August 18th, 2017
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a SAC 2017 Book!
Publisher: HarperTeen
Published: August 1st 2017

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