I don’t mean the circumstances, which are far from ideal. The problem I had with this book is how perfect it all is. I just get so invested in what the author is writing (and how) I simply forget how rare everything she conveys would happen to someone in a day-to-day basis. Sometimes the plots are so excessive they are far from being truly believable. It’s true her stories would probably not happen in RL. However, I must say this one met my expectations, more than the other ones did, anyway. The thing is that, none of her following books has touched my heart as that series did, and I feel that absence, that almost-enraptured-but-not-there vertigo like a hammer blow. I really can’t say for sure if I’m just comparing everyone of her books to the Slide series, or if it’s really something more profound than that. There is always some corner of my mind who whispers there is something missing there. She has the talent, and the means, to write great books.īut there is always something, a little detail, often a subjective one, that refrains me from loving each one of those stories to pieces. I’ve read almost every book she has published so far (you don’t believe me? Check this out: Garrett Leigh's shelf) and, although none of her books measure up to the Slide series, I’ve found great stories in her record. This is the best I’ve read of Garrett Leigh in a very long time. *Copy provided in exchange for an honest review* I couldn't put this one down, and I think many readers will feel the same way. Give this one a shot, folks, especially if you adore a good amnesia story. I liked seeing Jodi go from viewing Rubert as a stranger to seeing him as someone he couldn't live without, and I felt like I got my slow-burn romance after all. The relationship went from underdeveloped to beautiful in my mind, and I fell hard for Rupert and Jodi. I honestly don't know when or why it happened, but I went from 'meh' to 'hell YEAH' over the course of the night, and I stayed up until 2 am to finish it. I have a HUGE weakness for amnesia tropes, and this one started getting under my skin. I read this book in the bath, and I thought that I would want to put it down after just a few chapters. It felt like a few books that I've read before ( The River Leith, especially, with the 'I think I'm straight' vibe and the roommate/best friend assumption)

I had a weird reading experience with this book because I started off sort of.

What Remains by Garrett Leigh