Book Review: My Name is Memory

Synopsis: Lucy Broward is an ordinary girl growing up in the Virginia suburbs, soon to head off to college. As she prepares for her last high school dance, she allows herself to hopre that this might be the night her elusive crush, Daniel Grey, finally notices her. As the events of the night unfold, though, Lucy discovers that Daniel is much more complicated than she imagined, and perceives that there's something going on her that she really doesn't understand. Why does he call her Sophia? And why does it make her feel so strange? Daniel Grey is no ordinary young man. Daniel has "the memory," the ability to recall past lives and recognize the souls of those he's previously known. And he has spent centuries falling in love with the same girl. Life after life, crossing continents and dynasties, he and Lucy (despite her changing name and form) have been drawn together-and he remembers it all. It is both a gift and a curse. For all the many times they have also been torn painfully, fatally, apart. A love always too short. As we watch Daniel and Lucy's relationship unfold during the present day, interwoven are glimpses of their history together. From 552 Asia Minor to 1918 England and 1972 Virginia, the two souls share a long and sometimes tortuous path of seeking each other time and again. But just when Lucy begins to awaken to the secret of her past, to understand her relationship to Sophia, and to understand the true reason for the strength of her attraction to Daniel, the mysterious force that has torn them apart in the past reappears. Ultimately, they must confront not just their complicated history, but a persistent adversary as well. If they are ever to spend a lifetime together.

My Rating: ★★★★☆

This book is about love and a little time travel. I found myself not wanting to put the book down. The two characters have such a strong connection and the author does a good job of establishing why they have the connection as she takes you through their history. It does seem a little slow in parts, but I couldn't wait to find out if they end up together. The ending sort of sneaks up on you and at first I was extremely disappointed until I found out there seems to be a sequel coming soon. A lot of people seemed concerned about the age appropriateness of the book as she is normally a teen author. I can say it is more on the light side, but I still enjoyed it. I have never read her popular The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series to compare, but I think I will definitely be reading the sequel.