The Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve
ARC from Crooked Lane Books and the author for an honest review.
Book Blurb:
Inspired by a question posed to readers—”What would you do if you could spend an hour in your past?—” her fifth novel, The Memory Collectors, explores the universal desire to revisit pivotal moments in our lives, whether to reconnect with a loved one, undo a painful mistake, or relive a joyous memory. In this suspenseful and emotional journey, four strangers step back into their pasts only to find themselves trapped in time. A shocking twist forces them to unravel hidden connections between them—uncovering secrets that change everything.
My Review: 4.25 stars
The Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve is an interesting and provocative look into a group of people who get to go back in time for one hour. What a joy that would be if all goes according to plan – and maybe or maybe not if it doesn’t.
The premise of this book is so good. Four strangers go on a ride back to a time they hopefully we’re hoping to relive, review or record in their memories forever. Of course, messing with time travel is still a newer concept and things can easily go awry. When these four realize that they overstayed their hour limit due to a glitch, they are all affected by life affirming understanding and seeing things through a clearer lens.
All four of the characters were interesting and I felt so much for all of them. Even the side characters were incredibly realized. Don’t be scared off by the time travel aspect, it’s not overly sci-fi by any means. It really delved more into the relationships of these characters, their families, mistakes made and grievances understood.
I was lucky enough to interview the author on her trip to Chicago, and the entire audience was enthralled with our discussion. Highly recommend!
Quotes I liked:
We all think we know what other people should do. But I see now that each of us is going on roads only we can see.”
“Everything we do, everything that happens to us – good or bad – relies on a million little moments in the past. We fool ourselves if we believe that we control every moment. But we can do something now to change our futures.”
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