The first book of a 4-part action-packed thriller. I really liked the characters in this series and their more traditional values. The only drawback is that you need to read all four books of the series before everything is explained.
I felt like this book was repeating itself a bit. It's like yes we got the point you don't remember anything, yes you're on the run, etc etc. Though still interesting I felt like the ending was just rushed when it could have been played out even more throughout the whole book instead of, gee I don't remember anything over and over and over and over and over.
Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com
How can a reader possibly pass on a book with a first line like this one: "Suddenly I woke up strapped to a chair?" THE LAST THING I REMEMBER is non-stop action from start to finish.
Seventeen-year-old Charlie West goes to sleep one night, and the next thing he knows, he wakes up battered and bloody just over a year later. He tries to piece together the memories of his last day as he sits strapped to a chair. He remembers getting up, going to school, and even getting lucky enough to have a conversation that might lead to a date with the girl of his dreams.
However, these memories don't include any explanation for the situation he finds himself in at the moment.
Charlie's difficulties mount as he struggles to escape. He overhears a conversation outside his cell that leaves little doubt that his life is about to end. Inspired by his karate master and a quote from Winston Churchill, he gains the focus necessary to overpower his captors and escape to a nearby woods.
But that is just the beginning of a confusing search to figure out what got him into this mess in the first place.
THE LAST THING I REMEMBER is the first in a new series called THE HOMELANDERS. Andrew Klavan is an accomplished author of adult suspense novels and the winner of two Edgar Awards. If the excitement created in this new series is any indication of what is to come, he is sure to be a success with YA readers, as well.
