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Red #4
The Forgotten
She's back! Running along blue-lit streets in the shadow of the watchtower, evading the circling spotlight and the guards, Red can almost imagine she never left Optica.
Then she finds Meritt ... and faces the gravest danger yet.
* FINALIST in THE WISHING SHELF BOOK AWARDS *
BOOK 4 in THE RED SERIES
Parental rating: Suitable for ages 14 and older. No graphic sexual scenes. No language advisories. Situational violence.
Kindle Edition release date: June 2015
Paperback release date: September 2015
New Cover: August 2017
Series order:
The Watch (Book One)
The Stolen (Book Two)
The Watchmaker (Book Three)
The Forgotten (Book Four)
Then she finds Meritt ... and faces the gravest danger yet.
* FINALIST in THE WISHING SHELF BOOK AWARDS *
BOOK 4 in THE RED SERIES
Parental rating: Suitable for ages 14 and older. No graphic sexual scenes. No language advisories. Situational violence.
Kindle Edition release date: June 2015
Paperback release date: September 2015
New Cover: August 2017
Series order:
The Watch (Book One)
The Stolen (Book Two)
The Watchmaker (Book Three)
The Forgotten (Book Four)
258 pages, Paperback
First published June 22, 2015
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About the author
Amanda Witt
14 books31 followersAmanda Witt's fiction has been called "hottest of all" by Kirkus Reviews and "arresting" by Publishers Weekly. She lives in Texas with her husband, cats, and dog--and, for the first time in a quarter century, no children.
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August 31, 2015
This is the final book in the Red Series and it doesn't disappoint. It maintains a fast pace and lots of action while at the same time continuing to develop the characters and throwing in lots of interesting plot twists. All in all a very satisfying conclusion to a great series that I will definitely be reading again.
October 14, 2017
Wrapped up with a bow!
Amanda Witt is an awesome writer . I would give her a few more star's if they were there. The Red series kept me guessing. Ending beautifully , but with a twist I had not suspected.
Ready for more!!
Amanda Witt is an awesome writer . I would give her a few more star's if they were there. The Red series kept me guessing. Ending beautifully , but with a twist I had not suspected.
Ready for more!!
January 11, 2021
A really nice ending to the series. I am so contrary! I was just complaining about a HEA but this book also had one. I guess the difference is that there was a lot of loss before the happy ever after. Good book/series!
October 6, 2015
The Forgotten is the fourth and concluding novel in The Red Series, and it's a fantastic final book.
I used to be an English prof teaching lit and creative writing, and I appreciate both "high" and well-written popular fiction. This novel series really impressed me. It's an extremely gripping read from the first pages, and works for young adult on up, with enough meat to the plot and characters to keep readers of various ages satisfied.
It's set in a near future after something strange and terrible has happened, but it avoids the grim nihilism of so many dystopian novels. There is real evil but there is also hope and light through the darkness. This novel, like the three before, continues to fill in some fascinating back story even as the action hurtles forward toward the grand climax, with fresh plot twists and new clues as to what happened to the wider world along the way (I'm being purposefully vague here to avoid spoilers).
The Forgotten and the series as a whole have many of the elements people expect from a "good read" in this genre -- action, romance, love triangles, mystery, and solid world-building. It's all handled in a fresh way that develops very organically.
The author's writing style is very easy on the ears, written with a sense of what the story would sound like if read aloud around the fire. The main character, beautiful seventeen-year-old Red, is a young woman you can root for but who also has some growing up to do.
The science fiction elements are in the service of fascinating character exploration and psychology. They don't overwhelm the characters and their story. One doesn't even have to like typical science fiction to love this series. It'd probably be better to call these novels of the fantastic, though that being said, the author is careful to make the futuristic, world-building elements fully plausible.
The Forgotten and the series as a whole develop beautifully, offering a satisfying series of plot twists and new characters along the way, and conclude with a great ending. I highly recommend.
I used to be an English prof teaching lit and creative writing, and I appreciate both "high" and well-written popular fiction. This novel series really impressed me. It's an extremely gripping read from the first pages, and works for young adult on up, with enough meat to the plot and characters to keep readers of various ages satisfied.
It's set in a near future after something strange and terrible has happened, but it avoids the grim nihilism of so many dystopian novels. There is real evil but there is also hope and light through the darkness. This novel, like the three before, continues to fill in some fascinating back story even as the action hurtles forward toward the grand climax, with fresh plot twists and new clues as to what happened to the wider world along the way (I'm being purposefully vague here to avoid spoilers).
The Forgotten and the series as a whole have many of the elements people expect from a "good read" in this genre -- action, romance, love triangles, mystery, and solid world-building. It's all handled in a fresh way that develops very organically.
The author's writing style is very easy on the ears, written with a sense of what the story would sound like if read aloud around the fire. The main character, beautiful seventeen-year-old Red, is a young woman you can root for but who also has some growing up to do.
The science fiction elements are in the service of fascinating character exploration and psychology. They don't overwhelm the characters and their story. One doesn't even have to like typical science fiction to love this series. It'd probably be better to call these novels of the fantastic, though that being said, the author is careful to make the futuristic, world-building elements fully plausible.
The Forgotten and the series as a whole develop beautifully, offering a satisfying series of plot twists and new characters along the way, and conclude with a great ending. I highly recommend.
February 5, 2016
The final book in The Red Series! It certainly does not disappoint. I have been reading and reviewing every book in this series and I have to say I’m glad I stuck with it—though it wasn’t hard at all. Throughout the series we’ve been following Red through her struggles to find her family, find her identity, and find a way to stop the dystopian society of Optica from ruining more than just her life. It is a classic story of good versus evil with a psychological twist and action packed thrill.
This book is different from the rest in that we see the characters in their final form. Everyone has had three other books to mature, three other books to grow, three other books to become the people they are in this novel and it works very well. We see everything come together as puzzle pieces fit in place and plot twists take us from one point to the next.
What I liked most is that we know the cast, we know the story, we almost know what to expect but Witt manages to make the final book in this series seem as refreshing and new as the very first. It’s like she goes back to her roots, paying homage to all the action, adventure, and even a little dark drama, that first hooked us in the beginning.
The plot alone is satisfying but with all the twists, turns, ups and downs, plus greatly developed characters, you have a story that’s almost overwhelming in its good quality. There is expert-level world building, action, drama, romance—even hints of love triangles. Any fans of The Hunger Games will want to grab a copy of this right away.
The Red Series does more than go out with a bang, it comes like a tornado and leaves like a hurricane. This is a spectacular series that I will probably read again! If you love YA Fiction, dystopian societies, and good old psychological thrill then you will love this entire series. It is a turning point in YA fiction that I’m so happy I got to be part of.
*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*
This book is different from the rest in that we see the characters in their final form. Everyone has had three other books to mature, three other books to grow, three other books to become the people they are in this novel and it works very well. We see everything come together as puzzle pieces fit in place and plot twists take us from one point to the next.
What I liked most is that we know the cast, we know the story, we almost know what to expect but Witt manages to make the final book in this series seem as refreshing and new as the very first. It’s like she goes back to her roots, paying homage to all the action, adventure, and even a little dark drama, that first hooked us in the beginning.
The plot alone is satisfying but with all the twists, turns, ups and downs, plus greatly developed characters, you have a story that’s almost overwhelming in its good quality. There is expert-level world building, action, drama, romance—even hints of love triangles. Any fans of The Hunger Games will want to grab a copy of this right away.
The Red Series does more than go out with a bang, it comes like a tornado and leaves like a hurricane. This is a spectacular series that I will probably read again! If you love YA Fiction, dystopian societies, and good old psychological thrill then you will love this entire series. It is a turning point in YA fiction that I’m so happy I got to be part of.
*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*
April 30, 2017
What an ending! I was amazed at how the author made all the pieces of this wild plot fall into place. Even with all of the twins and the complex story line, she did a great job of splicing it all together while keeping the story flowing. I enjoyed this series so much I hated to see it end. There is a prequel, but it's very short.
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