Remember to Forget

Karma's Revenge #1

by Jwyan C. Johnson

"She's an eye-witness. But she doesn't know it... at least not yet." (A Mini Mystery)

After a Hollywood crime occurs in a small town, pressure sets in nationwide for answers. And detectives rely on their only a teenage girl who saw the whole thing. The only obstacle is Dedra herself. Her Retrograde Amnesia has locked her out of her own answers from her own memory. But with a medical remedy to unlock it all, detectives suffer the additional mystery of her parents refusing to give consent. And Dedra must play detective herself to find the real reason why.

With her hidden yearbook, and her tricky little sister, it’s an unfamiliar race down memory lane with lots of traffic, and shortcuts of insistence from sidekicks to pranksters to worse. But as justice becomes impatient, and family demands loyalty, Dedra faces a memorable should she move past the past, explore it fully, or ‘remember to forget.’

Table of Contents
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything” – Mark Twain

Chapter 1: If You Tell
Chapter 2: The Truth
Chapter 3: You Don’t Have To
Chapter 4: Remember Anything!

* Retrograde Amnesia is a psychological inability to ever recall the past dated before the trauma which caused the amnesia.

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery

44 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2018

Reviews

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Remember to Forget Earns 3.5/5 Memory Issues…Good Try!

Jwyan C. Johnson has penned an interesting shorty that although I enjoy the story as a whole, there were some places of confusion. I like the premise that teenager Dedra Kare was in a hit and run accident on the same day as a high-profile murder, and the police have evidence she might be a key witness. However, the accident has left Dedra with retrograde amnesia which means she’s able to recall everything that happened “after” the accident, but anything that happened “before,” which includes the murder, is lost to her. Hypnosis is suggested as a way to retrieve her memories of the events from that night, and it is thought that maybe her full set of memories might also return. Her parents emphatically decline to give their permission which was a very surprising reaction, and when Dedra’s sister eludes to the family keeping secrets, for me, that’s where some of the scenes lose clarity, lacked transition, and didn’t tie well together. As this book in one in five, the tale seems to be one that might build throughout all of the books, so I’m hoping the central mystery will become clearer. Despite misspellings and grammar errors that should have been caught in this 2nd edition, I am intrigued enough to continue.

[Jillian · Rating 1 out of 5]

I received this book as a part of Early Reviewers on Library Thing in exchange for my honest opinion.

Note: The entirety of this review far exceeds the character limit for GoodReads reviews, so I have left out most examples and expository content. To read all of that in full, see my review of this on Library Thing.

Where do I begin.

I don't even know.

I think I made more highlights in this very short story than I have in any other book. Honestly, I gave up after a while because nearly the whole book was highlighted red to indicate my confusions and points of interest.

Let's start with the question I've been asked to answer:

How surprised were you with the actual way Dedra uncovered the truth?

It took me an inordinate amount of time to figure out the path this author wanted me to take, and even then I'm not sure I have it right, despite rereading this book nearly half a dozen times to try to find some sort of logic in this mess.

I believe we are supposed to conclude that:

1) Janine decides not to withhold the truth anymore and tells Dedra some things about their parents

2) Dedra decides (apparently at Janine's behest) to test the honesty of her sister's admissions, so she pretends to have undergone the hypnosis to make everyone think she has her memory back

3) Seeing the guilty reaction in her parents' eyes (though honestly I'm still not sure whether the "guilty eyes" were her parents' or the killer cops'--more on this and other obtuseness later) when they realized Dedra remembered everything served as proof that Janine was telling the truth all along about how their parents treated them (thereby exonerating Janine as a troublemaker and a joker)

4) Using the "truth" in her parents' minds that Dedra's "memory is back," Dedra could then manipulate her parents into confessing everything by going into the interrogation room to discuss it all with them where it would be recorded so her parents could be punished for their abuse

5) The guilty cops panic because if Dedra knew everything it meant she could implicate them in Image Reflection's murder and their attempted murder of her as an eyewitness that night

6) The guilty cops stupidly implicate themselves by running into the bathroom to discuss their predicament

7) The Captain overhears this because he just happens to be in the bathroom at that time and the murderers are caught

So, if by "surprised" you mean did I literally think to myself before I got to that part, Oh, Dedra is not actually going to undergo the hypnotism and instead she will use her acting skills to manipulate everyone into confessing everything., then, yes, I was "surprised."

And, when I write it out that way, I guess it kind of makes sense.

But, here's the deal. To me, as the reader, none of this is believable, sensible, or logical because, if you really think critically about how Dedra arrived there, what we are left with is a hilariously implausible series of events that happened to get some murderers caught, rather than a genius plan from an amateur sleuth with marginal acting skills. Yes, this all technically "led to Dedra uncovering the truth" about her parents and who killed Image Reflection; however, it is not clear to me whether any or all of it was purposeful or inadvertent on Dedra's part. This is a thin line, but it's a very important one because it either establishes (former) or disproves (latter) Dedra's credibility as a sleuth. This is mostly because we never learned what Dedra's parents told her or what Janine was supposedly finally being honest about (all of that dialog was hidden from the reader), nor was it explained to us how Dedra arrived that those conclusions. Now, it is not uncommon in mystery novels for readers to be left out of a single important clue or a single important conversation to give a little challenge, but in this case it was like no actual relevant clues were given to us at all and we were left out of everything. Basically, it was like reading a book filled entirely with red herrings and false leads. It's as if the author wanted to write a mystery novel and so read some websites about it, but misinterpreted how to execute it, not realizing you have to create a plot that supports the mystery and explain the red herrings and false leads to eliminate them.

There are extra "book club" questions I could answer. I am going to do so, if only because it is obvious that I did not like this book, and I want to be as clear as possible about why. Plus, the questions allow me to discuss other issues I had with this book that I was going to address, anyway.

BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS

There are extra "book club" questions I could answer. I am going to do so, if only because it is probably obvious already that I did not like this book, and I want to be as clear as possible about why. Plus, the questions, though obviously prompting me in a certain direction (which I will blatantly ignore), allow me to discuss other issues I had with this book that I was going to address, anyway.

How do you feel about her "tricky little sister?"

Once again, I have an issue with the lack of neutrality with this question. Why the quotes on "tricky little sister"? Usually when quotes are used, it's for directly quoting something or to indicate that you mean the opposite. So, is it supposed to get me to say that I realized she wasn't really tricky at all and the author did such a good job of planting doubt about her that I got another "surprise" when it was revealed she wasn't tricky after all? Or maybe it's meant to indicate she isn't Dedra's little sister at all (more on this in a second because I actually did wonder that)? Again, I feel prompted. Which is a good indication that my answer to this will likely take a different direction.

Do I think she is tricky... maybe?? I am told she does practical jokes and there are some instances where it is insinuated she is manipulative and a jokester (which conveniently means that by crying wolf with all of her past jokes, no one would believe her now when she is apparently actually trying to be honest, therefore creating doubt about her intentions and motivations), but nothing anyone else said about Janine really ever solidified that for me.

What DID make me wonder were two things Janine said to Dedra in chapter one that are never resolved:
- Janine mentions a three-year-old practical joke of hers that is still going on but that I don't think is actually revealed
- Janine flat out says that "Dedra" isn't Dedra's real name which seems to be either the three-year-old practical joke itself or a result of it, or alludes to something else entirely

My biggest problem with Janine is that it is not clear to me why she never went to the police about their abusive parents. Janine tells Dr. Johnson that she never told anyone to "protect" them both because the cameras made their parents not do the terrible things anymore. So I guess the "logic" is that she is afraid the cameras will be taken away if she tells people, but that makes no sense because if she tells people then they would be protected by the law so I don't get it. But when they were actively being abused I still HONESTLY I have no idea why she (or Dedra, actually) didn't just GO TO THE POLICE. Plus, because we are never told what their parents did, we as the readers don't really believe there was anything to be protected from, which makes not telling anyone seem even more lame and suspicious. Is the reason Janine never told anyone because they actually weren't abusive and she concocted this whole thing, perhaps to get this social experiment involved so that she could be the popular one?

Honestly, at one point I had wondered if Dedra and Janine are the same person; or, rather, whether one of them is a figment of the other's imagination or a split personality of some sort. Okay, stick with me here, even though I'm sure I'm way over-thinking things. (The problem is that, and I will address this more later, the "feel" of this book is that this author was trying to be really clever by giving everything double-meanings, so I began to question everything in order to make sense of anything.)

I began to wonder whether "Image Reflection" (which was a pointedly weird name to begin with) was a metaphor--that, Dedra is really a "reflected image" of Janine (or vice versa) and one of them is all in the other's mind. Meaning, Image Reflection i.e. Dedra/Janine is actually alive and everyone is lying about her dying and trying to cover something up for some reason. My point being that maybe Dedra/Janine witnessed something during the murder and/or when she was hit that caused Dedra/Janine to retreat to amnesia to cope that trauma, but she also invents a "sister" as a split personality who does remember everything. I JUST HAVE NO IDEA ANYMORE AND I HAVE ONLY ANSWERED LIKE TWO OF THESE QUESTIONS.

For symbolism, do you think Janine was right about the "clear winner" (when amnesia vs. forgiveness in Child Development)?

Honestly, I had completely forgotten about the "contest" altogether because there was too much other stuff going on and it was irrelevant to me in the long run.

According to my understanding, this is an experiment about how siblings, one who can't remember anything and one who remembers everything, cope and grow. I think the basic gist of the contest is: which child will cope better? The one with "nothing" to forgive because she can't remember how their parents had previously abused them or the one who can't forgive because she can't forget how their parents had previously abused them? Apparently, this is evaluated by looking at the girls' confidence, habits, and trust. I... am not really sure how those fit in as a way to evaluate things. Janine complains many times that Dedra is basically the "winner," I think because Dedra is still the popular one despite not remembering anything and she does not want to kill herself and Janine does (or at the very least cuts herself to release emotional pain).

Where symbolism is concerned, I think this is trying to propose the question of whether it's better to forgive or forget. Except the way this is done, to me, disproves both theories. Sort of like how Life of Pi was for me.

Okay, there's my answer. I finally got there. I think this makes no sense as a scientific experiment and therefore there is no winner or loser--or, rather, that no one won. For one thing, what is the scientific point of trying to understand a circumstance that would be so impossibly rare to find or duplicate, much less apply any learning to in the future? RANDOMLY Dr. Johnson is writing a book on this absurd theory and RANDOMLY one of his old students ends up in this situation and RANDOMLY her parents applied for it? For another, why would anyone running this behavioral experiment be okay with ANY of the variables knowing that they are undergoing a psychological experiment of this type? Honestly, the fact that Janine knew it was an experiment is probably why she was "failing" so it nullifies everything because the "forgiveness" variable is tainted!! She was trying to evoke some outcome based on an expectation of beating her sister and felt pressured to learn to forgive (which is only going to make her want to do the opposite), rather than just living her life and seeing what naturally occurred. When people know they are being tested, they will not do what they would naturally be inclined to do, which would be particularly detrimental to a psychological experiment. For that matter, it doesn't make sense that the parents would know they're being experimented on, either, because Janine basically said that their behavior changed, too, because of the cameras. Further, why would the parents want only Janine to know, unless it was to be cruel somehow to Janine? Dr. Johnson actually seemed to think that BOTH of the girls knew what was going on and then was upset that Dedra didn't, but, again, I don't see how that would be a valid experiment or that any of his conclusions from it would be accepted by other professionals.

How did you feel about "the deal" between them in the final chapter? Did you agree with Janine, Dedra, or both?

I agree with neither. I think it will not work because neither of their motivations are in the right place. When your motivations aren't in the right place--meaning, they are external and you are doing something for someone else rather than yourself--it will not be sustainable. I also don't think a deal based on denial would be good for either of them because it still means neither of them is facing reality or actually coping with any of this.

Share how this mystery relates to your own story and your thoughts.

I cannot relate this mystery to my own life, mostly because I cannot relate to it at all and I came to no life lesson conclusion. I almost feel like this question may not be philosophical, but is instead asking me to literally compare it to a story I wrote using the same criteria or theme, which I obviously would not have done (this lends credence to another point I will make later about the "feel" of this book).

And, here we have at last arrived at my unprompted thoughts:

GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES & WORDING WEIRDNESS

Editing and spelling mistakes ("were/we're," "now/know," "parent's/parents'"), missing words and punctuation, and unexplained capitalization and italicizing of certain words (Drama, History Book, Psychology, Image Reflection--I thought they would be significant later like they were purposefully altered in appearance to be "clues," but the only one I could kind of reconcile that idea to was "drama" and, even then, only very loosely).

Obtuse References and Bizarre Wording and Sentence Structure

I mentioned earlier that I still am not sure the conclusion I reached is correct. This is because this book is so obtuse when referencing people or things. I think this was purposeful, and the author's main method of trying to create red herrings and false leads. On top of this obtuseness, there was also just a lot of weird sentence structure. These I have no idea whether that was purposeful, TBH. I think the author thinks they are very clever (more on that later), so I sometimes had a hard time distinguishing between on-purpose oddities and just bad editing or lack of proofreading. I even at one point considered whether this is a bad English translation of a book that was originally written in another language. I just... I don't understand why no one in this book can just say what they mean instead of everything being a riddle.

Strange Referencing of Parents

The author kept switching between "her parents/mom/dad" and "the parents/mom/dad" and when referring to the girls' parents, which was very disorienting. I thought it would be revealed that they weren't Dedra's parents after all and it was trying to foreshadow that once Dedra got her memory back that that is the horrible truth Janine was hiding from her, but no (or, maybe it was--as you know, we aren't told anything that actually resolves that). I think eventually I realized that the author was doing it consistently, as if there were some sort of rhyme or reason to the choice, like maybe the author was trying to use "her" when Janine or Dedra were actively involved in the scene versus when it was a narrative using "the" because it wouldn't be the narrative's parents? I have no idea and have never seen that choice of style anywhere in any other book.

SERIOUS OVERCOMPLICATION

Waaaaaaay too many things going on: amnesia, hypnotism, movie stars, practical jokes, forgiveness, mental and emotional abuse, sibling rivalry and jealousy, reality TV, psychological experiments, murder, hit and run, autism, narcissistic parenting, manipulation. I think this was a misguided attempt at creating red herrings and false leads. Eventually I sort of felt like I did when I was reading Tapas, Carrot Cake, and a Corpse, as if this were a school essay where you write a short story centered around a list of vocabulary words provided by your teacher, except instead of British colloquialisms it was psychological terminology this time.

WHY WAS THIS WRITTEN

I am still not sure why this was written--like, what was the motivation or purpose. I was given a main question to answer to fulfill my review, but then for whatever reason book club questions were included, as though this strange short story was either written for a class or would be used for educational purposes for reasons that I cannot fathom. Or, did the author just have an idea, then think it would be fun as a promotional thing to offer it for free and encourage book clubs to read it? Eventually, I felt like I was reading a paper someone wrote for a Psychology class and then felt was good enough to publish as a book, or that the author is a Psychology major and has learned a bunch of things recently and wanted to coalesce them all into some sort of clever story. Whatever the motivation or divination or inspiration, I feel like it failed and I don't know what the point was.

THIS ISN'T REALLY A COZY MYSTERY

Either the author doesn't know what actually constitutes a cozy mystery, they researched it but misinterpreted how to do it, or they used the label as a ploy to get people to buy it to reach a broader audience. Cozy mystery fans will be disappointed by this book, which does not deliver on that promise. Having read dozens of cozy mysteries, the elements for them (though they may vary slightly for each reader's preference/opinion) are pretty standard. Technically, this book covers some of what a cozy mystery is, but those are superficial nods and they aren't in the areas where it counts.

THE TONE OF THIS BOOK IS OFF-PUTTING

I don't... really like a book that thinks it's clever. When authors get lost in their own cleverness, the reader feels left behind because they can't figure out what's going on as the complications keep piling up for no discernible reason and instead of being resolved they just multiply. No one likes a book that feels like it is trying to be too smart for them (that is not what writing mysteries, especially cozy mysteries, is about!), especially when they are reading for pleasure, more so when the author makes it is so painfully obvious that they think what they are doing is so smart, and most especially when what the author is trying to do isn't working as smartly or cleverly as they want it to from the reader's perspective. If a book could have an ego (another psychology term to add to the slew of them!), this one would.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Dear God, for not liking this story, I have certainly analyzed it to death (this is one of the longest reviews I've ever written and it's for one of the shortest books I have ever read) so it was at least a good exercise in critical thinking. I guess it has that going for it.

If I hadn't desired to fulfill receiving this in exchange for a review and if it hadn't been as short as it was, I probably would have dnf'd it. I will not read more in this series or likely anything else by this author.

[Joanna · Rating 2 out of 5]

I picked up this on Instafreebie (now renamed to Prolific Works) months ago when I was in a mystery craze and only got to reading it now.

Remember to Forget is a short read and an interesting mystery about Dedra, the sister who was witness to a crime but suffers Retrograde Amnesia and a family who is hiding a secret.

It was the plot that interested me the most. I like the idea of the only witness being unable to recall the incident and I love that it is her family that is refusing to give consent to the only way the detectives are able to solve the mystery. The conflicts made it seem as if it is impossible for the mystery to be solved and it made me excited to read it.

One thing to note is that although the plot is interesting, the execution of it is confusing. I had difficulties understanding the events as none of it actually formed a story. It seems as if it was bits and pieces of ideas without proper connection to one another. There were no filler parts in the story to make it interesting, instead, most of the story was focused on the one location where the interrogation took place.

The story also has a lack of clarity. I couldn't tell what the parents were hiding nor what the characters meant in their speech, especially in the most crucial parts of the story. I even had to reread some parts again and yet I still did not understand.

This review was first published on Skavansieur (skavansieur.blogspot.com).

[PAR · Rating 5 out of 5]

Remember to Forget is the first novel in the Karma’s Revenge Series. A celebrity is devastated by an attack in a small town. Hollywood is applying pressure for immediate answers. They are setting the town on fire wanting the case to be solved. They have found that there is a girl in the surveillance tape. It is a teenage girl Dedra Kare who is suffering retrograde amnesia.

There is a medical remedy to unlock Dedra’s memory. Her parents have refused the testing, No one understands why. What does Dedra possibly know? Was she possibly involved with the crime? Dedra is just a kid but everyone is putting pressure on her. Some are pushing her to defy her parents, others are pushing from the other side. She is just a kid, why will no one leave her alone? What can she do? If she has the treatment then she is going against her parents, if she goes against the law enforcement she may have a life, one of always looking back and knowing that there is a big hole in her life. Is she in danger? Can she handle the not knowing? This was truly an interesting story, a new take on an old theme. This if my first read by this author and I was quite pleased. I would highly recommend this author, and I can’t wait until the next novel in this series is available to read.

[Cheryl Drake johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting beginning of this 1st book in this series. Dedra has amnesia and her parents and her sister are keeping secrets from her, even before her accident. Someone that she had gone to see on her birthday is dead but there were several things in her car when she was found unconscious. But Dedra finds something under her bed and it leads her to believe someone is either trying to play a practical joke on her or something more sinister. Janine takes her sister to the police station and confesses. Their parents for some reason does not want Dedra to remember what bad girl she had supposedly been before the accident. She doesn't understand her parents are why they are resisting her helping the police to solve the crime. Dedra is a very smart young woman and she is determined to do the right thing for her and her sister and outsmarts the bad guys. Short story with some interesting characters, the storyline has you asking so many questions about why her parents are reluctant to give permission to the police as well as Dr. Johnson. I was given a copy by the author as a gift without obligations. I am providing an honest review.

[Marty Langenberg · Rating 1 out of 5]

I downloaded a free copy because I'm always looking for something new and different. Turns out this is only a sample of the book, although that was not mentioned beforehand. I don't normally bother with samples but that's another story. I decided to have a look anyway.
The writing is extremely disappointing - Poor spelling, poor grammar, poor punctuation. Disjointed sentences. And, it stops with 'To Be Continued'.
The author then invites me to read the rest of the story by buying the book OR getting it for free if I first promise to write a review. There's a link that takes me to the PeaceFromThePuzzle site where I am asked to commit to writing the review.
How convoluted.
Who would bother? Especially when the whole thing is so poorly written?
The book is described as a cozy mystery!
It isn't.
The only thing mysterious about it is trying to work out how this author could ever be considered to be a 'best-selling' author. Says who?
There's lots of room for improvement.

[Malin · Rating 1 out of 5]

In one word, I’d explain the story as confusing.
There’s a lot going on, a lot of serious stuff, that actually don’t get explanations at all, and the whole story is rushed.
There’s also a severe need of line editing and proofreading. The book is afraid of using ”said” and replaces it with ”replies” and other saidisms that become very distracting.
A lot in this story depends on coincidences rather than actual investigations, and none of the scenes are clear in purpose or actually weaving together a picture of what things look like.

Basically, the story feels like a mix between a first draft and an outline.
With editing and fleshing out, maybe it would read better than it did for me.

[Lois · Rating 3 out of 5]

Five-Star Story Ruined

The concept for this story is excellent, however the writing is horrible! This should be removed from the market until editing and a full rewrite. Because of this, it was very confusing and hard to read. The author has great potential but needs much help with grammar, word usage, typos, and content facts. Want an excellent freelance editor and teacher? Try LifeRegeneration Editing; website online.

[Richard Goodrum · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful amnesia mystery. The detective involved in an unrelated murder believes she might coincidentally know something helpful. Dedra lost her memory due to an auto accident. Her parents refuse treatment which might allow the memories to return. Her younger sister, Janine, warns her not to remember. The solution is definitely not to be expected. Well done.

Easy-to-read. Entertaining. Great world building. Scary. Tragic. Twisted. Unpredictable. Whimsical. Wonderful characters.

[Kimberly · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a very confusing story and was riddled with grammar/spelling mistakes throughout. I do not plan to continue the series and am glad this was a very short read. I am also glad that this was free at the time I "purchased" it.

[Shirley Klohr-Ricci · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who’s guilty

Short story of twisted possibilities vs what is the truth? I expected the parents as the problem but not due to the twist at the end! Definitely a different type of story,but well written! Thanks for the free book❤️❤️

[Leslie Twitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book for free for a honest review. This story was good and fast. I loved the bond between sisters. The author did a great job of keeping me interested and the story line together. The author did good work bringing the characters to life. you could feel their emotions. reccomend

[Timothy · Rating 1 out of 5]

If I hadn't known it was so short I would have stopped reading before the end. This very short story needs a good editing and proofreading. It also needs a story that doesn't mostly happen outside of what you actually read. If this is really the style intended, count me out.

[Anne Newman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short book about Dedra who has retrograde amnesia & how her sister Candice helps her a lot. The police want her to undergo hypnosis but her parents totally refuse to let her do so. One wonders why! A good introduction to the series.

[Barbara Waloven · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit confusing in the beginning but it all comes together at the end. Sisters who have each others backs and horrible parents who don’t. Good introduction to these characters and I’m interested in seeing these sisters grow.

[Felicity · Rating 1 out of 5]

Short and disjointed

Not my cup of tea. The language was stilted and the main two characters were not very relatable. I won't be reading more by this author. The only good element was it was not too long or I would have given up.

[Barbara Brostek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Guilt trip...

A unique storyline. A little confusing in some parts but overall the twists and turns kept me interested. I loved the surprise ending.

[Lonny Crawford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good reading

[Inferna Fire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great puzzle....

[Lexee Toste · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was okay, not great. It is short which was what I was in the mood for I just had a hard time connecting to the story and the characters.

[Liza · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short can still be strange. "The mother/mom", "the father", "the parents". Half way through you learn why they are referenced this way.

[Bill · Rating 5 out of 5]

a cozy mystery. Dedra's accident gave her retrograde amnesia, but she fakes her memory to catch the two bad cops who murdered Image Reflection.

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting short story. I have read several of these short tales and I love it when Karma gets her revenge. Recommend reading.

[Rick Farlee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hypnosis and memory loss… and crime. Short story needs more character development to better connect with the reader.

[Paula Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read

This was a good book that held my daughter attention from the beginning to the end I’m looking forward to reading more

[Norma · Rating 2 out of 5]

( Format : Audiobook )
"This is truly unbelievable."
No idea what this was about, really, although I enjoyed the synopsis, which had made it sound interesting. Sadly, the narration by Priscilla Broussard was dreadful, with squeaky little girlie voice unpleasant on the ears, and delivery both too slow and jerky, slightly improved by running playback at 1.25 And the story line sounded more like a disjointed movie script.
Mercifully short, I listened to the end in the expectation that all would be revealed. It wasn't.
I received this as a free download.

[Krystyna · Rating 3 out of 5]

The experiment, the shooting and the amnesia

A good read that could have been a bit clearer. A case of two sisters, one of whom had been in an accident tat gave her amnesia but also placed her at the scene of a murder. Can the acting detective get more details from her to find the killer and the person who run her over.
Why are her parents so set against her regaining her memories? Will they be able to find out the truth and if so what will it do to her relationships?

[Candy Robosky · Rating 1 out of 5]

This short story is as clear as mud. The entire story is a mystery as even by the end nothing is cleared up. There are also a number of glaring typos which given how short it is should easily have been caught. If there had been more description and information it might have been a decent story but instead it is just clueless (pun intended). I received a free copy and am voluntarily leaving my honest review.

[Pat Eroh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Twisty and really different than most books I read, this story really caught my attention. A short story that flowed well and I just had to stick with it until I read the end. I loved the ending! I was surprised by how it was done.

Great job Jwyan C. Johnson

[Cheryl addie · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG loved it can't wait till I can get more of the series