Forgotten

by Elle Limpkin

What would you do if you woke up five hundred years into the future, with no memory of who you are?

After a centuries-old war, humanity is reduced to a metropolis full of deceit and misinformation. Freedom is an illusion.

Enters Lynn, a 21st-century physicist with a deep-rooted mistrust of people that goes way beyond her amnesia.

She tries to make sense of the world around her and can't decide. Should she search for a way to return to her time? Or stay and fight the group that controls the city from the shadows?

She teams up with the only people the city has spat out, the ones that refused to stay in line.
Will her new friends prove worthy of trust?

348 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 20, 2021

About the author

Elle Limpkin has spent the last ten years writing stories in various genres until she found her passion for science fiction and fantasy.

With a strong interest in learning, she pursues every avenue that can help perfect her writing skills: writing and grammar courses, blogs, and lots of writing.

When she’s not glued to the keyboard, writing stories, she enjoys watching her favorite shows (you cannot rewatch Stargate or Star Trek too many times), plays guitar or travels to discover new places.

She loves training and public speaking and, in an ideal world, she uses both to help writers grow. Nothing is better than knowing you made a difference!

Reviews

[Jenny Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is interesting. Its attention to detail for surrounding is profound. I could envision the setting extremely well. I could feel every action that was made. I could feel the emotions from physically painful events (such as stabbings, cuts, etc..); not emotional ones or deaths. It did lack on character build so that might be why I didn’t feel a loss when a character died. Characters in this book appeared out of no where. At no point did I ever feel an emotional connection to any of the characters or what their fate had in store. I was introduced to numerous characters that had no point and felt as though they weren’t necessary. I found this book to lack an articulated story; it lacked consistency. It’s a fast paced book with lots of action. Yet, it lacks depth. At the beginning, I was extremely intrigued. At around half way the book fell flat. Such a shame. I would not reread this book only because I didn’t learn anything new and there wasn’t a lesson to be taught for me at least. It just didn’t have a wow factor overall.

Overall lack on emotional events and character development; amazing description on setting and actions

[Carolann · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won this book in a goodreads give-away.

This book is set in the 25th century where humanity, after a nuclear event, has settled in a city called New Eden. The majority of the people live inside the city, but there are a handful of people that live outside the city, they are called the "Offenders". Most people don't realize it, but there is also a small group of people that actually run New Eden.

The story follows several characters both inside and outside the city. The main character is a woman with amnesia. She appeared in a forest and is brought to a hospital in the city. They try to determine who she is and whether she is telling the truth about her amnesia. She is given the name Lynn. They quickly find that she is not from the city, but where is she from?

So, the storyline then follows Lynn as she tries to discover who she is. First with the group at the hospital, then with the "offenders". Then the big question of whether she is a time traveler comes into play.

I liked this book. It contained some of my favorite concepts -- like time travel. I thought the characters were pretty well written ... even some of the bad guys ... including the ones that you didn't see coming. If you're looking for a quick time travel read, I would recommend this book.

[Carolyn Angi · Rating 1 out of 5]

Received from a goodreads giveaway and dnf-ed after 10 pages. It's horribly written. And very clearly totally unedited. There's misspellings all over the place and missing words too. The plot sounds intriguing but I could not get past the horrible writing

[Aistė · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very intriguing, well written. Can't wait to read part 2.