3/5
The Forgetting is set in a world where people lose all of their memories every twelve years, but Nadia never has. Everyone lives in a small enclosed community, and power is messily distributed. Nadia scrambles to keep her family safe and her memories protected, while trying to find the root of the Forgetting.
Nadia is tough, brave, and vulnerable. I didn't tire of her voice or her actions and was invested in her coming-of-age story. The Forgetting has strong themes of identity and asks the question, who are you without your memories? Sharon Cameron builds three-dimensional characters, each with their own stories, and I enjoyed learning more about each of them. I especially loved the end of novel and how the plot was resolved.
The story Cameron tells is a big one, arguably too big to fit in one novel, but I enjoy standalones and I appreciate that there is no sequel. The plot has strong reminders of Across the Universe, and I would recommend this to fans of Beth Revis, strong female leads and exploration, and the relationship between memories and identity.
