Review posted first on shonamoyce.com 
 Disclaimer: I received a free review copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own. 
 HOW DO YOU KNOW WHO TO TRUST WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN TRUST YOURSELF? 
 I look at my hands. One of them says 'FLORA, BE BRAVE.' 
 This book swept me up in a wave of intrigue and compassion. Flora Banks is one of the best female characters I've read in a while--a powerhouse of inner strength. She just doesn't remember who she is and what she's capable of. 
 I loved Flora's voice and felt an immediate connection with her from page one. The narrative is chilling--crafted with an alternating pace and clarity depending on Flora's state of mind. At times it is fluent, teeming with such life that Flora's spirit and tenacity radiate off the page. Other times, it is purposefully convoluted, repetitive--like actually stepping into the sweeping confusion of a seventeen-year-old amnesiac's mind. 
 The repetition does not detract from the story; quite the opposite, in fact. It enhances it in that every subtle word change becomes a clue in the puzzle of Flora's world. Because that's what it is: an enigma that propels you from chapter to chapter, neither knowing nor trusting the words even as the story unfurls before you. 
 Flora's unique personality, the Cornish and Arctic settings, the story as a whole--they are all refreshingly original and compelling. Add to that the cleverly crafted unreliable narrator and you have yourself an absolute must-read.