A wonderful book. I defy you not to fall in love with Flora Banks. 5 stars. 
 This review was originally posted on my book blog. 
 Thank you to Penguin and NetGalley for giving me an advance e-copy of The One Memory of Flora Banks. My review is unbiased and a true reflection of my experience of the book. 
 I was about twenty pages into this book when I started to suspect it would be a 5-star read. Why? In one word: Flora. In Flora Banks, Emily Barr has created a heroine you don't feel able to abandon and, more importantly, you don't want to. For while her inability to retain memories makes her vulnerable, it also makes everything she does incredibly brave and bold. 
 I spent parts of this book cringing and biting my nails. Other I wanted to jump up, punch the air and cheer. Mostly, I wanted to climb inside the pages and give Flora a hug. Not only because she was often alone and understandably frightened, but because she was adorably adventurous, determined and hopeful. 
 The author's first-person portrayal of a mind unable to retain memories of anything more than a few hours is terrifying, heart-breaking, exhilarating and frustrating. It gives the story a thriller-like edge and makes us intimately complicit in all Flora's actions. After all, when her parents leave her alone, the one person who stays with her through everything is you, the reader. 
 I won't say anything else about the plot of this brilliant book because I think you'll enjoy it all the more for knowing as little as possible in advance. Just know that if you're looking for a character-driven story with a fantastic central heroine, you should get yourself a copy asap. 
 Overall: please, please don't think because this is billed as Young Adult fiction it's not for you. However old you are, read this book, fall in love with Flora Banks, remember her name and pass the word on.