Book Review - The Progeny

The Progeny by Tosca Lee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Breathtaking, fast paced, intriguing...the list goes on for how I could describe The Progeny.

'Too short' could be another way.

I wanted MORE. I still want MORE.

The story starts out with the amnesia trope - the purposeful amnesia trope. You aren't left in the dark as to how it happened, and from the beginning you're given a vague reason for the logic behind erasing memories. It works because the character doesn't dwell on her lost memories. She knows they're gone, other people know they're gone, so you're not left with the awkward and annoying drama of the character trying to convince people that she really doesn't remember.

It also works because the character is not so much trying to remember what happened, as to discover what happened. She knows she can't remember, she accepts it and deals with it.

The characters are believable, they have their own reasons behind their actions, and Lee gives you a tantalizing taste of the larger workings of this mythos.

I will be waiting with baited breath for the next book in the series!

This is one of the few books I finished and wanted so desperately to know what happens to the characters but I can't because the next book isn't out. >:(

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