Remember Me by Chelsea BobulskiMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This dark romance had me captured nearly from the first page. The gothic story is played out in a turn-by-turn chapter style, with viewpoints switching between our present-day heroine, Nell, and a young girl, at the turn of the century, Lea. Their connection is driver of the exhilarating plot, which steers just clear of being trite or predictable. There were many heart-clutching moments which kept me coming back to read the next chapter, and the the next. You cannot guess at the different turns the story takes, which is a delight in a world of copycat writers.
The background story of Nell's mother dying in an airplane crash, being the source of Nell's mental issues, was a little out of place although it made for a sentimental connection between Nell (present-day) and the mother of Lea (turn of the century).
The relationship turned romance between Nell's dad and the hotel's general manager was melodramatic. The general manager, Sophia, who revealed herself near the end of story, to being aware of the unusual connection between Nell and the haunted hotel, like 'a keeper of the secret', was a bit Hollywood. Yet overall, Bobulski's attractive pose is steady and measured, particularly with the development of Nell and her relationship with the Alec Petrov.
The novel is a wonderful escape from reality.
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