The Remedy by Suzanne Young
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Quinlan McKee has the ability to become anyone she wants; in fact, she does that for a living. Quinn is a closer, someone who takes a short-term role as the deceased loved one, yes you read right DECEASED, and brings closure to the grieving family. She’s been doing this since the age of seven. However, now that she is seventeen, Quinn has problems recreating herself, sometimes confusing her own past with those of the people she’s portrayed.
When she’s given her longest assignment, playing the role of
Catalina Barnes, Quinn begins to bond with the deceased girl’s boyfriend. But
that’s only the beginning of the complications.
This book is a prequel for The Program series and on its own looks like a promising book. Maybe it was the fact that I haven’t read the series or that I had really high expectation about this book, but I didn’t like it. I’m not saying it’s a bad book, it’s just not the type of book I like.
Although I do get that being Quinn isn’t easy and she has an
inner battle with herself and her memories, to me she seems depressed. The
character is always complaining about how lonely she feels but doesn’t seem to
do anything to change her situation. That alone doesn’t sit well on me.
Then you have the plot twists, which normally are what gives
a book its appeal, but I think that there are too many of them in this book.
Especially since I didn’t like where most of them took the story. Though there
are ones that had me over the edge of my furniture and drive me to keep
reading.
In another hand, I really liked the mystery that revolves
around Catalina’s death and Quinn’s past. And the complexity of the characters’
behavior and feelings give the book a deep and life-like atmosphere, mood and
tone that make the reader want more.
For those who like mystery, dark moods and complicated love
lives, this is a book you should probably read. It is an interesting book (I
don’t deny it) and there are probably many people who loved it, but it is not
one I would read twice or that makes me want to read the rest of the series.
I give The Remedy 3 out of 5 stars.
