Science Fiction
Amnesia is doing a lot of heavy lifting in Escape to Eden, but the hook that kept me moving was the other bit: why would people kill for Sage?
That’s the cleaner question, really. Not “who am I?” so much as “what on earth have I been turned into?”. Much better pressure. I’m usually suspicious of books that lean too hard on memory loss, but this one at least knows the real tension sits underneath it.
That’s the cleaner question, really. Not “who am I?” so much as “what on earth have I been turned into?”. Much better pressure. I’m usually suspicious of books that lean too hard on memory loss, but this one at least knows the real tension sits underneath it.
Memory loss can be a bit of a cheat code if it’s all mystery and no character, so that setup makes me wary in the best way. The “why would people kill for her?” bit is the more interesting engine here. That at least suggests the book knows the body is the clue, not just the missing memories. I’m more likely to follow a sci-fi premise when it feels like a threat, not a puzzle box with nice lighting.