REVIEW: Reflection, by Jessica Roberts

Rating: 5/5      A stunning eBook which challenges the basis of memory, love and loss with exceptional style. This needs to be published.

Bright, spunky Heather Robbins has escaped her small hometown and is anxiously beginning her freshman year of college. Rising above her rocky childhood, she’s found a place where good things are finally starting to happen: her own private apartment, refreshing college classes, and an intense attachment to a mysterious and rugged classmate, Nick Richards.
But when her dreamy college life turns out to be nothing more than a wonderful dream while resting in a coma, questions threaten. 
Now, Heather must press forward to unlock the real past, and find the answers buried deep in her mind. What she unlocks instead is a roller coaster ride through flashbacks, embellished memories, and a whirlwind romance.nd when it’s all over and she comes face to face with the truth, will she lose everything she’s fallen in love with? 

Review

I was lucky enough to recieve a free copy of Reflection via the We <3 YA! group. Thanks to all involved who made that possible. Basically, I adore this book. It was like a breath of fresh air, a perfect summer's day read, despite the fact that I started reading this late one night and didn't stop until I reached the last page at 3am. The way the story is told is brilliant, with a mixture of first and third person, past and present, depending on Heather's condition. This could have been a mista...moreI was lucky enough to recieve a free copy of Reflection via the We <3 YA! group. Thanks to all involved who made that possible. I adore this book. It was like a breath of fresh air, a perfect summer's day read, despite the fact that I started reading this late one night and didn't stop until I reached the last page at 3am. The way the story is told is brilliant, with a mixture of first and third person, past and present, depending on Heather's condition. This could have been a mistake - it would have been so easy for it to become tangled and messy, but Roberts executed it with both class and ease. To be honest, I would have enjoyed this book even if the coma/memory element had been removed, because I just loved the world that was built, and the stunning relationship between Nick and Heather. Too often in YA fiction the latter can be rushed and thoroughly unconvincing, but not here. But the additional twist of Heather being in a coma, and not being able to remember what and who is real and what she's made up whilst in her 'reflective' state was a masterstroke. The way the present in the hospital was intergrated with her memories was both clever and unnerving. I've never read anything quite like it, and it kept me constantly on edge. The ending was heartbreakingand I felt devastated for Heather. The twist was simple, but something I hadn't factored in, and I cannot wait for the sequel to see how this is going to pan out.