The first in a trilogy, veteran author Anderson pens a novel of fantasy and adventure with a gentle family mystery woven in. How can Rosie connect with the Memory Witch and how will she battle her once found? The witch in question who stole Mom's memory needs to be tracked down, as well her millions and trillions of moths, who carry the stolen memories. The ghosts help Rosie to uncover Mom's old gear, including a guide to witches and a possible weapon. The ghosts reveal that Mom's memory was stolen by one of thirteen witches and, as a former witch-hunter, she possesses long-forgotten secrets to battle them. Because of their intense friendship and despite not having a family lineage of witch-hunters, Germ gains the sight as well. One night, Rosie, an aspiring writer, burns all of her childhood stories in order to become more "sophisticated", inadvertently unlocking her "sight" to see ghosts and spirits. Seeing this as a betrayal, Rosie drops Germ, only to need her when things get super crazy at home. She doesn't understand why her best friend, Germ, is wearing make-up, interested in boys, and hanging out with a new friend. Her mother is mentally checked-out to the extreme and Rosie is forced to be the grown-up of the house.
I hope I can one day write something so impactful.Rosie does not have the typical life of a normal twelve-years-old. Jodi Lynn Anderson’s language is so musical and powerful and can twist and turn it in ways that are so unexpected, yet feels completely right. How the truth of things and the lies in between can be melded together to form something even more powerful. There’s also the idea of a distant parental figure and how it can deeply move us in ineffable and unshakeable ways, and I really related to that theme in the book. I really enjoyed the themes of memory and the loss of it and how it affects us. Here are some thoughts I wrote down at the time in my notes: It’s also been a very long time since I’ve read through a book so fast, it was that good. It has honestly been a long while since I read something that affected me so deeply and emotionally. I immediately purchased it after reading the blurb and went home to read it.
I was strolling around my local bookstore and was struck by the great cover. I read this book in late May, but I thought I’d share it now since I was thinking about it.īecause I’m currently writing a middle grade portal fantasy, I try to read a lot of middle grade in my spare time. The Memory Thief, part of the Thirteen Witches series, was written by Jodi Lynn Anderson.
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