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Reclaimed

by Sarah Guillory

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Jenna Oliver doesn't have time to get involved with one boy, let alone two. All Jenna wants is to escape her evaporating small town and her alcoholic mother. She's determined she'll go to college and find a life that is wholly hers-one that isn't tainted by her family's past. But when the McAlister twins move to town and Jenna gets involved with both of them, she learns the life she planned may not be the one she gets. Ian McAlister doesn't want to start over; he wants to remember. Ian can't recall a single thing from the last three months-and he seems to be losing more memories every day. His family knows the truth, but no one will tell him what really happened before he lost his memory. When he meets Jenna, Ian believes that he can be normal again because she makes not remembering something he can handle. The secret Ian can't remember is the one Luke McAlister can't forget. Luke has always lived in the shadow of his twin brother until Jenna stumbles into his life. She sees past who he's supposed to be, and her kiss brings back the spark that life stole. Even though Luke feels like his brother deserves her more, Luke can't resist Jenna-which is the trigger that makes Ian's memory return. Jenna, Ian, & Luke are about to learn there are only so many secrets you can keep before the truth comes to reclaim you.… (more)
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I have just teared up at the last line. This is one of the better novels I've read. Sure maybe you can guess a plot point but it isn't going to matter. You can't guess it all. And it ends beautifully, like the last note of a great song. ( )
  terriaminute | Dec 4, 2022 |
Oh my goodness, this book did my head in. Just when I thought I knew where the author was taking me, she surprised me, although my guess was partially right about 'the big twist'. However, I am not sure how many YA readers could handle "Reclaimed" as I think they would find the plot very confusing. ( )
  HeatherLINC | Apr 7, 2017 |
I really enjoyed this book! I thought it was going to be a sappy romance, which I have nothing against, but it ended up being a good balance of romance and mystery. There were a couple of people at the beginning that it took a while for me to figure out who they were because of the limited descriptions, but overall, it was pretty amazing.

There aren't very many books that I've read lately that have made me not want to put them down, but this was one. I was quite aggravated with life for making me put it down so often.

I have to say I predicted the "twist" pretty early, although I wasn't sure the whole time, but there was a twist to the twist, which made it even more interesting.

I'm not going to lie, I was not expecting this book to be this good. I just hope she has a lot more stories in her and a long and wealthy career as a novelist! ( )
  bburton131 | Jun 19, 2016 |
RECLAIMED is both a kiss and a slap. There is all this sweet romantic tenderness mixed with addiction and ricocheting tragedy. It's a book that explores numerous relationships--both romantic and familial--and does them so deftly that it's almost impossible to believe this is from a debut author. It's that good.

And the writing. It's really lovely with atmospheric metaphors and accessibly lyrical phrasing. It's beautiful to read the way Sarah Guillory crafts her sentences. But more than the writing, it's the relationships between the three protagonists that makes RECLAIMED resonate so strongly. They are messy and reckless and mingled with often thoughtless decisions. It's also painfully real and honest. Jenna, Luke, and Ian feel as real as any character I've ever read.

RECLAIMED is truly a bittersweet story with completely engrossing characters, a twisty heartbreaking romance, and an ending that left me choked up and smiling...and ready to let this book reclaim me all over again. ( )
  pollywannabook | Oct 22, 2013 |
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Jenna Oliver doesn't have time to get involved with one boy, let alone two. All Jenna wants is to escape her evaporating small town and her alcoholic mother. She's determined she'll go to college and find a life that is wholly hers-one that isn't tainted by her family's past. But when the McAlister twins move to town and Jenna gets involved with both of them, she learns the life she planned may not be the one she gets. Ian McAlister doesn't want to start over; he wants to remember. Ian can't recall a single thing from the last three months-and he seems to be losing more memories every day. His family knows the truth, but no one will tell him what really happened before he lost his memory. When he meets Jenna, Ian believes that he can be normal again because she makes not remembering something he can handle. The secret Ian can't remember is the one Luke McAlister can't forget. Luke has always lived in the shadow of his twin brother until Jenna stumbles into his life. She sees past who he's supposed to be, and her kiss brings back the spark that life stole. Even though Luke feels like his brother deserves her more, Luke can't resist Jenna-which is the trigger that makes Ian's memory return. Jenna, Ian, & Luke are about to learn there are only so many secrets you can keep before the truth comes to reclaim you.

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