The Forgotten Hours

In this evocative debut novel, Katrin Schumann weaves a riveting story of past and present and how love can lead us astray.At twenty four, Katie Gregory feels like life is looking up she s snagged a great job in New York City and is falling for a captivating artist and memories of her traumatic past are finally fading Katie s life fell apart almost a decade earlier, during an idyllic summer at her family s cabin on Eagle Lake when her best friend accused her father of sexual assault Throughout his trial and imprisonment, Katie insisted on his innocence, dodging reporters and clinging to memories of the man she adores.Now he s getting out Yet when Katie returns to the shuttered lakeside cabin, details of that fateful night resurface the chill of the lake, the heat of first love, the terrible sting of jealousy And as old memories collide with new realities, they call into question everything she thinks she knows about family, friends, and, ultimately, herself Now, Katie s choices will be put to the test with life altering consequences. Download The Forgotten Hours – kino-fada.fr 2.5 starsI appreciate the author s attempt to tell a story with complex characters and tough subject matter, but for me this one missed the mark The bare bones of a good story were there but the transitions from the past and present timelines felt disjointed at times and lacked a cohesive flow When I finished the book one thought that crossed my mind was it feltlike a good rough draft of a book but needs some work and polishing to turn it into somethingmeaningful.When Katie Gregory 2.5 starsI appreciate the author s attempt to tell a story with complex characters and tough subject matter, but for me this one missed the mark The bare bones of a good story were there but the transitions from the past and present timelines felt disjointed at times and lacked a cohesive flow When I finished the book one thought that crossed my mind was it feltlike a good rough draft of a book but needs some work and polishing to turn it into somethingmeaningful.When Katie Gregory was a teenager her best friend accused Katie s father of sexual assault He was convicted of the crime and after serving time in prison he is set to be released Old memories pop back up to the surface and coupled with new information, Katie seems to question just about everything in her life.The premise for the story had potential but the execution for the most p...So much waiting, so little pay off I truly wanted to love this book The powerful MeToo movement our country has seen surface the past few years had me desperately wanting to root for Lulubut it was so hard Her character was fake, belligerent, and a tad narcissistic I know others will disagree, and that s okay I just had a hard time feeling anything about her at all As for Katieyuck She was aggravating In this day and age, when EVERYTHING is splashed all over the internet, we re rSo much waiting, so little pay off I truly wanted to love this book The powerful MeToo movement our country has seen surface the past few years had me desperately wanting to root for Lulubut it was so hard Her character was fake, belligerent, and a tad narcissistic I know others will disagree, and that s okay I just had a hard time feeling anything about her at all As for Katieyuck She was aggravating In this day and age, when EVERYTHING is splashed all over the internet, we re really supposed to believe she didn t even know who testified at her father s rape trial Really Unless she s an ostrich with her head buried in the sand, it s simply not plausible I don t mind suspending belief a bit, but come on Charlie and David could have added so much texture and insight, but the author instead chose to make them meaningless, secondary characters who added nothing at all to the tapestry of the story The main problem for me The...I just have a lot of mixed feelings about this book and need to sort them out.Please note that I got this vias Kindle First Reads I really loved the premise of the Forgotten Hours a teenage girl loses her best friend and father after a rape accusation and trial This type of plot feels very timely That said, I thought that the story being told in third person point of view actually pushed me away as a reader I think if it was told in the first person point of view I would have feltentwined with Katie and her choices Also, if it had been first person Please note that I got this vias Kindle First Reads I really loved the premise of the Forgotten Hours a teenage girl loses her best friend and father after a rape accusation and trial This type of plot feels very timely That said, I thought that the story being told in third person point of view actually pushed me away as a reader I think if it was told in the first person point of view I would have feltentwined with Katie and her choices Also, if it had been first person point of view, I would have givenleeway on the secondary characters Zen, Lulu, her father, mother, brother, etc being written so shallowly However, writing in third person point of view, I think she could have tapped into everyone s emotions a lotand the backstory I needed to get into Lulu s and her father s headThe Forgotten Hours goes back and forth...I d rather reread a good book than slog through a boring one. Prime First Read books aren t what they once were Most in recent months have been DNF, one or two stars None of the December options interested me We were allowed to ch...2.5 STARSIt took too long for things to get moving The book is so focused on Katie, and she s such a frustrating character It would have been better for the story to be set further in the past, it just didn t seem believable that Katie was so sheltered and naive about everything that happened As it was, the chapters set at the lake house felt like they could have been from the 70 s.Katie s a woman in her mid 20 s, a college graduate, and yet she comes across as someone unable maybe just unwi 2.5 STARSIt took too long for things to get moving The book is so focused on Katie, and she s such a frustrating character It would have been better for the story to be set further in the past, it just didn t seem believable that Katie was so sheltered and naive about everything that happened As it was, the chapters set at the lake house felt like they could have been from the 70 s.Katie s a woman in her mid 20 s, a college graduate, and yet she comes across as som...THE FORGOTTEN HOURS is a stunning novel that moves seamlessly between the aftermath of a trauma that shattered one family and a summer evening that ruined many lives As current events clash with truths Katie Gregory has kept hidden from her lover and herself she s forced to return to memories she d rather forget Memories that tug loyalty in conflicting directions and question everything she knows about trust and love Was her father guilty of the crime for which he was convicted Who s lying, THE FORGOTTEN HOURS is a stunning novel that moves seamlessly between the aftermath of a trauma that shattered one family and a summer evening that ruined many lives As current events clash with truths Katie Gregory has kept hidden from her lover and herself she s forced to return to memories she d rather forget Memories that tug loyalty in conflicting directions and question everything she knows about trus...Riveting If I had to sum up this debut book in one word, that would be it What would you do if your father went to jail for statutory rape of your best friend Who do you side with What if your choice might be wrong I admit that I feel a lot of overwhelm from the metoo news of the world today, and wasn t sure how I was going to feel about this novel, but Schumann pulls you into Katie s world and wraps you in all the emotions from each character in such a way that you literally can t put the Riveting If I had to sum up this debut book in one word, that would be it What would you do if your father went to jail for statutory rape of your best friend Who do you side with What if your choice might be wrong I admit that I feel a lot of overwhelm from the metoo news of the world today, and wasn t sure how I was going to feel about this novel, but Schumann pulls you into Katie s world and wraps you in all the emotions from each character in such a way that you literally can t put th...

• English
• 07 November 2018
Katrin Schumann
• Paperback
• 362 pages
• 1503904172
• Katrin Schumann
• The Forgotten Hours