Reclaimed

By: Madeleine Roux

Narrated by: Eunice Wong

Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

In this claustrophobic science fiction thriller, a woman begins to doubt her own sanity and reality itself when she undergoes a dangerous experiment.

The Ganymede facility is a fresh start. At least that's what Senna tells herself when she arrives to take part in a cutting-edge scientific treatment in which participants have traumatic memories erased.

And Senna has reasons for wanting to escape her past.

But almost as soon as the treatment begins, Senna finds more than just her traumatic memories disappearing. She hardly recognizes her new life or herself. Even though the cure might justify the side effects of the process, Senna knows that something isn't right. As the side effects worsen, she will need to band together with the other participants to unravel the mystery of her present and save her future.

©2020 Madeleine Roux (P)2020 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“Wickedly smart, devious as hell, and lightning fast. Highly recommended.” (Jonathan Maberry, New York Times best-selling author of Relentless and V-Wars)

“A suspenseful and disturbing sci-fi thriller about the interweaving nature of trauma, memory, and identity. This is what speculative fiction is all about! Reclaimed is one of those fantastic stories that makes you ask ‘what if...?’ I devoured every chapter.” (Peter Clines, New York Times best-selling author of Terminus and The Fold)

"Reclaimed is a brilliantly plotted science fiction story with an exhilarating take on classic sci-fi tropes and majorly creepy psychological horror elements. It features a strong cast of diverse characters you’ll be praying will survive and a nail-biting suspenseful atmosphere that keeps the reader frantically turning the page." (The Nerd Daily)

I just did not get it

I had to stop after 5 hours. Is it science fiction, is it horror, is it ghost story, is it murder mystery? You decide.

A masterful performance

Three disparate individuals, each with a traumatic past, are selected to undergo a new treatment to erase their painful memories. What could go wrong?
Narrator Eunice Wong confides the story in a wonderful way and inhabits each of the characters in a masterful performance. Sci-fi is not normally my thing, but this is a must-listen.

loved it!

Excellent narrator and intriguing story, really coming to like this author's style and choices of subject matter.

I enjoyed this immensely...

Truly entertaining sci-fi. The small cast of characters compliment each other perfectly. I don't want to give any spoilers, at the time I am writing this, there are no other reviews, and I have to say I was happy to go in without any preconceptions or opinions. I just want to say that I was engaged from the beginning, and actually listened to the whole thing in a day. It played on my laptop, followed me around the house on Alexa, and when I had to leave the house, it came along on my phone. It was that intriguing.

Good book

I really enjoyed this book. I love a good sci-fi story and I can see this being made into a series—a movie wouldn’t do it justice.

Enjoy this.

This was great! fantastic narration, great characters, and an unpredictable plot. highly recommended, give it a listen.

Characters are poorly written. Formulaic plot.

Oof, the characters just were so unlikable, hard to relate to, felt a bit unrealistic and empty. Ugh, I just couldn't get past the bad character writing. It was so hard to stay invested when nothing about the characters is interesting enough to keep going.

I DNF'd at 60%, got farther then what I should have and honestly by 30% into this book I recognized I really wasn't going to like this story.

I really didn't get a good feel on the world either, world building could have either used more emphasis, built into more or more descriptions to be able to get a feel for it all. Overall I definetly got the futurism being portrayed but not nearly enough details to 'see' what's going on. I dunno, maybe hating the characters so much distracted me but I struggled with the world too.

The plot/premise also starts off just clunky too. It just doesn't feel believable enough. It goes to quick and doesn't build up enough with this supposed trauma the characters are trying to get wiped. It's too convenient and too quick to latch on to. They needed more build up or emphasis on their experience to care about their issues and then once you care then it's make more sense to introduce the premise more slowly and get into the plot. It just felt too clunky honestly and like it was trying to be formulaic but comes off as a little amateur.

Good concept, average audiobook

The delay in plot reveal was very aggravating. As a result, the reader is left minimally engaged.