REVIEW: The Lost Memories of Callum Brecker by Marilyn Bordelon

- January 07, 2023

THE LOST MEMORIES OF CALLUM BRECKER

Book One

by Marilyn Bordelon

Release Date: January 7, 2023

Review

A fantastic debut novel by Marilyn Bordelon. It’s a mafia story, so you know, expect all that comes with the Mafia! At times dark and disturbing. But it also has the lightness and innocence of teenagers captured within it.

What I loved most was the structure. We start in the present day, seeing them as they are after events that irrevocably changed them. Callum and Ambrose meet again after years apart, except Callum has no idea who he is, yet there is still a draw. We feel the frustration for Callum not being able to remember while others still do but refuse to tell him.

We then return to the past. To them meeting as teenagers. Becoming friends. Becoming more than friends. Callum discovering that Ambrose’s family is part of the Mafia. Why they are forced apart. The time that Callum has lost. It’s heart pumping, and heartbreaking.

Returning to the present. The heartbeat of the past still beating strong. Then it ends. Ends. Damn cliffhangers! I hope the rest comes out soon. I need to know how they find their way through.

If you love the Mafia, forbidden romances, and high levels of pinning you’ll enjoy this.

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Synopsis

Twenty-five year old Ambrose Romano happens across someone from his past, an individual who had once meant the world to him. When that person doesn’t recognize him at all, Ambrose makes it his mission, against his better judgement, to help him remember.

Twenty-four year old Callum cannot recall an entire year of his life. When he comes across an alluring man who insists that they know each other, he feels a renewed curiosity of the past. Despite being warned to stay far away from him, Callum can’t help but follow Ambrose, determined to uncover his lost memories.

Embarking on this journey proves to be exciting and dangerous. Callum learns that he inadvertently got involved with the mafia and that he fell in love with the son of a prominent member. People close to him were hurt, and he even committed a heinous crime to protect the man he was falling in love with. Now he has to decide–is it worth it, after all, to travel into the past? Is it worth it to remember the person he was?

About Marilyn Bordelon

Marilyn Bordelon (she/her) is a twenty-seven-year-old woman with a passion for all things books! Born and raised in Kansas where she now resides with her spouse and two children, she spends all of her free time reading and writing.

Becoming an author has been a dream of hers. Since she was old enough to hold a pencil she has always been writing fictional stories. She hopes to build a little "found family" through her books that have strong themes of acceptance, love, and belonging.

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