She knew mind hacking was wrong, she didn’t realize it was dangerous.Three things happen when technophobe Lucy learns to mind-hack:
Her brilliant crush becomes her boyfriend,
They solve small crimes together
She’s deleted from his memory — and everyone else’s.
Now the only person looking for the college freshman is a mysterious hacker. If he finds her, he will wipe out her memories — or worse. … finds her, he will wipe out her memories — or worse. But how do you hide from a hacker with eyes everywhere?
★★★★★ “A one-of-a-kind young adult novel that has just the right mix of excitement and heart.” Indies Today
★★★★★ “You can’t help but root for these star-crossed lovers as they find and lose each other, but never quite forget.” Readers’ Favorite
Readers’ Favorite Gold Medalist in YA Sci-Fi
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Mind boggling and thought provoking. Set in the future where you can erase memories and read minds. What a frightening thought. Is this really in our future? Probably!
This novel is fast paced with cute college aged kids. Scary. Funny. Cute. Scary. Futuristic.
I was gifted the Audible version by StoryOrigin. The narrator was spot on. Sounding young and fresh. Just like the characters.
Lucy is a philosopher, and the only one of her friends who isn’t in love with the technological revolution of the “Specs.” She believes that it could be dangerous to have people that close to your thoughts. What if someone hacked it? Everyone laughs her off, until it turns out Lucy is right. When Lucy is erased from everyone’s memory, she goes on the run in an attempt to save her own memories, and potentially herself, from oblivion.
This was an absolute rollercoaster. Lucy was a fantastic MC. Easy to root for from start to finish. I thought she had a very unique voice, and the bit of her personality based around philosophy was refreshing from similar books in the genre.
My only qualm is that I feel as if Marco and Nick had more of a history than what was discussed in the book. The very first time we meet Nick, we see him lamenting over why people admire Marco, and it felt as if they had a deeper relationship than simple jealousy. Maybe I’m overanalyzing.
This book though was amazing. Different from anything I’ve read in a while. While it has all the suspense of an action-packed thriller, the addition of the Specs gave it a fantastic technothriller feel.
Not to mention the bits of philosophy give you plenty to think about. The entire idea that who are is based on our memories is deep because if those memories are erased, are we really us or are we someone else. Will we make the same mistakes over and over to find our true selves or become someone else entirely? It’s amazing food for thought.
Narration was perfect.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
What a fabulous idea! And creepy! I couldn’t look my phone in the eye for a few days after finishing this book!
This was an interesting story. I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it. I felt the narrator made the voice of Lucy sound like a 12 year old kid instead of the 18 and 19 year old she was. I found that a bit annoying to listen to. The concept of the story was an interesting idea. I felt the characters lacked some depth as did some of the story line. There weren’t any real big twists and some of the story felt a little repetitious. It had a pretty good ending and didn’t leave the story hanging with too many unanswered questions. Who knows, this could be a glimpse of what the future holds.
I received an Audiobook copy from StoryOrigin for an honest review.
I received this book for free. I am voluntarily posting this review and any opinions expressed herein are my own.
While this book is geared more towards a YA audience, it can be enjoyed by an older generation as well. In today’s high tech world, the theme of this book – the ability to delete people’s memories through technology – is very appropriate. I really liked the MC Lucy – who is a bit of a technophobe and a rebel in refusing to wear “Spex” like everyone else, allowing her to have the most clarity in what is actually happening. Of course, there is the underlying philosophical argument to be made here as well – as it relates to technology taking over our world, our thoughts [and don’t our thoughts/memories create who we are so if they are deleted – who are we really?], and monitoring our activities. Overall, I found the characters to be well-developed; the story intriguing; and the writing to be very entertaining.
The narrator, Abby Anderson, has a very pleasant voice and did a nice job. On the down side, several times, phrases/sentences were repeated – not caught in quality control.
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/5 *(I know I put six stars but trust me this book more than deserves it)
One of the most intriguing books I’ve read in 2020 so far. It was to say in #taylorswift ‘s words “We had Beautiful magic love there what a sad beautiful tragic love affair”.
Year-2044
Trend-Spex
Abnormal- People not wearing Spex-(also our heroine Lucy)
**How did she go from a college freshman with good grades and a
boyfriend to a creature slithering through a tunnel? It’s almost like she died,
as if when she ran to the woods, she crossed a threshold. She no longer
belongs to the real world. She’s not dead, but she’s forgotten. Which is
worse?**
Lucy wants her memories untainted but people who wear spex see her as an Abnormal girlbut she stays in everyone’s memories. Maybe because she doesn’t have Spex hiding ger face like everyone else’s? She’s had a crush on Marco the face recognition app guru who loves gadgets who falls for her abnormalities. But when Mollie finds out how to erase memories and tries to right wrongs…..Lucy finds herself watching something that no one should have seen and the DELETER(not an actual word I know) is on her trial. She runs to the woods to save her memories but sees that everyone has forgotten her. What happens when the DELETEr deletes her memories only to fall in love with Lucy, but Marco has to run from the authorities and hide because of Nick’s manipulation. Find out on #Deleted by Ruth Mitchell. Get your copy now Happy Reading
EVERYTHING YOU BUY, EVERY CALL YOU MAKE, EVERY WEBSITE YOU LOOK AT-THERE’S A RECORD OF IT…WE’VE TRADED PRIVACY FOR CONVENIENCE
Deleted is such an exciting read of determination and personal convictions. Author Ruth Mitchell takes you on a journey full of fear, angst, moral dilemmas, and the all-consuming wonder of “what if’s.” You could debate for days over the choices and decisions Lucy and even Nick make at every turn, which gives life to the knowledge that there will be an equal amount of readers turned off by their actions as there will be sympathizers. But that is precisely what made this book, so fun and intriguing to keep turning the pages. How easy would it be to not stick to your beliefs when the world is out to destroy you. How fast would your convictions crumble while lying cold in a ditch, and nobody even remembers your name? Throughout the entire book, I kept getting flashes of what it felt like watching “The Net” in the ’90s, wanting to believe it was a work of total fiction, but knowing it was only too close to the truth that nobody wanted to acknowledge. The only question remaining is WWSBD (What would Sandra Bullock do) or, in this case, Lucy? Survive! Even when you’re Deleted
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by Ruth Mitchell
Wow what a great book! I was drawn into this story right away and unable to put it down. There are definitely some unexpected twists and turns that completely frustrated me but made it that much better. I love Lucy and Marco, their connection is epic. There are also other really great characters in this story. This book also makes you think about the bigger picture and how far can technology be taken. There are questions of morality as well. This book is filled with action, creativity, originality, and vivid detail. The author made me feel like I was watching this unfold because it felt so real and got me invested in the outcome. This book is a gem and I highly recommend it.
Deleted by Ruth Mitchell is an absolutely phenomenal read. The concept of the story caught my eye and once I started the book I absolutely couldnt put it down. Mitchells writing and world building is incredibly original. Normally i dont read this genre, what with Science Fiction not being one of my go to’s, i was metaphorically blown out of the water. I loved following with Lucy’s story, albeit you really need to focus to catch everything that’s happening. Mitchell really knows how to hook a reader, and I definitely recommend this book!
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5 Stars
Ok this book was a complete surprise to me. I started out being totally fascinated with the synopsis and decided to give it a try. I don’t normally read this genre so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I started it and as usual with this genre I got totally lost. I almost gave up but this is when reviews are so important, I read many of them and realized I needed to go back and try again. I had to be missing something. I am so so thankful I did.
I will say you don’t want any distractions while reading, it really does take focus to keep up with everything that is going on. Once I started again I was completely hooked and then could not put it down. I love how this was left wide open to a possible next book and truly hope that happens.
I was confused at the end because I dont think Ive ever in reading a book hated someone so much then ending up with them being one of my favorite characters and really hope that’s who gets the next book. I think that one would be a ton of fun especially how this one ended.
Grab this book!! It was awesome, do not give up, if you lose it, go back I am so glad I chose to do that!!
5 stars!
Excellent. This story is fun, it is original, techy, funny and dramatic. I love the storyline of a world addicted to technology and a world where you can hack into someone’s glasses and erase or read their memories. This is also slightly creepy but fun. The only big news Lucy has to share with her sister Mollie, is that she likes Marco. Mollie on the other hand shares that she can erase people’s memories. Then we meet Nick, who can also erase memories, and he sees that Lucy now knows of him. Watching Lucy on the run, as to not get her memories wiped, and her interactions with Marco is an adventure. The romance between Lucy and Marco is sweet and at times for me, frustrating, due to Marco’s memories being wiped. Overall a fantastic read, wonderful characters and I can’t say enough how creative this book really is.
I highly recommend this read! I felt as though I was watching a movie and not reading a book. Ruth Mitchell is an amazing writer and I hope for another book like this in the future from her.
Deleted is a young adult sci-fi book by Ruth Mitchell. The story takes place in the near future – a few decades on from where we are now. Technology has progressed with digital assistants connected directly to most people’s minds.
Our protagonist Lucy, a philosophy student, is one of the few people app developer Marco has ever met who still relies on a smartphone rather than the much more convenient Spex. She is concerned about privacy and security, and it turns out her concerns are not unfounded. It is possible, it turns out, to hack people’s minds through their Spex and while Lucy’s reluctance to embrace the technology keeps her mind safe, it doesn’t stop other people’s memories of her being accessed and erased.
This is an enticing story, and an interesting exploration of the advantages and dangers of technology. It also touches upon how fragile our memories are, even without technology that’s vulnerable to hacking.
This is a great book for teens and young adults who are interested in how technology can develop in the future, and concerned about privacy and how their data is used. The near future setting means much of the world seems familiar, so it would be a good starting point for readers who are just beginning to get into sci-fi. It’s also a fun, thought-provoking read for adults – I thoroughly enjoyed it! It gets 5 stars from me!
What lengths would you go to in order to be remembered, or not remembered? Lucy has a crush on the boy genius, Marco. She doesn’t think he has noticed her since she has never really spoken to him nor hung around when he has been near. He has though and wants to find out more about her.
Marco and Lucy soon become and item after her sister, Mollie, learns how to hack into a person’s brain and look at their memories. She hacks into Marco’s brain and finds out that he has an affection for Lucy. Lucy uses this to her advantage and decides that avoiding Marco is no longer acceptable.
Now that they know brains can be hacked and memories can be wiped they decided to look into a few things that they felt needed attention. It’s all harmless fun right? Not so much. They stumble across something that they should never have seen. There is someone out there who erases memories for a profit and he is out to erase Lucy’s. It was easy enough to wipe the memories of Marco and Mollie, but Lucy is proving to be a tough job. He will go to great lengths to keep his identity hidden, to stay off the grid so to speak. The only question is will Lucy be able to keep off of this hacker’s radar or will she become a victim of a mind hacker and have her memories taken from her?
From the first paragraph you are pulled into the story and Ruth Mitchell keeps you wanting more and more as you progress throughout this book. Mitchell has an amazing way of creating a unique world and keeps her plot original and unexpected which is refreshing to read.
Science Fiction is not typically what I read but Mitchell has created a story which, in the future, actually could come true to life so the realism in it just helps make it that much more of a fascinating and exciting read.
Being set in 2040, the plot is based around being able to read, change and manipulate and then erase someone’s memory. We are introduced to our main character Lucy who holds this type of power with a certain type of respect and fear. For good reason. We are then introduced to Nick who Lucy is sure that he is trying to erase her memories and from there our story just gets more and more interesting and exciting.
Really impressed with Mitchell’s way of writing, realism mixed in with Science Fiction and ability to hold the readers attention until the last word. A book I would really recommend if you are wanting to start reading Science Fiction. 5 stars all the way.
Ruth Mitchell is a new author to me. I could not have picked a better story to start reading her books. This is a YA science fiction story with a twist of mystery mixed in. The characters are complex and interesting. The plotline is engaging and I found myself turning the pages quickly to see what is coming next. We are introduced to Lucy. Lucy loves everything old. This is interesting since she is a mind-hacker. She did not realize that her sister was a mind-hacker. There is much more for Lucy to learn. Throughout this story, you follow Lucy. You learn what she can do. What will Lucy do now she knows she is a mind-hacker? Can Lucy find whom she is looking for to save lives so their lives are rewritten?
I have to say this was a very scary story. George Orwell type of scary. Deleted by Ruth Mitchell is quite an alarming story because the possibilities are so frightening. If you are as old as I am and you have seen the amazing things that have occurred in the last fifty years….then you will feel just as alarmed as I felt. Ms. Mitchell paints a world where no one is without an eyepiece that is in constant contact with the wearer, much like so many of us are with our cell phones. Much like Siri programs. As we follow Lucy and Marco and the events that unfold in their lives this excellent story gives you much to think about. I heard a slogan years ago…if you can think it, you can do it. Lets hope not.
Deleted by Ruth Mitchell was a fantastic read! I loved the plot and the subject of memory. I found the story fast paced but very intricate. Lucy and Marco were well written. I loved the author’s attention to detail and twists and suspense.
I didn’t know what I was going to get when I downloaded Deleted by Ruth Mitchell, as I have never read anything from her before. All I knew was that the cover and small blurb drew me right in and I had to know what the meat of the story would contain. I am glad that I took the chance because this book was outstanding. I love so much that it is written in a young adult geared direction so I can share this with my daughters if I chose to at some point and know they will also love this novel and get something from it.
This book takes a dive deep into a work where technology is running things. We end up following Lucy, Marco, and Nick as they work through their memories and try to decide what is real and what is not. These three were so much fun to read and really engaged the reader as they traversed through the new world they are reading. I will definitely be on the lookout for more novels from Ruth Mitchell in the very near future.
Deleted by Ruth Mitchell
4 of 5 Stars
This is an original story, set in the near future, in the 2040’s and as well as having me hooked from the start it also makes you think. Technophobe and college freshman Lucy learns to ‘mindhack’ and then along with her boyfriend they solve small crimes however Lucy is then deleted from his mind everyone else’s. Lucy is then in a race against time to stop a mysterious young hacker who erases memories for profit and is looking to wipe out all her memories. It’s not only Lucy’s memories at risk because if Lucy doesn’t find the hacker and stop him, no one will even know that minds can be hacked and therefore lives rewritten. This has a fast paced and exciting storyline and great characters that really come alive. I felt completely immersed in the world author, Ruth Mitchell has created in Deleted. I recommend this book as a real page turner and a great read.
This was a great adventure set in the future. In this age of modern technology and all the advancements that happen its a very thought provoking book. It leaves you thinking could this happen one day.
The year is 2040 and everyone is wearing Spex and mindseye. Everyone that is except Lucy. Lucy is concerned that this new technology could lead to someone hacking her brain. Everyone tells her she is wrong but she is more right that they realise.
When her sister Mollie figures out how to delete her husbands memories she shares this knowledge with Lucy and her boyfriend Marco.
They use this knowledge to help stop people commiting crimes and students from cheating. It seems an amazing thing until Lucy looks into the Mayors memories and sees Nick.
Little is known about Nick apart from the fact he how the knowledge and means to delete memories. People hire him to remove problems they don’t want and after he removes himself from their memories. He is able to clear his image from everyone apart from Lucy.
Now starts a chase as Nick tries to find her as she is the only link to stopping and identifying him. With Marcos memory gone so he has no memory of her and everyone else’s memory cleared she is on her own in trying to survive and bring Nick down.