Review: Sia - Josh Grayson

Review: Sia - Josh Grayson - November 2013

I wasn't sure what to expect as I opened this book, as the readers of my blog and reviews will know that for 2020 - I decided to make it a goal to try and clear some of my old books off my devices as like this particular one - I have books on them from as far back as 2011 ish. It's the age-old case of you get a book and then another and soon every book in your TBR pile has been pushed further and further down the list and eventually forgotten, that is until something sparks and you decide to go back. That was me with Sia and OMG, I don't know what took me so long to read this book as it was amazing. If you are like me and love the amnesia trope then you will love Sia by Josh Grayson. The novel starts with our main character sitting on a park bench and she has no idea who she is - all she has on her is an iPod with the words "Sia's playlist" - so she assumes that means she is "Sia". Wandering around, Sia will meet a homeless woman named Carol who takes her under her wings, and for a week as Sia will spend life as a homeless person, she learns the tricks and where to find food, etc. Halfway through the book, Sia is found and returns to her old life but still without her memories. It turns out that Sia was far from living a life of poverty and is a rich mean girl. After her experience, she realizes that her personality has changed and that she doesn't want to be the girl who she was before even if that means she will lose her friends, boyfriend, and popularity standing. The other thing I loved about this book was that due to her experience, she decided to use what resources she had to give back to the community and she could have been rude and ignored the homeless and forgotten about Carol once she returned to her normal life, but she never did. I loved the lead character of Sia as not only did she reconnect with the homeless but also worked at reconnecting with her family and those around her at a deeper level and this is one book that if you get a chance to read, you should as it is worth it.