The Same Backward as Forward – Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Same Backward as Forward by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is a young-adult romance/mystery novel — part of the “Inheritance Games” universe. The story begins on Hannah Rooney’s side: a young woman trying to escape her criminal family and begin a new life. Her world collides with Tobias Hawthorne II after a tragic night that leaves him with no memory and Hannah nursing him back to life. Forced together by fate and danger, their relationship evolves from hatred and mistrust to a powerful, forbidden love. The novel is structured so readers can experience the story “forward” and “backward” — allowing insight into both protagonists’ perspectives.