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kathygotpugs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
Vomit:starlitpage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Medical content, and Violence
takarakei's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
- he owns a flower shop
- she's a wedding planner that doesn't believe in marriage
- dual pov,
- dual timeline, second chance romance
- narration *chefs kiss* Teddy Hamilton is 🔥
Since this book is told in past/present, I would've liked a bit more of the present in terms of the second chance part of the romance. Elliot has my whole heart.
you may think everything ends one day, but you haven’t had everything with me
*Note on diversity* side characters are diverse. MCs are planning a gay wedding for the whole book.
3.5/5 🌶️
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
jillkaarlela's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Playlist:
“Satellite” by Harry Styles
“Nonsense” by Sabrina Carpenter
“If and/or when” by Ruel
“Read your mind” by Sabrina Carpenter
“Reckless driving” by Lizzy McAlpine Ft. Ben Kessler
“Never Really Over” by Katy Perry
Age rating: 17+ (5-6 brief spicy scenes, 2/5🌶️)
If you like extreme “he falls first and falls harder” trope to where he is basically delulu, this is for you. Elliot is “satellite” by Harry Styles. I will say, I respect the heck out of Ama, because she is a queen who knows what she wants and she goes and gets it. She has this tall grumpy brooding man on a LEASH for her, even when she doesn’t want marriage or even a relationship/commitment, and he does.
I thought it was a good choice to have it only show Elliot’s POV in the past and only Ama’s POV in the present! I liked the overall plot with the forced proximity as they work on a high-profile wedding together. The overall pacing was good, and it went on the faster side. I think my issue was that Elliot thought he could change Ama’s mind, which felt very delusional and annoying to me. Also, the resolution was EXTREMELY fast, and I feel like it wasn’t even actually resolved, they just kinda skipped over the issues.
Overall, this wasn’t bad by any means, but it wasn’t my favorite.
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent and Medical content
fairytalefootnotes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, and Medical content
catsandmetaphors's review against another edition
5.0
Forget Me Not is a dual POV, dual timeline, grumpy-sunshine second chance romance sprinkled with humour, doughnuts and plenty of spice. The dual POV and timeline were done masterfully and I loved how the past relationship of Ama and Elliot bloomed (pun absolutely intended) and then crashed, leaving both of them heartbroken.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Medical content
catsandmetaphors's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Even though Forget Me Not is her debut novel, Julie has been one of my favourite authors since 2019, when I stumbled upon her AO3 catalogue. It was such a proud moment to hold her first published novel in my hands.
Forget Me Not did not disappoint. A dual POV, dual timeline, sunshine-grumpy romance sprinkled with humour, commitment issues, and plenty of spice.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Medical content
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault
a_rich_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Medical content
meganpbell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Other thoughts: I was surprised by how much Julie Soto makes wedding planning entertaining and interesting. I didn’t have any interest whatsoever before the book but loved those details throughout! I’m wondering how other readers will take Elliott’s next-level grump through the first part of the book and if he’ll win them over still. I didn’t understand how the “Ama/Emma” bit was supposed to endear us to him—maybe it was just supposed to reinforce that Ama is a as in apple instead of a as in all? And I wish we got a little more about Ama’s view on marriage at the end. Still, I really enjoyed this and it was easy to get into! I’ll be on the look out for Julie Soto’s next book!
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content
Minor: Medical content, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Grief