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lifeonasofa's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- 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
“You may think everything ends one day, but you haven’t had ‘everything’ with me” - Julie Soto 🩵
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 Stars
I loved this book 😭 it was really cute. A wedding planner and a florist just worked so well! I could feel the heat burning between them. 🔥
I loved Elliotts blunt comments throughout. I wasn’t as much of a fan of Ama and her flakiness but the emotional exploration from both POV throughout made it work. 🥰
☀️ Grumpy x Sunshine
☀️ Second Chance
☀️ Slow Burn
☀️ Dual Timeline/POV
Also this @afterlightbooks edition has the cutest edges and endpapers 🪻
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 Stars
I loved this book 😭 it was really cute. A wedding planner and a florist just worked so well! I could feel the heat burning between them. 🔥
I loved Elliotts blunt comments throughout. I wasn’t as much of a fan of Ama and her flakiness but the emotional exploration from both POV throughout made it work. 🥰
☀️ Grumpy x Sunshine
☀️ Second Chance
☀️ Slow Burn
☀️ Dual Timeline/POV
Also this @afterlightbooks edition has the cutest edges and endpapers 🪻
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
lisa_m's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
I wanted to love this book, I really did! It has so many things that I love and it was one of my most anticipated books this year. But now that I'm done, I just feel kind of 'meh' about it.
What did I like?
I love books with timejumps and I think telling the backstory that way was done really well.
I also do like the idea of a grumpy handsome man who owns a flower shop.
I really like his tattooes and especially the meaning of them.
The peanut butter donut incident was interesting.
What did I not like?
The story? It might just be that I'm not really that interested in weddings but I just got bored while reading this. It felt like I was reading a todo list of a wedding planner and I really did not care about all the details and planning and other aspects of the wedding.
I also feel like the characters fell kind of flat. I like the idea behind both of them but I just didn't feel a connection at all. Ama is someone I can relate to quite well just because of her busy thoughts but even feeling that connection to her did not make me like her? All the characters felt really flat and everything we do get to know about them has some other relevance for the story.
The whole book was planned out and interconnected really well. But it was just missing the emotions for me. I don't understand why they did what they did and I didn't root for them. I don't even know what exactly the issue was because I like most of the ideas of the story. If someone told me what happened in the book and told me about the characters I would think that I'd love this book, but the way it was written just did not work for me.
The mother who constantly gets married & divorced and has a wedding planner daughter - amazing, but we don't find out anything about her besides that!
Ama having loads of stepsiblings who help her out - I like that idea but even the siblings that have a bigger role in the story just have no personality at all.
Strong ex-boss who is kind of fake nice and supportive - interesting idea but it just made Ama look weak and also her flip from adoring her to hating her went so fast. Their relationship was just not explained well enough for me.
I wanted to like it all but I just couldn't. I strongly considered dnfing about half way through and I'm glad I didn't but also nothing that interesting really happened? I was so excited to find out what the big issue was that came to light at Elliots mother's wedding but then we find out it's just a miscommunication? I was really disappointed at that.
The ending was sweet, I really enjoyed the Tattoo reveal at the end but besides that I just don't understand their motivation. It feels to me like no issues between them really got solved and they're just ignoring them. Either that or Ama just completely turned around in 24hours and decided that actually her fear of commitment is unreasonable and she will stop with that (which is not how that works).
So all I can say is that this wasn't it for me. I was bored by the wedding details and the characters all felt incredibly two dimensional. Also the only interactions between the main couple we see is either smut or story relevant so I didn't understand their mutual obsession at all (but good for them I guess).
If you like weddings, tall and broody man who is obsessed with a small energetic woman, and smut, then this book might be perfect for you.
What did I like?
I love books with timejumps and I think telling the backstory that way was done really well.
I also do like the idea of a grumpy handsome man who owns a flower shop.
I really like his tattooes and especially the meaning of them.
What did I not like?
The story? It might just be that I'm not really that interested in weddings but I just got bored while reading this. It felt like I was reading a todo list of a wedding planner and I really did not care about all the details and planning and other aspects of the wedding.
I also feel like the characters fell kind of flat. I like the idea behind both of them but I just didn't feel a connection at all. Ama is someone I can relate to quite well just because of her busy thoughts but even feeling that connection to her did not make me like her? All the characters felt really flat and everything we do get to know about them has some other relevance for the story.
The whole book was planned out and interconnected really well. But it was just missing the emotions for me. I don't understand why they did what they did and I didn't root for them. I don't even know what exactly the issue was because I like most of the ideas of the story. If someone told me what happened in the book and told me about the characters I would think that I'd love this book, but the way it was written just did not work for me.
The mother who constantly gets married & divorced and has a wedding planner daughter - amazing, but we don't find out anything about her besides that!
Ama having loads of stepsiblings who help her out - I like that idea but even the siblings that have a bigger role in the story just have no personality at all.
I wanted to like it all but I just couldn't. I strongly considered dnfing about half way through and I'm glad I didn't but also nothing that interesting really happened? I was so excited to find out what the big issue was that came to light at Elliots mother's wedding but then we find out it's just a miscommunication? I was really disappointed at that.
The ending was sweet, I really enjoyed the Tattoo reveal at the end but besides that I just don't understand their motivation. It feels to me like no issues between them really got solved and they're just ignoring them. Either that or Ama just completely turned around in 24hours and decided that actually her fear of commitment is unreasonable and she will stop with that (which is not how that works).
So all I can say is that this wasn't it for me. I was bored by the wedding details and the characters all felt incredibly two dimensional. Also the only interactions between the main couple we see is either smut or story relevant so I didn't understand their mutual obsession at all (but good for them I guess).
If you like weddings, tall and broody man who is obsessed with a small energetic woman, and smut, then this book might be perfect for you.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship
ljp817's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Gaslighting, Cancer, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cursing, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Death
starlitpage's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Medical content, and Violence
abaighritz's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Good for what it was. Would have liked more about Ama and Elliot getting back together, felt too rushed.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent
joburnsreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
⭐️ 5
🌶️ Open Door, Explicit
🪷 Contemporary Romance
🪷 Second Chance Romance
🪷 Grumpy/Sunshine
🪷 Friends to Enemies to Lovers
🪷 Workplace Romance
🪷 Forced Proximity
🪷 Opposites Attract
🪷 He Falls First
🪷 Secret Heart of Gold/Cinnamon Roll
🪷 Dual Timeline/POV
GUYS...I NEED YOU TO STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND READ THIS BOOK.
I honestly think Forget Me Not by Julie Soto is a top contender for one of my favorite books this year. Not to mention it's a DEBUT?? Like, shut up.
Our FMC, Ama, is a wedding planner and our MMC, Elliot, is a florist. These two met while working together in the wedding industry - 5 years prior to the first scene in this book. But somewhere along the way they have a falling out and haven't worked together in 3 years.
After Ama books the biggest wedding of her career with internet sensation, Hazel Renee, she is forced to work with Elliot during the planning. *cue all the awkward moments and tension.* We learn through the flashbacks how Elliot and Ama met and what led to their falling out. While also following their current interactions and the situations pulling them back together. Forget Me Not had a lot of Notebook-esque 'it still isn't over' vibes.
Julie Soto created some of the most lovable characters and hilarious scenes in this book. There were moments when I was absolutely cackling. 👏 There were also moments when I was absolutely sweating from how hot these two were. 🔥 There were also moments that made me want a donut real bad. 🍩
I truly think this could be one of my top reads this year and it was definitely added to the Favorites list! Side note, the audio narration was 10/10. Callie Dalton and Teddy Hamilton did not let me down.
A few of my favorite Elliot Bloom quotes include:
・ “I don’t give a fuck who it is. I want you to look debauched when I’m debauching you.”
・ “Get the fuck away from me,” he says, as politely as he possibly can.
・ “Did I just kill her with a peanut butter donut?”
・ “I’m not going to marry you. I’m gonna date the shit outta you, though.”
・ “Someone I met five years, four months, three weeks, and five days ago.”
🌶️ Open Door, Explicit
🪷 Contemporary Romance
🪷 Second Chance Romance
🪷 Grumpy/Sunshine
🪷 Friends to Enemies to Lovers
🪷 Workplace Romance
🪷 Forced Proximity
🪷 Opposites Attract
🪷 He Falls First
🪷 Secret Heart of Gold/Cinnamon Roll
🪷 Dual Timeline/POV
GUYS...I NEED YOU TO STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND READ THIS BOOK.
I honestly think Forget Me Not by Julie Soto is a top contender for one of my favorite books this year. Not to mention it's a DEBUT?? Like, shut up.
Our FMC, Ama, is a wedding planner and our MMC, Elliot, is a florist. These two met while working together in the wedding industry - 5 years prior to the first scene in this book. But somewhere along the way they have a falling out and haven't worked together in 3 years.
After Ama books the biggest wedding of her career with internet sensation, Hazel Renee, she is forced to work with Elliot during the planning. *cue all the awkward moments and tension.* We learn through the flashbacks how Elliot and Ama met and what led to their falling out. While also following their current interactions and the situations pulling them back together. Forget Me Not had a lot of Notebook-esque 'it still isn't over' vibes.
Julie Soto created some of the most lovable characters and hilarious scenes in this book. There were moments when I was absolutely cackling. 👏 There were also moments when I was absolutely sweating from how hot these two were. 🔥 There were also moments that made me want a donut real bad. 🍩
I truly think this could be one of my top reads this year and it was definitely added to the Favorites list! Side note, the audio narration was 10/10. Callie Dalton and Teddy Hamilton did not let me down.
A few of my favorite Elliot Bloom quotes include:
・ “I don’t give a fuck who it is. I want you to look debauched when I’m debauching you.”
・ “Get the fuck away from me,” he says, as politely as he possibly can.
・ “Did I just kill her with a peanut butter donut?”
・ “I’m not going to marry you. I’m gonna date the shit outta you, though.”
・ “Someone I met five years, four months, three weeks, and five days ago.”
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
abiigrl's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer and Death of parent
takarakei's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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 🌶️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
rachbreads's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I want to love what you love, even if it’s extinct.
I swear Julie Soto can do no wrong, I love every word she has ever written (and yes, I am mostly talking about her fanfic here). I am not usually a big second chance romance fan but this was done *so well* - not only did we have dual POV/dual timeline, but they were also like converging timelines, where Ama tells the story in the present tense and Elliot tells the story beginning in the past leading up to their first break-up - slightly different from the normal "flashback" style we normally get in second chance romance. The grump/sunshine trope was also really great here, and it was just all around a really fun, sweet, heart pounding romance.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment