Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez

78 reviews

amandamaile's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Abby Jimenez never ceases to amaze me with her poignant romantic comedies. She is truly a master at creating a realistic and vivid world with relatable characters. The characters in this book truly tug at your heartstrings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Dementia

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Gaslighting

mariah_g's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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

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The main reason that I couldn’t give this five stars is that I feel like Jimenez tried too hard to be relatable in this one. There’s something so cringy about hearing/reading about TikTok trends, SJM book characters (specifically how the MMC looks like Rhysand), and other internet lingo. It really got to be too much. Felt like a fanfic at a certain point, which there is nothing wrong with, but it wasn’t my cup of tea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Death of parent

michelles_booknook's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful fast-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: Complicated

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I really enjoyed this one! The characters had great chemistry, and Abby Jimenez always knows how to bring the emotions. The romance felt genuine, and the story touched on some heavier topics without being too heavy overall.

That said, a few parts felt a little too dramatic or wrapped up a bit too neatly for me. Still, I was invested the whole time and found myself smiling (and tearing up) more than once.

Not quite a top favorite, but definitely a solid, emotional read with a lot of heart. If you love slow-burn romance and a bit of depth, you’ll probably enjoy this one too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse

k3ssn's review against another edition

2.5

emotional sad

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This book was not a happy and light read.

Samantha's mom has demantia, her grandmother dies and she cannot be with her boyfriend Xavier.

. Too many sad things, not enough focus on fun, lighearted things. This did not make it a fun escape of reality but a very heavy read. I still do love the writingstyle, but this was just a no for me...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Dementia

ladylindsalot's review against another edition

1.0

sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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TikTok Brain Rot and Unnecessary Trauma: The Novel. I am so disappointed as this was a highly anticipated read for me and I waited for the library hold for weeks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Dementia

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

mariposa517's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny sad 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Dementia, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

whatsamreads_'s review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I feel like I say this with every Abby Jimenez book—but this just might be my new favorite!

Samantha & Xavier’s story is breathtaking. With its rawness and authenticity, it reads like a true story unfolding right in front of you. Abby has such a gift for writing characters you instantly care about and connect with.

The emotions in this book are deep. Samantha’s struggles are heartbreakingly real, and the way Abby weaves love and hope into her journey is nothing short of beautiful. I wasn’t ready for this story to end, and honestly? I’d be first in line for a sequel. I need more Samantha and Xavier in my life!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse

anthropologistashlie's review against another edition

2.5

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Weakest of the new era Abby J. books primarily because it was just so terribly repetitive that it made me want to DNF. I know previous books by her also get repetitive, but this was beyond those I felt. Overall liked the characters and honestly wish we got more Xavier. Low to mid spice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse

lizrushby's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness, Mental illness

torileila's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This was so sweet and it painted a more realistic picture of dementia when it came to her family dynamic. I love that there was no miscommunication trope or that they never broke up because of her mom’s health condition. MMC was amazing and patient from start to finish and FMC was emotionally strong and grew into a huge pillar for her family. There was a plot twist closer to the end that I was not expecting to make me as emotional as it did. I don’t want to give it away though. I loved it. The only real critique that I have is that the word “contemplative” was really overused, the pacing was a tad slow in the middle, and I wish that Geneva had a little more character development, but that’s really it. Was a cute read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Mental illness, Dementia, Death of parent