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Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
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From a hilarious meet-cute to an exploration of the depths of love.



“That there is nothing more beautiful than being a witness to someone’s life. To know them inside and out and be with them through everything, share the same memories. Memories are everything.”

Say You’ll Remember Me knocked it out of the park.  I was laughing out loud from the start thanks to “Pooter Needs a Poop Chute.”  Between Samantha’s wit and Tristan’s sass, there were so many moments of levity and joy in a story that carefully explored the love and sacrifice of caring for a loved one with early onset dementia.

One thing I appreciate about Abby Jimenez is that she doesn’t shy away from difficult topics, often shedding a light on medical issues that are overlooked or misunderstood. This book was no exception. My heart ached for the Diaz family as they processed their grief, but was also moved by how they remained grounded through the strength of their bond.

The grumpy x sunshine romance between Samantha & Xavier made for one of my favorite AJ pairings. Bonus points for the ACOTR reference!

Overall, this book did an excellent job of balancing the weight of trauma and grief with the beauty of compassion, humor, and love. Highly recommend.

“You think that it’s the big memories you should be chasing—and it is in a way. Birthdays and vacations and special occasions. But the small memories are the fabric of your life, the ones so inconsequential that you don’t even remember them. You just remember how you felt when you were making them.”

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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was an absolute feel good, summer read. I received this from my Probably Smut subscription, & I’m so, so glad. Jimenez captured the grief & difficulty navigating caring for a relative with dementia perfectly. I honestly feel that this book healed my own experience. Loved it. 🥰 

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Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I love Abby Jimenez and I think she did a great job tackling the deeply sad, complicated, and sensitive topic of caring for a loved one with dementia. However this wasn’t my favorite of hers as far as writing goes. While it’s usually refreshing and fun to read modern fiction that uses more modern language this felt very over the top, and that’s coming from a late 90’s Gen Zer. It contained so much modern slang and pop culture references that it took me out of the book at a few points. I think that tackling the very real heartbreak of circumstances getting in the way of love, long distance relationships, and balancing your love life with work/finances/family needs was important to bring to the romance genre but if the book were more like 500 pages it could have given more time for the relationship to develop further on paper. This was very sad, which I knew it would be, and the resolution at the end felt a bit rushed. I’d re-read many of her books, and while I’m glad I read this I wouldn’t pick it up again.

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