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A review by jstanothermillenial
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto
emotional
funny
hopeful
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
A super sweet second chance romance.
I liked the writing style and pace a lot. For e debut novel this was definitely excellent and the negative points I had did not really impact the reading experience for me. I'll definitely be looking out for Julie's next book.
More detailed review including spoilers:
I really liked both Ama and Elliot, though Elliot did not endear himself to me at the beginning. He was needlessly hostile and mean to Ama when she comes to his flower shop and a bit immature (giving her the silent treatment because she says he has a man bun). He becomes sweeter during the book, but his rude behaviour is never really explained - he just seems to be a bit of a dick at the start which is absolutely fine since he was also the sweetest and oh the pining 🥰. Makes up for that for sure.
I like the way the duo pov was handled with all the stuff in the past from Elliot's perspective and everything in the present from Ama's perspective.
I didn't like the fact that they didn't use condoms. That her having an IUD settled things which disregards the existence of STI's. There are soooooo many ways to make the use of condoms sexy, it felt unnecessary to not have them in my opinion.
Lots of horny scenes though which was neither too much nor too little. Spice level was top notch.
The break up was well done, though I personally disagree with Elliott that the next step in a relationship has to be marriage after exchanging I love you's. You can be in a relationship that is fulfilled and happy without having to be married. But I know that's just my opinion and a lot of people put a lot more importance on marriage. He did realise this in the end as well and I love how they resolved this at the end.
The drama of the wedding was amazing, loved all the components - I thought at one point it was getting too much, but it all worked really well I thought and added a lot of content to the book.
Overall a very lovely second chance, grumpy & sunshine love story.
I liked the writing style and pace a lot. For e debut novel this was definitely excellent and the negative points I had did not really impact the reading experience for me. I'll definitely be looking out for Julie's next book.
More detailed review including spoilers:
I really liked both Ama and Elliot, though Elliot did not endear himself to me at the beginning. He was needlessly hostile and mean to Ama when she comes to his flower shop and a bit immature (giving her the silent treatment because she says he has a man bun). He becomes sweeter during the book, but his rude behaviour is never really explained - he just seems to be a bit of a dick at the start which is absolutely fine since he was also the sweetest and oh the pining 🥰. Makes up for that for sure.
I like the way the duo pov was handled with all the stuff in the past from Elliot's perspective and everything in the present from Ama's perspective.
I didn't like the fact that they didn't use condoms. That her having an IUD settled things which disregards the existence of STI's. There are soooooo many ways to make the use of condoms sexy, it felt unnecessary to not have them in my opinion.
Lots of horny scenes though which was neither too much nor too little. Spice level was top notch.
The break up was well done, though I personally disagree with Elliott that the next step in a relationship has to be marriage after exchanging I love you's. You can be in a relationship that is fulfilled and happy without having to be married. But I know that's just my opinion and a lot of people put a lot more importance on marriage. He did realise this in the end as well and I love how they resolved this at the end.
The drama of the wedding was amazing, loved all the components - I thought at one point it was getting too much, but it all worked really well I thought and added a lot of content to the book.
Overall a very lovely second chance, grumpy & sunshine love story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault