hurleyjoanm 's review for:

Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez

5.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

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Abby has done it yet again! This book was full of all the emotions for me. Laughing one chapter and sobbing during the next. These characters (and Abby's writing) sucks you right into their universe. I was hooked by the end of the first page and only stopped because it was Halloween and my kids wanted to go trick or treating (ugh kids, am I right? Just kidding...sort of 😂🫣) I promptly finished the next day. Samantha and Xavier are so relatable and their chemistry is off the charts. The banter is perfection and even though he looks broody, Xavier is an ooey gooey cinnamon roll that I can not get enough of. My only complaint is I want to know if the succulent is still alive 😘

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Grief, Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death

mmc deals with memories of child abuse, as well as incidents where he recalls his father drowning his dogs puppies when he was a child. He faced emotional, physical and verbal abuse. Mfc has a mother with early onset dementia and is primary caretaker for parts of the book. She also loses her grandmother unexpectedly and deals with depression after the loss.