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A review by booktalkwithrae
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto
emotional
funny
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? Yes
4.5
What a way to end my reading year. This book was nowhere on my TBR but so many of my friends recommended it, and then it did not disappoint! I absolutely devoured this book and loved every minute of it.
This book has two timelines, present day, and three years ago. We have two POV’s, one being our main character, Ama, who has a wedding planning business and she just scored her most high profile clients. It is the first time on her own. She is working with a large budget and a very public wedding. Our second point of view is Elliot who took over his families flower shop and does flowers for very events. In present, these two are forced to work together on this high profile wedding despite being exes. However, when they work together, they find that there are still some feelings from the past lingering there.
I love a good second chance, romance, and this one had all the Sweeney moments. I was literally laughing out loud multiple times throughout this book. The dialogue and banter between Elliott and Ama is hilarious. These characters felt so real to me and I loved seeing their romance. I sometimes get nervous when the buildup of the romance is in the past and flipping between the past and present sometimes tainted the romance but this author did such a wonderful job, and it is so well balanced that I loved every minute of it.
The only reason it’s not a five star, is because the ending conflict I wanted more angst and drama. I found that the ending was wrapped up a little too quickly, and I would’ve liked to see the characters suffer a little more before they’re happily ever after.
There are spicy scenes in this book, and they are very detailed, and absolutely delicious. Although I could never see myself ever doing it in these characters, it was really fun to live vicariously through them.
Apparently there’s going to be more in the series. Not sure if it’s going to continue to follow Elliot and Ama a different character altogether but I will definitely be picking it up and this is an author I will be reading a lot of books from.
This book has two timelines, present day, and three years ago. We have two POV’s, one being our main character, Ama, who has a wedding planning business and she just scored her most high profile clients. It is the first time on her own. She is working with a large budget and a very public wedding. Our second point of view is Elliot who took over his families flower shop and does flowers for very events. In present, these two are forced to work together on this high profile wedding despite being exes. However, when they work together, they find that there are still some feelings from the past lingering there.
I love a good second chance, romance, and this one had all the Sweeney moments. I was literally laughing out loud multiple times throughout this book. The dialogue and banter between Elliott and Ama is hilarious. These characters felt so real to me and I loved seeing their romance. I sometimes get nervous when the buildup of the romance is in the past and flipping between the past and present sometimes tainted the romance but this author did such a wonderful job, and it is so well balanced that I loved every minute of it.
The only reason it’s not a five star, is because the ending conflict I wanted more angst and drama. I found that the ending was wrapped up a little too quickly, and I would’ve liked to see the characters suffer a little more before they’re happily ever after.
There are spicy scenes in this book, and they are very detailed, and absolutely delicious. Although I could never see myself ever doing it in these characters, it was really fun to live vicariously through them.
Apparently there’s going to be more in the series. Not sure if it’s going to continue to follow Elliot and Ama a different character altogether but I will definitely be picking it up and this is an author I will be reading a lot of books from.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content