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Say You'll Remember Me
by Abby Jimenez
Engaging. Emotional.
I love a romcom with substance, and Jiminez is well known for that. Here, in Say You’ll Remember Me, her writing leaned even more heavily into the substance than the romance itself.
Don’t get me wrong. This was a romance I rooted for. The flirting. The banter. The steam! I was hooked from the moment the lock on the UFO escape room door latched. Jaminez easily convinced me that Sam and Xavier were the real thing, and I longed for each time one of them hopped on a plane to see the other. They oozed authenticity, and it reminded me of how I lean on my own husband for support, especially in difficult times.
But more than the romance, I appreciated the focus on early onset dementia and the toll it takes on a family. The sadness. The struggles they go through. The guilt. The sacrifice. The need to work as a team. This depiction of Sam’s family felt raw and genuine in a way that opened my eyes and—I’m sure—will make caregivers feel seen. And ultimately, it felt like the meat of this storyline.
It is also worth noting that it seemed like *every* character in this novel had a battle they were facing. And while that is apropos of real life, at times, it felt heavy here. There was so much to unpack with Sam’s family and the romance, that I didn’t need all the other trauma layered in.
A few things that offset that heaviness: mustard jokes, Grandma reading thirst tweets, and a VILF.
This was a fast read with characters that I truly liked and a romance I rooted for. Even if Jaminez is leaning a bit more towards women’s fiction in this novel, I’m ok with that. As I finished the last pages, I told Siri to queue up “Come on Eileen,” and closed the book with a smile on my face.
🎧This duet narration by Christine Lakin and Matt Lanter drew me in immediately. It added depth and highlighted the emotion within the storyline while also delivering the heat and spice. I loved that each narrator read their character’s lines no matter which perspective was the focus. That amplified each character’s distinct voice.
Many thanks to my friends at @hachetteaudio for the free #gifted copy.
I love a romcom with substance, and Jiminez is well known for that. Here, in Say You’ll Remember Me, her writing leaned even more heavily into the substance than the romance itself.
Don’t get me wrong. This was a romance I rooted for. The flirting. The banter. The steam! I was hooked from the moment the lock on the UFO escape room door latched. Jaminez easily convinced me that Sam and Xavier were the real thing, and I longed for each time one of them hopped on a plane to see the other. They oozed authenticity, and it reminded me of how I lean on my own husband for support, especially in difficult times.
But more than the romance, I appreciated the focus on early onset dementia and the toll it takes on a family. The sadness. The struggles they go through. The guilt. The sacrifice. The need to work as a team. This depiction of Sam’s family felt raw and genuine in a way that opened my eyes and—I’m sure—will make caregivers feel seen. And ultimately, it felt like the meat of this storyline.
It is also worth noting that it seemed like *every* character in this novel had a battle they were facing. And while that is apropos of real life, at times, it felt heavy here. There was so much to unpack with Sam’s family and the romance, that I didn’t need all the other trauma layered in.
A few things that offset that heaviness: mustard jokes, Grandma reading thirst tweets, and a VILF.
This was a fast read with characters that I truly liked and a romance I rooted for. Even if Jaminez is leaning a bit more towards women’s fiction in this novel, I’m ok with that. As I finished the last pages, I told Siri to queue up “Come on Eileen,” and closed the book with a smile on my face.
🎧This duet narration by Christine Lakin and Matt Lanter drew me in immediately. It added depth and highlighted the emotion within the storyline while also delivering the heat and spice. I loved that each narrator read their character’s lines no matter which perspective was the focus. That amplified each character’s distinct voice.
Many thanks to my friends at @hachetteaudio for the free #gifted copy.