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This book is not really my cup of tea. I didn't really like the male main character and he exhibited many "funny" behaviors that I find manipulative.
With thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book, all opinions expressed here are my own.
Forgetting You by LA Casey was the first book I read by this author and it was just an okay read. It follows the story of Noah and Elliott, specifically their reunion after 4 years apart. Noah has been in a car crash making her forget the previous 5 years. There is insta love because of this - as they haven’t fallen out of love yet. They sleep together despite her being married. In fact her parents support this cheating. She continually fat shames her “new” size 16 body as it’s not fit/skinny like she remembers. Even though she had reasons to be leaving her husband I just couldn’t hope for the happily ever after here.
An average 3 star read.
This book was a bit meh for me - I didn't love it & I didn't hate it but it wasn't exactly a page turner
3.5 stars
I received an eARC of Forgetting You by L.A Casey from Amazon Publishing UK and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
I give this book 1 star. Unfortunately, the description was more intriguing than the book itself. There was too much drama and the book overall outlandish.
In my opinion this book was an okay read. I liked it but in the end the story was predictable. I have seen movies where the MCs meet with an accident and lose their memory, which leads to them to either forget or/and remember their old/new love so I hoped that the author would bring something fresh to the storyline since the blurb sounded interesting but there was nothing new about it. The plot line lacked a backstory, especially with regards to Noah and her marrying Anderson soon after her break up with her 'soul mate' Elliot and who she doesn't remember after the accident that causes her memory loss. The reason for Noah and Elliot's break up was pretty lame as well...they could have easily sorted out the misunderstanding through dialogue. I also felt that Anderson's character could have been more developed but instead he remained only a character type throughout the book.
I received an e-Arc of the book from Netgally, the publishers Amazon Publishing UK/Montlake and the author L.A. Casey. The publishing date of the book was 6th October 2020.
Story about a girl who wakes up and thinks it’s 4 years before, doesn’t remember her husband but remembers her first love....a good plot and story, perhaps it went on slightly too long and the descriptions of the love between her and her first love a bit cringey and graphic. A decent read though
This book was the perfect escape. It was lovely and fun. It was my first book by this author and I will definitely be on the look out for more!!
Its been a while since I have read LA Casey's work and it was like coming home. Her writing always manages to draw me in and give me everything I love, laughter, emotion, steam.
Noah and Elliot, i loved these two from the beginning and could feel the sizzling chemistry that was brewing between them, even though they had been apart for 4 years. Soon as Elliott gets the call that Noah needs him he drops everything and is there for her.
I felt every emotion that played out between these two, the push/pull the ups and downs. They were perfect together. The glimpses into the past were well placed and flowed beautifully with the storyline. I will be honest though I got quite frustrated with Noah for making the decision she did all those years ago but she did redeem herself. She obviously just needed the reset switch.
Well done LA Casey on another great read.
This sadly did not grab me as much as I had hoped. There was dramatic emotional rollercoaster, but it made it all a bit tiresome rather than actually emotionally. The dialogue was long, tiring and did not add at all.
Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon for giving me this ARC in return for an honest review.
I thought this book was beautifully written. I really enjoyed the character development and how the relationship is shown in this novel.
I found that I was intrigued from chapter 1 and that 'Forgetting You' made me so emotional that I had to have a box of tissues next to me!
I think it's a really unique and intriguing storyline which makes it extremely interesting and gripping; people like to read something they haven't read before! I was so glad I managed to get an ARC for this and I would highly recommend it!
My only criticism would be that some scenes were lacking excitement which mean that - and I really do only mean a very FEW scenes - it could be a little slower paced in parts than I would have liked. But this didn't take away from the novel as a whole and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
This is your typical L.A.Casey book and her style of writing. Maybe that is why I didn't find it so amazing and great because it is so alike her other books. This second chance love story was predictable and had no surprising twist. The characters are developed. I did have some problems and frustration with Noah and her actions especially staying in relationships in which she stays and for so long. I expected so much more and better.
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for NetGalley
This is hard because I really like LA Casey's work and I even enjoy super angsty drama, but this was just too much for me. In order for me to really enjoy a book I need to like the characters and I just couldn't get into them.
3.5 to 4 stars - This was an enjoyable, intriguing read.
"I loved him so completely that it scared me. He was someone who could break me without even trying."
Noah Ainsley and Elliot McKenna fell in love at 18. Over a decade later, they are no longer together and Noah is married to another man. However, after a horrific car accident, when Noah wakes up from a coma in the hospital, she's lost the last five years of her life: she thinks she's only 24, happily in love with Elliott, and her husband is a complete stranger to her.
"I'll always come runnin' when ye need me...You're my person."
This story was romantic yet traumatic. Noah and Elliot were so in love with one another. Obviously something happened that broke their relationship and Noah struggled to remember anything, often to the point of hurting herself, as she was suffering from a traumatic brain injury. Elliott was such a great guy - yes, he made a mistake years before and neither of them handled it well, but there's no denying his devotion to Noah. Noah's husband, Anderson, was an enigma, and we don't really learn much about him, although we get little snippets and clues about him. There was also great camaraderie and banter between Elliot and his fellow firefighters. I loved hwo they supported him and each other. Overall, a great read.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Great characters, great storyline and dramatic twist at the end. I did guess who the good guy was very early on but I wasn't expecting the level of drama at the end, so I was still pleasantly surprised. I won't spoil the ending for anyone but it was intense, great ending. Good levels of suspense throughout. I read this book so fast, couldn't put it down because I needed to know what happened next. I was drawn in from the start. I quickly developed strong emotions towards the characters. Fantastic book.
Elliot McKenna hasn't heard the voice of the woman he loves in four long years. So when Noah Ainsley leaves him a voicemail his heart soars... until it is shattered beyond repair...
Noah has been is a terrible accident, and wakes up from a coma with amnesia of her last five years, to find her life has drastically changed... and she has no idea why....
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Forgetting You was a heart-wrenching, second chance romance that will make you believe in the magic of everlasting, true love. After an accident that leaves her mentally missing the last five years of her life, Noah works to put the pieces together of just how her life became so unrecognizable to her, and why she hasn't spoken to Elliott, the man she has always loved in YEARS.
When Noah wakes up in the hospital, not only with the loss of her memory, but also the news that she apparently hasn't spoken to her parents in years, she and the love of her life have broken up, and she's married... to a man she can never remember meeting.
Elliot's life changed immensely due to Noah's accident, but when she awakens, he realizes the second chance he has always wanted has finally arrived. Holding vigil in her hospital room and spending as much time with her as he can, they slowly reconnect after the years they've been apart. But, while Noah is still in the dark about what happened in the five years she has forgotten, the truth will slowly come out... and may send her running right back to where she left off..
This was a very good story. Heavy and emotional, and causing more than a few tears, the love story between Noah and Elliot was vastly beautiful, and very, very complicated.
I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review.
This story is a about a second chance love. Elliot and Noah are reunited on dramatic event . They will have to learn to forgive themselves and forgive the other and most important , listen to their hearts.
Forgetting You by L.A. Casey is a romantic thriller. Noah Ainsley wakes up in a hospital with no memory of the last few years. Noah does not recognize her husband, and wonders why she is no longer with Elliot, the love of her life. I enjoyed this book, but it was slow at times, and predictable. I will be reading more book by this author. I recommend this book if you are looking for a light thriller.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
When Noah Ainsley wakes up in a hospital room with no recollection of how she got there, all she knows is that she needs to see Elliot, the love of her life. Then she learns the horrifying truth: her short-term memory has been destroyed by a car accident . She and Elliot broke up five years ago. And now she’s married to Anderson, a man she doesn’t even recognize.
In an instant Noah’s world is turned on its head. All she wants is Elliot by her side, but it’s clear Anderson is hurt by her rejection. Can she really have fallen in love with this stranger? Nothing makes sense—and when even Elliot refuses to answer her questions, Noah is left feeling all alone.
But as her memories slowly return, Noah begins to wonder if she’s been wrong to shut Anderson out—and wrong to put all her trust in Elliot. The ex she loves and the husband she doesn’t remember hold the keys to her past. And when the truth is finally revealed, which future will Noah’s heart choose? #ForgettingYou #NetGalley
Wow, where do I start? Forgetting You, written by LA Casey, an author I’d never heard of but in passing, I saw this book online, read the blurb and thought it sounded like a book I’d enjoy. I’m always hesitant to do this as I’m rather a fussy reader and new authors to me are sometimes hit and miss.
This story encompasses the lives of Firefighter Elliot, girlfriend Noah, their parents, work colleagues and medical staff as Noah enters the hospital in critical condition after a car accident and wakes up not remembering the past 5 years of her life, including her marriage to Anderson.
This book had angst, heart, suspense and all the feels of a perfectly complicated love triangle as Noah struggles to piece together the pieces of her past and the accident.
I absolutely loved this book and I’ve purchased more books by the author now. A definite 5 🌟 for me!
Many thanks to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for a free copy of this book in return for an honest review. All opinions of this book are my own.
Forgetting You is the first book I’ve read from this author; it was an ok read, I struggled to get through some parts as I felt like the dialogue just kept going and going unnecessarily. Noah’s character got under my skin, there was not much I liked about her. But my saving grace was Elliot who was the perfect gentleman and hero of the story.
Noah and Elliot had a young love and had what seemed like an unbreakable relationship early on in life. Noah however, unexpectedly broke things off for very selfish reasons and they didn’t speak again for several years. Until one night, Elliot gets a call about an accident that involves Noah. She wakes up in the hospital with amnesia of recent years, throwing her back to a different time in her life when she and Elliot were still together. As she struggles to heal physically and remember the last years of her life and figuring out how and why she and Elliot are no longer together, the details start to unfold.
There is a level of mystery, although, it was horribly predictable and not much of a surprise to me. Still, reading through the drama that ensues kept me entertained for the most part. I found myself rooting for Elliot throughout the story; I wanted him to get his happily ever after; it just so happened to be with Noah. I really tried to like her, but it just didn’t happen. I found her selfish and weak and her dialogue to be so juvenile.