Abby Jimenez is my absolute favorite author and this book just makes me love her even more! If I could rate this book higher than 5 stars I would, I’ve already read it twice.

She’s the meet cute queen and I loved how Samantha and xavier met. Abby also handles difficult topics with such care and I go from crying one minute to laughing the next.

Incredible book and I am already counting down the days until her 2026 release!

Abby Jimenez could fart on a piece of paper and I’d cry reading it before adding it to my favorite book list.

The only time I stopped kicking my feet and giggling was to ugly cry.

Say You'll Remember Me was such a great romance. It felt real and I had all kinds of emotions while reading it. Abby Jimenez has become one of my favorite author. Run and get yourself a copy, you will not be disappointed.


Thank you so much for my gifted copy.

Abby Jimenez fails to let me and down and this book is another fantastic story from her! I really enjoyed that the pacing and development of the relationship between Samantha and Xavier was different from most contemporary romances. They have an exclusive relationship from early on in the book and it develops and changes over time rather than the end game being the couple finally ending up together. I think Abby’s portrayal of dementia and caring for an ailing family member was very accurate. She properly showcases the struggle with resentment, the grief of losing someone while they’re still alive, and the toll it can take on the dynamics between other family members. Overall, I think Say You’ll Remember Me is a more unique, realistic romance that I really enjoyed.

Thank you to NetGalley, Forever, and the author for sending me an early copy!

Abby runs you through a gamut of emotion in her books from page one (sometimes from the dedication!) and Say You’ll Remember me is no different! Samantha and Xavier’s story kicks off with love at first sight/insane chemistry that made me SO HAPPY. He’s a grumpy, kind of stoic veterinarian and she’s a hilarious social media marketing manager for a mustard company. I laughed out loud several times while reading. Abby is the queen of layered storytelling. We journey with Sam and Xavier while their relationship grows through distance, really difficult family dynamics, and loss. By the end of this book, I was in tears. Perfect for lovers of emotional character-driven romance.

Thank you very much to Forever and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC!

What happens when you meet your person? Having a fantastic, yet unconventional, first date and then move across the country the next day? Not exactly what most people would have chosen, but Samantha, a mustard marketing whiz and Xavier, a handsome veterinarian are faced with that dilemma. Samantha leaves Minnesota to help care for her mother in California who is battling dementia, and Xavier, a young veterinarian, is barely breaking even in his new practice and has a tremendous debt to pay off. These two with their electric connection focus on making a long distance relationship work while tending to the demands of their personal and professional lives. Their relationship is one they both need and deserve as Samantha helps Xavier find the family relationships he has been cruelly denied all his life, and Xavier helps Samantha and her family in moments of drama and loss.
This was an emotional and realistic read. I will be recommending this book.
Thanks to Forever (Grand Central Publishing, Abby Jimenez and NetGalley for this ARC.

UGh I love Abby Jimenez! And I feel so lucky to have been able to read this book early. It is just classic Abby Jimenez perfection. I think if you enjoyed Just for the Summer, this one has the same feeling to it. Perfect Summer Read!!

3.5 rounding to a 4

Spice level, according to me: 🫑 (closed door/fade-to-black; one open door scene with no explicit language)

I’m a little conflicted on this one. The first part of the book was so funny and witty and had that classic Abby Jimenez feel. The last 25-30% took a very heavy turn, several actually. It was like the main characters could not catch a break, and it made me emotional but in an unexpected way. It almost felt like 2 different vibes from the first half to the second half. I would say this is probably one of Abby’s most emotional and heavy books.

That said, there were definitely things I loved:
- Xavier and Samantha’s chemistry is amazing. I’m usually not a fan of insta-love but it had to be insta-love for the whole story to work. It made sense for them.
- There were many laugh out loud, classic Abby J humor moments.
- The found family aspect was incredible.
- There was something beautiful and poetic about how Abby wrote about memory, memories, and things that can be forgotten.

Overall, I liked it. I feel like this is one that you have to be in the right mindset for and not be caught off-guard by the last 30%. I wouldn’t recommend someone going into this expecting a classic romcom.

Abby Jimenez has done it yet again. Every time I think I have discovered her greatest book, it changes the next time I read another one of her books. Say You'll Remember Me is an emotional roller coaster in the best way. I found myself not able to think about anything else. How can two people meet, fall in love and then make their new relationship work while living 2,000 miles away from one another? This book was both hilarious and heartbreaking. I laughed, I giggled and kicked my feet, I wanted to throw my book across the room and I cried. A lot. Both happy tears and sad. Abby Jimenez is masterful at making her characters relatable and she makes it impossible to not become emotionally invested in their fictional lives. I oscillated between rooting for Samantha and Xavier hoping they could find a way to make their relationship work long distance and wanting them to break up and put an end to their misery and suffering. This love story just goes to show us that love can conquer all, no matter how far the distance or how hard the obstacles. My favorite quote from the book was "Love is the brightest color in a gray world."

Knocked it out of the park. Anytime I think I have a favorite Abby book, she releases a new one and proves me wrong. WOW.

Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez is a delightful romantic comedy filled with heart and substance. I truly enjoyed the main characters—Xavier, a compassionate veterinarian, and Samantha, whose quirky job writing hilarious PR for a mustard company adds a fun twist. Their meet-cute is genuinely funny and sets the tone for their charming romance. Abby Jimenez masterfully blends humor with emotional depth, making the characters feel real and relatable. I appreciate how she balances lighthearted moments with genuine challenges, giving the story a satisfying complexity. The chemistry between Xavier and Samantha is electric and their journey is both heartfelt and entertaining. Say You’ll Remember Me is a beautifully written love story that leaves you smiling long after the last page.

In "Say You’ll Remember Me," Samantha meets veterinarian Xavier in Minnesota and they go on one date right before she moves back to California to be with her family. The two are smitten with each other from the start, however, and try to make it work.

This novel was so much more than a rom-com in that it dealt with some harder topics, but then that’s typical of Jimenez’s works, which I love. This one gave me all the feels!

I just loved this story! It’s quite possibly my favorite of all Abby Jimenez’s novels. This is an absolutely can’t miss!

Oh, Abby. Abby, Abby, Abby. With each new book of yours that I read, I fear my reviews will get me placed on a watchlist for their creepy/stalker vibes. I should probably tone it down a little so I don’t get thrown in jail. But I just can’t help gushing and raving because I always love them SO MUCH! Gah! I ask myself this question every single year: “HOW DOES SHE DO IT?” Seriously!? She’s now 7/7! All seven of her novels have been five star reads for me. That’s unheard of. Definitely not common. Almost impossible. Yet, here we are once again.

After I finished reading SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME, I hugged my kindle and whispered to myself, “That was pure perfection.” To be quite honest, I think this new one just might be my very favorite of hers yet! She has a knack for blending very serious—and often heavy—subject matter with romance, and it just works so incredibly well. She puts her heart and soul into her characters, and you can’t help but form strong connections with them. Even when the characters are going through some tough situations, she manages to throw in some witty banter and hilarious jokes to make you laugh and ease the tension. She excels at this. Early-onset dementia plays a major part in this story, as well as some past childhood trauma and neglect. Both main characters are in the thick of it, and you just can’t help but feel for them and want to erase their pain.

THINGS I LOVED:

- The Minnesota references
- Grumpy/sunshine trope
- Intense chemistry
- The animals!
- The laughter! (I snorted so much!)
- The family drama and dynamics
- Solid friendships
- Long distance relationship

I’ll scream from the rooftops all day long. Abby Jimenez is the queen of romance. She has an incredible gift, and will forever be one of my very favorites. Don’t ever stop writing, Abby. SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME releases on April 1st! I HIGHLY recommend it. 5/5 perfect stars.

The amount of times I had to put the book down to swoon and stare at the ceiling to compose myself was too high to admit.

Say You'll Remember Me has it all - the yearning, the internal struggles of a long distance relationship and family issues. This being said, please check the triggers before reading, because the family part is quite heavy and deals with abusive parents, memory care and loss. (All separate instances)

Samantha and Xavier complement each other so well. The whole book is a case of "right person, wrong time" and it hurts as much. The way they fit into each others lives is how I genuinely want my own relationship to look like. They are not afraid to love each other even if it's from a distance.

The writing really transported me back to times I was doing a long-distance relationship and that hurt even more. I sobbed during the last couple chapters and I wish every love story had the same exact impact on me. I felt joy, I was scared for their future, scared for Lisa, rooting for Pooter and angry at the guy who didn't deserve Pugsly.

Even though the main storyline happens inside one or two locations, I found it very fitting for a story about a woman, who uprooted her life in another state and went back home to take care of her mother. Xavier worked himself almost to the grave, just to be with Sam. Just to spend a couple days together and then go back to their own lives. Live parallel lives from miles away.

I've seen people say the time jumps were confusing, but I found it pretty realistic. In a long distance relationship you live a phone call to phone call, one weekend every couple weeks, or sometimes even longer without seeing your partner. (And if you ask me if we're reading a romance novel, I'd like to read about the main characters interacting, and not about their lives without each other)

Overall, 100000/10. Running to read more books by Abby Jimenez.

Thank you to NetGalley and Read Forever for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review!!

Let me start by saying I am an Abby Jimenez lover. Her books are known for quickly developing a strong romantic connection between MCs, dealing with family trauma, multifaceted MCs that you root for, and funny pop culture references.

Insta-love is not my favorite trope, but as someone who has been on a first date with someone who was moving across the country very shortly after (lol) I actually liked it here and thought it made the most sense. I didn’t, however, love its execution, mainly from our FMC, because I didn’t see her showing how she loved our MMC, as much as he showed it for her by his multiple trips to CA.

The strongest parts of this book for me were actually when our MCs weren’t together, and we got to see them in their natural environments. I loved the parts of Samantha interacting with her family and I loved the parts of Xavier working in his veterinarian practice with his sweet coworkers. I didn’t hate the pop culture references as much as others did because I go into an Abby book expecting them!

Overall, I would say this book is a solid 3 star romance! It was just fine for me, not incredible but definitely not awful.

Yours Truly & Just for the Summer remain my favs <3

This is my favorite Abby Jimenez book! Xavier and Samantha were meant to be but they meet at the wrong time. They both have so much going on but they can’t deny the attraction. This love story is filled with family drama, grief and loss, and overcoming obstacles. I found it to be very relatable in a lot of aspects. I will think about these two for quite some time.

Please make sure to check triggers warnings!

A love story that starts with a kitten without a butthole...

Abby Jimenez is now one of my favorite authors I will recommend over and over again. This book was emotional, hilarious, and romantic.

Abby always writes great characters with many layers, although I don’t love insta love I thought I’d give this one a try! I’m obsessed with people who deserve love finding it!!! A multi dimensional story with palpable struggles and tension.

Oh this was so good! Emotional, sentimental., and delivers on everything I would expect from an Abby Jimenez novel.

Say You’ll Remember Me
Abby Jimenez
5☆

There is truly not much else that excites me like the anticipation of a new Abby Jimenez novel. And once again, she did not disappoint!

All the freaking stars for this one. Abby truly is the queen of writing rom-coms that pack an emotional wallop. Never one to sugarcoat the heavier topics, however she handles them with a tender and genuine hand. This one… oh my lord, this one tugged on each and every heartstrings and I was here for ALL of it. This might just be my new favorite.

I adored Xavier and Samantha with my whole heart. He’s grumpy on the outside, but inside he’s a gooey cinnamon roll and the epitome of a book boyfriend. She’s smart, loyal to a fault, and has a sense of humor I instantly connected to. Their story hit on every single one of my feels and as with every Abby book I’ve read, I was fully invested and rooting so hard for these two every single step of the way. And the “way” was rocky, complicated by family dynamics, and distance. But in the end, so worth it.

The way in which my jaw dropped and my heart full on melted at the full circle moment of this story. Well done Abby. Well done! This story and these unforgettable characters will stick with me for the long haul.

What I loved;
🎡 Insta Love (Surprisingly)
🎡 Grumpy x Sunshine
🎡 That Meet Cute
🎡 Pooter/Jake From State Farm
🎡 Dual POV
🎡 Family Dynamics
🎡 Long Distance Relationship
🎡 ALL the feels

A huge thank you to my friends @forever for allowing me be an early reader. I will be gushing about this one non-stop. I’m already counting down the days not only until all of my gorgeous pre-orders arrive, but also for the audio release so I can dive in for a reread with Christine Lakin and Matt Lanter!