♾️ stars! Abby Jimenez did it again and that should not surprise anyone. I read this in under 15 hours. It was heartbreaking, but beautiful. The kind of story that made me ACHE.

I ached for Xavier and Samantha and how fiercely perfect they were for one another but circumstances kept them apart time and time again. I ached for Samantha and the horrible pain she felt at losing the mom she knew and loved piece by piece to dementia.

This book reminds us of how special it is to have people witness our life because at the end of the day that's how memories are created and kept alive.

A massive thanks to Forever for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. ❤️

hello yes that is the sound of my heart breaking and being glued back together about 10x while reading this book 🥹. ugh it was everything! these characters are perfectly imperfect and the storyline is amazing and healing. Once again Abby has written absolute perfection and I couldn’t recommend this enough.

An emotional stunner from Abby Jimenez. This might be her most heart-wrenching book yet. Not to worry, she stitches your heart right back up. This book, however, may leave a mark forever. It sure did in mine. 

This felt a little different from her usual, but still very reminiscent of the Abby voice we all love. I think it really highlights how much she's grown (even more!) as a storyteller. I loved it so much.


CW: child abuse+neglect, animal cruelty, parent with dementia, death of a loved one.

This is going to be the best book of 2025. A book that will make you laugh, cry, and give you all of the feels. I loved this book so much. Real, raw, and comforting.

Abby Jimenez has done it again. Broken my heart and then stitched it back up. She is so good at writing messy, flawed characters who you root for, creating an entire universe with her books and dealing with difficult topics with grace and the weight they deserve.

In news that surprises absolutely no one, this was another beautiful story from Abby Jimenez.

Xavier and Samantha’s romance kicks off with a hilarious meet-cute that leads to the perfect first date. But just as sparks fly, Samantha has to leave the very next day to care for her mother, who has dementia. She tells Xavier to forget about her, but neither can let go, and what follows is an angsty, heart-wrenching long-distance relationship.

Abby is known for her charming meet-cutes and relatable, flawed characters, and this story delivers on both counts. I loved Xavier and Samantha's chemistry. Usually, insta-love isn’t my thing, but here it was done so well—each visit felt fleeting and precious, a hard-fought moment against the odds. Xavier, with his loyalty, natural caretaking instincts, and a bit of grumpiness, easily earns the title of ultimate book boyfriend (he even looks like Rhysand from ACOTAR).

While this book touches on heavier topics, Abby handles them with her signature sensitivity.

I easily devoured this in a day, and I’d highly recommend preordering it or grabbing a copy when it releases on April 1st!

🚫 Content warnings: animal cruelty, child abuse, dementia

abby jimenez never misses and SAY YOU'LL REMEMBER ME is no exception to that. this is such a beautiful story that it's hard to even put into words how much i loved it. it's absolutely heartwrenching in the best way, with moments that will make you cry and laugh in equal measure. xavier and samantha's connection is immediate and undeniable, but seeing them overcome so much to end up together never felt rushed or forced. i'm not even a big fan of insta-love as a trope, but jimenez's talent could persuade me to like anything she wrote.

SAY YOU'LL REMEMBER ME comes out april 1 and you're going to want to read it!!! thanks to forever for the advanced copy.