Did not finish this book. Stopped reading after the racist comments in chapter two.
Very disappointing

“Because life wouldn’t be worth living if I didn’t remember you”

It's official, Abby Jimenez could publish her grocery list and I’d read it, rate it 5 stars and sob uncontrollably over it.
I don’t know what Abby puts in her books, but they always leave me thoroughly entertained and overly emotional. Say You’ll Remember Me was no different!

While this covered some sad topics, there was also the perfect mix of humor mixed in - I swear I would be laughing out loud one chapter and then crying in the next! This story was so beautifully written, I could feel the character's pain like it was my own and I felt like my heart was breaking right along with them.

Say You’ll remember me was a heartwarming and heartbreaking story that I’ll always remember - I think Xaiver and Samantha will always be apart of my heart now. I can’t put into worlds how much I loved their story, something about their connection just spoke to me on a deeper level.

Such an incredible story, you all need to read!

I will devour anything Abby writes, I think this may be my new favourite of hers which is crazy because Part of Your World was one of my top reads of 2024.

Now I don’t often fully adore both main characters but I really loved Samantha and Xavier so much. Especially Xavier, god this man!! The amount he did for her without her even having to bat an eyelid… he was willing to do LITERALLY anything for her and his story was so so gut wrenching.
Samantha was incredibly strong for what she was having to experience with her family, the way they all helped and leaned on each other had me sobbing especially at the end with her dad, the way he finally expressed how he was feeling and how it had been for him 😭😭😭 (at this point I was ugly crying at like 5 am)
AND the communication between them was chefs friggin kiss, I swear every book I read is miscommunication but not this one!!! It was so refreshing.

ALSO the references to Rhysand?!! Give me more.

Thank you so much to Hachette Australia and Netgalley for this ARC!

this was one of my most anticipated reads of 2025 and it's safe to say it did not disappoint! i couldn't stop reading about Samantha and Xavier's story, their chemistry was amazing from the beginning (although it was a little too insta-lovey for me). However, the fact that Xavier was a vet just made this book 100% better!!! There has not been an mmc written by Abby Jimenez that I have not fell in love with - she sure knows how to tug at my heartstrings.

this book definitely touches on a lot of heavy topics, and i would be lying if i said that i didn't tear up at times. Samantha's tight-knit family household navigating a tragic, life-altering situation as well as loss and grief, Xavier's childhood, animal abuse/neglect :( definitely read trigger warnings beforehand

a few things that i didn't LOVE:
・❥・Xavier being described as the living version of Rhysand from ACOTAR (this was mentioned way
too many times throughout the book it felt unnecessary and cringe)
・❥・the insta lovey romance plot
・❥・ the ending was a little rushed?? certain events felt like they were just thrown in- it felt
forced rather than organic

One of Abby's most heavy and heart-wrenching romances yet! While it isn't my personal favourite from her, I think fans will eat up every morsel.

Abby has a masterful way of making you laugh out loud in one chapter and cry in the next. The blend of humour with heartbreaking moments is a gift in this emotional, character-driven novel.

I particularly like how Abby dives deep into Xavier's past with his abusive parents and how this experience shaped him and still affects him. Another element she handles with care is Samantha's mother's battle with dementia. Yes, heavy topics are involved (talk about an emotional rollercoaster; these characters go through it!), so please check TWs before reading.

The main reason the book didn't meet my expectations is I didn't realise it was insta-love, which isn't my favourite trope. The pacing also felt off at times for me. Some parts rush by, while others crawl. Nevertheless, I'm sure this will be another hit for Abby!

This is my first Abby Jimenez novel, but it definitely won’t be my last. I have a feeling she’s going to be an auto buy author for me.

What a beautiful, raw and heartbreaking story. I found myself getting misty eyed in some scenes and that never happens.

Xavier and Samantha don’t have the best first meeting, but later they agree to go on a date which turns out to be the best date they’ve ever had. Xavier feels he’s found his future wife, until she drops the devastating news that she’s moving to the other side of the country to help her family take care of her mother who has advancing dementia.

The story spans over a year with the two trying to make their relationship work with many hijinks and devastating blows along the way.

What I loved about this book is Jimenez style of writing and the emotional vulnerability she brings out in her characters. The ups and downs of a long-distance relationship as well as caring for someone you love who doesn’t know who you are is explored thoroughly and with such painful realism. But the humour in this story and the chemistry between Xavier and Samantha cannot be topped.

Thank you NetGalley and Hachette Australia for a copy of this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Abby has done again with her book!! i laughed, cried and smiled through the chapters. i always feel so safe and myself reading her books the characters go through experiences that i too probably have been through as well and i get to relate to them. xavier and samantha are just beautiful and while there were ups and downs in the end i was happy for them. thank you hachette for the ARC, i am excited to have the physical copy on my shelf upon release date.

As always, Abby Jimenez did a tremendous job at making me fall in love with her characters so hard that I’m willing to endure the pain that she’s so good as putting me through 😭

I deeply loved how real this story was and so many parts of it hit so close to home that I was sobbing so many times. I love how steady and strong the relationship was in this book because the unsteadiness of everything else showed it so beautifully.

This did feel much deeper than any other Abby Jimenez though and a lot less rom-commy which I wasn’t expecting so I’m hoping people know that before they read it so they can completely enjoy it for what it is. I love Abby Jimenez, but there are cracks in my heart from this one because of its raw intensity.

Abby Jimenez just never misses and I’m always here for it.

I thought just for the summer could not be topped because hello Justin? But please, I need him to kindly step aside for waiver because, oh my god, a grumpy at-first vet with a heart of gold?! Like, COME ON (Eileen).

I loved the representation and how family was just as important as the love story. The world isn’t ready for Xavier Rush, and I’m so glad I got him a bit earlier. Thank you beyond words Hachette AU!

Abby making me collect all her MMC's like pokemon cards because they are all SWOON WORTHY!!

My gosh this was a beautiful book! I'm not even sure I have the right words for it. If you've not read an Abby book before, you really need to!

I absolutely devoured this, could not put it down. Xavier and Sam go through it all and it just makes their love stronger.

This book had me laughing one minute and bawling the next! It shows the struggles of them doing a long distance relationship and trying to find light at the end of the tunnel.

The sensitive topics in this have been so beautifully written. I would recommend checking those triggers before diving in 🤍

Omg omg omg omg 5/5 stars EASILY!
I absolutely loved this one, my Abby Jimenez obsession started a month a go and I have read all her books and this was, in my opinion one of the best! I adored it, couldn’t put it down and thought it was such a quick and easy read!

Abby Jimenez is magic! This was an amazing book. Loved Samantha and Xavier so much. I love how Jimenez writes stories that feel so real. After getting a sneak peak at Samantha’s story in Just For The Summer it was amazing to see the full picture in this book. The family situations for both main characters were so moving in different ways.

It’s fair to say I have fallen in love with Abby Jimenez’s books. But this book could be the best yet.

I loved the characters and the connection that she built between them. I read so much of this book with an ache in my chest because there was so much hard stuff going on for both of them. This story showed that real love stories are often built on the little things that show care and love for your partner.

Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
🌟🌟🌟🌟/5

✍🏼 Quote #1: Everything starts with you and ends with you. Anything else is just the stuff that happens in the middle.

Quote #2: I didn’t know how or in what way, I just knew something important was happening and that knowing it in real time was a gift.

Abby Jimenez is one of my favourite authors. I adore the way she weaves together a love story and adds in all the emotion and real life issues that give her characters life on the page and relatability to us as readers. While ‘Say You’ll Remember Me’ hasn’t become a new favourite books of hers, I still really loved it. It was so easy to fly through the pages and once again, love her characters.

Xavier was top tier for me 👌🏼 I loved his grumpy attitude in the beginning and the moment they first agreed to go on a date had me laughing out loud. I could absolutely picture it all in my mind. The way he softened through the book and was such a gentle loving soul was perfect. Samantha on the other hand felt a bit flat to me. Outside of her job and family she didn’t have much else to her. I get that living through her mums illness with her family would be very consuming, but something just felt a little off and it was harder to connect with her character for me..

All that being said, I still utterly adored this book and absolutely flew through it.

I definitely recommend this one to Abby’s fans and to anyone that loves a romance book that packs an emotional punch (like Abby is known for). I don’t think you’ll be disappointed at all. It’s very right person, wrong time and that’s always going to make for an intense and interesting love story.

𝙎𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙚 🐱🩺🥼🎡🐚🛸

I fear I can’t properly articulate how perfect and beautiful this book is. It feels like an injustice trying to sum up everything and merely write a small review, because this book is SO much more than what I have to say, let alone feel. In true Abby fashion she has ruined me and made me whole in the duration of her book! “Say you’ll remember me” isn’t a romantic love story, it’s a story about LOVE. You may think they’re the same, but I promise you they’re not. This book will have you realise the lengths and complexities some must go to, and endure, just to simply breathe the same air as their partner. How love steps up and takes charge when it comes to caring for a family member, even when you know it’ll kill you from the inside out ❤️‍🩹

This book is about Samantha and Xavier. Where all it took was one date, to know that two people were perfect for each other… until one of them moves 2,000 miles the next day. Samantha begs Xavier to remember their night together as a perfect moment, as crushing as that may be and to forget her. Only no amount of distance or time is enough to forget what's between them. And the only thing better than one single perfect memory is to make a life—-and even a love-worth remembering.

I’m getting emotional even writing this review. Abby just captured raw and unrelenting love so well. Samantha was a strong, independent woman who was sunshine personified. She was bold and funny, charismatic and her personality was infectious. Xavier was your typical standoff, grump and is so deeply misunderstood by many. He is intelligent, nurturing, calm and honest. Gosh is that man everything you want in a partner, he’s even referred to as Rhysand from ACOTAR in human form and I DIED at that! Tia’s perfect man.

There wasn’t a moment of doubt at all, that this couple were worth it. That they were each other persons. I appreciated the transparency that sometimes life just deals you the hard cards and it doesn’t work out immediately how you want it to. I want to meet my own person one day I live parallel with, and make memories where I too have a giggle when I hear “Come on, Eileen” 🙂‍↕️🥹

This book definitely has some triggering topics so be sure to check them out before heading into this. Your mental health matters always. Dementia was one that triggered me the most. I think it takes a strong and caring person to care for your loved one as you watch them go through the motions of that. I’ve watched my grandma slowly forget me over time and it never gets easier. To this day she doesn’t know me, but I know exactly who she is and was. She will always be seen as the woman who raised me, taught me to love books, and sing my heart out. Abby really explained and wrote this part of the book was respect and kindness. I appreciate that.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to review this!

Say you’ll remember me is a beautiful yet brutal love story about long distance, accepting and giving help, and the sacrifices we are desperate to make when it comes to love. 



Things between our main characters do move seemingly quickly. However, our FMC; Samantha, reads as impulsive and down for anything, and our MMC; Xavier, is quietly confident and direct, which makes the pacing of their relationship read just like a love child of both those personalities; quick but genuine.



The relationship and personal circumstances are split equal parts, which makes for quite in depth characters. It feels like you spend so much time inside their brains, alongside their loves and each other that you get a really comprehensive idea of who these characters are, making connecting with them no chore at all. 


I really enjoyed that both Xavier and Samantha were the strength the other one needed, and were consistently 100% with trying to make their relationship work, even when it got wildly hard.



The whole read all I could think of was I just know that Abby has to have been in a long distance relationship at some point in her life. The articulation of what it’s actual like to love someone you see every couples months, is given details to in a molecular level. There is a lot of complexity to the lives of Xavier and Samantha, that I can’t speak to, but the scheduling your life to be able to take a phone call or to be available for a weekend, and life feeling like is on pause, is so painstaking accurate that it almost hurt to read. 



The love in this book is so straight forward, so sincere its hard to not be completely captivated.

This is my first book by Abby Jimenez and all the praise that she gets is well deserved.

It was a great introduction to this author me and I will be reading her back catalogue!
Not only where the characters great but I could relate to Samantha’s sadness and despair because my life too touched by a parent with dementia.

I loved the fighting spirit and faith that both Xavier and Samantha had in their relationship and how fate stepped in when it looked completely hopeless and they were both at there lowest point.

Needless to say the wonderful animals that came into veterinary surgery pulled at my heart strings as much as Sam and Xavier.

A big thank you to Abby Jimenez, NetGalley and Hachette Australia for an advanced copy of this great book!

I was late to the Abby Jimenez fan club, but every book I’ve read so far has been a hit—until now. That’s why I feel so conflicted about this one. Did I binge-read it in two days? Absolutely. Did I love the writing style? Without a doubt. But did the overall story and reading experience fully work for me? Not quite.

Say You'll Remember Me follows content creator Samantha and veterinarian Xavier, whose romance kicks off with a hilarious meet-cute at Xavier’s clinic. Their first date, an unforgettable night ending with them trapped in a UFO-themed escape room, only cements their instant connection. But as sparks fly, reality crashes in—timing is not on their side. Samantha insists Xavier forget her, yet no amount of time or distance can dull the pull between them.

The book starts strong, with a fun, lighthearted setup, but from there, things took a downward turn for me. The main plot tackles a deeply emotional and heartbreaking situation, yet I felt the book lacked enough contrast to balance the heaviness. Much of the middle section revolves around the couple’s angst over wanting to be together but feeling like they couldn’t, and after a while, it became repetitive and somewhat draining. While there were funny, sweet moments and plenty of pop culture references, they were too few and far between to lift the overall tone.

At the end of the day, I’m still an Abby Jimenez fan and will absolutely be picking up her next book—but Say You'll Remember Me just wasn’t a favourite for me.

Thank you so much NetGalley and Hachette Australia for providing me this ARC to review.

Some love stories are built on proximity, forcing two characters together until they can’t help but fall. But this book takes a different route—one that is more reflective of real-life love: complex, messy, and heartbreakingly beautiful.

Xavier Rush is dangerously close to the perfect man. A veterinarian with Greek god looks, a soft spot for tiny kittens, and a talent for making hearts race—until he opens his mouth and ruins everything. His words set him and Samantha at odds, but there’s nothing she loves more than proving a cocky man wrong. That is, until he admits his mistake, and suddenly, their undeniable chemistry ignites into something neither of them can ignore.

This novel beautifully captures the push and pull of love, the way it can be both a sanctuary and a storm. I fell hard for Xavier and Samantha, for their stubbornness, their passion, and the way they fought for something worth remembering. It’s a story that lingers long after the last page—a reminder that love isn’t about perfection, but about choosing each other, over and over again.

If you’re looking for a romance that will sweep you off your feet while still feeling deeply authentic, this one is a must-read.

WOW! Honestly Abby Jimenez can do no wrong when it comes to romance books! This book was no exception!! The vibes, the banter, the representation in the book were all on point. The MFC has the best vibes, she giving girl boss, sassy and has the come backs. The MMC is a broody veterinarian but has a heart of gold. Abby loves to write a MMC who is a green flag but in the best way possible and Xavier is no expectation!! Honestly in love with him!

This book has a great representation of long distance which I've never read in a book before. I feel like it was paced very well however there were a few parts in the middle that felt a little repetitive.

I would highly recommend this book for any romance reader enthusiast.

4.5 star rating!!!