I was able to pretty quickly pinpoint the twist but the writing was fantastic. And the book was hard to put down. I enjoyed the main character and how easy it was to get pulled into the story.

Thanks to NetGalley for the copy of this ARC. This will be out on March 30!

I really enjoyed this one. It was hard to put down. It kept me wanting more. The characters are amazing! And I love the title and the story line. Such an amazing book!

A great read! From chapter one I remained on the edge of my seat rooting for Aria to get everything she deserved.
This is a story of struggle, love, self re-discovery, and new beginnings.

Living the perfect life seems to be the thing that we all strive for. At surface level, Aria has it all. She has a successful, and lucrative, career, a husband who insist on her safety, and a stable cabin safety tucked in the woods. Her life makes perfect sense; however, she can't help the nagging feeling that something is "off."

Theo took me on an emotional rollercoaster that had me second guessing everyone and everything in the book. I Remember You is an amazing read, I completely inhaled this book. Once I finished the read, the story felt complete. I would absolutely recommend this book to other readers.

This was an amazing and brilliant thriller. I got through this one in one-sitting and it was just very great.

Fast-paced, edge of my seat all the way long.

Thank you for this ARC. This is an honest feedback.

Rate: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Publishing Date; March 30, 2025
Aria west suffers from retrograde amnesia following an accident two years ago. She can’t remember anything about the first 30 years of her life. Aria and her husband, Austin live in a cabin out in the country, away from most people and places. Aria has nightmares and flashbacks and is struggling with all of her lost memories. This book is dark and twisty. I was able to figure out the plot pretty early on in the book, but it is a quick, face paced thriller for all to read. For some, there are some trigger warnings for this dark & suspenseful read. I absolutely hated Austin but it makes tons of sense why after finishing. I would love to read more of Theo Baxter’s books after devouring this one so quick.

While writing this, I'm still wondering if I should rate it 5 stars instead. But I guess if I'm hesitating, the answer is probably no. With that said though, this was GREAT.

I love thrillers, I love the fast pace, I love reading about villains who piss me off, I love wondering what the twist is. This one had it all.

I initially started it in the evening, right before bed, thinking I'd do a few chapters. Ended up awake until 1am because I could not put it down. The way the emotions and the confusion with the FMCs amnesia and all that it brings on was described made the whole experience incredibly immersive. I loved the writing style in general but more specifically felt like the mindset of Aria was written so well.

Sure, her choices and actions made me angry. But that's what makes it good. Not even gonna talk about the MMC because I will go into a fit of rage over the disgrace of a human that he was. But once again, written SO well.

The one thing though, that I also feared might happen, and that pulled it down to like a (very strong) 4.5 was the ending. It was predictable from about halfway through the book, which in itself didn't even really bother me, but I just dislike those cookie cutter "2 months later" style endings. They're more fitting for romance, I much prefer for my thriller to cut off at a point that gives some resolution but also leaves me wondering how the characters went to live on.


Overall, a very enjoyable experience, just the pacing I wanted from a thriller and I will definitely need to look through the authors other works.

Big thanks to Netgalley for providing this copy in exchange for an honest review.

I Remember You had me completely absorbed from the very first page. Aria’s struggle to piece together the fragments of her past, and the unsettling feeling that something is off with her husband, Austin, was so well done. I could really feel her confusion and fear as she tried to make sense of her memories and the inconsistencies in Austin’s story. The suspense built gradually, and I couldn’t wait to find out what was really going on. Aria’s journey to uncover the truth about her past and reclaim her life was gripping, and the twists kept me on edge. The mystery surrounding her head injury and her husband’s behavior was unsettling, and I loved the tension that built throughout. A solid four stars for its emotional depth and a plot that kept me guessing until the very end.

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Despite what the blurb tells you, Aria does not live the perfect life or a good life. She is unhappy and unfulfilled.

After waking up with a traumatic brain injury two years ago, Aria, with the help of her husband Austin, spent a lot of time relearning everyday tasks to slowly rebuild her life. Unfortunately, the injury left her with retrograde amnesia, meaning she has no memory of the first thirty years of her life, and it appears her neurologist isn’t too hopeful that she will ever fully recover her memory.

While Austin was a big help during her recovery, more recently, he has started struggling with his own mental health. As he continues to neglect his mental and physical health and becomes more erratic, Aria is increasingly revolted by her husband but feels guilty about leaving him after all he has done for her when she was at her worst. When fragments of her old life return, Aria becomes convinced that Austin is hiding something…

The blurb of the book sounded intriguing and could have been a great psychological thriller. Unfortunately, it was obvious from the first chapter where the book was headed. Austin’s bizarre behavior, his gaslighting, and belittling make it quite clear that Aria is extremely unhappy in her marriage, which is in direct conflict with what the story initially promised. The remaining chapters were incredibly predictable, lacking any twists or turns that could have evoked a feeling of suspense or justified the label psychological thriller. I kept waiting for some big reveal to catch me off guard, but the book ended just as I had anticipated.

It looks like plenty of readers still enjoyed the story very much, so don’t let my review deter you.

Thank you to NetGalley, Inkubator Books, and Theo Baxter for a copy. All opinions are my own.

This book was absolutely brilliant. It was fast paced, had real authentic and complex characters and made a trope ( amnesia ) that is often predictable and a little dull, feel new and exciting as Theo Baxter created characters that felt so real, especially Aria and Austen.

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What I liked :

- Aria and her journey throughout the story, she felt so complex and at moments I wanted to reach into the book and hug her.

- The depiction of emotional and psychological abuse, and how difficult it is for the person in it to identify. I thought this part of the book was really tough to read but so sensitively written.

- The element of the manosphere, and how that affects, promotes and enables a person to feel entitled. I found this part of the novel so compelling as the fear Aria felt when she read his computer, I felt too deep in my bones, making the thriller so engaging and all the more frightening.

- The themes of isolation, loneliness and guilt when in a relationship this toxic, the way these themes are explored are so well done and the silent strength of Aria made me cheer for her when she finally had enough.

- The pacing

What I didn’t like:

- I wasn’t that in love with the relationship between Max and Aria, and kind of wished we seen her build a friendship with Mellisa first and foremost, but the epilogue did kind of change my mind.

Overall, this was a brilliant thriller that I am so honoured to have been able to read.

If you like reading about emotionally abusive relationships, then this book is for you. It surewasn't for me though. The first half was very painful to get through, as it's almost exclusively depictions of the MC being controlled, gaslit, sexually coerced and otherwise emotionally abused by her husband.
Still, I was hopeful, that suffering through the first half would be worth it - it wasn't. The twist turned out to be exactly what I expected, which isn't something you want, when it comes to a twist.
Overall, this was a predictable "mystery" with one-dimensional characters and an awful lotof repetition.. The writing style itself was the saving grace for this book.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Good book. I really liked the survivor/victim parts. I could see the end coming though, it wasn't a surprise how it ended.. I also could see how her relationship with her new psychologist was going to go too.

Thought provoking, eye -opening. Gives you a window inside what it is like to be in an abusive relationship. I have known people in similar situations but I never know the whole story, this one shows me one POV and I’m glad I read it!

Even though part of the story was predictable, I really enjoyed it, especially Aria's character. She was well developed and quite interesting. Besides, I think the whole victim-survivor issue was well developed too. Congratulations to the author to Inkubator Books and NetGalley for sending me this ARC.

Sadly, this book was predictable for me…a good storyline, but I just seemed to see what was coming. I sure was cheering Aria on, however, in her quest for answers to her past!

Aria West woke up in a hospital two years ago, dealing with a serious head injury and a total blank slate when it came to her past. Now, she’s carved out a life as a successful sculptor in a secluded cabin in upstate New York with her husband, Austin. Everything seems calm and good, but those nightmares keep haunting her—frightening snippets of the trauma that erased her memories. The catch? They don’t match Austin’s version of events from that day. As he starts acting more strangely, Aria begins to suspect he’s hiding something really unsettling. To feel secure moving forward, she knows she has to uncover the truth about her past, but getting her memories back is going to be tough, especially with someone willing to do whatever it takes to stop her.
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This is my fourth Theo Baxter book, and I’ve got to say, I really like his writing. As for his latest one, I Remember You... the ending was pretty predictable from the start. But did I still have a blast reading it in a single day? Absolutely! It’s a fast-paced thriller packed with suspense, unexpected twists, and solid character development. Basically, it has everything you want in a good thriller.

Thank you to @NetGalley and @Inkubator Books for allowing me to review this ARC.

First book that I have read by this author and it was thrilling, twisty, with a lot of suspense. The characters were great and it had my attention from the very start!

Unfortunately this book did not grip me and it was quite predictable. I had to force myself to continue reading. I think it could be good for an entry level thriller reader, but for me, I guessed the ending and struggled through it as I was comparing it to other great works.

This author always writes solid thrillers, so I was not at all surprised this book checked all the boxes for me. The storyline was so intriguing and kept my attention the entire time. I had so many questions throughout the book, but the author did a great job answering them by the end. I would definitely recommend this book and any other book by this author.

Thank you Netgalley, Theo Baxter, and publisher for allowing me to review this book early!

The author did an amazing job setting the scene with this book. From the very beginning, I was dying to know what happened to Aria and who was the dead man beside her. How did she end up there? I cannot even imagine only having a couple years of memories and nothing else.

I did guess the plot twist very early on which was unfortunate, but I still thoroughly enjoyed the book.

Bit of a predictable storyline but the book flowed nicely and was very tense, overall an enjoyable read.