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mimiof3's review
5.0
This book is not my normal choice or genre. However, after reading Christmas in Coconut Creek, I needed to! The spice level was
kaygee_reads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
educk's review against another edition
3.0
Seriously wish Goodreads had half star options available as this is a 3.5 for me.
NOT what I was expecting. The first person omniscient was actually the clue as to how this would end. Author did a full circle with the ending starting where the story began. And the final pages were the possible beginning of Silas and Eliza's story. Does this make sense if you have or haven't read it? Probably not. Basically this had a comparable feel to, "The Lady, or The Tiger?". Sigh. Well done but was super surprised and annoyed (even though it was good).
This sentence also does a great job at summarizing the book: DISCREET in the streets but FREAKS in the bed.
NOT what I was expecting. The first person omniscient was actually the clue as to how this would end. Author did a full circle with the ending starting where the story began. And the final pages were the possible beginning of Silas and Eliza's story. Does this make sense if you have or haven't read it? Probably not. Basically this had a comparable feel to, "The Lady, or The Tiger?". Sigh. Well done but was super surprised and annoyed (even though it was good).
This sentence also does a great job at summarizing the book: DISCREET in the streets but FREAKS in the bed.
hideyourspoons's review against another edition
5.0
I've read many a soulmate story, but nothing quite like FORGET ME NOT by Karissa Kinword. Scifi but make it romance and dystopian. Fated mates but they meet first in dreams. And tell the story from a first-person omniscient point of view. It's curiously so good.
I can't get over how many quotes I highlighted. The writing is so fascinating. It swung from the modern/casual (Eliza says "fuck" a lot) to antique prose (Silas' vocabulary and sentence structure comes right outta Ghost Earth's ancient classic texts). I appreciate that I could relate to Eliza and swoon over Silas.
This is now one of the standards when it comes to soulmate stories. Eliza and Silas are destiny sure, but they have lives to live and a long ways to go to be settled in their forever. Their burn is fast and hot (so freakin hot) but they also do the work to know each other in reality as they do in dreams.
Overall, I'd recommend FORGET ME NOT for the soulmate trope readers, or if you're looking for a twist on romance and an HEA. You'll work for the happy ending, but its there. I'll be thinking of this book amd it's possibilities for a long time. So good y'all.
I can't get over how many quotes I highlighted. The writing is so fascinating. It swung from the modern/casual (Eliza says "fuck" a lot) to antique prose (Silas' vocabulary and sentence structure comes right outta Ghost Earth's ancient classic texts). I appreciate that I could relate to Eliza and swoon over Silas.
This is now one of the standards when it comes to soulmate stories. Eliza and Silas are destiny sure, but they have lives to live and a long ways to go to be settled in their forever. Their burn is fast and hot (so freakin hot) but they also do the work to know each other in reality as they do in dreams.
Overall, I'd recommend FORGET ME NOT for the soulmate trope readers, or if you're looking for a twist on romance and an HEA. You'll work for the happy ending, but its there. I'll be thinking of this book amd it's possibilities for a long time. So good y'all.
marleeliz's review against another edition
1.0
I suggested this for my monthly book club and I ended up DNFing at 25% I just couldnt do it. It read very weird for me. I think it was first person omniscient point of view because we got the FMC main thoughts AND the MMC but it was all from the FMC pov. It also switched who's head we were in like every sentence and I could not keep track of what thought belonged to who.
"I think I may be dreaming"
"It made his skin crawl thinking about the way Logan spoke of me"
Overall just very confusing way of writing the story.
My second point of contention is the lack of imagery and description of any setting. It was very bland. I had a very hard time picturing the setting where the book was taking place. Like all of a sudden the characters are in a bar but I have no idea what this bar looks like.
My third point is a lack of world building. As a sci-fi romance, there should be some kind of description of the world that you're in. I was very confused half of the time. Like even a dictionary of words, so to speak in the beginning, explaining words like "single spin" and "Otera"
Like I understand, this is supposed to be a smutty romance with no plot, so if that is the goal than market it as so
I had such high hopes for this book, and I think most of my book club is going to DNF it ☹️
"I think I may be dreaming"
"It made his skin crawl thinking about the way Logan spoke of me"
Overall just very confusing way of writing the story.
My second point of contention is the lack of imagery and description of any setting. It was very bland. I had a very hard time picturing the setting where the book was taking place. Like all of a sudden the characters are in a bar but I have no idea what this bar looks like.
My third point is a lack of world building. As a sci-fi romance, there should be some kind of description of the world that you're in. I was very confused half of the time. Like even a dictionary of words, so to speak in the beginning, explaining words like "single spin" and "Otera"
Like I understand, this is supposed to be a smutty romance with no plot, so if that is the goal than market it as so
I had such high hopes for this book, and I think most of my book club is going to DNF it ☹️
paigedoll_3's review against another edition
4.0
Like others I'm not a fan of the epilogue (or open ended endings in general) it could've ended with the chapter before that, otherwise a fantastic read!!! Never read anything like it before.
caitlinfiore's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.25
menareadsalot's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
5/5 ⭐️
4/5 🌶️
It took me a month to get through this book because it is A LOT but like, in the best way possible?? The world building, the characters, the way my least favorite thing about the book made SO MUCH sense by the end (#nospoilers). I have accidented my way upon a lot of authors in the last couple years but Karissa is truly one in a million. Please never stop writing😍
4/5 🌶️
It took me a month to get through this book because it is A LOT but like, in the best way possible?? The world building, the characters, the way my least favorite thing about the book made SO MUCH sense by the end (#nospoilers). I have accidented my way upon a lot of authors in the last couple years but Karissa is truly one in a million. Please never stop writing😍
ceilidhlyn's review against another edition
5.0
amazing story
I loved this book from beginning to end. I’ve barely been able to put it down and haven’t been able to stop thinking about Silas since he was introduced.
I expect most romance novels to follow a specific path and this one didn’t, which I absolutely LOVED. It wasn’t predictable in the same ways a romance usually is. I loved the literature references and the references to stars. Everything just made me love this book more and more.
I loved this book from beginning to end. I’ve barely been able to put it down and haven’t been able to stop thinking about Silas since he was introduced.
I expect most romance novels to follow a specific path and this one didn’t, which I absolutely LOVED. It wasn’t predictable in the same ways a romance usually is. I loved the literature references and the references to stars. Everything just made me love this book more and more.