Don't Forget Me

by Victoria Stevens

Forced to leave her mother, who has early-onset Alzheimer's, in a nursing home in England and move to Australia to live with the father she has never met, seventeen-year-old Hazel Clarke struggles to build a new life for herself until she is befriended by Red and his quiet, grieving twin brother Luca, who help her learn to love her new home and realize the importance of honesty and family.

• ISBN10: 0374305609
• ISBN13: 9780374305604
• Publish Date: 13 February 2018
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 28 June 2022
• Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 368
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

Rating: 4.5 Stars

That was so lovely, and the closing letter! Not a dry eye in the place. I loved this story of healing and moving forward, of "family" and "home".



After finishing a really heart wrenching and heavy book, I needed something to lift me back up a little. Let me tell you, this little gem of a book did just that. Don't Forget Me had me grinning and shedding happy tears in no time.

•Pro: I really loved the different types of loss the characters were grieving. Some were mourning the death of a loved one. Some lost someone special due to illness. While others still lost their loved one to depression, and all these losses were explored quite well.

•Pro: There are so many good characters in this book. Hazel was wonderful, but so were Red, Luca, Hunter, Maddie, Claire, and Graham. I really enjoyed getting to know them all, and totally wanted to be part of this "family"

•Pro: Speaking of family, I always enjoy family centric books, and Stevens definitely delivered one to me. There were a lot of different family dynamics probed in this story, but my favorite parts were when they were ALL together. Oh, and the parents were present too, which is always a plus.

•Pro: Stevens did a good job keeping me guessing about what brought Hazel to Australia and into her father's life. All I am going to say is I may have needed a tissue or two.

•Pro: I was so glad that there was beauty in the pain for these characters. Circumstances brought them together, and then they were able to move forward (slowly) and begin healing.

•Pro: OMG! The letters Hazel wrote to her mom broke me in the most beautiful way. I am getting misty right now just thinking about them.

•Pro: Although many of our characters were grieving, this book never got too sad. There was a lot of happiness, joy, humor, and a sweet romance to keep me from becoming a puddle.

•Pro: What a good ending!!!

"Redleigh used to say that the stars are spy holes for heaven," he said. "So the people we lose can still watch over us, even when they're gone."

Overall: This was a beautiful and touching story about love, family, and holding those we have lost in our memories as we move forward, which left me all warm and fuzzy inside.

*ARC received in exchange for an honest review.

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