This is a book I'll remember (and won't shut up about)
Abby Jimenez has a way of writing wonderful characters, sweet romance and a story that envelopes poignant and pertinent issues of family, relationships (and often) mental health.
In Say You'll Remember Me, we meet a couple (Xavier is a vet and Samantha is in online marketing) who have a perfect first date. But when life soon separates them, they struggle with staying connected while also juggling all that life is throws at them. Samantha is a hoot who has a lot on her plate and Xavier is the 'outwardly grumpy with a cinnamon roll interior' perfect leading man.
This is a family drama with a sweet romance where Jimenez does what she does best - tackles many poignant issues with a compassionate and honest hand. In this book she focuses on:
- the toll on family caregivers who are caring for a loved one with dementia
- loss
- letting go of toxic family
- long-distance love
- impact of past trauma ...
Personally, the dementia aspect hit close to home as I have had a few family members who have suffered this horrible disease. As with many of her books, Jimenez advises readers to take care of themselves and adds trigger warnings at the beginning of her books.
“There is nothing more beautiful than being a witness to someone’s life. To know them inside and out and to be with them through everything, share the same memories. Memories are everything.”
Tropes + Themes:
- Long distance romance
- Insta-Love + slow burn (but it works!)
- Fun meet cute
- Dual POV
- Poignant family issues
- Animal love (with awesome pet names)
- Heartwarming and heartbreaking
Relatable and empathic, poignant and playful, this book had me giggling, tearing up and relating to these characters who burrowed into my heart. Filled with a strong secondary cast (including furry friends), family dynamics and condiment love, this book is full of humour and heart and I'm throwing all the stars at it. I cannot wait to see what Abby Jimenez comes up with next.
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“Because if you were my wife you would be my world. Everything starts and ends with you. Anything else is just the stuff that happens in the middle.” I mean this in the best way possible, but if Meredith Grey was in a parallel universe, she would’ve been Samantha. Her parents would be together, her dad would have encouraged her to follow her dreams (marketing not surgery) and she would stay home to take care of her mom. IYKYK, I guess Seriously loved this story. The family dynamics, financial struggles and long distance relationship actually feel realistic. So many quirky additions to the storyline that give it the more romcom feel, but Abby Jimenez always manages to write such real characters with real problems.
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- Reviewed in Canada on May 2, 2025Verified Purchase
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- Amy WReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2025
I Adore Abby Books
Verified Purchase - MarnieReviewed in Australia on April 13, 2025
Loved It!
Verified Purchase - Heidi DischlerReviewed in the United States on April 24, 2025
Ugh the long distance relationship is so relatable 😩😭
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Wow, this one really hit close to home…. I absolutely loved everything about this novel and can’t wait to dive in and review it with you guys. The main thing that shocks me, though, is that there is hardly ANY conflict in this novel and yet, it’s SO FREAKING GOOD. I’ll talk about the plot, what I loved about the characters, and obviously how amazing Abby Jimenez is at writing.Heidi DischlerUgh the long distance relationship is so relatable 😩😭
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2025
The first thing I want to talk about with you guys is obviously the plot. So, don’t expect crazy twists and turns throughout this novel. This is a strictly romance novel and honestly not spicy at all (I don’t mind this one bit, but some people do). It’s built around Samantha and Xavier as they try to navigate their feelings for each other being thousands of miles apart. That’s it. You would think that it would get boring, but nope. Abby Jimenez is obviously the queen of writing romance and it was just so beautiful. Samantha’s mom has dementia, which is why she moves from Minnesota to California. I would’ve liked a little more on why Samantha went to Minnesota in the first place, but that’s okay. Xavier is from an abusive family and opens his own vet clinic in Minnesota to prove to them that he’s successful. This is about the most conflict you get besides them trying to find creative ways to be together being so far apart. Like I said though, even though not a lot goes on, Say You’ll Remember Me is still totally worth it!! There were a few things towards the end that made me go, “hmm this is way too convenient”, but I’ll talk more on that in the spoilers.
As far as the characters go, I loved Samantha. There were times that she acted like a scared girly-girl and I absolutely loved that realism. She was the perfect middle child for her siblings in her personality (I can say that because I’m a middle child, too!!). Her relationships with her family and Xavier were so emotional at times that I found myself thinking, “Hey, I remember what that feels like, too.” She has definitely become one of my favorite female main characters. Xavier is a typical brooding, emotionally-insecure, man who honestly needs a lot more love in his life. I found some of his actions to be a little over-the-top (I mean, this guy was romantic AF). A lot of times I could tell he was written by a woman, so I think I would’ve liked a better perspective from the guy’s POV, but it wasn’t terrible, so it’s a small gripe. As a character as a whole, he was honestly charming and perfect, but like I said, sometimes it was a little too perfect.
So, the main reason I’m in love with this book is because my husband (before he was my husband) and I did long distance for what felt like decades (and was probably only three years). Everything that Samantha and Xavier felt was so true to how I felt that whole time we were apart. Finding creative ways to make the other person happy and make sure that you never lose sight of the relationship was always so difficult to navigate. This book reminded me all about that and the little things that my husband and I did to make sure our relationship worked. Long distance is HARD. This book honestly makes it kind of seem semi-easy. It won’t be like a romance novel, but you can always make it work if you’re both willing to do that.
Overall, I loved this novel so much. Say You’ll Remember Me was so much fun to read and review and honestly ended up being one of my top reads this year. 5/5 well-deserved stars and I can’t recommend it enough! If you love love like I do, you’ll adore this new romance novel by Abby Jimenez (a literal novel-writing magic-worker when it comes to romance).
Favorite quote: “Because if you were my wife you would be my world. Everything starts with you and ends with you. Anything else is just the stuff that happens in the middle.”
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- Apoorva SharmaReviewed in India on May 21, 2025
Abby is the queen!!!!
Verified Purchase - popiReviewed in Germany on May 27, 2025
Beautiful and heartwarming
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