Forget Me Not

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The steady thump of his heart is my favorite sound, my favorite feeling against my skin. It reminds me he's read, he's here - and it reminds me that I am too. A beacon, illuminating from within his body that shows me that no matter the circumstance, I'm where I'm supposed to be. As long as I'm with Silas, I am home. Silas doesn’t love me like all the characters love their counterparts in these books—because it’s more than that. He loves me through them, in pieces, like patchwork on a quilt, a stitch here, a pattern there, never completely sewn together. Like he hasn’t yet read his favorite story, but he’s constantly trying.

I never connected with either Eliza or Silas. You don’t really get very in depth with their characters beyond them having a hell of a lot of sex and making flowery love declarations. I wanted to see more of them as individuals, and together building their relationship beyond sex. I think that there are two passing mentions that they want to get to know each other beyond their bodies, but we never get to really see it. I wanted a lot more cute moments to balance the spice. The only romance is when they spend that day together before they even decide to be together. Additionally, the first person omniscient, was a very confusing pov and left me quite annoyed. For me, I contemplated not finishing it because it felt so stagnant. I think it could have been salvaged because it wasn’t a bad story, it just wasn’t executed well enough for me.The writing is poetic and lyrical. I'm struggling to think of a comparable author or writing style, but I'm drawing a blank; Kinword's writing felt like a brand new experience for me as a reader. I do feel it is my duty as your trusted book rec advisor to warn y’all. Do not read the epilogue. Just don’t. Read the last chapter and end it there (jk read it). I wish I could say I can live in blissful ignorance, however, the emotional masochist in me revels in it. This book does not end in a way you’re expecting. And I hate to love the epilogue. Like I’m mad at it, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say it was kind of genius. Just trust me when I say, stay in blissful ignorance y’all. The sci-fi setting of this just adds to the book and romance. It isn’t the main focus but it sets the perfect stage for events to unfold.

See, first person omniscient is a rarity among fiction, but one I genuinely now hope to see more of now having experienced it. The slip into Eliza’s mind and visually accepting those of the other characters was seamless, as if I was staring down into this enormous freight with them all, watching helplessly as Eliza makes her way to Silas.The epilogue. People seem extremely divided over the epilogue, but I love it! There is so much foreshadowing throughout the whole book, subsequent rereads have only proved that the ending is right in front of the readers’ faces the entire time. I think Karissa did such a brilliant job dropping little hints as to what the ending would look like, it made it all the more poetic and beautiful. I think without the epilogue it would have been a fine story, but the epilogue provides an extra layer to the story. There’s further complication, and as a reader it allows the story to stay with me for a long time. Thankfully, Karissa released a special edition of “Forget Me Not” which includes two bonus epilogues from Silas’ POV. Readers get to learn what happens after the initial epilogue, I highly recommend buying a copy and reading the scenes for yourself.

Umm... this book was not for me.. I'm going to refrain from rating it, as I do not rate books that are not Romance. As I am a Romance book reviewer and by definition, this book does not fit the criteria. This book now sits at the top of my romance tier along with A Court of Mist and Fury and Remain Nameless, which are some my favorite books of all time. I cannot thank @karissakinwordwrites enough for the gift of this arc. This book was such a pleasant surprise amidst a major reading slump and I am thankful to have gotten to read this incredible story before it released.🖤 Eliza is a mess sometimes, but aren’t we all? She has one foot in her dreams and one foot in reality and her journey was so beautiful.I was so excited for this book. I heard about it on Booktok and couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. And from the beginning, I was intrigued by the plot. A dystopian/sci-fi setting where she travels around the galaxy with her boyfriend, until the man she dreams about every night, finally meet in person. I had a couple issues with this book.