Forget Me Not: The hottest rom-com of 2023

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As a long-time fanfic lover of the ‘amnesia trope’, I knew this one was going to be right up my alley. And it was. 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 read this book almost two months ago, and I STILL think about it daily! The intruiging premise coupled with the beautiful writing makes this story dreamlike, alluring, and romantic. I laughed, cried, smiled, blushed, hurt, and loved. This is a story I will never forget. ⁠ A romantic ode to the strength of love and the power of choosing each other, against odds and obstacles, again and again. The fated mate/soulmate trope is my all-time favorite romance trope, and “Forget Me Not” is like a deep dive into what the trope means. What do you do if you meet your soulmate while you’re in an established relationship? What happens if your personal life is precarious? What kind of cascade effect does meeting your soulmate initiate? All of these questions are answered in depth within the story.

But I’ll tell you the secret to appreciating this point of view. It is the only way to honor the portrayal of twin flames, star souls, soul mates. Human's pillar is their personality. Then experience and memories shape us into a who we are. What happens if we loose a part of these memories?Does it change who we are? This book tries to that question through Stevie's journey. I kind of hated how she treated Logan. He was clueless and obviously not her soulmate, but he didn’t deserve what she did to him. She emotionally cheated on him a whole lot and came close to physically cheating, broke up their long term relationship suddenly and with virtually no explanation except there is someone else before bouncing right onto Silas, literally and figuratively. When he tries to get more of an explantation and talk through things, she hides, lies, and brushes him off until he finds out the hard way that she is with Silas. He wasn’t a bad guy and deserved better. She can obviously make any choice she wants, but her partner is owed the respect of full honesty for why she is leaving him. It really made me dislike her. I also didn’t like how Silas used another woman to assuage his pain at finding Eliza with someone else. We follow Calliope as she moves to yet another new place with her mom. We see life through her eyes; and see how horrible people are to someone who is little different. Her emotions are portrayed so well that I could feel them. We see her anxiety and her tics. Side characters Savannah and Rory are manipulative, opportunistic (in the worst way) and rude. This is exemplified multiple times throughout the story. Between them pushing compulsive heterosexuality by convincing Stevie that she had a crush on a guy named Ryan and turning a blind eye to racist comments directed towards Stevie as an Asian-American, their cruelty was evident. These are two people you love to hate.

Even though every part of her is forever carved into my mind, tonight, after what almost happened after Mass, it’s not enough to just imagine her. I need more.

I’VE SPENT MORE HOURS THAN I can count lying awake, finding hidden pictures in the random patterns of my popcorn ceiling. Now, I have to talk briefly about the smut. I’ve had several people describe the smut in “Forget Me Not” as “beautiful filth”, and it’s spot on. Look, I say the word ‘filth’ with all the love in the world. The scenes between Eliza and Silas are passionate to the nth degree, and sometimes passion forgoes subtlety. But it’s raw and real. And given how many scenes Eliza and Silas share, all of them feel one-of-a-kind and unique (extra kudos to Karissa for such creative writing).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 know. I know.” She giggles. “Says the girl whose mom runs the biggest beef farm in the county. That’d probably be more of a blow to her than…” She laughs again, but this one sounds different, forced. I was immediately entranced by this story of a forbidden romance and fated lovers finally finding each other beyond their dreamscape. But when reality seeps in, they realize the path to each other is not as easy. Do yourself a favor and read “Forget Me Not”! You can read it for free through Kindle Unlimited. What a deal, reading such a remarkable debut romance novel through Kindle Unlimited.

Jinsong, is a sweet boy, but has a reputation he needs to protect. What will he do? He is drawn to Calliope. Will he see her as she is, irrespective of her tics?

I read the arc of this and can honestly say y’all are NOT ready for this piece of art. It’s poetic, Kinword has such a way with words that it’ll leave you breathless and wanting more. For my own eye health, I force my attention away from Mrs. Lassam’s glasses and flip over onto my stomach to snag my phone off the corner of my bed. 3:17 a.m. The screen lights up with a photo of me, which I’m sure looks slightly egotistical or at least super weird from the outside. But when I look at this photo, I don’t see myself. I see what I’m smiling at: the photographer. Sometimes if I really can’t sleep, she’ll talk to me like this for hours on end, and somehow, she always manages to find things that are worth saying.