Review: Forget You
Aug •
2 •
2010
This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence.
Forget You by Jennifer Echols
Series: Stand Alone
Published by MTV Books and Pocket Books on July 20, 2010
Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance
Source: Bought
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WHY CAN’T YOU CHOOSE WHAT YOU FORGET . . . AND WHAT YOU REMEMBER?
There’s a lot Zoey would like to forget. Like how her father has knocked up his twenty-four-year old girlfriend. Like Zoey’s fear that the whole town will find out about her mom’s nervous breakdown. Like darkly handsome bad boy Doug taunting her at school. Feeling like her life is about to become a complete mess, Zoey fights back the only way she knows how, using her famous attention to detail to make sure she’s the perfect daughter, the perfect student, and the perfect girlfriend to ultra-popular football player Brandon. But then Zoey is in a car crash, and the next day there’s one thing she can’t remember at all--the entire night before. Did she go parking with Brandon, like she planned? And if so, why does it seem like Brandon is avoiding her? And why is Doug--of all people-- suddenly acting as if something significant happened between the two of them? Zoey dimly remembers Doug pulling her from the wreck, but he keeps referring to what happened that night as if it was more, and it terrifies Zoey to admit how much is a blank to her. Controlled, meticulous Zoey is quickly losing her grip on the all-important details of her life--a life that seems strangely empty of Brandon, and strangely full of Doug.
After days full of drama for Zoey she is struggling to stay strong. With her father problems spread everywhere and her mother’s nervous breakdown over it, Zoey can’t help but feel trapped. Trapped into the perfect daughter, doing everything she can to help matters. Zoey made some unwise decisions with Brandon leading her to assume other things.
Then she starts speaking to Doug. A kid who has had it rough he whole life and hates Zoey. She last saw him at the football game looking loath at her and then the next morning he is all sweet. Zoey totaled her car in a car accident, that left her with amnesia. She doesn’t remember what happen the night before. After her father threatens her, she lies about remembering the night before and sets off to seek her own answers as to what really happen that night.
*SPOILER WARNING*
This book started off already with major drama. I was immediately sucked into the whirlwind of it and felt bad for her. Her father cheats on her mother and whats worse he gets the girl pregnant. Zoey works for her father who owns a very popular water park and so now it is buzzing all of the place. Zoey feels horrible after what happen and made some unwise decisions. Zoey’s mother could not take the stress of it all so she attempted suicide. Zoey walks in to find her mother is going to thankfully make it.
Okay let me just say that I absolutely hated the father. He gets the girl pregnant, Zoey and her mother leave the house moving into the apartment and then he moves the girl in there with him. Whats worse is that the father is angry with Zoey after her mother’s apparent suicide. Instead of consoling her at the hospital he walks in upset, yelling at her not to say a word of it to anyone. Poor Zoey is in such shock, she doesn’t even know what to say. It’s no wonder Zoey acted the way that she acted. Her dad was a jerk. Then after Zoey’s car accident, he blames her again, threatening that there really better be something wrong with her head if he is going to miss his honeymoon, if so he was going to put her in the loony bin with her mom. Right there, my jaw drop. First off how can you say such a thing to your own daughter. This father was thinking of no one but himself. UGH!!!
This book was great drama. Watching it unfold was something uncanny. I connected with Zoey on a very personal level. I too grew up with a father somewhat like that. He has a business and reputation to keep. He of course has girlfriends that are 24 yrs or younger and I am expected to treat them as such. Hello! I am just 25! She can be my freaking sister!!! Also even though my father has money and spends it on his girlfriend like there is no tomorrow, I have to work to earn my keep because he wants to teach me responsibility. Believe me that is the last thing I learn from him.
If you like a good book with lots of drama and gasping then this book is for you. For me is was personal and touching. I did connect with Zoey on many levels and felt her anger and pain. I can truly say that this is something that happen in real life’s because it happen in mine. There was some curse words and some sexual scenes. I recommend for older teens. (18+)
I give it 5 BITES!
Happy Reading!
I can’t wait to read this!! I have it – I just need time…lol
I skimmed your review – I didn’t want to read the spoilers :-))
Sounds powerful and yeah, the dad is uber crappy! Great review!
Alyssa
Teens Read and Write
oh i loved this book. Jennifer is one of my fave authors. so glad u enjoyed it!