Jennifer Echols
Publisher: MTV
Release Date: July 20, 2010
Pages: 293
Ratings: 3.5 Stars
Summary (from Goodreads):
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.
The
wonderful Erica kindly book bullied me into buying this book, along with Going Too Far, and I am glad she did. I read Forget
You in one sitting, and was not disappointed. Jennifer Echols has written
an enjoyable book with beautiful scenes.
One thing I have learned
from reading this book is that Jennifer Echols’ characters have such great
chemistry. The interactions between Doug and Zoey are packed with tons of
sexual tension and it was great to see how their story unfolded.
While this book might seem
like some light chick lit, it does deal with some very serious topics and
issues. With Zoey’s parents divorce, her dad’s pregnant new wife, and her mom
going crazy, Zoey has a lot of stress and issues with which to deal. I often
felt extremely sorry for Zoey and the situation she was. Her life was falling
apart in front of her and she just wanted to maintain her normal, perfect life.
One thing that Jennifer
Echols’ excels at is writing realistic characters. Every character in this book
was extremely relatable and believable. None of the characters felt fake, I
felt I know someone like each character. It was easy to relate to the
characters too, even if not in similar situations. Every teenager has doubts
about there life and everyone is trying to figure out who they are just like
Zoey.
Even though I found this
book very enjoyable and loved the story, at times I did get annoyed with Zoey.
The whole Brandon situation, especially bothered me. A girl as smart as Zoey
should be able to see that Brandon wasn’t her boyfriend. At times I just wanted
to smack her when she kept saying Brandon’s my boyfriend, or my boyfriend
Brandon. I wish Zoey was a bit more independent and could see that she was
lying to herself with the Brandon situation.
Overall, Forget You was a very enjoyable read.
Emotionally packed with great characters and great romance, Jennifer Echols has
written a book that many teens will eat up.
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