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“Don’t trust the man who calls himself your husband.”
⤷ Ooooh, suspicious, right? 🤨
☆Summary:
One day, Tess is getting engaged to the love of her life: Harry. The following day, she wakes up in bed next to a completely different man named Graham, her supposed husband?? She’s seven years older, her hair is chopped off, the house she was just in last night has gone through a total remodel, her clothes are all designer, and she has a dog? All she knows is that Graham won’t hurt her, based off a letter she wrote to herself, explaining her daily memory loss after a terrible car accident. But if it’s just memory loss, why does she have to be babysat every second of the day? Why are all the doors locked from the inside? And why did she just get a text telling her not to trust her husband?
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“Nearly a decade of memories have somehow just vanished. But have they vanished? Or are they just below the surface, waiting to be retrieved?”
☆My Thoughts:
Think of every memory loss, repeating day reference you can manage, and that is the vibe of this book. I was in desperate need of a short, read-in-one-day page-turner thriller to avoid a slump, and for this, Freida has always been my go-to. She hasn’t failed me yet, but this one is likely my least favorite of hers I’ve read so far.
Freida’s writing has always been straightforward and easy to read, which makes it a piece of cake to inhale any of her works in a single sitting. Do You Remember? is no exception. The twists were plentiful, but aren’t groundbreaking (aside from maybe one), and are easy to sus out relatively early. Normally my jaw dislocates and falls so far from my body when she throws in a twist, so that’s my biggest gripe with this book. Obviously the repetitive nature of Tess's life can be annoying as well, but for 281 pages I feel I can’t overly complain 😅
The Characters: Tess? Just okay. Graham? Hot and suspicious. Camila? Hot and intriguing. Harry? Interesting? (no hot vibes lol sorry) And Lucy? 🙅🏻♀️
But I honestly couldn’t care less about any of the characters except Ziggy, the dog. Now THAT’s a good boy 🐶🥹💓
I’d absolutely recommend for anyone needing something quick and suspenseful to get through a slump! Unfortunately tho, there was no dancing in September 😅 Sad day.
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pre-review: these are so not the vibes but here i am singing earth, wind, & fire’s “september” lol 🎶