Remember Us This Way

by Sheridan Anne

Noah Ryan was my whole life. From start to end, it was always him.

He taught me pain, patience, forgiveness, and the impact of the footprints I will leave in the sands of time. But most of all, he taught me what it meant to truly give my heart to another. It was short-lived and intense—a soul-shattering type of love—but it was mine, and I clung to it right until the end.

Noah Ryan was my salvation.
And I . . . I was his first great love.


Remember Us This Way is an intense short-lived epic love story that will leave the soul gasping for air. Please be mindful that this story is a tragedy with the purpose of taking its readers on an emotional journey.

Genres: Romance, Sports, Second Chance, Friends To Lovers, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, High School

615 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 20, 2024

Reviews

[❥ KAT ❥ Kitty Kats Crazy About Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

'𝐑E𝐌E𝐌B𝐄R U𝐒 𝐓H𝐈S W𝐀Y' Is a full length childhood friends to lovers romance book by author Sheridan Anne. Spoken in 'Dual perspectives.'🌷Noah & Zoey🌷

Top 2024 tear jerker book

This one hurt like a bitch...💔😭💔 Note from the author: “Remember Us This Way is an intense short-lived epic love story that will leave the soul gasping for air. Please be mindful that this story is a tragedy with the purpose of taking its readers on an emotional journey.”

Grab the tissues, get comfy and get ready to have your heart ripped out of your chest, this gives those tear ducts a work out...

The perfect song to accompany this book is called 🎶 Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye 🎶 The lyrics in this song in the beginning of their struggle to find their way back to each other fits the storyline perfectly.

This follows Zoey and Noah who were childhood best friends from babies to their early teens until a tragedy put a wedge between them and Noah through grief and pain pulled away and danced in the darkness pushing those he loved away. For three agonising years he's kept his bestest friend at arms length. After being kicked out of 4 schools for his rebellious behaviour he's been given a lifeline before cuffs may very well be his only out.

Now he's starting school with Zoey, but this isn't the reunion Zoey was hoping for, where they would fall into each other's arms, this reunion comes with a whole lot of hurt and he's nothing like the boy she used to know..



Throw in his popularity
The mean girls
The bullying
The angst will tear you to shreds.

One thing I noticed is that my waterproof mascara let me down, I look like a panda, swollen black eyes, dripping nose, tears running down my face. This pulled me under its spell, I loved these two, the love they shared, to the soul crushing end. My heart broke like never before, all the feels, the angst, the laughs, the tears was well worth it.

I think I’d only discovered this author last year and I’ve got a few books of hers under my belt but this is by far my favourite by her. She poured her heart and soul into this, everything she wanted me to feel, I felt..

These two will always have a special place in my heart, she was such a pure hearted girl, always saw the good where there was really none, upbeat, sassy and strong, he was the lion that would destroy anyone that hurt her, so for me it was such a bittersweet feeling closing that very last page.

[LaBlue]

NOTE TO SELF - AVOID

Per FB reviews FMC dies due to cancer. DO NOT READ!

I have NOT read this book. I don’t do main character death. I think this is becoming a trigger for me. Oh well.

[Sienasummerrreads · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Remember to dance among the stars, baby.”

This story follows Zoey and Noah, childhood best friends and soulmates. But over time, distance and grief have torn them apart. Now, Noah has lost his way after being kicked out of four schools. It’s been three years since they last saw each other, and now he’s been thrown into the high school Zoey attends. Can they avoid each other for long?

Wow, what a rollercoaster. This book destroyed me. These two characters are drawn to each other, and the challenges they went through along with the three years of lost time and now facing the hardest challenge of all leading up to the end which had me sobbing. I could feel their connection so deeply while reading. I don’t want to say too much, as I don’t want to spoil the story. My suggestion would be to go in blind, but be mindful of the content and themes.

Sheridan has blown me away with this beautiful story of two souls who are meant to be together. This is not a book to pick up for just 10 minutes; you need a few hours each time you dive in. The ending was wrapped up perfectly, and I will think about these two until the end of time. This was a 4.5-star read throughout, but the last 20% sealed the 5-star rating. Read this if you want emotional damage.

If you love:

🔹Best Friends - Enemies To Lovers
🔹Coming Of Age
🔹Sports NFL
🔹Bully
🔹Good Girl / Bad Boy
🔹Slow Burn Soulmate Energy

Genre/Type: Emotional Adult Romance 18+
APK: Kindle ARC
Pages: 620
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: 🌶️
Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone
Tropes or Themes: Best Friends To Enemies To Lovers, Coming Of Age, Sports (NFL), Bully, Good Girl Bad Boy, Slow Burn, High School, Soulmates, Chemistry, Tension, Protective MMC, It’s Always Been You, Jealousy, Grand Gesture, Letters, Intimate Tattoo, Medical Content, Medical Disease, Death, Death Of Sibling, Grief, Playlist, Made Me Cry, Made Me Laugh, Sexual Content, Virgin and FTB Scenes
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[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐ Did I cry? YES... BAWLED. Was this book absolutely perfect? NO.

If you're looking for an emotional read that will most likely wreck you - this is it. But, I personally can't say I loved it from beginning to end.

Spoiler-free comments:
- Tarni was insufferable. I legit have never hated a character so much in my life. To the point she actually ruined the book for me when I had to read her scenes. YUCK!
- All the bullying, it felt so far-fetched to me. I get it - bullying is real. But this was A LOT and so cringy. There is absolutely NO WAY there wasn't one good human in this school sticking up for Zoey.
- Introducing Hope (at like 60/65%) we get an actual good friend and THANK GOODNESS for her because I couldn't take it anymore. I love Hope so much!!

Now.... Spoilers ahead PLEASE STOP HERE if you haven't read this book
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This book felt like two totally different books. There was part one (first 50%) and part two (last 50%). If I am being honest, I really didn't love the first half of this book at all. I understand Noah was going through a lot of grief with his brother's death, but I just don't even understand pushing Zoey away? I know he felt to blame but in reality, it really made no sense to me.. and then all of a sudden he has an awakening and wants to be in Zoey's life again and stops being a douche. I just struggled with the purpose of this and Noah's "mean stage".

Now, the second half of the book. When Zoey and Noah are together and in love and Noah sticks up for her and doesn't watch everyone bully her... THIS WAS GOOD. And then Zoey relapsing WRECKED ME. I was done for. The second half of the book had substance. It had a purpose. It had emotion. It had a story. I loved it. It did remind me slightly a little too much of A Walk to Remember in the second half though as well.

All in all, I did enjoy this. Was it my favorite? No. But it got me super fucking emotional and that's gotta stand for something.

Also the tape of her heartbeat at the end SENT ME.

"Promise me, Noah. Promise me you'll remember us this way."

"You were never supposed to be one of the many stars. You're the whole damn sun."

"Remember to dance among the stars, baby."

[Casey · Rating 5 out of 5]

My eyes hurt.. they physically hurt from the amount of tears shed during this beautifully written story about love & grief.
Sheridan is constantly setting the bar extremely high for all other authors.
I don’t think I’ll ever recover from this one!

[vera · Rating 3 out of 5]

fine i cried

[Janine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have just finished reading Remember Us This Way by Sheridan Anne.
I was fortunate enough to be selected for an ARC.

Sheridan Anne has done it again - this book is perfection.. even though it broke me..just like I suspected it would.
This book had me in tears, but I pushed through, despite being utterly heartbroken. I haven't sobbed like this over a book in a while.
Noah and Zoey's story is sweet, and so beautifully written.♥️🥰

I highly recommend this book - the story, and character development is 10/10.

A 5 ⭐️ read for me.

If you do decide to read this one, be prepared for all the feels..and have some tissues nearby. 💕

[Amie Hutchinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven’t cried like that reading a book since the last letter. Snotting up tissues at 4am on a weekday what the heck!

Childhood friends to strangers to lovers to life changing soulmates. It was a long one and it was sad as shit. Check triggers for this one. These characters experienced some intense pain and grief.

I came across this book via Tik Tok, someone who I follow read this and recommended it. It was my 400th book for the year and I don’t think I will ever forget it. Sometimes you read books that just sit with you for a long time and this will be one of those for me.

[kaytlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book made me cry more then i ever thought possible. it absolutely broke my fucking heart. i went into it blind & GOOD LORD, DON'T DO THAT😢

[Sharon ∞❥ is an emotional book junkie ❥∞ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️'s

To be honest, I'm not sure how I feel about this book. You're gonna cry - that's a given but there's a lot of things that I'm going back and forth about that leads to my indecisiveness.

1) it's long...too long.
2) it's mainly a high school romance with all the drama that implies. Ugh, I'm over all the mean girls.
3) there's a lot of drawn out speeches about life, love and what ifs and it feels like its repeated.
4) the conclusion - you know it's coming but I had hoped the author would do something...anything else.
5) the "after"...not a fan of all the "mystical?" events.
6) Hope really? Ugh, it gives me shivers! 'Nuff said.

So, I didn't hate it. There were a lot of sweet moments. I loved how Zoey was able to pull Noah out of his darkness but once the drama hit, it was downhill for me.

[Thornback · Rating 2 out of 5]

I just finished A Walk to Remember, I mean Remember Us This Way. The story wasn't unique, didn't really add anything to preexisting tales but that in and of itself isn't a terrible thing. What really irked me was the author taking every single opportunity to demean girls and call them &^% for sleeping with boys they like. The "evil" girls are all constantly sloot shamed and then by comparison, Zoe "respects herself" too much and is of course, pristine. Has Noah remained pristine during their time apart? Of course not. But again neither he nor any other character miss and opportunity to sloot shame a female character. It's 2024 Miss Sheridan. If your main character sleeps with girls and then instantly calls them w&^%, he's just unlikable. Oh, and as an added bonus there's a few instances of casual homophobia!
Antiquated stereotypes I.e promiscuous women are bad, cheerleaders are evil queen bees, footballers are all promiscuous(but it's not bad when they do it!) Meatheads, and being gay is thrown around as an insult are a common thread. Almost every girl existing near Zoe was in competition with her somehow though I am glad we got a good friend in Hope near the end.
Outdated references I doubt you'd hear any high schooler making in 2024 such as watching The Notebook, Shania Twain lyrics, Rugrats and many others that don't ring true. That's more of a nitpick but as a millennial, it sticks out that the references were almost all from the era when I grew up or before.
I enjoyed the parents, they were one of the highlights. Loving supportive and the moms wine dates were hilarious. Except when the moms were constantly telling Zoe shes responsible for saving a dude who told her he hated her and sat by while she was tortured again and again at school doing nothing.
It did have its heartbreaking moments. You really felt for Zoe and her tight knit family. I think their family and extended family was written really well. Sheridan does not spare you the details. You are going to experience every up and down of the disease progression and Zoe's doubts and fears right along with her. Watching the characters navigate the grieving process was upsetting but well done and a brave choice that paid off. Her end was dragged out too long, having then rehash and share their memories repeatedly then a letter from her that rehashes it all AGAIN it stopped packing an emotional punch after a while. The epilogue bird really pushed it all over the edge into the ridiculous.
Overall, there were things I enjoyed but the near constant sloot shaming for no reason at all was obnoxious and the raging double standards for the football stars were more than I could tolerate.

[leanne ᥫ᭡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐️
I didn’t know what was waiting for me but not that oh god I thought this would be a cute little story but hell nah
if I knew what the ending is I wouldn’t dare read the book
it shattered my soul ripped my heart out of my chest and set it on fire
I never cried that hard reading a book oh my god I was SOBBING non stop

[manu · Rating 5 out of 5]

My biggest fear in life is losing my person and having to learn how to breathe again without them. This book takes that fear, builds it up and then suffocates you with it. The pain felt so wholesome that even if you wanted to stop reading, you couldn’t.

The way I’ve been ugly crying thanks to Noah and Zoey is next level. I almost had to stop reading and catch my breath.

5/5 sad fricken stars

[Zachary West · Rating 4 out of 5]

4⭐️

Let me start by saying, for the first 99% of this book, it was going to be a 5 star read for me. I genuinely loved it. That being said, I am so unbelievably annoyed with the way the book ended. To be fair, I felt it foreshadowing happening when Noah and Hope were outside of the church, but it didn’t happen then, Noah didn’t go and get drunk following the funeral. But they introduced Noahs new path forward right at the very end. I hate it so so much.

Back to the book, as I said, I loved the first 99% of the book. Yes it I was similar to other stories that I’ve read: A Walk to Remember, and a Thousand Boy Kisses come to mind, but it was still very good. I loved the story, I really enjoyed how the author took her time to let the story develop.

Zoey is amazing. She is a tremendous person at her core, and one of the best female main characters I have read. The way she was able to love with her whole heart and allow herself some grace when she deserved it, was amazing. I loved everything about her. I would not change a single thing. Ugh perfection.

Same with Noah, I loved everything about him. His character arc, his love for Zoey unwavering protection of her. He was a force of nature when it came to her, he would move heaven and earth for her if he could, and I loved every single second of it.

This book checked all the boxes for me, pulled at my heartstrings, had me in chokehold, I read it in one sitting. But damn that ending, I don’t care if some liked it. I will hate it for all eternity. It is a perfect book, in my view if you skip the last chapter that jumps five years. I love Hope, do not get me wrong, but mannnnnnn. I just hated it. Argue with a wall. The ending was trash.

[Neapolitan670 📚🖤 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just throw a box of tissues this way and hope they hit me 😢 I mean the title kind of gives the emotional overload this story is heading in.

What you do/don’t expect is the passionate way the story leads you through their young lives. I’ve read a lot of Sheridan’s books and I can honestly say some of them have messed with my head, however this one completely annihilates you. There are heartwarming, spontaneous, chuckling, annoying, angry and hot blooded moments, it’s hard to describe the train of emotions this journey takes you and only a few stations to stop at for you to grab your heart back❤️

If you want to read a book that does this, then this one is for you but be prepared 🤧🪦

[Trish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well fuck me! Surely Sheridan Anne could not have written this without shedding any tears coz I certainly read it with tears! OMG the tears did not stop it was like living the characters lives! This book emotionally destroyed me! Holy shit what a tear jerker 😭😭😭😭

[andrea.el · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh this hurt me so much😣 i was a sobbing mess

[Ashleigh Knoedler · Rating 5 out of 5]

The last 30%… nothing but uncontrollable sobbing.

That’s the review…. Excuse me while I wallow for the next 3-5 business days.

[Heather Higgins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book absolutely destroyed me. Incredible

[Abby Reads · Rating 1 out of 5]

I genuinely hate booktok because the hyped this book so much and it ended being the same cliche story from wattpad era the book ass noah was an asshole and zoey was annoying girl with a savior complex in short the book was a messssss!! dnf

[Ajla Obic · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won’t say much because I highly recommend not even reading the blurb or the TW list before you start & just go into it completely blind. I’ve read about 70 books this year & this is my THIRD 5⭐️ read… so trust me when i say READ IT. This is a story that will stay with me forever. Its such an incredibly beautiful, heartfelt, & sweet story laced with tragedy, grief, & pain, which will undoubtedly take you on an emotional journey. If you were keeping up with my stories while I was reading this you’d remember how much I SOBBED😅 The writing itself was beautiful, raw & impactful & I annotated sm!

Zoey is the sweetest, bravest, strongest girl. The things she went through & endured had my heart actually aching. The urge to protect her was strong❤️‍🩹 though, she remained sassy, stubborn, & happy, & her growth was admirable. Noah is angry, hurt, cold, & broken, so he acts like an asshole at first, but his redemption arc was amazing. The way he loved Zoey, spoke to/about her, & went above & beyond for her constantly brought tears to my eyes & made my heart soar🥹

Zoey & Noah’s romance was disgustingly sweet! They’ll make you believe in soulmates because their soulmate tie is undeniable! When they meet again years later they’re both so angry at, & hostile towards each other, but it made for some really intense tension🤭 watching them get back to the way they were as kids was so special & beautiful. Their banter brought much needed lightheartedness & their chemistry made this story extra enthralling. I absolutely loved them & this book.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞: childhood sweethearts, soulmates, second chance, slowburn, good girl x bad boy, tragedy/healing, no smut

[Raquel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some books make an impact, and then are ones like this one - it wrecked me. I had no idea what this book was about, I went in blind, and I’m so glad I did.

From the beginning, it pulls you in and doesn't let go. It’s one of those unforgettable reads that lingers long after the final page. The emotional damage? Off the charts—I’d give it infinite stars for that alone.

And then there's Noah, his character arc? Chef’s kiss. They talk about book boyfriends, but he’s in a league of his own—a book husband.

That being said, if you read the summary first, it might soften the blow. Knowing what’s coming takes away some of the raw, gut-punch impact that makes this book so powerful. Going in with no expectations makes it hit even harder and makes it that much more enjoyable.

Come find me after you finish the book, join my emotional support group of me, myself, and I.

[Keyleigh Lefever · Rating 4 out of 5]

“I will love you. I will love you today, tomorrow and every day until the heavens and earth no longer exist. As long as my heart continues to beat, it will beat for you” This book was no joke😭bring tissues

[Lovisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yeah so I am not okay💔😭

[Lilly Göbel · Rating 5 out of 5]

It broke my Heart

[Kim Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very long. I love the story line. It was a little weird listening to high school issues. It is relevant for the story but makes me feel like a mama bear. I want to correct the childish mean behavior. Great story and defiantly made me cry.

[Teagan Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have no words that will ever be enough. This book was one of the most amazing books I have ever read. The emotions felt throughout the entire book had my heart break into a million pieces on more than one occasion but some how by the last page it had been put back together again and I could finally take it all in! wow, a must read. This book will stay with me forever!

[Shannon Pace · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you love stories that include the below then this is for you 💗
- childhood to lovers
- trauma
- grief
- coming of age
- bestfriends to enemies to lovers
- good girl / bad boy
- fate
- kindred spirits / soul mates
- childhood lovers
- NFL sports
- bully

This book was so beautiful and heart wrenching. There were occasions where it felt very long and drawn out (the first 40% but I completely understand why for this specific story to be told)

The author does advise it’s a ‘tragic love story’ so take that for what you will! But your girl here loves a heart breaking book 🤣❤️

It follows two characters Zoey and Noah who were inseparable as children but was torn apart by grief following a traumatic event that they both witnessed causing these two characters to be strangers for 3 years.

Fast forward 3 years and Zoey and Noah are now attending high school, in their final years. Noah has completely changed and isn’t the same person he was. He has been kicked out of multiple schools and now has m one last chance to redeem himself otherwise he gets kicked off the football team. So he is forced to go attend the same school as Zoey.

These two characters are drawn together (ever since they were kids). They have to deal with multiple challenges in their life but nothing quite compares to the one they have to deal with now. The connection and deep love they have for each other was soul shattering and painfully beautiful.

Sheridan the author wrote a beautiful story about kindred spirits and soul mates. The love where you would go to war and tear the world apart for. This book was sitting at around 3.5 stars for the longest time but the moment the feels starting hitting in the last 30% it bumped it up for me. It was very beautiful but heartbreaking.

[Denise Huddleston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let me start by saying FIVE stars, more than 5 if that were an option. I typically try to avoid any stories that I know are going to make me cry, I'm like the Grinch in that I don't want to feeeeel....well Sheridan laughed at that thought! She made me feel ALL the feels. Every single one of them. This book had me not just crying but absolutely sobbing. I cried so hard that my nose started to b|eed (true story bruh). I went through a box and a half of tissues and every time I thought I was done it would start back up again. This story was different from her others in many ways but she is such a FANOMINAL author that her style still came through. You really feel like you're not reading but LIVING this story, you feel like you are there right there with them going through these things. Noah and Zozo's love story was one for the ages. If A Walk to Remember had a baby with The Notebook it would be this story, but still better. Gah my heart ya'll I am not okay, send chocolate. I may have cu$$ed out Sheridan and I may not be sorry. Sheridan if you saved your readers tears from THIS book you would dr0wn in them ma'am no doubt. I am one of those readers that 2.7 seconds after I read a story the details are *poof* gone from my brain but THIS story will never ever leave me. It is melded into my very soul.

My Highlights! (that are spoiler free)
" Noah McFunP0lice Ryan"
Angelica's doll from Rugrats (nuff said)
"Remember us this way."

[Gianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars! I went into this knowing nothing (as per usual) and did not expect that I would require breaks from reading this-bc I could not stop crying. Noah is top tier, and the love and dedication this man had to Zoey made my heart so happy.

What a beautiful story of soulmates, grief, life (and death). I would absolutely recommend.

Welp, I may be breaking out in crying fits for the rest of the day because that ending was both devestating and perfect.