Forget You

Author: Jennifer Echols
Release Date: July 20, 2010
Publisher: MTV
Pages: 292
Age Group: Young Adult
Source: Bought
Interest: Author 
Other Title In Series:  NA

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.

I loved this! Jennifer had me fall in love with her book Going Too Far, so I had high expectations for this book. On some levels they were fulfilled, but on others I was slightly disappointed. I would still recommend this book, because the few disappointments can be overlooked easily. 

Jennifer Echols does a fantastic job with creating a realistic story. She touches on so many teen aspects. She shows the true struggles teens face. And let me tell you being a teenage is never easy. :P She shows us the beautiful side of love, and also the ugly side. This is why I love her books! In Forget You she touches on an...erhmm.. interesting topic. Masturbation. Yes, you read right. It is only mentioned once, and can be easily read over.  But still, it's there! So kudos to you Jennifer, for having enough guts as a YA writer to put this in your novel. Another topic mentioned in Forget You is sex. The good that comes from it and the bad.

I was slightly disappointed with the main character. Zoey comes off as a bitch, excuse my French. She's rude, critical, and sassy. She has her reasons though. The thing that confused me were Zoey's actions. She was all over the place! She knew something was wrong, but she did it anyway. I could not understand her relationship with Brandon. Yes, I get she wanted someone to be there for her, and someone who would make her screwed up life normal, but Brandon was NOT a wise choice. She was just a frustrating character. But I guess if I was in her position and dealing with what she was going through I would be a little crazy too.

Doug was an amazing character! He was mysterious and he had his own personal issues. He was really sweet most of the time. I really liked his character. 

Doug and Zoey have a lot in common. I can't tell you exactly what, but their similarities are great in number. 

I love Jennifer's writing! All of her books, on writing alone, are great. Her writing is simple, but always leaves an impact. 

This was still one of my favorite books! I will be reading more from Jennifer's work.

Plot: 18/20

Characters: 17/20

Creativity: 18/20

Writing: 19/20

Cover: 9/10

Ending: 8/10

Total: 89 /100