Blog Tour: I Remember You

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Release Date: February 10th 2015

Rate: 4 out of 5 stars

Synopsis:

For fans of THE FUTURE OF US comes an engrossing story of two teens, whose love for each other is tested by time and fate.

Lucas and Juliet couldn’t be more different from each other. But from the moment Lucas sees Juliet, he swears he remembers their first kiss. Their first dance. Their first fight. He even knows what’s going to happen between them—not because he can predict the future, but because he claims to have already lived it.

Juliet doesn’t know whether to be afraid for herself or for Lucas. As Lucas’s memories occur more frequently, they also grow more ominous. All Juliet wants is to keep Lucas safe with her. But how do you hold on to someone you love in the present when they’ve begun slipping away from you in the future?

(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review).

(This review may contain spoilers).

I found the concept of this book to be a particularly intriguing one. It was good to meet Juliet as a character and I found it really easy to empathise with her.

For a lot of the book, I wasn’t sure what was going on with Lucas. I had a few theories (that were mostly that there was probably something wrong with Lucas’ brain, like a tumor or something) and I’m still not entirely sure I had all of my questions answered by the end of the book. But with this kind of plot, it’s probably more diffiicult to wrap everything up with a neat little bow.

I have to be honest… I spent a lot of the book with a feeling of strong dislike towards Rosemary. I couldn’t really understand why someone like Juliet (who was actually a nice person) was best friends with her. But towards the end, things kind of became a bit less like Juliet consistently making excuses for her.

It was interesting to see Juliet’s relationship with her mother. I didn’t see a lot of her father in the book, but I was disappointed that Juliet and her mother seemed to grow apart the more… almost dependent Juliet became on Lucas. (I did feel that there were some aspects of Juliet and Lucas’ relationship that were unhealthy. On both of their sides and throughout most of the book).

It was good to see that Lucas was clearly affected by his ‘memories’ of the future. I felt that I could understand his desperation when it came to trying to stop the headaches that were getting progressively worse. And it was also understandable, to an extent, how he started using alcohol to dull the pain.

I did feel that there were many things in the book that were glossed over. That made sense towards the end, but I did feel there was too much where I was waiting for the other shoe to drop – constant references to regrets about something/something bad happening.

The book itself was well-written and engaging. I read it fast and in the way that means I enjoyed it, rather than because I was trying to get it over with. But I do wish the book hadn’t ended where it had. There was so much more of the story I felt could have been expanded upon. But I would check out other books by this author in the future.

This is a book that shows you what true love is: heart stopping, mind bending, life changing. I Remember You is unforgettable. – Melissa Kantor, author of Maybe One Day

An ode to the enduring, transforming power of love. – Susane Colasanti, author of Now and Forever

Well-developed and multidimensional supporting characters contribute to the book’s even pace. This romance novel has elements of science fiction, yet remains true and authentic to the intensity of feelings adolescents experience with their first loves. – School Library Journal

Romance with a dash of time travel and a hint of war…a Nicholas Sparks novel for teens. – Kirkus Reviews

Suspenseful, poignant, and devastatingly romantic, I Remember You perfectly captures the intense, ephemeral magic of first—and forever—love. – Micol Ostow, author of Amity

Cathleen Davitt Bell gets all the gorgeous details right in this smart, fast-paced, romantic thriller about the love you choose and the love that chooses you. This extraordinary love story transcends time and space but lucky for us, each moment happens in the hot here and now. I Remember You is unforgettable. – Arlaina Tibensky, author of And Then Things Fall Apart

I was breathless reading I Remember You, wishing I could time travel to the end and find out exactly what happens—and yet, not wanting to miss a minute of the drama along the way. It read like a younger version of The Time Traveler’s Wife. – Jen Calonita, author of Side Effects

A unique romance about a girl who is solidly rooted in the present and a boy who “remembers the future” as if he’s already experienced it. Is it possible to alter the future and, if so, how? – Lois Duncan, author of Stranger with My Face and Locked in Time

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I was born in Princeton, NJ in 1971 and lived there until I was twelve, when we moved with my mom moved to West Hartford, CT.

My dad and mom had been divorced when I was two, and my dad lived in Williamstown, MA. I spent summers and school vacations with him.

I went to college in New York, at Barnard, and stayed in New York after I graduated. I worked as a newspaper reporter for three months, as a salesperson for a multimedia publisher for three years, and as a market researcher, and finally a copywriter.

I’m married and have two awesome kids ages two and five. I lived in Manhattan for sixteen years, but now am in Brooklyn, living downstairs from my sister and her family. I have two dogs named Oscar and Oprah. My favorite food is pizza and, strangely, in my thirties, I’ve developed a great love for playing catch. Slipping is my first book.

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