Forget Me Not by Julie Soto: Book Review

Forget Me Not is a steamy, emotional story of a driven wedding planner and her ex-boyfriend florist who are thrown together for a celebrity wedding.

Acknowledgments:

Thank you to Forever and Netgalley for the ARC of this book. The thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own.

From The Publisher:

He loves me; he loves me not…

Ama Torres loves being a wedding planner. But with a mother who has been married more times than you can count on your fingers, Ama has decided that marriage is not the route for her. But weddings? Weddings are amazing. As a small business owner, she knows how to match her clients with the perfect vendor to give them the wedding of their dreams. Well, almost perfect…

Elliot hates being a florist, most of the time. When his father left him the flower shop, he considered it a burden, but he’s stuck with it. Just like how he’s stuck with the way he proposed to Ama, his main collaborator and girlfriend (or was she?) two years ago. But flowers have grown on him, just like Ama did. And flowers can’t run off and never speak to him again, like Ama did. 

When Ama is hired to plan a celebrity wedding that will bring her business national exposure, there’s a catch: Elliot is already contracted to design the flowers. Things are not helped by the two brides, who see the obvious chemistry between Ama and Elliot and are determined to set them up, not knowing their complicated history. Add in a meddling ex-boss, and a reality TV film crew documenting every step of the wedding prep, and Ama and Elliot’s hearts are not only in jeopardy again, but this time, their livelihoods are too.

My Thoughts:

Ama is building a successful wedding planning business over the past few years. When a former client refers a famous social media influencer to Ama, Ama knows that this wedding is going to be the biggest event she’s ever planned. The only condition is that they use a particular florist who just happens to be Ama’s ex, Elliot.

Elliot is as surprised as Ama to learn that they are being teamed up for this wedding. His business is thriving and his next-level floral creations are gaining popularity but with no real social media presence, he’s limited his business to locals.

Told in dual perspectives and timelines, Ama and Elliot’s relationship turns from icy cold to steamy in a matter of a few days. The reader discovers these characters’ backstories and what happened to this couple a few years before. The book was both engaging and entertaining and the characters were likeable.

The wedding business is highly competitive and the reader is witness to this. I loved the descriptions of ideas for this wedding and the way it all comes together. This book would translate nicely onto film.

I recommend this book to those readers who appreciate contemporary romance.

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