Book Review: Forget You by Jennifer Echols

Title: Forget You

Author: Jennifer Echols

Pages: 292

Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction

Published: July 20th 2010 by MTV Books

Source:  Library Book

Synopsis: 

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 ofthem? 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.

Review:

Okay so this was my second Jennifer Echols book. I really liked Going Too Far , so I was not sure if i'd like this as much, due to the high expectations I had. 

Lets break this down into the good and bad categories, because i'm too lazy today to write a full on review. 

Bad 

Zoey. I did not like her. I can not believe she "parked" with a guy who had been telling her about his conquests ALL SUMMER. HE DID NOT BLOODY LOVE YOU, HE JUST WANTED TO SCREW YOU. And then her thinking they were in a "relationship" when he is clearly not interested and wanting someone else. Zoey just really pissed me off totally and completely. 

Zoey's dad. Do I even need to elaborate on him. He was rude, horrible, and like stalkerish, I mean, putting cameras up around the house, cause he didn't trust his almost 18 year old daughter for a week. I'm just going to stop there with him. He was just ugggggggggggggh so 2D and horrid. 

Doug. Doug. Doug. You say you love Zoey, yet you say 'oh I can totally "park a car" with her in like a night'. If you really loved her, you wouldn't have done that. And before the crash, and the sex, he was totally rude and shitty to Zoey, like if you like her you be nice, this isn't primary school. FAR OUT. And he is is a bit controlling/ overbearing, but what eves. 

Zoey's best friends. Um. no. WHY DIDN'T THEY NOTICE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH HER. I didn't like them that much. 

The basic story line/plot was just bad to me. I didn't really enjoy it. It happened too fast, why didn't she have a police report. Why didn't anyone tell her what happened? There were just too many confusing factors, for me to enjoy this. 

Good 
Zoey and Doug's relationship. I like how it grew in the novel. I didn't like how it started really with sex. I don't think that was a brilliant idea (but that is just my opinion). And really the day after the crash when Doug thought they were "together" and Zoey didn't know anything WHY DIDN'T HE SAY SOMETHING. In the end I liked there relationship though. I liked how he wanted to protect her. blah blah blah. 

I liked Doug's brother. don't know why I just did....

I like Jennifer's writing style. It is easy to read. 

I liked how Zoey was on the swim team, but not the best swimmer, but yet the captain.

Sadly I think that is really all I liked... :/

When I first read this I gave it 2 stars, thinking about in now whilst writing this review, it makes me realise how much i actually didn't like it. 
I am going to give Jennifer Echols another few tries, because I did like her writing style. 

Rating: ★