4.5
Per fare questa recensione a Remember me when è necessario collegarsi al precedente volume, di cui è il diretto seguito. Anche se cercherò di non rovinare la lettura di nessuno, potrebbe risultare spoiler per chi non ha letto il primo libro.
Facciamo il punto della situazione? Il mese scorso avevamo lasciato i nostri protagonisti nel bel mezzo di un cliffhanger: Reid è stato operato d’urgenza alla testa per una complicazione dovuta all’incidente ed emersa all’improvviso, e al suo risveglio non ricorda nulla: né Ollie né l’incidente con i tre mesi che ne sono conseguiti né la loro relazione.
Immaginate la faccia di Ollie quando il suo ragazzo lo considera un estraneo? Ecco. Questa parte del racconto ha strizzato per bene il mio cuoricino, perché Ollie è un pezzo di pane: un gigante d’uomo che è sempre pronto ad aiutare gli altri, ad anteporre il loro bene al proprio… e qui ancor di più, perché non c’è nulla che non farebbe per l’uomo che ama. Ma uscire dalla vita di Reid è davvero la cosa giusta per loro?
Ho amato come l’autrice abbia deciso di trattare l’argomento dell’amnesia e del dover ricostruire tutto un micromondo personale e tutti i rapporti sociali. L’ha fatto in modo nient’affatto scontato, con scelte interessanti e coinvolgenti, con la giusta dose di realismo, sentimenti, problemi e dolore, ma mai troppo angst da renderla una lettura drammatica.
Sono riuscita a immedesimarmi in Reid e nel suo scombussolamento, nelle ansie, nella rabbia che sente per quest’ingiustizia e per i flashback che compaiono e che lui non sa decifrare: è in balìa della sua testa, ma non sa se sta affrontando dei ricordi, dei sogni ad occhi aperti, o delle visioni simili a déjà-vu.
Quello che il suo inconscio gli sta comunicando non trova una chiave di lettura in famiglia, fino a che Ollie non gliene fornisce una e pian piano qualcosa riaffiora e ogni tassello trova il giusto incastro.
Non sarà facile, non sarà indolore, ma ho amato la delicatezza di questa storia e i suoi bellissimi personaggi. Ollie merita un abbraccio gigante tutto suo, ma anche il povero Reid va consolato. Piacevoli anche i personaggi secondari, positivi e collaboratori.
Personalmente ringrazio la Casa Editrice per la celerità di quest’uscita e aspetto nuove storie di questa talentuosa autrice, mentre vi consiglio questa.

Recensione su copia ARC

Note: This ARC was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Have a couple of weeks ever felt as long as when you're impatiently waiting for the conclusion to a duet whose first book took hostage of your heart while you were reading it? Yep. I confess, I may have been mildly tempted to hop on a plane and head on over to Brooke Blaine's home and sit outside her front door to remind her that I was waiting. Stalker much? Anyway, I waited, and in the amount of time I was going to have to wait, I was anxious because Forget Me Not was so good, and I desperately wanted--NEEDED!--Remember Me When to be just as good as it's predecessor. The thing is, that's not what the author's given us here. Nope. This? This was, if you could believe it, even better. Book two was the Unforgettable ending that Ollie McFadden and Reid Valentine deserved.

Hold up! If you've yet to read Forget Me Not, I'm warning you right now that this part of my review may contain spoilers. So, if you want to keep on reading, do so at your own peril! Don't worry, it's not as ominous as I'm making it sound. You'll probably be a wee bit ticked off if you decide to push on, but that's on you, dear fellow bookaholic. And if you haven't picked up on it yet, yes, these two books are NOT standalones. They need to be read one after the other. Book one ends on a cliffhanger, and book two will be most enjoyed if you know how Ollie and Reid got to the point they're at when it opens. Still ready to go on with my review? Well then, let's get a-moving, shall we?

This sequel picks up a little over three months from where the duet starter left off. Reid remembers his life prior to the car accident that led to his original bout with amnesia, but he can't recall everything that happened between his first hospital stay and his second one, which required him to undergo surgery. And Ollie? Well, he's the one who remembers everything, including the fact that both he and Reid have been a couple and are in love. Stories like this make me wonder who has it worse: the one who can't remember or the one who remembers it all? And that's just one of the reasons why this was such a heartrending read. Reid is angry and frustrated because who wants to wake up and realize that there was a part of their lives, regardless of the length of time. Ollie is dealing with his heartache, but will he keep the promise that Reid asked him to make before the surgery?

Ah, Ollie and his Bluebird had me from the get-go. From Ollie's crush on Reid during those coffee runs at Joe's to the ending that surpassed even my own high expectations, the Unforgettable duet has lived up to it's name. This story of two men who found then lost then fought to re-discover a love they'd never had with anyone else was sugary sweet while also being scintillatingly sexy. While it may have seemed Blaine made it easy for these two to fall in love in book one, the hurdle before them in book two was a substantial one and if they were going to make it, then one would have to be patient and bide his time while the other had to push through what his head thought he knew and what his heart wanted him to remember. While I'm giving Remember Me When five-plus stars, I'm also going to remind you to read Forget Me Not first. One doesn't work without the other. Just like Ollie and Reid. ♥

Ollie and Reid..oh how I loved them so!! <3

Their story picks up a little while after Forget Me Not. Our hearts broke when Reid woke up and didn't remember Ollie. Reid is angry with the world because he feels lost and he knows something is missing. Ollie is so miserable and you can't help but feel for the both of them. Seeing them get to know each other again was beautiful. All the feels <3 Brooke did an amazing job with this Duet. Ollie and Reid have become one my favorite couples and one thing I would have loved even more was seeing some of the events that lead up to the epilogue. Either way, I loved this series!

Questi due che meraviglia

Et voici la suite de cet émouvant diptyque M/M de Brooke Blaine !
On retrouve Reid et Ollie là où on les a laissés, ou presque. Suite à sa seconde opération, Reid perd de nouveau une partie de sa mémoire, et Ollie se retrouve complètement oblitéré de ses souvenirs ...

Comme dans le premier tome, nous avons là une histoire douce et romantique, sans drames ni rebondissements douteux. Le roman est très court (150 pages), et l'auteur se concentre sur le chemin que Reid aura à parcourir pour véritablement retrouver Ollie. Tous les deux passent par des moments difficiles : Reid se rend compte que de nombreuses choses lui échappe, il est perdu, en colère, en permanence sur un fil. Pour Ollie, c'est un supplice de voir Reid sans que ce dernier n'ait conscience du véritable lien qui les unit.Tous les deux vont refaire connaissance comme si c'était la première fois, et Reid, comme la première fois, se sent infiniment bien avec Ollie, même s'ils ne sont que des amis.

J'avoue que je m'attendais à des scènes plus difficiles, en fait je regrette un peu que la souffrance d'Ollie ne soit pas plus exploitée, mais l'auteur a vraiment fait le choix d'un livre feel-good. En fait je regrette que parfois, certains évènements soient mentionnés, et pas racontés ni décrits. Du coup, je me suis parfois sentie frustrée, et vu la situation qu'ils traversent, j'aurais vraiment aimé avoir des scènes où on voit les personnages galérer (enfin surtout en ce qui concerne Ollie). Mais comme je le disais, Brooke Blaine a écrit un roman feel-good, et elle a choisi de tisser une jolie bulle de douceur et de tendresse entre ces deux hommes très complices, et n'a pas vocation à les malmener plus que de raison.

C'est beau de voir Reid (re)tomber amoureux d'Ollie, cet homme qui l'a sauvé à deux reprises ; c'est touchant de voir à quel point Ollie fait preuve d'abnégation pour son homme, alors même qu'il n'a aucune certitude que tous deux pourront reprendre le fil de leur histoire. Leur complicité est belle à lire, même quand Reid n'a pas conscience du véritable lien qui les unit.

Une jolie histoire donc, que j'ai pris plaisir à lire, et qui m'a fait beaucoup de bien à un moment où j'en avais bien besoin !

I have no words. I loved this book so much. I was emotionally invested in Ollie and Reid's story from the very beginning and enjoyed every heartbreaking moment of it.
To tell you what I loved is to tell you the story which I will not do, I hate giving spoilers. You have to read it for yourself. it is worth it.

2.5 stars

I loved Ollie and Reid's story

Very cute read!