From the TBR Pile: Blog Tour: Say You'll Remember Me by Katie McGarry

Author:Katie McGarry
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Date of publication: January 30, 2018

Doesn’t matter who did it. Not anymore. I did the time. It’s over.”

When Drix was convicted of a crime—one he didn’t commit—he thought his life was over. But opportunity came with the Second Chance Program, the governor’s newest pet project to get delinquents off the streets, rehabilitated and back into society. Drix knows this is his chance to get his life back on track, even if it means being paraded in front of reporters for a while.

Elle knows she lives a life of privilege. As the governor’s daughter, she can open doors with her name alone. But the expectations and pressure to be someone she isn’t may be too much to handle. She wants to follow her own path, whatever that means.

When Drix and Elle meet, their connection is immediate, but so are their problems. Drix is not the type of boy Elle’s parents have in mind for her, and Elle is not the kind of girl who can understand Drix’s messy life.

But sometimes love can breach all barriers.

Fighting against a society that can’t imagine them together, Drix and Elle must push themselves—Drix to confront the truth of the robbery, and Elle to assert her independence—and each other to finally get what they deserve.

Say You'll Remember Me is a YA contemporary featuring two teens from opposite side of the tracks. Hendrix "Drix" is back from doing a year in a juvenile delinquent rehab program. He was there for a crime he didn't commit. Ellie is the governor's daughter who is feeling stifled by her parents and her life. This ended up being just an OK read for me. I didn't like it as much as I was hoping I would.

I had a hard time finding a character other than Drix to like. He was the one person that really seemed to grow. Ellie was really annoying and frustrating. Her parents were over the top and Drix's family wasn't all that likable either. One thing I did like about Drix and Ellie's relationship was that they really became friends first before they got physical. Not that they really do much. This is a pretty clean YA.

But, there were a lot of cheesy and cliche moments throughout the book. I rolled my eyes a few times. The whole scenario with the dog and the hotel was a bit too much. I can't really see any hotel acting the way they did when it comes to the governor of a state. They usually bend over backwards to accommodate and it was a puppy who did no damage. The reaction was not one I would have expected. One part of the book did ring true for me. There are way too many kids who are too poor to have good representation and end up taking plea bargains for crimes they didn't commit. One other thing I would have liked was if the issue of domestic violence was better handled. A follow up to Holiday and her situation would have been nice.

I think fans of this author will enjoy the book. It wasn't bad, it was just OK. Give it a try and see for yourself.

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About the author:

Katie was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan.

She is the author of the Pushing the Limits and Thunder Road series. Say You’ll Remember Me will be released in 2018.

Katie loves to hear from her readers.

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Excerpt tour for SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME:

Monday, January 8th: What is That Book About

Tuesday, January 9th: Girls in Books

Wednesday, January 10th: Just One More Chapter

Wednesday, January 10th: @everlasting.charm – IG feature

Thursday, January 11th: From the TBR Pile

Friday, January 12th: Stuck in Books

Tuesday, January 16th: Books and Spoons