Name: Forget Me Not
ISBN: 9781442432543

Carolee Dean

Told from separate viewpoints, Ally discovers that she may have tried to kill herself and Elijah, recalling his own suicide attempt, tries to give Ally a reason to live and escape from the spirits that haunt their high school.

Forget Me Not

devin.reads

I was very nervous to start reading this book because of the way it was written. I have tried to read another book written in the same way and I couldn't get into it. However, this book totally had me hooked within the first few pages! I loved the story, I loved the characters, I loved everything. I am so glad I picked this to be my first read of 2014!

Samiha Tasnim

"I was the one who was fragile, though I didn’t know at the time just how easy it would be for me to SHATTER."
(Chapter:When he saw Brianna)

"But then I remember she’s not my friend anymore. So why do I still care?"
(Chapter:Out The Window)

"That’s what Ms. Lane, my writing teacher, would say. Spill it out onto the page. Sometimes it’s the only way for thoughts heavy as bricks to become feathers and fly away."
(Chapter:Write It Out)

"I wonder— if I found a mask, put it on, and tied it fast, would I be okay again?"
(Chapter:Elijah Wears Black)

"It seemed to me that only words and rhymes made any sense. Only they were safe. Nouns and verbs constructed in straight lines made the world a saner, safer place."
(Chapter:The Bell Rings)

"I never really felt alive unless I was up onstage. It’s like that old saying, “If a tree falls in the forest, and no one hears it, does it make a sound?” If I’m here but nobody sees me, am I really alive?"
(Chapter:A Christmas Carol)

"THERE’S SOMETHING DARK in the corner of the hallway, but every time I try to look, it disappears. There’s something cold in the corner of the hallway, but every time I go to check it out, it moves away. There’s something talking to me from the corner of the hallway. I can’t see what it is, but I lean in close to listen. I used to hear voices in the halls, whispering things like slut, liar, whore I hear voices on the H Hall, too, even though there’s nobody here but me. They’re telling me this is the only place where Nobody can touch me. Nobody can hurt me. Nobody can reach me. “You can stay here forever,” they whisper."
(Chapter:There’s Something Dark)

"To be friendless in a crowd is the worst kind of loneliness."
(Chapter:Third Lunch)

"Looks like I will spend the whole day on the hallway. Watching other kids, wondering if their lives are hopeless and screwed up like mine."
(Chapter:I’m Definitely)

"But I don’t get to write your story. I must leave that up to you. I just hope you understand, it isn’t through."
(Chapter:The Stage)

"THINGS THAT FALL Night falls. Water falls. Snow falls, soft and wet, gathering on tree branches and dirty streets. People fall in love, out of love, to sleep. Sometimes they even fall from rooftops. And sometimes they j u m p"
(Chapter:Things That Fall)

"“If you’re all suicides, then what’s your story?” I ask the Hangman. “You don’t seem like the self-destructive type.” “I’m not,” he replies. “I fell. Unfortunately I had a rope around my neck at the time.” “Who put it there?” I ask. “I did. But I didn’t want to die. I just wanted to get somebody’s attention. You know all about that, don’t you, Ally?”"
(Chapter:How it Happened)

"I feel my life unraveling like yarn. The strands come loose, and then they fly away. What happens when I reach the end of it? Make a knot and hold on, or let go?"
(Chapter:Dear Frank)

"When you missed that curve, did it cross your mind, that I might be following behind?"
(Chapter:Follow the Leader)

"and I wonder how people have the guts to stay so long on such an angry planet. "
(Chapter:The Residents of ICU)

"We’re all a little ruined, I guess"
(Chapter:When We Leave)

"The real job will be finding out who I am inside, because that’s all I’ve got left"
(Chapter:My Body)

Chelsea Hunter

I have been wanting to read Forget Me Not for some time, and I was not disappointed at all. The story was amazing, and the pacing was almost perfect, just a little slow, but still enough to keep me focused on the story.

It was a quick read, probably due to the way that the story is written, which I really enjoyed. I loved the script and the poetry formatting that the author used to express the story.

Ally was a character that you really got to know on an emotional level. The struggles and pain she goes through jump right off the page and into your heart. I don't know how someone could go reading this book, and not crying, because I was bawling at the cruel reality that is high school life.

The ending was very bitter sweet, and I don't know if I liked how the author did that. It seemed a little too much at that point.

Overall, a gripping story that I am definitely recommending.

Forget Me Not

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