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NetGalley Review of You Won’t Forget Me

Posted on June 2, 2026December 22, 2025 by caritagardiner
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title: You Won't Forget Me

author: Mazey Eddings

publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

publication date: June 9, 2026

pages: 336

peppers: 3 (on this scale)

warnings:

  • compulsions, social media abuse
  • depression
  • heteronormativity
  • gaslighting

summary: Cubby's cheating, unkind ex Connor has left their band, gotten huge as a solo artist, and debuted both songs that Cubby wrote and songs that disparage Cubby as a lover and girlfriend. Meanwhile, when their producer finds out about the social media hubbub in response to  Cubby's band, now called Tea Time Tantrum, is getting, she pushes them into a tour and pushes Cubby into a fake relationship with pianist Harry. Disappointingly, Cubby feels only platonic love for Harry but can't stop fantasizing about her best friend, bassist Darcy.

tropes:

  • friends to lovers
  • mean, jilted ex
  • social media controls us
  • fake dating (but not the main couple)
  • band shenanigans
  • only one bed, sort of

what I liked:

  • everything with the band was super fun.
  • good representation of different sexual identities, mental illness, and neurodiversity

what I didn’t like:

  • for most of the book, I didn't like Cubby-- which is problematic, as part of the point of the book is that people are judging her based on wrong/unfair information, but she was immature
  • she's got a problem with social media, and unlike most addicts, she can name exactly what's going on with her use. She seems too self-aware in some ways and not self-aware enough in others.
  • similarly, as she explores her sexuality, she gets on a soapbox to talk about it. She seems oddly knowledgeable about the world and ignorant about herself.

overall rating: 3 (of 5 stars)

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