This book was so beautiful - the art and the story. This is a great visual representation of what Alzheimer’s does to a person. Get your tissues ready!

A sweet and moving graphic novel of remembering. Clemence breaks her grandmother out of her nursing home to take her away from it all and give her one last adventure where she knows she'll feel loved. In doing so, Clemence faces the struggles of a successful road trip, from having enough money to gas to knowing the directions for where they need to go. But she has to do it for her grandmother; she can't stand to see her withering away on her own, slowly losing her memory. Meanwhile, Clemences mind is remembering what it was like to grow up with her mother and grandmother, and hoping that she shared her love for them both enough over the years for them to both still feel it
The illustrations were gorgeous. Garin makes good use of the blank spaces, and dozens of emotions are displayed throughout countless wordless boxes, shown rather than told. Interspersed throughout the story are snapshots of Clemence sitting in an investigation room with police officers, and I couldn't help but wonder what was coming. The adventure was delightful, and kept me reading, hoping for the outcome they were both searching for.
I would definitely read more from Garin, and thank you to he publisher for approving access to this ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an e-copy of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.

Aah, this hit me right in the feels. It really brings home how precious our time is with family. It also reminded me of my relationship with my grandma and how hard it’s been not being able to see her in the pandemic.

Clemente is an awesome main character, and her lesbian representation is really lovely. I have to admit, the repeated use of the d slur did take me out as it was said without any consequence. I mean, Clemente did punch a guy for calling her the slur word, but still, it was in there in flashbacks and then we moved on. If you’re going to have queer representation, it’s important to acknowledge anything harmful or negative that is being said about the LGBTQIA+ community, especially in a contemporary setting. Despite this, it was nice to see her able to hook up with another woman with no stigma attached to it, which was nice, so that’s why the d slur didn’t quite make sense.

The art style though was really lovely and the text wasn’t too small either. Really well done by the artist. The panel spacing was also easy on the eyes, and the last two pages’ frames did make me tear up a bit.

Recommend if you’re looking for a story that is about finding yourself when all seems lost and the unbreakable bond between grandmother and grandchild.

Trigger Warnings: Alzheimers, Violence, Blood, Gore, Naked Bodies, D Slur, Picked Edges on Fingers.

The story of Forget Me Not tells a heart wrenching tale, filled with joy, humor, and adventure. Clemence is tired of seeing her grandmother down, so she decides to bust her out of the retirement home, which leads to a long car ride to her grandmothers family home.

On this eventful journey we see how truly special the relationship between grandparent and grandchild can be. Forget Me Not also showed the true blue moments of Alzheimer’s and how it affects everyone, and the impact on family relationships.

My stomach is still in knots after reading this heartfelt tale, I highly recommend it.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I liked this book! It was very emotional and raw. It made me sad thinking about my great grandmas and how the end of their lives were. It was both hard to read and comforting at the same time. I also think the artwork really made this story come to life.

Wonderful book, hit me in all the feels. Very powerful story telling but make sure you have a box of Kleenex on you

Made me feel all the feels. What a beautiful journey through family and relationships and aging that this book takes you on.

This was one of the most heartwarming simultaneously heartbreaking stories I've read in a very long time. It was just so beautifully tragic. I'm at a loss for words because it was just so good.

This book was very endearing. My grandmother has dementia and I felt very seen by this. It’s so authentic and the resolution feels earnest and hopeful, which is not always how these situations feel. I hope to see more from this creator.

Forget Me Not is a graphic novel that follows Clémence as she breaks her grandmother out of a retirement home and the subsequent adventure they have on a roadtrip to her grandmother's childhood home.

Whew. I knew going into this there would probably be some tears, but Forget Me Not was just an absolutely beautiful story. The relationships between grandparents and grandchildren is a sacred one, and Forget Me Not captures this is such a poignant, real, powerful way.

I loved the story. It tackled how Alzheimer's can impact relationships, aging, homophobia, and love in a very genuine and contemplative way.

I highly recommend reading this, it felt almost like a Thelma and Louise between a grandmother and her grandchild in the best possible way. Reading it was hard, it was beautiful, and to me it embodied closure and acceptance in the way that often comes in relationships built on pure love.

Clémence adores her grandmother, as most of us lucky enough to have grandmothers do, and this is a really beautiful book.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This graphic novel was beautiful! The level of detail in the drawings was really lovely, and not too much that it felt heavy.
The storyline of the gran with Alzheimer’s hit close to home for me as I have a family member with dementia, although the plot didn’t show everything we go through, it did outline it well enough. I wasn’t a huge fan of the ending, to me it just felt extremely sad. But on the whole I did enjoy this short story and reading the pictures as much as the words.

Lovely. The writing, the art, and the whole package come together so nicely. I particularly enjoyed the (light spoiler alert) semi-ambiguous ending of what happened after her grandmother reached her childhood home. The portrayal of Alzheimer's disease was almost too "pretty" in that it showed forgetfulness, but hardly ever the anger and more difficult side of being a caregiver for someone that is demented. All in all, a lovely and truly enjoyable book that I won't soon forget.

This book is achingly beautiful, yet so lovingly simple. It didn't need more, in fact I think it would have suffered from trying to cram more detail in. I adore the colour palette and it made me fall in love with Clémence and Grammy even more.

Memories can be so powerful, when you become separated from your own through something like Alzheimer’s it must do untold damage to someone's mind, not just the obvious effects on the people around you. It's such a taboo subject that's never talked about lovingly, mostly only from a medical point of view or just sharing the heartbreak it spreads.
Even this review / feedback is hard to write without getting a little teary eyed. It's long been said that the best books make you feel something deep within and stirring, but I think often people forget about graphic novels or underestimate them - writing them off as 'cartoons'. Combining such beautiful illustration and such a powerful message is so important, I can't stress how wonderful it is to me that Alix Garin took so much time and care over this.

Essentially... 'stealing' your grandmother is a big deal, but you can't fault the reasons for doing it. When your loved ones can't remember that they love you, they probably can't remember that they are loved, so make sure that every moment counts.

This was very beautiful. It hit close to home, and was very emotional. I am going to lower it to four stars because I wasn't particularly fond of the characters. Regardless of that, "Forget Me Not" is a lovely and heart-wrenching story that I totally recommend.

Oh! My God! I can't seem to find the right words to say anything about this emotional graphic novel. I loved the illustrations and the story really brought tears to my eyes. I was reminded of my childhood, my grandparents and also took a moment to ponder over my relationship with my mom. We need books like this in our lives, to bring out the humanity in us, to help us grow.

This book was sent to me as an ARC on NetGalley. However all opinions are of my own.
This graphic novel was a lovely story. All of the illustrations well well done and the story promise really captured my heart, it really show the relationship between a granddaughter and her Nan and I really really love that this was something quite close to my heart and I feel like it’s something I would have done personally.

The art is absolutely stunning, and the premise of the story is also very compelling. I struggled to connect with the main character, but maybe a younger reader might. She seemed a little careless, but perhaps her youth and immaturity was part of the point. It would be hard to put it on a school library shelf, because of the nudity (even though it didn’t bother me as a reader).

Overall—gorgeous art, mediocre story.

Oh My goodness, where to start with such a beautiful story.
The delicately coloured illustrations are a gentle visual to such an important topic.
It is never easy saying goodbye to loved ones, but having to do it daily with those suffering memory loss/alzheimers is tragically next level.

This is such a beautiful and sad story with such a strong message.
Don't live your life with words left unsaid, we never know when we will next get to say goodbye.

The ending to this left me in tears...
A picture tells a thousand words.

—“Too late” arrives sooner than we think—

Heartbreaking and emotionally overwhelming; these are the only two words I can think of when I just finished this graphic novel. I am numb, shocked, and still processing all those emotions this book made me feel, and at the same time, I am feeling guilty of reading this book too late because it triggered some suppressing emotions I have been holding back for some months. There was something I wanted to do for him but I couldn't, and will I ever be able to make peace with that regret? Never.

I wish I could have done it long before I had time with him but when in this book Clémence and her grandma were standing on the sea watching a beautiful sunset and then grandma turns to Clémence and hugs her; I couldn't control those emotions from flowing. This book touched some very sensitive parts of my life and it has the potential to make an emotional impact on every person who has their grandparents with them and it's even soothing-ly emotional to those who already lost them but still carry some essence of their existence in their hearts.

But what was this book all about?

After seeing her grandma struggling in the care home, Clémence decides to break away her from there and then a beautiful and refreshing road journey begins where Clémence is taking her grandma to her childhood home almost after 60 years. But it was not easy as breaking away from caring home because Granda suffers from Alzheimer's disease and at the age of 85 she still behaves like 20 years old and no wonder why it was painful to read every time she told Clémence that her (Grandma's) parents might be waiting for her at her home and she must go back or they might be worried about her.

With minimalist graphics, sentimental dialogues, and mesmerizing presentation of emotional bonds between characters, their interpersonal struggles, and conflicts, Alix Garim brilliantly managed to pick the nerves that touch the raw emotions and some of our insecurities. Clémence's issues with her mother and at some degree, Alix Garim remarkably showed Clémence’s life and her struggles; she didn't tag Clémence’s sexuality but it seemed like she was still exploring her sexuality that we can read from the excerpts of her past and some unexpected encounters.

NO SPOILERS, but that end was unexpected; I was expecting a happy ending but I didn't know Alix Garim had planned it in a way that would hit me with a sudden numbness which left me staring at the screen, still processing the shock and the way things happened. If you are someone who love reading books like 'A Man Called' then must go for it. You will be making one of the best decisions by reading this Book.

My god, this is one the best pieces of literature I've ever read. The story, the writing, the art, absolutely *CHEFS KISS.* This is the story of a young person who breaks their grandma out of the nursing home to take her on a road trip back to her old childhood home.