Full review to be posted soonish.

I would like to thank the publisher and netgalley for providing me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

This graphic novel had a really sweet premise and I loved the cover. But I think it tried to do way too much and jumped the shark.
Normally I love a story filled with twists and unexpected turns as well as quiet moments, but the pace felt off in this one. I think you need excellent writing to convey everything this graphic novel tried to cover and deal with, as well as subtler, more gradual development. Here most of it felt too abrupt, particularly when you include the flashbacks.

I also feel like it presents itself as something and delivers something completely different. It’s much heavier than it comes across at first, and while that isn’t a bd thing per se, there was too little levity to balance it out and bring it closer to what it had originally hinted at being.

It’s not bad but it’s definitely not my cup of tea and I can’t say I’d recommend it, personally.

2 1/2 stars

This is a truly delicate graphic novel talking about empathy and taking a very emotional look at the current problem of nursing homes, alzheimer and the heart-break of it all. A bitter sweet contemporary work about a granddaughter running away with her grandmother to save her from calming medication.

This is really a lovely work. Nothing is quite easy here, or straightforward. We unpack layers of memories, and nostalgia, and hard hitting truth and wisdom of old age. Alzheimer is such a terrible disease. This is the kind that hurts everyone and this book really gets it and packs quite a punch.

Forget Me Not is a very well done work, with great pacing and punctuated with ups and downs. We feel for Clemence and her grandma. We love the countryside and the detailed settings. The silences say so much here. And the dialogues are so real. I highly recommend it!

overall I enjoyed this book however the main character was so annoyingly irresponsible and careless and the story felt underdeveloped.
I originally picked up this book because it was about a grandchild and grandparent relationship where the grandparent has Alzheimer's and that's all I really knew about it. However, this story turned out to be so much more than what I had expected and so much heavier.
I greatly enjoyed all of the unexpected aspects such as the heavy lgbtq+ plotline
I think the art is beautiful and I think that the author over time will improve on the written aspect of their comics so ill definitely be on the lookout for their future releases

A gorgeously illustrated graphic novel that centers around the relationship between three generations of women. I was drawn from the start and read the whole book in one sitting. I especially thought that the colour choices were spot on in creating a bittersweet melancholy atmosphere. The book covers hard topics in a gentle but honest way, and really hit me in the feels! Highly recommend.

I'm really not sure I was prepared for how much this would smack emotionally. A very moving portrait of three generations of women and their relationships with one another.

The graphic novel begins as Clémence goes to visit her Grandmother in the care home where she is living. She's unhappy with the way her Grandmother is being cared for and she realises how deeply unhappy she is, and so she decides to break her free from the home and take her to her childhood home that she's been trying to escape the care home to visit. I should say that Clémence's Grandmother has quite advanced Alzheimer's, and so flitters in and out of time periods and does spend quite a lot of the graphic novel believing that she is a young girl returning to her worried parent's home.

What follows is a road trip full of incident - how else to describe it? - and an emotional rollercoaster between Grandmother and Grandchild. At times deeply funny, but also just devastating. It hits close to home as my own Grandmother has a form of Dementia and I connected with some of the feelings of joy at learning so much about her past, and deep sadness that her consciousness of today is slipping.

I found the short clip where Clémence attempts to strangle her Grandmother really upsetting, and honestly, I didn't really understand it. It didn't make sense to me in terms of their relationship and her desire to care for her Grandmother. I also found it distressing to see Clémence constantly correct her Grandmother and bring her back to "reality". It's best to sit with people with Dementia in whatever place they are in as correcting them can cause extreme emotional distress and even anger - something which was then shown in the comic.

Some of the most emotionally affecting passages were those where Clémence and her Grandmother revisit old memories of Clémence's Grandfather and Clémence's mother, and the scenes in the bathtub and by the sea were both deeply moving.

Forget Me Not also captures the silence between generations of women, between family, and how in some ways Dementia allows you to get to know somebody in a different way, or at a different time in their life, and how caring for somebody with Dementia can bring you closer to them.

For example, in the bathtub when Clémence thinks "What about her? What happened to her?" - Clémence is reflecting on all that she doesn't know about her Grandmother, thinking about their shared experiences as women, and seeing her Grandmother in a new and unfamiliar light. There is a lot of this in the comic and it's something that I personally recognised based on my own experiences.

I also thought it was very clever to have the flipping back and forth to the police station scenes - which were unexpected and added a bit of intrigue as to how they wound up there.

I loved Alix Garin's use of imagery and how sometimes there were these spreads without any speech or text, many of which I found the most affecting.

I'm really impressed by this graphic novel and would definitely recommend it! Just be aware that it packs an emotional punch.

CWs: domestic abuse, violence, blood, abuse and neglect of elderly, homophobia, sexual content.

I knew this book was gonna destroy me from the moment I requested it on Netgalley. Yet I didn't think I was gonna be five minutes into the book and already tearing up but that's exactly what happened. I finished this book and was trying to decide what just happened while crying because OH MY GOD so many emotions. The way this book talked about growing up, growing old, family, coming to terms with your identity and the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter was just beautiful. This road trip story is one that will always have a soft spot in my heart and I truly recommend it. Between the characters, the art, and the story it felt like hugging a loved one goodbye while also being comforted by them.

TW: homophobic remarks, alzeheimer, loss

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for my earc.

3.5 stars *may change
This was...an incredibly bittersweet graphic novel about the relationship grandchildren have with their grandparents that suffer from Alzheimer's disease. The art style is loose and free and nice to look at. It's a sad story. There's a lesbian main character. What else could there really need be?

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for providing an advanced reader's copy.

I was granted eARC access to Forget Me Not via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

"Too late arrives sooner than we think"

Did I tear up? Yes. Yes, I did.
This graphic novel is touching and beautiful, and I was sucked into the story right away. Overall a beautifully intense and emotional graphic novel.

As someone who currently has two grandparents suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia, I feel like what Clémence did is what we've all secretly been thinking about doing. Everything from the plot itself to the dialogue felt so real. I definitely see my own grandparents in Clémence's grandma; The repetitive questions, the sensitivity and in how she gets frustrated over small things in life.

I also feel the need to mention the absolutely stunning art style. Let me start of b saying: The way the colours change throughout the story was genius! Loved that. I also loved how 'real' the bodies were depicted, both Clémence and her grandmas.

I feel like most people would be moved to tears when reading this, because the topic itself is one that most people relate to. I would recommend for everyone to pick this up at least once in their life.

I'm not a big fan of books where the only purpose of the plot is to make the reader cry. I prefer those that we don't even notice, but end up connecting with the characters and silly situations become striking and exciting. This graphic novel has this vibe. It is a book that in many ways looks like a goodbye. The story begins with an unexpected adventure by Clémence and her Grammy, and we see some moments from their past, while following the road trip not planned in the present. Grammy is not in an easy situation, because she suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Anyone who has ever had a loved one diagnosed with it, or who has lived with someone close to them, knows how complex and cruel this disease is. From the beginning, it's hard not to feel helpless and affectionate for the Grammy, and it's easy to empathize with Clémence, who wants to make her feel better. Alix Garin's drawings and traces are essential to pass the atmosphere of this book. The way she chooses colors, and how the drawings match perfectly with the characters' phrases and thoughts is very delicate. This book gave me so many feelings in a few pages, without resorting to cheap sentimentality, showing the relationship - with ups and downs, like any other - between a grandmother and a granddaughter. The remarkable moments that the two have during the trip are especially beautiful, and it is difficult not to be moved. I recommend it to everyone who wants to feel this bittersweet feeling that is loving someone and not being able to stop them from leaving little by little.

In Forget Me Not, a young actress takes her grandma who is suffering from Alzheimer’s on a journey to her parent’s home.

This was such a beautiful tribute to the people who’ve raised you and what it means to lose them, even when they’re still around. It was painful but also beautiful.

The art and the colors were nicely done and capture the emotions the story means to convey very well. It simply makes you feel things.

This was wonderful. An emotional, poignant story about lose, finding yourself and making the most of the time you have. The story had a poetic feel and wove together it's themes and elements so well. The artistic style worked really well with the story.

If you're personally into heart-wrenching and -warming books that enjoy playing with your heartstrings like a jump-rope, there's a high probability that you'll enjoy this book.

Clemence, a struggling actress and student, and her mother have a strained relationship, especially when it comes to how to take care of Clemence's grandmother and her Alzheimer's. After her mother agrees to start medicating her Grammy, Clemence decides to jailbreak Grammy out and go on a long-distance drive to Grammy's old home.

Along the way, Clemence witnesses first-hand Grammy's degrading memory and wonders if maybe her mother's choice really was the best option, as we ourselves watch as Grammy loses pieces of herself.

And oh great, I'm crying again.

Forget Me Not by Alix Garin was an intense graphic novel. When I finished it I was in tears.

Clémence is a stundent and an actress. Her grandmother is in a nursing home because she has Alzheimer... and when Clémence saw her, she immediatly thought that she will be safer in a specialised home.
The next day decides to take her on a roadtrip to her childhood's house.

The trip is not that simple for Clémence, because take care of a person with Alzheimer is so hard. The one with this disease can forget every memories or regress in a "child" state. Sometimes can have clear moment, but suddenly can be aggressive or sad.

Even with other things that happen along the way, they finally reach the house. But I can't say nothing more!

The interaction between the two women made me so happy - but also really sad. When I was reading I couldn't cry because of so many thoughts about life, family and time. When Granny spokes about her past I'd like to give her a huge hug.

The ending broke my heart in pieces. I knew it from the start that I will be devastated by this work.

The art style is wonderful! I really loved how this graphic novel seemed so "delicate".

this was absolutely stunning.

everything about this graphic novel was beautiful, from the art style to the story, to the characters and their struggles. I suspected I'd cry after reading this, from the reviews, the cover, and the description, but I underestimated how much.

I love books that are so poetically breathtaking that just the beauty in them makes me emotional. while that wasn't only the case here, it was a big part of it. there's so much beauty in these 230 pages, and reading it was an unforgettable emotional rollercoaster.

the characters in this novel were phenomenal. they had depth and many sides to them, that I adored discovering. the storyline was unpredictable and perfectly woven together. the ending absolutely wrecked me in the best way possible.

I don't know what else to say to do this book justice, but you'd be doing yourself a favor by adding it to your to be read list.

I love this!

This graphic novel is about Clémence and her grandmother with dementia. Her grandmother often tries to escape from her nursing home. One day Clémence decides to break her grandmother out of her nursing home and thanked her on a trip.

It’s such a great story about dementia and shows the struggle of the people with dementia and the people around them. This story let’s you think about how we treat people with dementia. In nursing homes they most of the time are seen as problems and treat them as children. And yes of course it can be exhausting because they forget, but that does not mean we need to tread them in a mean or irritated way. They are still people even if they forget that they are 28 not 24. .

The story was heartwarming and heartbreaking at times. It’s was great to see how Clémence developed over the trip and how her grandmother helped her solve some stuff out (even if grandma did not know she helped). It helped me think about how I tread my grandparents and how easy it is to when your are a teenager get irritated by them.

I loved loved the art style. I just shan’t to print spreads and put them on a wall. I loved the pastels and how the author some times told the story without any dialogue. This was overall amazing and when I am in need of a heart warming read i wil definitely pick this up again!

This is a sweet coming of age that proves that even us older folks need have some growing up to do sometimes. Garin does a beautiful job with their illustrations, giving them a simplistic beauty that makes them feel lived-in and homey.

All around, this is a gorgeous quiet story about loving family while they are here and how to cope when they no longer are. I only have one complaint with this book and that is the dual timelines. While the interrogations do a good job of allowing Clémence to have some hindsight, they took me out of the story a little bit. In my opinion, this hindsight could have been better achieved through an overarching narration rather than split into different chunks with the interrogation.

I adored this graphic novel! It was so emotional! I loved the themes of family and the road trip. Also healing from past trauma. It was so wonderful!

Be warned, this is not a happy story. It's a very raw and real story about what happens when we get old, dealing with loss and what families go through when they have to watch a loved one succumb to dementia.
It is not an easy or lighthearted read, but is it extremely beautiful and touching.

It's rare that I come across a work where the images and words are perfectly paired. It's even rarer that I want to cry while reading a graphic novel. The character design, the dialogue, the colors, the journey, the story, and - again - the characters design (I love the bartender and bar patrons, but just everyone has their unique look unless they purposefully need to look similar). The movement of the lines create action and energy during the getaway drive. The reflection on aging, family, and finding yourself...

This will be part of our library collection when I can start purchasing again - and it will be part of my personal collection as well.