I really enjoyed Don’t Remind Me, with the exception of the hot-button abortion parts. The author provides a disclaimer at the beginning that the book contains “discussion of abortion policy and mention of online and written harassment.” In reality, the author villainizes pro-life supporters; they were either willing to “learn” or they were hateful terrorists, no in-between. Regardless of whether one is pro-life or pro-choice, the focus of Dani’s work simply added no value to the plot of this book. She just as easily could have been planning a symposium for saving rainforests, or funding libraries for under served populations, or providing bicycles to every person in Timbuktu - literally any charitable or social cause imaginable - and it still wouldn’t have changed the overall gist of the story. I want my romance books to be an escapism, not a political statement, and I prefer to be adequately warned in advance otherwise. Vague content warnings of “policy discussions” didn’t feel sufficient here.

That being said, I truly liked this story overall. The author handled mental health issues brilliantly, both with Dani’s anxiety and Jase’s black sheep struggles. The ex’s brother thing was less problematic than I thought it would be. I loved the restaurant setting. I’m actually looking forward to Aubrey and Gabe’s story!

I received an ARC of Don’t Remind Me from BookSirens. I am leaving this review voluntarily.