Thank you so much to Toppling Stacks Tours for allowing me to take part in this tour for Forgive-Me-Not. I love discovering new graphic novels and this was one was just what I needed! I didn't know I had been craving a fantasy story!!
About The Book:
Author:
Mari Costa
Pub.Date:
April 14, 2026
A queer "enemies to lovers" journey of a lost princess and a changeling who was made to take the heir's place as part of a fey scheme.
Aisling is many things to many people: princess, heir to the throne, teenage daughter of two loving parents… She’s also about to learn a lot more about herself: changeling. Fey creature. Hunted. Feared. Loved?
Forgive-Me-Not is the name given to the true princess — the lost teenage biological daughter to the king and queen, who’s grown up in the chaotic and untrustworthy realm of Faerie. When Forgive-Me-Not breaks into Aisling’s room the night before their 18 th birthday looking for revenge, the two embark on a long and arduous journey. And what starts as a confrontational and adversarial pairing grows into a bond of mutual understanding, friendship, and maybe something more…
Review:
I previously read Mari Costa's Belle of the Ball and enjoyed it so I was really looking forward to seeing what Costa could do with a fantasy book.
And...I was not disappointed in the slightest!
I loved this book. It had a fine balance of heavy moments and moments so cute that I wanted to squeal. The harp scene (being as vague as possible) was so cute and I am absolutely obsessed with it. It's marked as an enemies-t0-lovers book and yeah, that fits. They're not like lifelong enemies, but they definitely don't get on at the beginning of the book.
The bond between Forget-Me-Not and Aisling is really adorable and I love seeing bonds like this. Ones where they're willing to do whatever it takes to see the other person happy.
The artwork is also stunning!! The scenes where the characters are faceless kind of creeped me out, but other than that I was obsessed. The settings are gorgeous!!! I loved getting to see these different areas of the world. We don't spend a whole lot of time in some of them, a couple are just a panel, but I still loved seeing it. It felt fantastic, even without dedicated time.
15 Reactions While Reading:
-I already love Aisling!
-Ooh, that's one way to start a story!
-The art is stunning
-That backstory though...
-I'm still confused about a couple of things, but interested!
-Oof, that's a fair crashout
-...dang Forget Me Not
-Poor, poor Forget Me Not
-The settings are beautiful
-The faceless art creeps me out a bit
-...gay!!!
-noooooo 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
-Just no...
-Cuties!!!
-That ending is adorable!
About Mari Costa:
Mari Costa is a Luso-Brazilian cartoonist with a bachelor's degree in Character Animation. She's in love with creating stories and populating them with people who have very messy interpersonal drama. Some of her work includes Life of Melody, The Demon of Beausoleil, and Belle of the Ball.
You can find Mari Costa on her website and Instagram
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