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Cât aș fi vrut...
Șapte secrete ce pot fi aflate oricând. Șapte confesiuni ce pot duce spre iubire... sau spre dezastru
Este Răsăritul Seniorilor, legendara noapte petrecută împreună pe plajă, la finalul verii, de elevii din ultimul an de liceu. Pentru Natalia și Ethan este însă și prima ocazie de a se revedea după ce s-a întâmplat între ei înainte de începerea vacanței ‒ când au fost la un pas de a trece dincolo de prietenia lor, către ceva mai mult, riscând, astfel, să strice totul. După ce s-au evitat întreaga vară, Natalia se străduiește să lase impresia că nu a fost afectată, iar Ethan ține morțiș să își îndrepte greșeala.
Când vine momentul în care toți elevii sunt invitați să scrie o scrisoare privată către ei înșiși ‒ în care să mărturisească tot ce ar fi vrut să facă în anul care a trecut dacă ar fi avut mai mult curaj ‒, Natalia își lasă sentimentele să se reverse pe acea foaie. Și la fel fac și Ethan, și toți colegii lor. Însă, când Natalia, cuprinsă de panică, vrea să își retragă foaia cu dezvăluiri, vântul împrăștie o parte dintre scrisori și șapte dintre ele par de negăsit. Ethan și Natalia se trezesc în situația de a complota în încercarea de a da de scrisori înainte ca secrete intime să iasă la iveală.
Șapte mărturisiri intime. Șapte bombe cu ceas peste care poate da oricine. Și o ultimă șansă pentru cei doi să se lase în voia dragostei înainte de ivirea zorilor.
Este Răsăritul Seniorilor, legendara noapte petrecută împreună pe plajă, la finalul verii, de elevii din ultimul an de liceu. Pentru Natalia și Ethan este însă și prima ocazie de a se revedea după ce s-a întâmplat între ei înainte de începerea vacanței ‒ când au fost la un pas de a trece dincolo de prietenia lor, către ceva mai mult, riscând, astfel, să strice totul. După ce s-au evitat întreaga vară, Natalia se străduiește să lase impresia că nu a fost afectată, iar Ethan ține morțiș să își îndrepte greșeala.
Când vine momentul în care toți elevii sunt invitați să scrie o scrisoare privată către ei înșiși ‒ în care să mărturisească tot ce ar fi vrut să facă în anul care a trecut dacă ar fi avut mai mult curaj ‒, Natalia își lasă sentimentele să se reverse pe acea foaie. Și la fel fac și Ethan, și toți colegii lor. Însă, când Natalia, cuprinsă de panică, vrea să își retragă foaia cu dezvăluiri, vântul împrăștie o parte dintre scrisori și șapte dintre ele par de negăsit. Ethan și Natalia se trezesc în situația de a complota în încercarea de a da de scrisori înainte ca secrete intime să iasă la iveală.
Șapte mărturisiri intime. Șapte bombe cu ceas peste care poate da oricine. Și o ultimă șansă pentru cei doi să se lase în voia dragostei înainte de ivirea zorilor.
288 pages, Paperback
First published May 21, 2024
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Eva Des Lauriers
3 books176 followersEva Des Lauriers is a California girl who became a diehard romantic when she married her best friend, the boy she sat next to in eleventh grade Calculus. She holds both an MSW and BA in Psychology. As a clinical social worker, she had the privilege of working with the vibrant and complicated teens for whom she now writes. When she isn’t writing, you can find her wandering through the redwoods, staring at the sea, or pretending she’s in a music video. She lives with her husband, their two children, and her collection of kissing books in Northern California.
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July 10, 2024
♡︎.ᐟજ⁀➴ 4 stars 🐚🩷
⤿ the most "i wish you would" by taylor swift coded book i've ever read <3
➼ "I'm not the kind of girl who can stay because of a guy."
"I know. but I'm not the kind of guy who can watch you go again without telling you I'm in love with you."
⤿ buddy read with my rep girlie kangna, i had so much fun doing the mostunorganized amazing buddy read with u lol <3
do you guys hear that? it's me screaming because of how cute this book is <3 i'll admit, the first half of the book i was not feeling it (hence why it took us 3 months to finish our buddy readanyways lol) but THAT LAST HALF??? i was smiling, crying, screaming, blushing, just in love with this story 🩷🤞
⤿ natalia 🎨₊˚⊹♡
she reminded me sm of sadie wen from i hope this doesn't find you 🤭 i didn't relate to her completely (although i bet i will once i enter senior year lol) but her anxiety, overthinking, + panic attacks were really realistic and relatable <3 i loved watching her grow throughout the book, and her character development is one of the best i've read 🫶 i'm dedicating "you're on your own kid" to her 🩷
➼ "He's not someone I should be running from, he's someone I should be running to."
⤿ ethan 📖₊˚⊹♡
ethan?? no you mean the love of my life because wdym he's smart, outgoing, and understanding? where can i get one? 🩷🤞 but in all seriousness, ethan actually had so much depth to him, which is something i feel like ya books often lack especially for love interests. he has a lot of issues with his dad and you can see over time how he struggles and deals with it, and i think the way it was handled in the end was the right way <3
➼ "What if we don't work?"
"What if we do?"
₊˚꒰💌꒱ natalia x ethan
i love them so much they're just so cute <3 the miscommunication annoyed me but once they got together i completely forgot about all the misunderstandings before 🫶 they're very gf who overthinks and bf who reassures her (if that's even a trope haha). i also love how they both help each other be the best version of themselves because i think the right person for you should make you better & i'm so glad the book reinforced that 🤭🩷
➼ "I am my truest, best self with him."
➼ "I'm only me when I'm with her."
overall, i adore this book so much 🤭 i didn't expect to love this so much but i did, and it honestly made me feel more hopeful that things will work out just as they did for all these characters <3 speaking of which, i think it's SO CUTE how the side characters got happy endings too, and the ending was just perfect 🫶✨
also my favorite quote ... 🩷
➼ "You two have always had this...snow globe thing Like, your own magical world. Everyone else can see it, but you're so deep in it, you can't. I'm just shaking the snow for you."
& that's why we stan rainn + sienna (best side characters fr)
⤿ thank you so much to netgalley for providing me with this arc!!
⤿ the most "i wish you would" by taylor swift coded book i've ever read <3
➼ "I'm not the kind of girl who can stay because of a guy."
"I know. but I'm not the kind of guy who can watch you go again without telling you I'm in love with you."
⤿ buddy read with my rep girlie kangna, i had so much fun doing the most
do you guys hear that? it's me screaming because of how cute this book is <3 i'll admit, the first half of the book i was not feeling it (hence why it took us 3 months to finish our buddy read
⤿ natalia 🎨₊˚⊹♡
she reminded me sm of sadie wen from i hope this doesn't find you 🤭 i didn't relate to her completely (although i bet i will once i enter senior year lol) but her anxiety, overthinking, + panic attacks were really realistic and relatable <3 i loved watching her grow throughout the book, and her character development is one of the best i've read 🫶 i'm dedicating "you're on your own kid" to her 🩷
➼ "He's not someone I should be running from, he's someone I should be running to."
⤿ ethan 📖₊˚⊹♡
ethan?? no you mean the love of my life because wdym he's smart, outgoing, and understanding? where can i get one? 🩷🤞 but in all seriousness, ethan actually had so much depth to him, which is something i feel like ya books often lack especially for love interests. he has a lot of issues with his dad and you can see over time how he struggles and deals with it, and i think the way it was handled in the end was the right way <3
➼ "What if we don't work?"
"What if we do?"
₊˚꒰💌꒱ natalia x ethan
i love them so much they're just so cute <3 the miscommunication annoyed me but once they got together i completely forgot about all the misunderstandings before 🫶 they're very gf who overthinks and bf who reassures her (if that's even a trope haha). i also love how they both help each other be the best version of themselves because i think the right person for you should make you better & i'm so glad the book reinforced that 🤭🩷
➼ "I am my truest, best self with him."
➼ "I'm only me when I'm with her."
overall, i adore this book so much 🤭 i didn't expect to love this so much but i did, and it honestly made me feel more hopeful that things will work out just as they did for all these characters <3 speaking of which, i think it's SO CUTE how the side characters got happy endings too, and the ending was just perfect 🫶✨
also my favorite quote ... 🩷
➼ "You two have always had this...snow globe thing Like, your own magical world. Everyone else can see it, but you're so deep in it, you can't. I'm just shaking the snow for you."
& that's why we stan rainn + sienna (best side characters fr)
⤿ thank you so much to netgalley for providing me with this arc!!
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April 4, 2024
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ 3.5 stars ✰
➳ despite me occasionally losing my mind, i really enjoyed this 💌
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "we know that whatever the future holds, we'll face it like we have everything else in our friendship; by turning every risk into a chance. every kiss into a promise. every ending into a beginning." ₊⊹
this was such a cute ya romance and perfect for the summer! before i go any further, i do want to mention that this book has a heavy miscommunication trope. i know many people dislike that (myself included), but this book really surprised me. was i frustrated for more than half the book? yes. but at the same time, i was so invested and could not put this down. it was fast paced, the romance was so cute, AND it has a taylor swift title, so i highly recommend this.
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "light shines through him, and he creates color for me. it's the way he's exactly himself. the way he lets me be exactly who i am. no armor, no fake smiles. and i'm his favorite person. and he's mine." ₊⊹
‧₊˚ ⋅ જ⁀➴ plot
it's senior sunrise and ethan and natalia haven't seen each other since junior prom where they almost crossed the line from best friends to something more. after ghosting each other all summer, ethan is desparate to fix their relationship, but new problems arise that keep them from confessing their true feelings. during the sunrise, the senior class has a tradition of writing letters to themselves. as natalia tries to retrieve her own letter, the wind scatters 7 of the letters across the beach. now ethan and natalia must work together to get the letters back while mending their relationship along the way.
this story had me hooked within the first few chapters. dual pov, the tension, the jealousy, THE ANGST, the pining - it was all so heartfelt, frustrating, and so entertaining. but as much as i loved ethan and natalia, they couldn't communicate to save their lives. honestly, it was kind of realistic for teenagers, but it was still annoying to read. if they sat down and talked to each other for 10 minutes, this book would have been 20 pages. anyways, i actually connected to these characters so much. once you find out their reasons for the lack of communication, it makes it so much easier to understand their actions. and the ending, UGHHHH so cute.
‧₊˚ ⋅ જ⁀➴ characters
⋆⋅𓍢ִ natalia 🎨 ‧₊˚.
this girl drove me absolutely insane but i still loved her. she constantly tries to be perfect to protect herself from being seen and struggles with self-acceptance. after learning more about her, my frustration eased into understanding because i know what it's like when anxiety leads you to assume the worst. the miscommunication was still incredibly annoying, but nobody's perfect and her character development was amazing.
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "because unless i'm perfect, i don't like the real me." ₊⊹
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "what do i want? am i allowed to want something if it's selfish? what if what i want hurts everyone around me? and worst of all: what if i want the wrong thing?" ₊⊹
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "if i belong anywhere in the world, it's with ethan forrester." ₊⊹
⋆⋅𓍢ִ ethan ✉ ‧₊˚.
i think it's safe to say i fell in love with ethan. within the first few pages we learn he's smart, likes reading, has a great personality, and is flirty, so what's not to love? 🤭 just like natalia though, he needs to work on communication. but like i said before, learning about their struggles made it easier to understand. ethan struggles with self-image and regret. he went from being bullied to being the center of attention once his dad gained fame. the same kids who bullied him now put him on a pedestal and he feels like he has to live up to this idea they created of him. he hates what fame did to his dad and fears popularity will do the same to him. it was all just so sad and i love him. ☹🫶
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "i don't want to be the kind of person who has to live up to everyone else's opinion of me. who even are you, then, if you're constantly giving pieces of yourself away?" ₊⊹
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "since it's getting more intolerable by the hour being me, maybe i should really try being him." ₊⊹
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "i'm only me when i'm with her." ₊⊹
⋆⋅𓍢ִ natalia + ethan 💌 ‧₊˚.
when they actually get it together, their relationship is so precious. they're best friends and nothing could change that. even when their relationship was rocky, they understood each other with just one look. too bad they couldn't see how obviously in love they were the whole time. anyways, the way they brought out the best in each other was everything to me and their love for each other was so pure. and the way they talked about each other in their povs, omg i could cry.
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "because no one makes me feel more myself than him. and no matter what he feels for me, i can no longer deny that i feel everything for him." ₊⊹
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "i'm so in love with you. it's like...i do nothing but love you." ₊⊹
side characters
the side characters in this book were amazing. i loved rainn and sienna so much and thank god for them getting natalia and ethan to realize they're in love with each other. prashant was hilarious and i loved how each character had their own personality, even if they weren't the main focus. + i loved this quote from rainn, it's giving you are in love by taylor swift:
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "you two have always had this...snow globe thing. like, your own magical world. everyone else can see it, but you're so deep in it, you can't. i'm just shaking the snow for you." ₊⊹
➳ final thoughts: perfect ya summer romance for those who love second chance romance and don't mind the chaos that comes with miscommunication. this book has a special place in my heart because it was my very first arc and i'm so grateful i was able to read this early!
➳ i think this is my longest review yet 🫢
⋆⋅𓍢ִ ˖ ᡣ𐭩 playlist (taylor's version)
⊹ i wish you would
⊹ message in a bottle
⊹ you are in love
⊹ wildest dreams
⊹ i almost do
⊹ i'm only me when i'm with you
⊹ that's when
⊹ mine
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "for now, all we do is hold each other and breathe. because we've waited so long for this. we've waited so long for us." ₊⊹
thank you netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review!
happy reading!
love, hannah 💌
➳ despite me occasionally losing my mind, i really enjoyed this 💌
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "we know that whatever the future holds, we'll face it like we have everything else in our friendship; by turning every risk into a chance. every kiss into a promise. every ending into a beginning." ₊⊹
this was such a cute ya romance and perfect for the summer! before i go any further, i do want to mention that this book has a heavy miscommunication trope. i know many people dislike that (myself included), but this book really surprised me. was i frustrated for more than half the book? yes. but at the same time, i was so invested and could not put this down. it was fast paced, the romance was so cute, AND it has a taylor swift title, so i highly recommend this.
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "light shines through him, and he creates color for me. it's the way he's exactly himself. the way he lets me be exactly who i am. no armor, no fake smiles. and i'm his favorite person. and he's mine." ₊⊹
‧₊˚ ⋅ જ⁀➴ plot
it's senior sunrise and ethan and natalia haven't seen each other since junior prom where they almost crossed the line from best friends to something more. after ghosting each other all summer, ethan is desparate to fix their relationship, but new problems arise that keep them from confessing their true feelings. during the sunrise, the senior class has a tradition of writing letters to themselves. as natalia tries to retrieve her own letter, the wind scatters 7 of the letters across the beach. now ethan and natalia must work together to get the letters back while mending their relationship along the way.
this story had me hooked within the first few chapters. dual pov, the tension, the jealousy, THE ANGST, the pining - it was all so heartfelt, frustrating, and so entertaining. but as much as i loved ethan and natalia, they couldn't communicate to save their lives. honestly, it was kind of realistic for teenagers, but it was still annoying to read. if they sat down and talked to each other for 10 minutes, this book would have been 20 pages. anyways, i actually connected to these characters so much. once you find out their reasons for the lack of communication, it makes it so much easier to understand their actions. and the ending, UGHHHH so cute.
‧₊˚ ⋅ જ⁀➴ characters
⋆⋅𓍢ִ natalia 🎨 ‧₊˚.
this girl drove me absolutely insane but i still loved her. she constantly tries to be perfect to protect herself from being seen and struggles with self-acceptance. after learning more about her, my frustration eased into understanding because i know what it's like when anxiety leads you to assume the worst. the miscommunication was still incredibly annoying, but nobody's perfect and her character development was amazing.
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "because unless i'm perfect, i don't like the real me." ₊⊹
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "what do i want? am i allowed to want something if it's selfish? what if what i want hurts everyone around me? and worst of all: what if i want the wrong thing?" ₊⊹
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "if i belong anywhere in the world, it's with ethan forrester." ₊⊹
⋆⋅𓍢ִ ethan ✉ ‧₊˚.
i think it's safe to say i fell in love with ethan. within the first few pages we learn he's smart, likes reading, has a great personality, and is flirty, so what's not to love? 🤭 just like natalia though, he needs to work on communication. but like i said before, learning about their struggles made it easier to understand. ethan struggles with self-image and regret. he went from being bullied to being the center of attention once his dad gained fame. the same kids who bullied him now put him on a pedestal and he feels like he has to live up to this idea they created of him. he hates what fame did to his dad and fears popularity will do the same to him. it was all just so sad and i love him. ☹🫶
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "i don't want to be the kind of person who has to live up to everyone else's opinion of me. who even are you, then, if you're constantly giving pieces of yourself away?" ₊⊹
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "since it's getting more intolerable by the hour being me, maybe i should really try being him." ₊⊹
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "i'm only me when i'm with her." ₊⊹
⋆⋅𓍢ִ natalia + ethan 💌 ‧₊˚.
when they actually get it together, their relationship is so precious. they're best friends and nothing could change that. even when their relationship was rocky, they understood each other with just one look. too bad they couldn't see how obviously in love they were the whole time. anyways, the way they brought out the best in each other was everything to me and their love for each other was so pure. and the way they talked about each other in their povs, omg i could cry.
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "because no one makes me feel more myself than him. and no matter what he feels for me, i can no longer deny that i feel everything for him." ₊⊹
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "i'm so in love with you. it's like...i do nothing but love you." ₊⊹
side characters
the side characters in this book were amazing. i loved rainn and sienna so much and thank god for them getting natalia and ethan to realize they're in love with each other. prashant was hilarious and i loved how each character had their own personality, even if they weren't the main focus. + i loved this quote from rainn, it's giving you are in love by taylor swift:
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "you two have always had this...snow globe thing. like, your own magical world. everyone else can see it, but you're so deep in it, you can't. i'm just shaking the snow for you." ₊⊹
➳ final thoughts: perfect ya summer romance for those who love second chance romance and don't mind the chaos that comes with miscommunication. this book has a special place in my heart because it was my very first arc and i'm so grateful i was able to read this early!
➳ i think this is my longest review yet 🫢
⋆⋅𓍢ִ ˖ ᡣ𐭩 playlist (taylor's version)
⊹ i wish you would
⊹ message in a bottle
⊹ you are in love
⊹ wildest dreams
⊹ i almost do
⊹ i'm only me when i'm with you
⊹ that's when
⊹ mine
┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ "for now, all we do is hold each other and breathe. because we've waited so long for this. we've waited so long for us." ₊⊹
thank you netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review!
happy reading!
love, hannah 💌
August 9, 2024
*Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!*
⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
❝I'm so in love with you. It's like... I do nothing but love you.❞
⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
જ*⁀➷Summary
I Wish You Would is a young adult novel about best friends Natalia and Ethan, who, after disastrous events on prom night, meet again at their senior sunrise after avoiding each other all summer. After Natalia makes a bad decision that turns into something even worse, Ethan is tossed in the mix and they both have to see through the damage she caused together. But how are they going to fix things for senior sunrise when they can't even fix things between themselves?
જ*⁀➷Theme
જ*⁀➷Characters
Natalia 🌷
I liked her! She had drive, intelligence, and I enjoyed reading in her pov. Sometimes, she did things that made me think she was just after attention, but maybe those rare moments were just in my head. The only thing I will say that made absolutely no sense and frustrated me beyond belief was when she painted... in her head. It's one thing to have Synesthesia, but it's a whole different thing when you paint a whole picture in your head. I don't really know how to explain it, but the whole painting in her head thing made me want to pull my hair out.
“He's a lighthouse in this storm, his presence my safe harbor.”
“It almost hurts, how much I love him.”
Ethan 🌹
Ethan was such a sweet and nerdy mmc! I looked forward to reading chapters in his pov and I was extremely grateful he didn't paint in his head or something equally concerning when he was feeling such strong emotions. It's obvious to see how deeply he feels for everything around him: Natalia, his friends, his family, and even his dad.
“Hey, you.”
“I love her. Holy shit, I love her.”
Rainn 🍄
Somethings Rainn did were very infuriating, and the fact that he was so calm while he did infuriating things infuriated me more.
So yeah, I love him.
“I can't get mad at the ocean for making waves, dude. I'm a surfer.”
Sabrina 🌻
She had me cracking up so much! She wasn't very present, but I enjoyed all the scenes she was in. It made me happy to read about her and I'm glad she got the happy ending she deserved.
Janelle & Claire 🖕🏼
Oh boy. These guys.
I don't think I've actually loathed a character in a book this much. And to add to that... THERE WAS TWO OF THEM!! Both of these bitches just ran around causing chaos and upending lives. I'm surprised nobody in this book jumped these two because they really, really deserved it. Janelle might have gotten a bit better by the end, but that doesn't make me hate her any less! And honestly, Claire just existing made me mad from the very beginning, before she even fucked everyone up.
“For someone so pretty, you have the ugliest personality.” ~Natalia
I can't lie, she kinda ate you up with that one.
જ*⁀➷Plot
જ*⁀➷Ending
Surprisingly, I really, really loved the ending. I don't think it was too rushed or too stretched out. It made perfect sense and it made me feel happy to read it. And, we got an epilogue, so points!
જ*⁀➷Quotes
જ*⁀➷Rating
Characters: 4/5⭐
Plot: 3/5⭐
Ending: 5/5⭐
Quotes: 5/5⭐
Overall: 4.25/5🌟 (Rounded up)
⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
❝By turning every risk into a chance. Every kiss into a promise. Every ending into a beginning.❞
⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
pre-read
To All the Boys I've Loved Before meets You’ve Reached Sam—with all the feels of a Taylor Swift song—in this love story in which explosive secrets threaten to tear everyone apart, including best friends (or maybe more?), Natalia and Ethan.
to all the boy's i've loved before?
you've reached sam?
TAYLOR SWIFT?
gimmie!!!
⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
❝I'm so in love with you. It's like... I do nothing but love you.❞
⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
જ*⁀➷Summary
I Wish You Would is a young adult novel about best friends Natalia and Ethan, who, after disastrous events on prom night, meet again at their senior sunrise after avoiding each other all summer. After Natalia makes a bad decision that turns into something even worse, Ethan is tossed in the mix and they both have to see through the damage she caused together. But how are they going to fix things for senior sunrise when they can't even fix things between themselves?
જ*⁀➷Theme
The heart wants what the heart wants.
જ*⁀➷Characters
Natalia 🌷
I liked her! She had drive, intelligence, and I enjoyed reading in her pov. Sometimes, she did things that made me think she was just after attention, but maybe those rare moments were just in my head. The only thing I will say that made absolutely no sense and frustrated me beyond belief was when she painted... in her head. It's one thing to have Synesthesia, but it's a whole different thing when you paint a whole picture in your head. I don't really know how to explain it, but the whole painting in her head thing made me want to pull my hair out.
“He's a lighthouse in this storm, his presence my safe harbor.”
“It almost hurts, how much I love him.”
Ethan 🌹
Ethan was such a sweet and nerdy mmc! I looked forward to reading chapters in his pov and I was extremely grateful he didn't paint in his head or something equally concerning when he was feeling such strong emotions. It's obvious to see how deeply he feels for everything around him: Natalia, his friends, his family, and even his dad.
“Hey, you.”
“I love her. Holy shit, I love her.”
Rainn 🍄
Somethings Rainn did were very infuriating, and the fact that he was so calm while he did infuriating things infuriated me more.
So yeah, I love him.
“I can't get mad at the ocean for making waves, dude. I'm a surfer.”
Sabrina 🌻
She had me cracking up so much! She wasn't very present, but I enjoyed all the scenes she was in. It made me happy to read about her and I'm glad she got the happy ending she deserved.
Janelle & Claire 🖕🏼
Oh boy. These guys.
I don't think I've actually loathed a character in a book this much. And to add to that... THERE WAS TWO OF THEM!! Both of these bitches just ran around causing chaos and upending lives. I'm surprised nobody in this book jumped these two because they really, really deserved it. Janelle might have gotten a bit better by the end, but that doesn't make me hate her any less! And honestly, Claire just existing made me mad from the very beginning, before she even fucked everyone up.
“For someone so pretty, you have the ugliest personality.” ~Natalia
I can't lie, she kinda ate you up with that one.
જ*⁀➷Plot
I think I had the wrong idea of this book going into it. I expected it to take place all at night, and I expected Ethan and Natalia to bond by themselves, mending everything broken between them, while trying to fix Natalia's mistake. But instead, we got a group of bitchy high school students chilling on a beach all afternoon, and only about 5 or so chapters actually took place during the night. And during the afternoon, Ethan and Natalia barely even talked; they just glared at each other from across the beach while thinking about how much they love each other. I don't know, I guess I just wanted something more passionate and faster-paced. It just wasn't what I was expecting, and it caught me off guard a bit. I still really enjoyed it though!
જ*⁀➷Ending
Surprisingly, I really, really loved the ending. I don't think it was too rushed or too stretched out. It made perfect sense and it made me feel happy to read it. And, we got an epilogue, so points!
જ*⁀➷Quotes
💐“I am my truest, best self with him.”
💐“I'm only me when I'm with her.”
💐“We kiss like we're running out of time. I guess we are.”
💐“I hate you,” she says quietly.
“You love me.”
💐“What if we don't work?”
“What if we do?”
💐“I smack him, but my heart isn't in it. I love this nerd so much.”
💐“If I keep running every time I'm scared, I'll be running forever.”
💐“All of it. You. Me. This sky... Our beginning.”
💐“For now, all we do is hold each other and breathe. Because we've waited so long for this. We've waited so long for us.”
જ*⁀➷Rating
Characters: 4/5⭐
Plot: 3/5⭐
Ending: 5/5⭐
Quotes: 5/5⭐
Overall: 4.25/5🌟 (Rounded up)
⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
❝By turning every risk into a chance. Every kiss into a promise. Every ending into a beginning.❞
⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
pre-read
To All the Boys I've Loved Before meets You’ve Reached Sam—with all the feels of a Taylor Swift song—in this love story in which explosive secrets threaten to tear everyone apart, including best friends (or maybe more?), Natalia and Ethan.
to all the boy's i've loved before?
you've reached sam?
TAYLOR SWIFT?
gimmie!!!
⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
July 5, 2025
First read: 4.25 Stars!
Second read: 4.5 Stars!
We know that whatever the future holds, we'll face it like we have everything else on our friendship: by turning every risk into a chance. Every kiss into a promise.
Every ending into a new beginning.
The perfect YA summer romance read.
I know I've saidmany times YA books aren't for me anymore, but LOOK AT THE COVER AND it's friends-to-lovers.
Second read: 4.5 Stars!
We know that whatever the future holds, we'll face it like we have everything else on our friendship: by turning every risk into a chance. Every kiss into a promise.
Every ending into a new beginning.
The perfect YA summer romance read.
I know I've said
March 20, 2024
thriving in my YA era because im sick to death of books being porn with no plot, rip.
just give me too bumbling teenagers who don’t know how to handle their emotions and i am sat🫶🏻
just give me too bumbling teenagers who don’t know how to handle their emotions and i am sat🫶🏻
July 10, 2024
would be a 1 if it weren't for the br with my gorgeous girl hanna🥹💜
IT WAS SO FUN BUDDY READING WITH YOUUU (altho it took 3 months🙏🙏) probably the longest and funniest br I've ever had😭
book was trash except for last 5 chapters maybe (someone started singing and me and hanna were cackling) but I am not gonnna forget how this book made me wanna kill myself in the beggining 😇👍
pre-reading:
yessss I'm FINALLYYY reading this🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️
br with my gorgeous and amazing bsf hannaaaa (anna as I call her🤭🧚🏻♀️)
let's just pretend that I didn't request this arc for the taylor swift title and the cute cover🤭💞
IT WAS SO FUN BUDDY READING WITH YOUUU (altho it took 3 months🙏🙏) probably the longest and funniest br I've ever had😭
book was trash except for last 5 chapters maybe (someone started singing and me and hanna were cackling) but I am not gonnna forget how this book made me wanna kill myself in the beggining 😇👍
pre-reading:
yessss I'm FINALLYYY reading this🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️
br with my gorgeous and amazing bsf hannaaaa (anna as I call her🤭🧚🏻♀️)
let's just pretend that I didn't request this arc for the taylor swift title and the cute cover🤭💞
April 10, 2024
This is how it’s supposed to feel. When longing meets knowing.
I Wish You Would Read This Story. It’s messy. Adorable. So vividly written! AND includes one of my favorite tropes: friends to lovers!
I have to admit, I was already in love with this story before I even started reading. I adored the cover, loved the blurb, and then saw raving reviews. So I had to know if my instant crush would survive my reading sittings. And how it did! Mixed (Latina) but white-passing Natalia and ‘hating his famous father’ Ethan just cemented themselves into my heart.
Two days, this story takes place in less than two days. And pours all the doubt and the hurt, and even the love from before on the pages. It’s perfectly paced, and the writing is so vibrant! And it’s a debut y’all! A fantastic debut!
I loved to read those letters and guess who those letters were from. Letters about catfishing someone, coming out, doing what you really want to do, and so many other topics.
Thanks so much, Tatiana from Fiercereads, for sending me an invite to the ARC of this book!
Actual rating 4.5 stars.
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I Wish You Would Read This Story. It’s messy. Adorable. So vividly written! AND includes one of my favorite tropes: friends to lovers!
I have to admit, I was already in love with this story before I even started reading. I adored the cover, loved the blurb, and then saw raving reviews. So I had to know if my instant crush would survive my reading sittings. And how it did! Mixed (Latina) but white-passing Natalia and ‘hating his famous father’ Ethan just cemented themselves into my heart.
Two days, this story takes place in less than two days. And pours all the doubt and the hurt, and even the love from before on the pages. It’s perfectly paced, and the writing is so vibrant! And it’s a debut y’all! A fantastic debut!
I loved to read those letters and guess who those letters were from. Letters about catfishing someone, coming out, doing what you really want to do, and so many other topics.
Thanks so much, Tatiana from Fiercereads, for sending me an invite to the ARC of this book!
Actual rating 4.5 stars.
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August 5, 2024
3.5 ☆ | a perfect summer read
🎧 ~ say don't go, wish you would, & is it over now?
╰› never has there been a book that was more 1989 coded than this 🥺🩵
❝ love is its own home. one I'm finally building for myself. ❞
°‧🫧⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
🎧 ~ say don't go, wish you would, & is it over now?
╰› never has there been a book that was more 1989 coded than this 🥺🩵
❝ love is its own home. one I'm finally building for myself. ❞
°‧🫧⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
May 4, 2025
༘˚⋆𐙚｡⋆𖦹.✧˚ ༘˚⋆𐙚｡⋆𖦹.✧˚ ⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆
𝖨 𝖽𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗁𝗒𝗌𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖽𝖺𝗆𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝖾. 𝖨 𝗐𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖼𝗎𝗍𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌, 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖾 𝖺 𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗍𝗅𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝗀𝗌𝗍—𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖽, 𝖨 𝗀𝗈𝗍 𝖺 𝗆𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖼𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝗎𝗂𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖻𝖺𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗌𝗄𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗈𝗈𝗋 𝖽𝖾𝖼𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇-𝗆𝖺𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀. 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗈 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗎𝗋𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝖿𝗂𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾. <(ꐦㅍ _ㅍ)>
𝖫𝖾𝗍’𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝗂𝗀𝗀𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗏𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄—𝗆𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇. 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝗌𝗈 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗍𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗂𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗈𝗆𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝗈𝗍 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖾𝗑𝗂𝗌𝗍. 𝖨𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖾𝗑𝗂𝗌𝗍 𝗂𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝖺 𝖻𝖺𝗌𝗂𝖼 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝖿 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗈 𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽𝗌.
𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒. 𝖲𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗅𝖾. 𝖢𝗈𝗇𝖿𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗍. 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗈𝗅𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝖿 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗄𝖾 𝗎𝗉 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖿𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖽𝗌. 𝖩𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖿𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖽𝗌! 𝖨𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖽, 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗆𝗂𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗄𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗐𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝗈𝖻𝖻𝗒. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝗆𝖺𝖽𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗇𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗈𝗇.
𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾’𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖬𝖬𝖢’𝗌 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒, 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗁 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖽𝖻𝗈𝖺𝗋𝖽 𝖻𝗈𝗑. 𝖨 𝖽𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝖿𝖺𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅-𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗒𝖾𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗌. 𝖥𝗈𝗋 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍, 𝖾𝗑𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗅𝗒??
𝖫𝖾𝗍’𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝗏𝗂𝖾𝗐 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝖺𝗇’𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗎𝗆𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗏𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗒: (ง'̀-'́)ง
•𝖢𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗇 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝖿𝖾, 𝗆𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌.
•𝖳𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗌𝗁 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗓𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆 𝖺𝗅𝗅.
•𝖳𝗋𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖠𝖲𝖲𝖠𝖴𝖫𝖳 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖥𝖬𝖢—𝖧𝖤𝖫𝖫𝖮?? 𝖠𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝖾 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗀𝗅𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗆𝗂𝗅𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾?!
𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝗒𝖾𝗍, 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗒𝗌𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀𝗌, 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾, “𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖾 𝗐𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖿𝗂𝗑 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌!” 𝖥𝖨𝖷 𝖶𝖧𝖠𝖳?! 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝗂𝗑!! 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗌𝗂𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗏𝖾𝖽𝖺𝗌.(｡•̀ ⤙ •́ ｡ꐦ) !!!
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𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗂𝗍! 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾’𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾! 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒 𝖪𝖭𝖤𝖶 𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖼𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗒𝖾𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗎𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗎𝗆𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗄𝗇𝖾𝗐.
𝖨 𝖺𝗆 𝖻𝖾𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌𝗇’𝗍 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗆𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇—𝗂𝗍’𝗌 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗉 𝗀𝖺𝗌𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿-𝗌𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗍𝖺𝗀𝖾, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗂𝗀𝗇𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗋𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝗈𝗇𝖾. <( ⸝⸝•̀ - •́⸝⸝)>
𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗌𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖨 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗋𝖺𝗀𝖾-𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀. 𝖠𝗍 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗉𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗍, 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌𝗇’𝗍 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾—𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝖾𝖾 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗌𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖻𝗅𝗒 𝗀𝖾𝗍. 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗀𝖾. 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝖻𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗄𝗌. 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗁𝗒𝗌𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗐𝖺𝗅𝗄 𝖺𝗐𝖺𝗒. 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗂𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝗌𝗂𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗅𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗈𝗇 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍.
𝖡𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝖨 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽, 𝖨 𝖿𝖾𝗅𝗍 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖺𝗀𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗍𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗆𝗒 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗅, 𝗆𝗒 𝗌𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗈 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾.
༘˚⋆𐙚｡⋆𖦹.✧˚ ༘˚⋆𐙚｡⋆𖦹.✧˚ ⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆
𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝖺𝗂𝖽, 𝖽𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗋, 𝖨 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗅𝗒, 𝗀𝖾𝗇𝗎𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗌𝗁 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽. 𝖶𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈 𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗒 𝖿𝖾𝖺𝗍, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗆𝗒 𝖿𝗋𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝖨 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾 ��𝗁𝖾 𝖾𝖿𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗉𝗎𝗍 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒. ꨄ︎
༘˚⋆𐙚｡⋆𖦹.✧˚ ༘˚⋆𐙚｡⋆𖦹.✧˚ ⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆
𝖨 𝖽𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗁𝗒𝗌𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖽𝖺𝗆𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝖾. 𝖨 𝗐𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖼𝗎𝗍𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌, 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖾 𝖺 𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗍𝗅𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝗀𝗌𝗍—𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖽, 𝖨 𝗀𝗈𝗍 𝖺 𝗆𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖼𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝗎𝗂𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖻𝖺𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗌𝗄𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗈𝗈𝗋 𝖽𝖾𝖼𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇-𝗆𝖺𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀. 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗈 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗎𝗋𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝖿𝗂𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾. <(ꐦㅍ _ㅍ)>
𝖫𝖾𝗍’𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝗂𝗀𝗀𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗏𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄—𝗆𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇. 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝗌𝗈 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗍𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗂𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗈𝗆𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝗈𝗍 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖾𝗑𝗂𝗌𝗍. 𝖨𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖾𝗑𝗂𝗌𝗍 𝗂𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝖺 𝖻𝖺𝗌𝗂𝖼 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝖿 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗈 𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽𝗌.
𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒. 𝖲𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗅𝖾. 𝖢𝗈𝗇𝖿𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗍. 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗈𝗅𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝖿 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗄𝖾 𝗎𝗉 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖿𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖽𝗌. 𝖩𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖿𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖽𝗌! 𝖨𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖽, 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗆𝗂𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗄𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗐𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝗈𝖻𝖻𝗒. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝗆𝖺𝖽𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗇𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗈𝗇.
𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾’𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖬𝖬𝖢’𝗌 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒, 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗁 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖽𝖻𝗈𝖺𝗋𝖽 𝖻𝗈𝗑. 𝖨 𝖽𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝖿𝖺𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅-𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗒𝖾𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗌. 𝖥𝗈𝗋 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍, 𝖾𝗑𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗅𝗒??
𝖫𝖾𝗍’𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝗏𝗂𝖾𝗐 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝖺𝗇’𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗎𝗆𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗏𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗒: (ง'̀-'́)ง
•𝖢𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗇 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝖿𝖾, 𝗆𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌.
•𝖳𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗌𝗁 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗓𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆 𝖺𝗅𝗅.
•𝖳𝗋𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖠𝖲𝖲𝖠𝖴𝖫𝖳 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖥𝖬𝖢—𝖧𝖤𝖫𝖫𝖮?? 𝖠𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝖾 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗀𝗅𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗆𝗂𝗅𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾?!
𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝗒𝖾𝗍, 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗒𝗌𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀𝗌, 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾, “𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖾 𝗐𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖿𝗂𝗑 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌!” 𝖥𝖨𝖷 𝖶𝖧𝖠𝖳?! 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝗂𝗑!! 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗌𝗂𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗏𝖾𝖽𝖺𝗌.(｡•̀ ⤙ •́ ｡ꐦ) !!!
Congratulations, sir. You’ve unlocked the secret gesture of my eternal irritation: 凸( •̀_•́ )凸
𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗂𝗍! 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾’𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾! 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒 𝖪𝖭𝖤𝖶 𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖼𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗒𝖾𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗎𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗎𝗆𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗄𝗇𝖾𝗐.
𝖨 𝖺𝗆 𝖻𝖾𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌𝗇’𝗍 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗆𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇—𝗂𝗍’𝗌 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗉 𝗀𝖺𝗌𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿-𝗌𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗍𝖺𝗀𝖾, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗂𝗀𝗇𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗋𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝗈𝗇𝖾. <( ⸝⸝•̀ - •́⸝⸝)>
𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗌𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖨 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗋𝖺𝗀𝖾-𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀. 𝖠𝗍 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗉𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗍, 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌𝗇’𝗍 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾—𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝖾𝖾 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗌𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖻𝗅𝗒 𝗀𝖾𝗍. 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗀𝖾. 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝖻𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗄𝗌. 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗁𝗒𝗌𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗐𝖺𝗅𝗄 𝖺𝗐𝖺𝗒. 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗂𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝗌𝗂𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗅𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗈𝗇 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍.
𝖡𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝖨 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽, 𝖨 𝖿𝖾𝗅𝗍 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖺𝗀𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗍𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗆𝗒 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗅, 𝗆𝗒 𝗌𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗈 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾.
༘˚⋆𐙚｡⋆𖦹.✧˚ ༘˚⋆𐙚｡⋆𖦹.✧˚ ⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆
𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝖺𝗂𝖽, 𝖽𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗋, 𝖨 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗅𝗒, 𝗀𝖾𝗇𝗎𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗌𝗁 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽. 𝖶𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈 𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗒 𝖿𝖾𝖺𝗍, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗆𝗒 𝖿𝗋𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝖨 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾 ��𝗁𝖾 𝖾𝖿𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗉𝗎𝗍 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒. ꨄ︎
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April 13, 2024
🎧 ~ I wish you would, say don’t go & afterglow
(many thanks to NetGalley for granting me an arc in exchange for an honest review!)
3.5⭑ !!
⋆☀︎｡ I was soso excited and grateful to get accepted for this arc!! After being in a bit of a reading slump, I Wish You Would was exactly what I needed! It was sooo cute and bingable, and I had a sm fun reading it 🤭
⋆☀︎｡ The story definitely had some cliche bits, but I really liked the part with the letters! Plus the romance was just precious. Ethan and Natalia had so much love for each other, my heart was bursting 🤍 ngl, I’m jealous. I’m so happy that they found their happily ever afters.
⋆☀︎｡ And most importantly, I Wish You Would definitely reminded me of the Taylor Swift song, which was what I was really here for lol.
xoxo, Ella <3
(many thanks to NetGalley for granting me an arc in exchange for an honest review!)
3.5⭑ !!
⋆☀︎｡ I was soso excited and grateful to get accepted for this arc!! After being in a bit of a reading slump, I Wish You Would was exactly what I needed! It was sooo cute and bingable, and I had a sm fun reading it 🤭
⋆☀︎｡ The story definitely had some cliche bits, but I really liked the part with the letters! Plus the romance was just precious. Ethan and Natalia had so much love for each other, my heart was bursting 🤍 ngl, I’m jealous. I’m so happy that they found their happily ever afters.
⋆☀︎｡ And most importantly, I Wish You Would definitely reminded me of the Taylor Swift song, which was what I was really here for lol.
xoxo, Ella <3
May 26, 2025
4 stars! 🌟🌟🌟🌟
(Spoiler~free) 🐵
જ⁀➴ “𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙪𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙤 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙄’𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪.
I saw this book and Barnes & Noble and my swiftie self has never picked up a book so fast 🏃♀️😭
But omg I actually really liked this way more than I thought I would?? 🫢 this book had me HOOKED
Despite the miscommunication in this, I really enjoyed this one!
The first chapter already had me HOOKED like okayyyy I’m already in love with Ethan??👀😍😍
And I loved how I connected with the characters pretty well, Ethan and Natalia are the cutesttt 😭💞
The author’s writing is really good I’m looking forward to her future projects! 🥰
Definitely recommend if you’re looking for a fast pace read I was surprised how fast I read this lol! 😭🙌🏼
⭐️Rating: 4/5
🔥~spice: 0/5 (closed-door)
📚-Age Rating: 14+
🎧Songs:
~I wish you would -Taylor Swift (⬅️OFC-)
~I love you I’m sorry -Gracie Abrams
~If this was a movie -Taylor Swift
~august -Taylor Swift
~us. -Gracie Abrams (feat. Taylor Swift)
~Cardigan -Taylor Swift
~The Alcott -Taylor Swift
~Message in a bottle -Taylor Swift
~Where do we go now? -Gracie Abrams
~Best -Gracie Abrams
~I know you -Faye Webster
💙Preread:
Am I reading this because this is a title of a Taylor Swift song? Yes. 🔥😍
The concept is interesting, so I hope I like it!! 💞
(Spoiler~free) 🐵
જ⁀➴ “𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙪𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙤 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙄’𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪.
I saw this book and Barnes & Noble and my swiftie self has never picked up a book so fast 🏃♀️😭
But omg I actually really liked this way more than I thought I would?? 🫢 this book had me HOOKED
Despite the miscommunication in this, I really enjoyed this one!
The first chapter already had me HOOKED like okayyyy I’m already in love with Ethan??👀😍😍
And I loved how I connected with the characters pretty well, Ethan and Natalia are the cutesttt 😭💞
The author’s writing is really good I’m looking forward to her future projects! 🥰
Definitely recommend if you’re looking for a fast pace read I was surprised how fast I read this lol! 😭🙌🏼
⭐️Rating: 4/5
🔥~spice: 0/5 (closed-door)
📚-Age Rating: 14+
🎧Songs:
~I wish you would -Taylor Swift (⬅️OFC-)
~I love you I’m sorry -Gracie Abrams
~If this was a movie -Taylor Swift
~august -Taylor Swift
~us. -Gracie Abrams (feat. Taylor Swift)
~Cardigan -Taylor Swift
~The Alcott -Taylor Swift
~Message in a bottle -Taylor Swift
~Where do we go now? -Gracie Abrams
~Best -Gracie Abrams
~I know you -Faye Webster
💙Preread:
Am I reading this because this is a title of a Taylor Swift song? Yes. 🔥😍
The concept is interesting, so I hope I like it!! 💞
December 28, 2024
— 3.75 stars 💘
i wish you would come back, wish i'd never hung up the phone like i did. i wish you knew that i'd never forget you as long as i'd live ‧₊˚ ☁️⋅♡𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ☾.
this book was the perfect end to my reading year, i loved how it showed that sometimes a fresh start is all that we need and that life really isn't that serious haha
ethan and natalia were the CUTEST we love childhood friends to lovers (with a fall-out in the middle but oh well)
their story was everything 🫶🏻 can't believe it took them so long to realise they're in love with each other 😭
this book had the miscommunication trope (MAXED) and it did get frustrating because why couldn't they just sit down and talk but i loved how everything turned out perfect in the end.
also, can we just talk about the side characters??? they were the best. sienna and rainn were so mature, everyone needs friends like them 🥹
this book felt eerily similar to ann liang's books but i'm not complaining because i love them 🫣 would recommend this book to anyone looking for a cute, but realistic ya book 💗
i wish you would come back, wish i'd never hung up the phone like i did. i wish you knew that i'd never forget you as long as i'd live ‧₊˚ ☁️⋅♡𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ☾.
this book was the perfect end to my reading year, i loved how it showed that sometimes a fresh start is all that we need and that life really isn't that serious haha
ethan and natalia were the CUTEST we love childhood friends to lovers (with a fall-out in the middle but oh well)
their story was everything 🫶🏻 can't believe it took them so long to realise they're in love with each other 😭
this book had the miscommunication trope (MAXED) and it did get frustrating because why couldn't they just sit down and talk but i loved how everything turned out perfect in the end.
also, can we just talk about the side characters??? they were the best. sienna and rainn were so mature, everyone needs friends like them 🥹
this book felt eerily similar to ann liang's books but i'm not complaining because i love them 🫣 would recommend this book to anyone looking for a cute, but realistic ya book 💗
July 15, 2025
˚⋆5⭐️౨ৎ˚⋅₊˚ ⋅
I wish you would ~ Eva Des Lauriers (english version)
wow. I loved everything about this book. it literally has all - romance, drama, a rollercoaster of emotions and feelings and the best main characters and lovestory ever!! Also this book is spice free :)
⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆tropes
~bestfriends to lovers
~love triangle
~highschool romance
~dual pov
⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆characters
Natalia: i'm so in love with her passion for art and how she describes the colours she sees when she has different moods. as someone who also loves art, this was so fascinating to read about!! I also really lover her in general and how she takes care about everything like her friends and school.
Ethan: probably one of the best book boyfriends ever hello?! I love this guy so much, where can I find someone like him😭 Natalia and he are meant for each other, he's so perfect for her. It was so touching to read how he helped her breathe away her panic attacks. I love how he's so loyal and scared of hurting someone and how she's the prettiest girl alive for him.
⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆story
this is the perfect summer book. it was so comforting to read because it wasn't just romance, also family and friendship drama and ofc the thing with the missing lion letters. the writing style ate and left no crumbs, I couldn't put this down and I enjoyed every second. i also want to life near the beach and watch the sunset with my friends :,)
thanks for reading!! if u want a cute spice free summer romance book, this is the perfect solution💕
I wish you would ~ Eva Des Lauriers (english version)
wow. I loved everything about this book. it literally has all - romance, drama, a rollercoaster of emotions and feelings and the best main characters and lovestory ever!! Also this book is spice free :)
⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆tropes
~bestfriends to lovers
~love triangle
~highschool romance
~dual pov
⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆characters
Natalia: i'm so in love with her passion for art and how she describes the colours she sees when she has different moods. as someone who also loves art, this was so fascinating to read about!! I also really lover her in general and how she takes care about everything like her friends and school.
Ethan: probably one of the best book boyfriends ever hello?! I love this guy so much, where can I find someone like him😭 Natalia and he are meant for each other, he's so perfect for her. It was so touching to read how he helped her breathe away her panic attacks. I love how he's so loyal and scared of hurting someone and how she's the prettiest girl alive for him.
⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆story
this is the perfect summer book. it was so comforting to read because it wasn't just romance, also family and friendship drama and ofc the thing with the missing lion letters. the writing style ate and left no crumbs, I couldn't put this down and I enjoyed every second. i also want to life near the beach and watch the sunset with my friends :,)
thanks for reading!! if u want a cute spice free summer romance book, this is the perfect solution💕
June 15, 2024
This is like a 3.75 stars
This book is crazy. They beat around the bush the whole time and I’m such a “get to the point” person and it was pissing me off.
I love Rainn. He’s the greatest character in this book and he’s someone I need to find irl asap.
ETHAN
I wasn’t rlly invested in this book and I didn’t like Ethan that much either but here? I cried right there with him.
Anyway, don’t rlly recommend, but wtv. Read it if you’re bored
This book is crazy. They beat around the bush the whole time and I’m such a “get to the point” person and it was pissing me off.
I love Rainn. He’s the greatest character in this book and he’s someone I need to find irl asap.
ETHAN
I collapse back onto the bench and bury my head in my hands and cry.
I cry like I haven't cried since seventh grade, when I got thrown against a locker so hard it chipped my front tooth. I cry wondering what is so wrong with me that no one stays for me. I cry from a place no one can reach.
I wasn’t rlly invested in this book and I didn’t like Ethan that much either but here? I cried right there with him.
Anyway, don’t rlly recommend, but wtv. Read it if you’re bored
July 6, 2024
Secrets are like a wall. They protect you by keeping others out. Or they protect others but keep you locked in. Either way, they leave you in a prison of one with no way out but total destruction.
rating: 4.25
similar vibes to i hope this doesn't find you but instead of one person's emails getting leaked, it's several people's !
this was actually so endearing, heartfelt, and charming coming of age story about secrets and finding the courage to share and chase your dreams. it perfectly incapsulates all the difficulties in high school and, briefly but tactfully touches on some tougher topics like sexual harassment, inappropriate adult/minor relationships, infidelity, transphobia, racism, taking *that next step* in romantic relationships, etc.
i was impressed w lauriers's ability to make an ensemble of diverse and distinct characters. none of the side characters felt wasted, and i especially loved prashant. there were some really adorable LOL moments as well.
i'm happy to see more YA stories like this for teens!
rating: 4.25
similar vibes to i hope this doesn't find you but instead of one person's emails getting leaked, it's several people's !
this was actually so endearing, heartfelt, and charming coming of age story about secrets and finding the courage to share and chase your dreams. it perfectly incapsulates all the difficulties in high school and, briefly but tactfully touches on some tougher topics like sexual harassment, inappropriate adult/minor relationships, infidelity, transphobia, racism, taking *that next step* in romantic relationships, etc.
i was impressed w lauriers's ability to make an ensemble of diverse and distinct characters. none of the side characters felt wasted, and i especially loved prashant. there were some really adorable LOL moments as well.
i'm happy to see more YA stories like this for teens!
May 5, 2024
**thanks to Netgalley for providing me an arc in exchange for an honest review of this book 🫶🏽
: ̗̀➛𝙄'𝙢 𝙨𝙤 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚... 𝙄 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪
: ̗̀➛𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
This book was pretty cute and compulsively readable! While it annoyed me so much (lowkey thought I was gonna burst a blood vessel) I still couldn't put it down??? And just so you all know, this book has a HEAVY miscommunication plot, like it's for basically 80-85% of this book it is UNAVOIDABLE. if you hate miscommunication, I would avoid this, because while I enjoyed this book, I would never consider a re-read because it made me so mad.
: ̗̀➛𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭 & 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Best friends to lovers
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ 24 hr love story
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Miscommunication
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Dual POV
Alright so basically Natalia and Ethan share a kiss on prom night, then Natalia gets insecure and ghosts Ethan for the summer 😒. They are forced to spend time together, during senior sunrise, and basically over the next 24 hrs, we are faced with so much angst and jealousy as we watch Natalia and Ethan fall in love.
: ̗̀➛𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
These characters were fine to me. Natalia got on my nerves so so so much, but also I kind of see where she is coming from. she is definitely the biggest opp in her own love story. Because with all miscommunication, if Ethan was treating me the way he treated Natalia, there would not be a single question in my mind that he was in love with me. LIKE OMG, these characters can be so dense sometimes.
Ethan was a cutie pie. I feel such strong sympathy for his situation, but im glad that he got the ending that he deserved. I definitely enjoyed being in his POV wayyyy more than Natalia's. Even if it was JUST as frustrating. Ethan is a pretty mid book boyfriend for me, you could tell that he wanted Natalia SO bad. But bc this book was mid, im prolly gonna forget all about him 😞
: ̗̀➛𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
I think I've said all that I need to say... this book was entertaining and cute. but also (if you couldn't already tell) annoying as hell.
: ̗̀➛𝙄'𝙢 𝙨𝙤 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚... 𝙄 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪
: ̗̀➛𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
This book was pretty cute and compulsively readable! While it annoyed me so much (lowkey thought I was gonna burst a blood vessel) I still couldn't put it down??? And just so you all know, this book has a HEAVY miscommunication plot, like it's for basically 80-85% of this book it is UNAVOIDABLE. if you hate miscommunication, I would avoid this, because while I enjoyed this book, I would never consider a re-read because it made me so mad.
: ̗̀➛𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭 & 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Best friends to lovers
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ 24 hr love story
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Miscommunication
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Dual POV
Alright so basically Natalia and Ethan share a kiss on prom night, then Natalia gets insecure and ghosts Ethan for the summer 😒. They are forced to spend time together, during senior sunrise, and basically over the next 24 hrs, we are faced with so much angst and jealousy as we watch Natalia and Ethan fall in love.
: ̗̀➛𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
These characters were fine to me. Natalia got on my nerves so so so much, but also I kind of see where she is coming from. she is definitely the biggest opp in her own love story. Because with all miscommunication, if Ethan was treating me the way he treated Natalia, there would not be a single question in my mind that he was in love with me. LIKE OMG, these characters can be so dense sometimes.
Ethan was a cutie pie. I feel such strong sympathy for his situation, but im glad that he got the ending that he deserved. I definitely enjoyed being in his POV wayyyy more than Natalia's. Even if it was JUST as frustrating. Ethan is a pretty mid book boyfriend for me, you could tell that he wanted Natalia SO bad. But bc this book was mid, im prolly gonna forget all about him 😞
: ̗̀➛𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
I think I've said all that I need to say... this book was entertaining and cute. but also (if you couldn't already tell) annoying as hell.
May 23, 2024
This book would have been so much better if the characters actually TALKED to each other. The whole story basically revolves around the miscommunication trope, which I hate with every fibre of my being. I just found myself frustrated with the characters throughout the entire book, especially Natalia. She was very unlikeable and dense and I couldn’t really understand her. There is also a love triangle (square?), which annoyed me as well. All in all, I got sucked in by the cover, but the story didn’t hold up for me.
January 16, 2023
I’m obsessed with this book. One of my all time favorites. 😭❤️
April 1, 2024
4.25 ⭐️
big thanks to NetGalley for providing me with this arc in exchange for an honest review!
welcome, welcome, folks! (this is my first arc!)
genre: YA romance
age rating: 14+
swearing: infrequent strong language
spice: none (0/🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶)
tropes 🥰
🌊 24-hour romance
🌊 friends to lovers
🌊 dual POV
🌊 MISCOMMUNICATION! this book's storyline is 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 around miscommunication so if that isn't for you, maybe skip this read
⚠️ TW: anxiety and SA (let me know if I missed any!)
plot 💌
over the summer, Natalia and Ethan ghosted one another after the events on prom night. they don't know how to fix what was broken but when Natalia mistakenly loses personal letters during senior sunrise, she must team up with Ethan to retrieve them. will they mend their relationship and find the letters before the sun rises?
what I liked 💗
☼ the chemistry between the characters! it was never purely physical and they truly cared for each other
☼ the side characters were well-written
☼ Natalia and Ethan had flaws. they were 3-dimensional! (we love to see that!)
☼ the PINING! they both loved each other from the start and seeing them secretly want each other on both sides KILLED me. the dual POV made it 10x worse
☼ the ending. it was true to the characters and wasn't rushed at all. you also got to see them at graduation!
what I didn't like 💔
☁︎ how they were constantly fighting. while some of the fighting elevated the story, it was often unnecessary and I felt that Natalia and Ethan should've been able to resolve some of their issues without the arguments
☁︎ when they fought at least it was getting them SOMEWHERE. it almost felt as if they just sat by the waves and thought about how much they loved the other and never thought to talk to the other CALMLY. they tried, I will give them that but they could've (and should’ve) done more
overall 💞
I loved this book! it was so sweet. while there were things that could've been done better, I don't think I'll be forgetting these characters and their story anytime soon! :))
quotes 💕
» "𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬?
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰?"
» "𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘳. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩����𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯."
» "𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘞𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴."
» "𝘞𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴, 𝘸𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱; 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨."
» "𝘐 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩."
» "𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘺𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥, 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵 𝘪𝘵."
pre-read:
I'm so excited for this! I just want a cute romance because I've only been reading fantasy and I need a break :)
hopefully I love it!
big thanks to NetGalley for providing me with this arc in exchange for an honest review!
welcome, welcome, folks! (this is my first arc!)
genre: YA romance
age rating: 14+
swearing: infrequent strong language
spice: none (0/🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶)
tropes 🥰
🌊 24-hour romance
🌊 friends to lovers
🌊 dual POV
🌊 MISCOMMUNICATION! this book's storyline is 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 around miscommunication so if that isn't for you, maybe skip this read
⚠️ TW: anxiety and SA (let me know if I missed any!)
plot 💌
over the summer, Natalia and Ethan ghosted one another after the events on prom night. they don't know how to fix what was broken but when Natalia mistakenly loses personal letters during senior sunrise, she must team up with Ethan to retrieve them. will they mend their relationship and find the letters before the sun rises?
what I liked 💗
☼ the chemistry between the characters! it was never purely physical and they truly cared for each other
☼ the side characters were well-written
☼ Natalia and Ethan had flaws. they were 3-dimensional! (we love to see that!)
☼ the PINING! they both loved each other from the start and seeing them secretly want each other on both sides KILLED me. the dual POV made it 10x worse
☼ the ending. it was true to the characters and wasn't rushed at all. you also got to see them at graduation!
what I didn't like 💔
☁︎ how they were constantly fighting. while some of the fighting elevated the story, it was often unnecessary and I felt that Natalia and Ethan should've been able to resolve some of their issues without the arguments
☁︎ when they fought at least it was getting them SOMEWHERE. it almost felt as if they just sat by the waves and thought about how much they loved the other and never thought to talk to the other CALMLY. they tried, I will give them that but they could've (and should’ve) done more
overall 💞
I loved this book! it was so sweet. while there were things that could've been done better, I don't think I'll be forgetting these characters and their story anytime soon! :))
quotes 💕
» "𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬?
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰?"
» "𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘳. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩����𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯."
» "𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘞𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴."
» "𝘞𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴, 𝘸𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱; 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨."
» "𝘐 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩."
» "𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘺𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥, 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵 𝘪𝘵."
pre-read:
I'm so excited for this! I just want a cute romance because I've only been reading fantasy and I need a break :)
hopefully I love it!
September 15, 2025
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“I Wish You Would” was the perfect teenage love angst romance with a friends to lovers trope, that I didn’t know I needed.
“Fame is proof that the people are gullible.”
My Thoughts:
Firstly, I have to admit, the cover was what made me start the book. I had other books I started reading and I immediately dropped them to make room for this one. And I am glad I did, because I devoured it in days! There is so much tension from the very start from both sides. I loved the double POV, so we knew how both Ethan and Natalia felt. But there were so many times where I shouted at the book: “Will you two just bloody talk to each other!” 🙂
“I try not to stare at her, but it’s an effort. The moody sky brings out the dark blue of her eyes, and the wind keeps lifting the tumble of her long hair away from her face. I realise with a significant gut drop that I could look at her forever and never get bored.”
The other part that really annoyed me was when Natalia would believe everything Claire says…
“Thank you for helping me understand that no matter how good the education, some people are doomed to be ignorant. You’re such a lost cause, I bet your parents change the subject when their friends ask about you.”
I really liked the idea of the ritual for kicking off senior year. Pouring your heart out into a piece of paper and letting it go. The whole message of the book was bravery, and it made me think of what I would do if I was braver.
“I don’t want to be the kind of person who has to live up to everyone else’s opinions of me. Who even are you, then, if you’re constantly giving pieces of yourself away.”
Very short and sweet, it was a lovely novel to read. It has a great potential to be made into a movie, and I hope to one day see it on the big screen, and take credit for the idea. (just kidding) 🙂
“Akira Kurosawa was the first director to use slow motion as a turning point in his movie Seven Samurai. Somehow, he figured out before anyone else that there are moments in life when time slows down just long enough for you to realise that nothing will be the same once it speeds up again.”
It gave me a Nicholas Sparks vibe from “The Last Song”. I would definitely recommend it if you are a teen/YA romance fan, and especially if you are a fan of the “friends to lovers” trope.
“I Wish You Would” was the perfect teenage love angst romance with a friends to lovers trope, that I didn’t know I needed.
“Fame is proof that the people are gullible.”
My Thoughts:
Firstly, I have to admit, the cover was what made me start the book. I had other books I started reading and I immediately dropped them to make room for this one. And I am glad I did, because I devoured it in days! There is so much tension from the very start from both sides. I loved the double POV, so we knew how both Ethan and Natalia felt. But there were so many times where I shouted at the book: “Will you two just bloody talk to each other!” 🙂
“I try not to stare at her, but it’s an effort. The moody sky brings out the dark blue of her eyes, and the wind keeps lifting the tumble of her long hair away from her face. I realise with a significant gut drop that I could look at her forever and never get bored.”
The other part that really annoyed me was when Natalia would believe everything Claire says…
“Thank you for helping me understand that no matter how good the education, some people are doomed to be ignorant. You’re such a lost cause, I bet your parents change the subject when their friends ask about you.”
I really liked the idea of the ritual for kicking off senior year. Pouring your heart out into a piece of paper and letting it go. The whole message of the book was bravery, and it made me think of what I would do if I was braver.
“I don’t want to be the kind of person who has to live up to everyone else’s opinions of me. Who even are you, then, if you’re constantly giving pieces of yourself away.”
Very short and sweet, it was a lovely novel to read. It has a great potential to be made into a movie, and I hope to one day see it on the big screen, and take credit for the idea. (just kidding) 🙂
“Akira Kurosawa was the first director to use slow motion as a turning point in his movie Seven Samurai. Somehow, he figured out before anyone else that there are moments in life when time slows down just long enough for you to realise that nothing will be the same once it speeds up again.”
It gave me a Nicholas Sparks vibe from “The Last Song”. I would definitely recommend it if you are a teen/YA romance fan, and especially if you are a fan of the “friends to lovers” trope.
July 1, 2025
‧₊˚ 🍂 ᭪ started 18.05.25
˖ finished 18.05.25
❝but i'm not the kind of guy who can
watch you go again without telling
you i'm in love with you.❞
˖ finished 18.05.25
❝but i'm not the kind of guy who can
watch you go again without telling
you i'm in love with you.❞
November 26, 2023
This was a really cute short YA book
Want to read
August 7, 2024a summer romance with a taylor inspired title ????
uhm, yes please 😍😍
uhm, yes please 😍😍
June 26, 2025
plot so boring I almost fell asleep at the pool 🤚 (speaking of, I wanted beach vibes and I barely got any) the cover is gorgeous tho
also a character sang. in the middle of lunch or smth. like just said RAISE YOUR YA YA YAAAAAAAA 💀😭
also a character sang. in the middle of lunch or smth. like just said RAISE YOUR YA YA YAAAAAAAA 💀😭
January 26, 2024
I love a nice friends to more story, but add in the element of secrets coming to light over a senior class party and I was eagerly anticipating this one.
Unfortunately, it let me down in a big way. The two leads could not communicate with each other if their lives depended on it and kept jumping to conclusions and making assumptions about each other. I get that they’re teenagers but since the reader can see both of their thoughts, it made their lack of communication more frustrating. There’s not just lack of communication between the couple — neither of them could communicate with their families or friends well either.
I found myself liking the side characters a lot more, especially the friends to the main couple.
Sadly this was a miss for me.
Unfortunately, it let me down in a big way. The two leads could not communicate with each other if their lives depended on it and kept jumping to conclusions and making assumptions about each other. I get that they’re teenagers but since the reader can see both of their thoughts, it made their lack of communication more frustrating. There’s not just lack of communication between the couple — neither of them could communicate with their families or friends well either.
I found myself liking the side characters a lot more, especially the friends to the main couple.
Sadly this was a miss for me.
May 23, 2024
4.75⭐
I haven't swooned this much over a YA book since Today, Tonight, Tomorrow and Better Than The Movies. I LOVED this so much. The characters were all great, I loved the romance. This plot would make the best movie ever like Netflix needs to jump on this ASAP. There are some more heavy topics in here so be sure to check triggers. Really need to get my hands on a physical copy so I can annotate it! If you need a cute swoon worthy YA go read this!!
I loved the audiobook. It was dual POV with two narrators which is my favorite.
Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for a copy of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review!
I haven't swooned this much over a YA book since Today, Tonight, Tomorrow and Better Than The Movies. I LOVED this so much. The characters were all great, I loved the romance. This plot would make the best movie ever like Netflix needs to jump on this ASAP. There are some more heavy topics in here so be sure to check triggers. Really need to get my hands on a physical copy so I can annotate it! If you need a cute swoon worthy YA go read this!!
I loved the audiobook. It was dual POV with two narrators which is my favorite.
Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for a copy of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review!
February 8, 2024
*Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publishers for a free e-copy in exchange for an honest review.*
Oh my god. As someone who is absolutely sucker for best-friends-to-lovers, this book captured the mutual yearning and the pain PERFECTLY.
The book takes place over the course of one short school trip, where tradition is for everyone to write a private letter to themselves answering the question “what would you do if you were braver?” For Natalia and Ethan, long-time best friends whose friendship is on the rocks after nearly hooking up in the name of a backup pact two months ago, the letter is the only place they’ve let themselves write down their true feelings. Not to mention all the other stuff going on in their lives: broken families, secret dreams, and even the possibility of moving away. When a burst of wind suddenly scatters several letters — which may or may not include Natalia and Ethan’s — the two are forced to work together to stop the secrets from getting out, while having to deal with their hearts in the process.
I had absolutely zero reason to worry about the short time frame of the story because from the very first page I was captivated. The book did such an amazing job setting up the backstory with what happened with Ethan and Natalia as well as their individual personalities and lives, showing how their relationship dynamic was and currently is, and then giving us a fantastic roller coaster ride of emotional ups and downs over the course of the school trip. There were heart-filled conversations, dramatic fights, tense class activities — and overall there was not one boring moment. The plot progression happened so naturally, and so did the character development during it.
I’ve never had any strong opinions about books in multiple perspectives, but this book is an amazing example of how it should be done. I can’t imagine it any other way. Getting both Natalia and Ethan’s point of view meant I was truly able to empathize with both characters as they each dealt with their own issues; the misunderstandings felt reasonable because their thought processes were explained, and best of all, we got to see both of them pine for each other in their own way. It was everything I wanted and more.
I’m also just so impressed with the characterizations of both our leads. I feel like I absolutely know the ins and outs of their dreams, their habits, their fears — and not once did I feel information overload, or that I was being told and not shown. Even the side characters are personalized really well; I feel like I know all of them.
There’s a really fantastic maturity to the book as well. Sure, we get our high school drama moments (which I shamelessly love) but we also get their worries about the family and the future, and we see them acknowledging that there’s more to life than romance. The practicality and realism is so beyond what I would have expected and it added so much depth to their relationship. This is more than just a teen romance.
I can’t praise this novel enough, but just know that it’s been a long time since a book has given me such butterflies. I Wish You Would is a book that reminded me exactly why I love reading about love.
Oh my god. As someone who is absolutely sucker for best-friends-to-lovers, this book captured the mutual yearning and the pain PERFECTLY.
The book takes place over the course of one short school trip, where tradition is for everyone to write a private letter to themselves answering the question “what would you do if you were braver?” For Natalia and Ethan, long-time best friends whose friendship is on the rocks after nearly hooking up in the name of a backup pact two months ago, the letter is the only place they’ve let themselves write down their true feelings. Not to mention all the other stuff going on in their lives: broken families, secret dreams, and even the possibility of moving away. When a burst of wind suddenly scatters several letters — which may or may not include Natalia and Ethan’s — the two are forced to work together to stop the secrets from getting out, while having to deal with their hearts in the process.
I had absolutely zero reason to worry about the short time frame of the story because from the very first page I was captivated. The book did such an amazing job setting up the backstory with what happened with Ethan and Natalia as well as their individual personalities and lives, showing how their relationship dynamic was and currently is, and then giving us a fantastic roller coaster ride of emotional ups and downs over the course of the school trip. There were heart-filled conversations, dramatic fights, tense class activities — and overall there was not one boring moment. The plot progression happened so naturally, and so did the character development during it.
I’ve never had any strong opinions about books in multiple perspectives, but this book is an amazing example of how it should be done. I can’t imagine it any other way. Getting both Natalia and Ethan’s point of view meant I was truly able to empathize with both characters as they each dealt with their own issues; the misunderstandings felt reasonable because their thought processes were explained, and best of all, we got to see both of them pine for each other in their own way. It was everything I wanted and more.
I’m also just so impressed with the characterizations of both our leads. I feel like I absolutely know the ins and outs of their dreams, their habits, their fears — and not once did I feel information overload, or that I was being told and not shown. Even the side characters are personalized really well; I feel like I know all of them.
There’s a really fantastic maturity to the book as well. Sure, we get our high school drama moments (which I shamelessly love) but we also get their worries about the family and the future, and we see them acknowledging that there’s more to life than romance. The practicality and realism is so beyond what I would have expected and it added so much depth to their relationship. This is more than just a teen romance.
I can’t praise this novel enough, but just know that it’s been a long time since a book has given me such butterflies. I Wish You Would is a book that reminded me exactly why I love reading about love.
July 9, 2024
Everyone will talking about this new exciting school year romance. I Wish You Would is a romance in my view is for 14 to 23 years olds and including adults that love reading Ya Fiction. I enjoyed every single page of this well written School love story, because it was something so different. It’s one of those romance stories that completely pulls on the heartstrings, with young love in a Senior year. Natalia and Ethan, they have always been close friends since they were at middle school together. On the prom night, Natalia and Ethan have a chat in his bedroom, sharing secrets, when Ethan kisses Natalia. Claire, Natalia’s friend seems to like Ethan a bit too much. There’s always that friend that like the same boy as you. It seems that Ethan and Natalia are in love with each other, without them both knowing about each other’s feelings and just don’t know how to tell each other. Things start to work in their favour, as during a senior year class, the pupils, are given a new project, writing the task of the Lion letter, is to write about the thing they need to be the bravest about as they start the senior year. Ethan writes that he wishes he was brave enough to share his feelings for Natalia. And Natalia declares in her letter that she wishes she was brave enough to tell Ethan, she doesn’t feel good enough for him. All I kept thinking was that, Ethan and Natalia are just so right for each and are simply meant to be together. Can Ethan and Natalia be together after all? Oh Young love is the sweetest thing! And oh how I remember the excitement of being young and in love. This is very much the ya fiction of must reads, that has turned every risk into a chance, and every kiss into a promise. I Wish You Would by Eva Des LAURIERS, is for fans of I Still Love You by Jenny Hann and All My Kisses for You by Monica Murphy. I do hope you all enjoy reading this new novel, as much I did. I’m now following Eva, the author of this summer romance, as I don’t want to miss out on Eva’s Des Lauriers next novel.
January 23, 2025
Ogólnie to książka bardzo mi się podobała, ale rozumiem dlaczego niektórym mogła się nie podobać np. poprzez krótki czas akcji całego utworu. Mi osobiście bardzo przypadła do gustu ❤️
November 12, 2024
"𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆'𝒔 𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆.𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖,𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏,𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚?"
This was a great read...quick but very true to life.
I loved the characters in this book esp Ethan.
I would have loved a lil more insight on what his struggles were at home...same goes for Natalia.I feel like the author just grazed through those issues quickly where as these were things that shaped these two teenagers to be who they were...their fears and all.
Would have loved to hear more about that.
Nevertheless...this was totally worth my time.Perfecr for Taylor Swift fans!❤
"𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙡.𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙮 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩.𝙊𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣.𝙀𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮,𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙣𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣."
This was a great read...quick but very true to life.
I loved the characters in this book esp Ethan.
I would have loved a lil more insight on what his struggles were at home...same goes for Natalia.I feel like the author just grazed through those issues quickly where as these were things that shaped these two teenagers to be who they were...their fears and all.
Would have loved to hear more about that.
Nevertheless...this was totally worth my time.Perfecr for Taylor Swift fans!❤
"𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙡.𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙮 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩.𝙊𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣.𝙀𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮,𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙣𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣."
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