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midn1ght_rainreads's review against another edition
soooooooooooo baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad
freesien's review
4.0
ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley.
I fell in love with the characters. I seriously loved all of them (of the more major ones but, like, not that dude Tom) or at least knew where they were coming from and could understand their motifs; even the ones that at first glance seem to be real jerks. But not Jay. Sorry, but he has to be my second exception because even though he gets some redeeming qualities, he is still an asshole for not realizing what was wrong with his actions.
Grace is such a strong girl despite having to grow up far too soon and having all of this anger balled up inside of her; anger at her mother but also quite a lot at herself.
Eva was very easy to like. I sympathised with her when her grief overcame her and I was joyful when she was joyful.
This book also deals with the mother-daughter relationship between Grace and Maggie, so it's not just a romance book. The romance between Grace and Eva was very cute, though, and very realistic.
I also found the friendship between Grace and Luca just so adorable, they are the bestest best friends, so supportive of each other and very loving.
The writing and atmosphere of the book were beautiful, I got sucked into the story very easily (and willingly). I also appreciated that this was a sex-positive book, that always makes me happy. So why isn't this a 5-star-read for me? Despite all the aforementioned positive things I wasn't as emotionally invested as I wanted to be or as I needed to be to rate this book five stars. There need to be more tugs at my heart but it is still one hell of a good f/f contemporary book.
After reading this book I am very curious of Blake's debut Suffer Love. It may not be as diverse but I still want to give it a try.
I fell in love with the characters. I seriously loved all of them (of the more major ones but, like, not that dude Tom) or at least knew where they were coming from and could understand their motifs; even the ones that at first glance seem to be real jerks. But not Jay. Sorry, but he has to be my second exception because even though he gets some redeeming qualities, he is still an asshole for not realizing what was wrong with his actions.
Grace is such a strong girl despite having to grow up far too soon and having all of this anger balled up inside of her; anger at her mother but also quite a lot at herself.
Eva was very easy to like. I sympathised with her when her grief overcame her and I was joyful when she was joyful.
This book also deals with the mother-daughter relationship between Grace and Maggie, so it's not just a romance book. The romance between Grace and Eva was very cute, though, and very realistic.
I also found the friendship between Grace and Luca just so adorable, they are the bestest best friends, so supportive of each other and very loving.
The writing and atmosphere of the book were beautiful, I got sucked into the story very easily (and willingly). I also appreciated that this was a sex-positive book, that always makes me happy. So why isn't this a 5-star-read for me? Despite all the aforementioned positive things I wasn't as emotionally invested as I wanted to be or as I needed to be to rate this book five stars. There need to be more tugs at my heart but it is still one hell of a good f/f contemporary book.
After reading this book I am very curious of Blake's debut Suffer Love. It may not be as diverse but I still want to give it a try.
jacintha_'s review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
notyourvegetable's review against another edition
3.0
It was a very cute book, but also with some depth.
teaboo51's review
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
j_lia's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
annereads2000's review against another edition
5.0
Like Blake states herself in her acknowledgments of this book, I needed this book. I needed it when I was younger, I need it now, and I will need it for years to come.
How to Make a Wish hit so close to home I was crying half the time and trying not to cry the other half of the time. Every character in this book is written so realistically that it's heartbreaking - because it might be made out to be a romance novel, but it's so much more than that. Grace's relationship with her mother Maggie was so real and even though my mother is no alcoholic, I still felt like parts of their relationship was so close to what I have with my mother. That 'I love you, but can I do this to myself?' kind of feeling - even if it's only sometimes you feel like that, it was incredibly relatable. Throw in Grace being bisexual and I'm in tears because this is ME.
I have never seen myself written on page quite so accurately before. Grace was me. Not because I look like her (I don't) but because everything about Grace was screaming my name.
And Eva? What a lovely girl. I fell in love with her just as much as Grace did. And their relationship? So realistic I AGAIN was crying because this is what f/f relationships are - especially at 17. And the way Eva's grief was handled was just beautiful and realistic.
The other characters such as Luca, Emmy (and to some extent Jay) stole my heart as well - in their own way. Jay surprised me, but Luca and Emmy were everything good and kind and I love them very much.
This book is so important. For a lot of different reasons. Someone you know might need this book just as much as I needed it.
How to Make a Wish hit so close to home I was crying half the time and trying not to cry the other half of the time. Every character in this book is written so realistically that it's heartbreaking - because it might be made out to be a romance novel, but it's so much more than that. Grace's relationship with her mother Maggie was so real and even though my mother is no alcoholic, I still felt like parts of their relationship was so close to what I have with my mother. That 'I love you, but can I do this to myself?' kind of feeling - even if it's only sometimes you feel like that, it was incredibly relatable. Throw in Grace being bisexual and I'm in tears because this is ME.
I have never seen myself written on page quite so accurately before. Grace was me. Not because I look like her (I don't) but because everything about Grace was screaming my name.
And Eva? What a lovely girl. I fell in love with her just as much as Grace did. And their relationship? So realistic I AGAIN was crying because this is what f/f relationships are - especially at 17. And the way Eva's grief was handled was just beautiful and realistic.
The other characters such as Luca, Emmy (and to some extent Jay) stole my heart as well - in their own way. Jay surprised me, but Luca and Emmy were everything good and kind and I love them very much.
This book is so important. For a lot of different reasons. Someone you know might need this book just as much as I needed it.