sammfirmy 's review for:

Wish I Were Here by Melissa Wiesner

4.0

funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a cute and quirky romance with a fun look at found families, the importance of connection, community, and being there for the ones you love. While Katherine was a bit high strung for me at the start, I loved that in the end she found a way to balance her old self with a new more open and connect version of herself in a way that felt authentic and didn’t involve her just giving up all the things she worked for before. The identify stuff was a little weird BUT their adventure trying to get it solved was cute and I loved Luca and all of his extended family and friends.