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A review by seabanshee
I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
4.0
I used a credit for an audiobook, and after I realized it wasn't for me I quickly exchanged it. I saw this book in my recommended section, and I got as far as reading the first line of the description before I decided, "This is the one."
And boy, I'm so glad that audible had this book floating around in my recommended section because it was really something special. I was hooked from the get-go, which is amazing because I was mostly looking for something to occupy myself with at a lazy pace. Instead, I listened to this book during my entire work shift until my headphones died because I was too invested in the life of a person I saw too much of myself in.
This book handles messy topics in a way that's realistic yet hopeful, and as someone who can never fully come out unless I want to reenact Ben's entire journey myself, it's rough. I teared up a bunch of times when things became too real, but I also smiled a lot because there's something so beautiful in finding yourself again and building your own family. A family that stands with you, forever.
But most importantly I really needed this book and I didn't even realize it. Because at the end of the day, even when things are devastating and too impossible to handle, there will always be someone there to make you smile. Even if you have to spend a little time looking for them, they'll be there.
And that's more than I could ever hope for. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for writing this.
And boy, I'm so glad that audible had this book floating around in my recommended section because it was really something special. I was hooked from the get-go, which is amazing because I was mostly looking for something to occupy myself with at a lazy pace. Instead, I listened to this book during my entire work shift until my headphones died because I was too invested in the life of a person I saw too much of myself in.
This book handles messy topics in a way that's realistic yet hopeful, and as someone who can never fully come out unless I want to reenact Ben's entire journey myself, it's rough. I teared up a bunch of times when things became too real, but I also smiled a lot because there's something so beautiful in finding yourself again and building your own family. A family that stands with you, forever.
But most importantly I really needed this book and I didn't even realize it. Because at the end of the day, even when things are devastating and too impossible to handle, there will always be someone there to make you smile. Even if you have to spend a little time looking for them, they'll be there.
And that's more than I could ever hope for. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for writing this.