_basicbookworm 's review for:

New Adult by Timothy Janovsky

4.0

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Nolan is 23 and his life is not at all where he wants it to be - he hasn’t achieved his dream of making it as a successful comedian, he’s secretly in love with his best friend, and he can barely even pay his bills. He’s ready to give it all up and let his dreams go until he gets the opportunity of a lifetime - the problem is, by taking this opportunity, he misses his sister’s wedding and messes up his chances with Drew. That night, he wishes on a set of “magical healing crystals” that he could just skip to the good part of life. When he wakes up the next morning, it’s seven years later, he is 30 years old and has the life he wanted, except none of his friends and family are speaking to him.

This was my favorite book in the Boy Meets Boy series and can be easily read as a standalone! I loved the 13 Going on 30 style premise and the growth we saw in Nolan from his 23 year old self to the end was incredible. While Nolan was incredibly frustrating at times, especially in the beginning, his love interest Drew was the sweetest cinnamon roll and I adored him. There were moments and themes that were much more serious and emotional, but the sweetness and the humor throughout made for a very heart-warming read.

I switched between audiobook and ebook and found myself loving Mark Sanderlin’s narration so much that the audio was my preferred format. He did a great job capturing Nolan’s personality and the audiobook was so good to listen to.

Thanks to Sourcebooks Casablanca, Dreamscape Media, and NetGalley for the advance copies.