A review by thewordsdevourer
I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

was honestly on the fence between giving this 3.5 or 4 stars, but eventually went w/ the latter, simply bc of how we just clicked, despite the fact that it's not a perfect book. i wish you all the best is a contemplative, tender, subtly romantic, complex, and realistic ownvoices book that delves into the issues faced by nonbinary folks. this is my first read w/ a major enby character, and i learned so, so much from it.

one thing i rly like is how the author's able to portray the messy tangle of all kinds of complex feelings, rather than rendering things completely black-and-white, esp in regards to ben's feelings towards his parents. i also love nathan, who's such a sweet, goofy support system for ben, and their interactions that are often filled w/ wry humor, sarcasm, and romantic tension. i like the therapy scenes as well; just sth wholly relatable. while i think that this book could've benefited from more editing--what w/ the noticeable amount of typos and errors--in the end, we just rly click, and im so happy that the world, but esp so many queer young ppl, has the chance to read such an important, possibly life-saving book like this one. 
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