registrauss 's review for:

Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Complicated

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This is the first book I’ve read where Covid and the pandemic were part of the main storyline. While it was only 5 years ago that the world shut down, reading this brought back memories of my own time during the pandemic. I was fortunate to not be a high risk, didn’t have kids, didn’t work in healthcare, was not an essential worker…but this story incorporates some of these topics as we follow the main character, Diana, as she leaves for a trip to the Galapagos as the pandemic begins.

Without giving anything away, this book was a great reminder to seize the moments you can, big and small. Whether that’s a change in your job or pouring yourself a cup of coffee in the morning…be in the moment, savor it. We only have one life to live.