um_itsavalie 's review for:

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

2.0

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I wanted to like this book so badly. It was the first time I had seen a non-binary character in a book and I was so excited for it. Unfortunately, this book did not do its lead character justice. None of the characters were fleshed out. Literally every single one felt one-dimensional, not to mention that the love interest is a complete Mary Sue. The way the teens spoke did not feel natural; you could tell it was an adult writing a YA novel. One of my biggest pet peeves is when siblings use the terms "bro" or "sis" or in this case, "sib". That's not really how siblings talk to each other. And it happened ALL THE TIME in this book. There were so many times that I cringed and wanted to DNF, but I pushed through anyways, hoping that it would get better. It never did. Everything in this world is so convenient. There aren't any physical challenges to anything and what needs to happen always does. It's just not realistic at all. Very, very disappointing read.

Edit:

I'm in school to be a therapist and it is very clear that the author did NOT research therapy before writing this book, as the therapist is more of an advice giver and heavily biased, which is not what therapy is supposed to be at all.