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

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don’t even know where to begin. I feel like this book was written about me or at least inspired by my life because I don’t think I‘ve ever related to a character as much as I relate to Ben. If I‘d had this book years ago, my life would probably look very different.
I knew I would probably like this book because of its premise but I never thought it would hit me quite so hard. Ben is just so similar to me in almost every aspect that I felt their pain way too hard. I cried more than once and I almost never cry when reading, so that‘s something to consider.
Seeing someone like me, a queer non-binary teen who struggles with mental disorders, find love and friends and people who make them happy made me so emotional because I realized that this was the first time I‘d actually seen something like that in books. It felt like the author looked into my mind and brought the thoughts to paper in the form of this book.
I can sincerely say that this book changed my life and I thank Mason Deaver with all my heart for writing it because it made me believe that people like me can actually have a life worth writing stories about.
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