THE WISH (A PB)

I loved the book. Devoured the storyline and fell in love with the characters. But its not a light read. It makes you emotional. Unless you are in a mood for an emotional read, stay away!! I absolutely loved the read but found myself a lot sad too !! Please do read it, when you are in a happy space.. cos the read is gonna make you feel highly overwhelmed!!

It's emotional and beautiful. One of the best works of Nicolas Sparks that I loved the most.

The Wish marks Nicholas Sparks’ 25th anniversary as a published author- a span where he has mainly stuck to his strengths and really understood why his fans pick his books. I might not be too far off if I say that any hardcore romantic who have been part of this journey would have noticed his love for heartbreaks, a narration spanning decades and at their core, North Carolina.The Wish is Sparks returning to his roots- set in the magical Christmas time in New York City- Maggie, a successful travel photographer and vlogger, is diagnosed with Stage 4 Melanoma and has just few months to live. Enter Mark, a newly hired assistant to her gallery and memories of 2 decades back are relived. The story oscillates between present day Maggie retelling her past to Mark- the one accident which lead her to the only love of her life, Bryce in a remote North Carolina island- and in the process, discovering her love for photography.The author and the protagonist remind us throughout the narrative that it would be a sad end but the journey was fairly engrossing to carry me to the end. More than the romantic relationship, I felt it was bond between Aunt Linda and Maggie and the conversations between Mark and Maggie that stayed with me after the book ended. The twist towards the end was easy to guess, considering the author’s previous work, The Return, had a similar one. Maggie’s decision to push Bryce away to pursue his own dreams was actually refreshing.“But never forget that love is always stronger than fear. Love saved me, and I know it will save you, too.”Pluses and minuses aside, The Wish had a lot of moments which pull you towards the old world charm of simpler times, of VCRs, no mobile phones, of letters and Christmas cards, of developing photographs and teenage romance. A breezy 4 star read and a much needed relief from the gloomy 2021 covid times.

Heart touching ,Extraordinary, sad . Nicholas sparks first makes you feel as a twisted notebook story but it’s not .

Amazing narration, gripping emotional and moving at times, miracles do happen, love the most powerful emotion of all.. excellent work

Absolutely loved this

Nicholas Sparks is one of my favourite authors and I love reading his books. 'The Wish' is the author's latest book and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. It was beautiful, lovely and heart-wrenching at the same time.I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It's one of the best books I have read till now. This book is perfect in every possible way. This book portrays Maggie's life based on two different time periods, i.e. 1996 and 2019. I love the way the author has beautifully narrated the stories in these two time periods in an interesting way without making the shift between the time periods obvious.Overall it was a wonderful read. I would recommend this book to everyone as it's an amazing book. Trust me, you are going to love this book.Thank you so much for this book.

This book talks about feelings and emotions like love, loss, joy, sadness, tears etc.There comes a twist in the story which made me very emotional and tears welled up in my eyes.This is one of the best novels written by the author.The cover of the book is beautiful and exquisite.The language used is simple and expressive.

so good , i had a hard time putting it down. the ending was excellent. lots of tears.

El libro llegó rápido y en buen estado

Der Autor nimmt mich mit ins Geschehen des Buches. Wie ein guter Freund.

This book was very emotional, very real and it just felt like you really related and got to know the characters on a deep level. I adored the way the author decided to tell the story, a back and forth in time (present and past). it just made it so much fun to read. A definite recommend !!

I picked this as my Christmas 2023 read and have been truly transported to Maggie’s world, her hopes and fear as a 16 year old and as a terminally ill woman in her 30s. Although I predicted the ending from the beginning there was a surprise along the way. Very emotive. One piece of advice - don’t read the ending in public as it was difficult to contain the sobs.