The premise of this book is what drew me in. The book has a beautiful theme of friendship between Sasha and Raquel. I felt for Raquel as she grieved through this terrible loss. Heartwarming book on friendship. Thank you for the copy of this book and an opportunity to review it.

This was such a heartbreaking book! The story was so heartwarming in its depiction of life, love and loss. The adventure Sasha sends Raquel through after her death is just so good, as we get to know Sasha along the way. All in all this book was both heartbreaking and adorable. I would definitely recommend to a friend.

The was the perfect YA novel! It had heartbreak, friendship, self-discovery, and just a little mystery. I really enjoyed reading this novel and look forward to the author writing more novels.

I thought I would cry my way through this book, best friend, a teenager!! Dies!! but what hooked me was the scavenger hunt.


We really get to know Sasha more after she's gone, than we did when she was alive. The scavenger hunt clues really brought her to life again, her personality showed a lot during her scavenger hunt.

I really adored this book, even with the death in the early part of the book. Highly recommended!!!!

I really enjoyed this book. It was a real page turner. I would definitely recommend to others. Lots of tears and friendship themes throughout.

Sasha Cade has already passed away when this book begins, but readers can get a glimpse of what kind of life she has led. A great book and would be a great choice to make into a movie too.

I don't think that I have loved a book more than this one... I was immediately drawn in by the prologue. I cried so much during this book, but I also smiled so much. The beautiful friendship between Sasha and Rocki. The amazing family dynamic. The most perfect love story. All built together to create such a well written and humbling book. I was so pleased with the ending though. Cheyenne didn't leave out a detail in that epilogue, lol. I would have to say this is a book I will be rereading time and time again!

Novels about this sort of subject matter hold a special place in my heart, and this was no exception. Well worth the time to read and savor.

Read Nov 19

This is a beautiful novel and it left my heart full and happy – despite the way things start! Raquel’s struggling after her best friend dies of cancer, but then a letter from Sasha arrives. Before her death she set up a scavenger hunt, one that early on leads to a mysterious boy – Elijah – who may be necessary in helping Raquel move on. This was a beautiful novel (so much so I’m writing it twice!) and the characters were brilliantly well-developed, but there was also growth, even in Sasha and she’s dead for most of the book! But, yeah, a really heart-warming story and I loved it!

Good day! Before anything else, I would like to extend my deepest, sincerest gratitude for sending me a digital review copy of this book (via NetGalley). Thank you very much for the opportunity!

Unfortunately, I am sad to say that I have lost interest in this particular title, and consequently, I have decided against finishing it. Forcing myself to finish a book I am disinterested in (solely for the sake of finishing it) can only negatively impact the entirety of my reading experience, which, in turn, could result in me writing an unfairly negative review. That is a circumstance I hope to avoid. With that said, I believe that the best course of action is for me to simply not read it and to refrain from publicly posting any feedback regarding this book.

I hope you understand where I'm coming from. Again, thank you for the lovely opportunity!

THE LAST WISH OF SASHA CADE by Cheyanne Young was archived before I was able to read it. I do still plan on reading a finished/printed copy when I get a chance.

So I'm very mixed about this book. I thought the author really built this beautiful world, and it was so well written and I could really picture things. It was also a really emotional book, and was hard hitting. I was close to crying a good chunk of the novel. I think the novel had good pacing, and it didn't feel stilted. It kept you engaged and wanting to read more. I think my main issue is that the love interested didn't have much substance. And that he was mainly there so that Raquel could get over her grief, and I felt like that did Elijah a disservice. But I also think that Raquel wasn't very well flushed out. I felt like Sasha, who passed away, was a bit more interesting then Raquel. But overall this book was a solid read, and I did enjoy it. Highly recommend it.

I received an eARC via Netgalley; all opinions are my own.

4.5 Stars

I was connected to Raquel and Sasha from the very beginning. When Sasha died, it was heartbreaking and made me cry. I loved the premise of this story. Each of the adventures Sasha sends Raquel and Elijah on had a purpose and you could tell how much Sasha put into making this journey happen for them. It didn't just show the good side to everyone either. No one is perfect and you see some times when the characters make poor decisions. This showed very real sides to the characters. There were so many moments in the book that made you smile, laugh and cry with the characters. There were some times when a couple phrases were repetitive in multiple places that brought me out of the story a little but overall this was a fantastic read.

I would recommend this to anyone who reads tearjerkers, love stories (friendship, romantic, family), adoption stories and contemporary.

Thank you so much NetGalley for the review.

Even though this has been out for a while, it still is one of my favorites and I can't believe I neglected to update my thoughts on this!
I agree with everyone else who said that this is PS I Love You Friend Addition and I actually like it like that! There really aren't that many good books out there about friendship and I love how Sasha and Raquel's friendship was the star of the book.

This book begins with death of Sasha Cade. We feel the sadness of her death through the grieving of her best friend Raquel. Her grieve feels so sharp that I couldn't help but join her with my own tears--is that a sign of a touching opening scene and compelling story? I think so. Then, thankfully, we are not left in the grief. Instead we get to experience the joy and moving forward in life with Raquel as she learns that her best friend planned a scavenger hunt over the course of her last few weeks of life. It isn't just us that gets to go on this adventure with Raquel--Sasha had another secret and his name is Elijah.

We never got to "meet" Sasha before her death but over the course of the book we get a chance to love her and enjoy her friendship as we dip and dive through her memories.

The Last Wish of Sasha Cade was well done--it made me love all of the characters and hope for their best,

This one was sad. Think PS I Love You but with friends. While it wasn't 100% my cup of tea, I did enjoy the book and it's characters.

The Last Wish of Sasha Cade is a sad yet uplifting book. Young does a great job at bringing all the emotions you'd expect from a book about the death of a best friend (Sasha) and the other (Raquel) coming to terms with it. A good young adult read.

I wasn't sure what to expect, but I enjoyed reading this. An interesting story with fun characters. Well written.

Rating 3.5. I put off reading this because I knew it would be sad. It reminded me a lot of P.S. I love you but friendship addition. And while it was heartbreaking it was also hopeful and lovely. I LOVED the friendship between Sasha and Raquel. Sasha was so charming and I loved the adventure scavenger hunt she left her friend. I feel like I would do something like this if I knew I was dying. I like how the friendship and not romance was the star of this book. Even though Sasha is dead for the entirety of the book I still felt like she was right there along side Rocki. Her personality was so alive and vibrant and everyone needs a friend like Sasha in their lifetime. I think the only thing I didn't care for was the needless drama towards the end of the book. I think it took away from the story a bit. Overall, it was a heartwarming read about friendship and how to carry on living after the loss of a loved one.

I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Such a poignant and fantastic (two adjectives I wouldn't normally group together) read. This was just a great read.