*4.5

This was so cute. I love that it took place over a day so the drama wasn’t drawn out. I like miscommunication as a trope so this book was right up my alley. Ethan and Natalia could not more obviously be in love and everyone around them knows it. I enjoyed all of the little bits leading up to them getting together.

I received an arc through netgalley.

Amazing! Wonderful!
This book is stated to be if to all the boys I’ve loved before and you’ve reached Sam met and it definitely delivered. I person haven’t read you’ve reached Sam (this book makes me want to pick it up asap just by being compared to it) but I have read to all the boys I’ve loved before and I LOVED it. I definitely picked up on the inspiration and I’m so happy it didn’t come off as the same story with a few changes. I was immediately invested from page one I was rooting for Natalia and Ethan the whole time. I devoured this book in one sitting and will most likely be rereading it in the future. You can feel the chemistry between the characters and the side characters were great! They didn’t give off NPC vibes which I really appreciated, I would totally read a book following a number of the other characters (Sienna, Prashant, Rainn and Mason 👀). I was also pleasantly surprised by the amount of character development as a majority of the book takes place over 24 hours.
I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a cute ya with romcom vibes.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

DNF At 25%, this book just wasn’t for me I personally am not a huge fan of most YA romances, and sadly this one didn’t work for me. If you are a fan of “The summer I turned pretty” or looking for a cute summer read, then you will probably enjoy this a lot more than I did.

[net galley review, thank you macmillan children’s] tell me a book takes place during senior year of high school and i cave immediately call it covid graduation kid wish fulfillment this book was such a quick but adorable read normally i find miscommunication frustrating but watching ethan and natalia dance around each other pretending they aren't in love made my heart melt will definitely recommend this to those who like ya romance

These kids had me STRESSED 😂.

If you look up the definition and examples of the miscommunication trope, this book cover is loud and proud right there I can guarantee it.

Nothing too ground breaking in this one. Lots of YA drama, pining, miscommunication with crushes, classmates, friends and family members. The adults are clueless and messy and causing problems, it’s very CW and I’m here for it.

It’s well-written, and while I did get extremely frustrated by like 70% because this was the longest one day one night school beach trip ever and WHY WASN’T ANYONE USING THEIR WORDS I wanted to pull my hair out, but the ending had me all “aw” and they were going to live happily ever after at age 18. Love this journey for them.

If you’re looking for a YA drama romance (not much comedy in this really) and you love some serious miscommunication, you need to snatch this up and read it right now. It’s a super quick read.

Now, FYI, there’s some like, real big issues with some adults in this that should have been taken more seriously, but were sort of brushed over by the other adults and even the other teens which should be of some concern and maybe those plot points could have been removed because they had zero to do with the story? Like where were the school chaperones, what were they doing while these real issues secrets were being revealed?! They fail at being adults.

Thank you @netgalley and @macmillanusa for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

This book was engaging and well-written. It was also chock FULL of teen angst and a good amount of secondhand embarrassment and anxiety, so if you can’t hang with those things, this probably isn’t for you. It felt so authentic to what I remember being the experience of being a teen, which made it compelling but also a bit painful at times. Natalia, Ethan and their friends all felt so real. I look forward to more from this author!

Thank you to the publisher - I received a complimentary eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Screaming, crying, throwing up, this book had me in a chokehold. I loved the “avoid feelings” part and by the end I was wailing in my room at 3am.

I've been so excited about this ever since Rachel Lynn Solomon recommended it a year ago and IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT!!!

This is YA novel. It was cute, it reminded me of to all the boys I loved before. Natalia and Ethan almost crossed the line junior year of high school. they almost became more than just friends. Now its senior year and there's this tradition they do when they stay on the beach and write a letter to themselves. the wind blows seven letters away and her and Ethan work together to retrieve their letters so the other doesn't see what they wrote.

This book was that warm heart felt stories that make you gush! It’s senior year and Natalie and Ethan haven’t really seen each other since an incident happened at junior prom, they almost slipped from best friends to more. Ethan was desperate to fix the friendship, but accidents kept getting in the way.

Looking into the live of teenagers again gave me that fresh appeal I remember having at that age. That step of taking friendship further… sadly mine didn’t end so well.

It was a really cute story, minus Natalie got under my skin sometimes and I want to reach out and slap her. Other than that, it’s the perfect start to summer romance read.

Natalia and Ethan are best friends who are getting ready for their senior year. Their class is getting together for the kickoff event “Senior Sunrise.” At this event, they write private letters that will be burned at sunrise in a little ceremony. The students pour out their hearts in these letters and one accident releases 7 letters for anyone to find. Will Natalia and Ethan finally talk about what happened at Jr. prom? Will any secrets be revealed to the whole class?

Potential spoilers ahead!

I requested this book because I liked the Taylor Swift title. Even if it was unintentional. HA. I thought this YA romance was cute. Friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes, BUT I’m not a huge fan of the “miscommunication trope” and that was a very big part of the story. It was a quick read. There were a few heavy topics touched on, but I thought they flowed well with the sorry. Overall, pretty fun read apart from miscommunication galore. But I chalk that up to the characters being teenagers and from what I remember it’s hard to express your emotions 😂

Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

5 Stars

I loved this so much; it’s the quintessential YA romance and it was perfection.

We start with a very angsty teen moment... the will they won't they of friends turning into something more and then flash forward to months later as our two main characters navigate the aftermath of that moment.

Natalia and Ethan have been BFFs their entire lives and when a pact they made somewhat ends in awkward disaster, they are both desperate to heal the weird rift happening. As they participate in the senior beach camping trip where their entire class writes down secrets to burn, Natalia and Ethan might be most scared for their own secrets to come to light. Then, the secrets start to get out thanks to some meddling and maybe winds of fate. Ethan and Natalia join forces to get the secrets back and are forced to talk through things thy've been avoiding all summer.

Imagine this story as the moments we don't often see in a miscommunication trope. We start with the miscommunication and then fast forward to a story of the main characters working through the stupidity of that miscommunication in real time. This story takes place over 24 hours during the camping trip and is a dual POV story, so the alternating chapters really help push the story along quickly. I loved the overall setting and secondary characters and honestly think this story would make an amazing Netflix/Prime YA Summer movie of everyone's dreams.

I highly recommend the book and can't wait to read more of Eva's books in the future!

This was a fun cute read. It held my interest for the most part. Some of the characters weren’t developed as well as i have hoped. I doubt I’ll ever reread this as it didn’t connect with me but i would recommend it as light reading material

Natalia and Ethan have been best friends for years. They know each other so well. But after what almost happened between them the night of junior prom, they haven’t talked all summer. Now senior year is starting and it’s time for Senior Sunrise. Each student writes down how they want to be brave and deposits the letters anonymously in a jar. At sunrise, the letters are all burned.

This year, Senior Sunrise is a whole 24 hours, with a campout on the beach. And a whole lot happens in that day. Natalia and Ethan have opportunities to finally talk about what happened on prom night, and how each really feels for the other. Each is also facing stresses both at school and at home. It’s a make-or-break time.

The book description says this is a drama-filled love story, and that definitely true. There’s SO much drama on every single page. It felt like a lot to me, and I often thought it was more than would happen in real life. But I’m an adult, with my teen years far behind me. When I stopped to think about it, though, I could remember a few events in my adolescence that condensed a lot of feelings into a short time.

That being said, I just didn’t enjoy the book. So much drama, so much angst, so many intense feelings and experiences all crammed into a short space. I think I prefer stories that give more time and space for lightheartedness. But if you’re into YA drama, I Wish You Would is well-written and captures well how it feels to be a teenager.

thank you to the macmillan for the ARC!

what drew me to this book: 1) "i wish you would" is a taylor swift song, and 2) senior sunrise is a tradition at my school. for these two reasons, as well as the intriguing summary (i am a complete sucker for friends-to-lovers) i was incredibly happy when i got approved for this ARC. my expectations were very much met: i got a sweet YA romance and some good high school vibes (no taylor, though). i did enjoy ethan and natalia as a couple, despite not being a big fan of the miscommunication trope. however, what shone about this book for me, especially upon reread, was the cast of supporting characters, whose storylines really fleshed out the book (everyone needs a friend like rainn). i do hope my senior sunrise is nowhere near this dramatic, but it sure is good for the plot.

Keeping this short and sweet, like the book - I Wish You Would was cute, angsty, and unputdownable. I equally enjoyed the perspectives from both Natalia and Ethan. While miscommunication isn't my favorite plot point, I think it was well-explained and appropriately used here.

loved the premise of the book and the execution was done well, but i think comparing it to TATBILB set my expectations really high as it's one of my favorite YA series. but overall i think it was cute and was pretty well paced despite it being slow burn/miscommunication heavy

Second chances...

Natalia and Ethan are getting ready for the senior sunrise event that welcomes the class back to their last year of high school. They’re both dealing with family issues and their confusing almost-hookup after Junior Prom. The two have always been best friends; it possibly turned into something more, but neither Ethan or Natalia are willing to talk to each other about it at all. When each senior writes a letter that’s meant for their eyes only and the letters accidentally get loose, secrets start coming out about classmates. The chaos will make or break Natalia’s and Ethan’s chances to build a relationship.

Likes/dislikes: I like the romance in the story. I had fun getting to know Natalia and Ethan. A fun, sweet story.
Mature Content: PG-13 for implied sex, off page.
Language: R for 169 swears and 51 f-words.
Violence: PG for fight.
Ethnicity: mostly white with Latina main character.

thank you to the publishers and netgalley for the ARC of this book. all opinions are my own.

I wish I could put into words how much I enjoyed this. What a great book. Highly recommend.

I love a friends to lovers story. And this one was addicting! Touched some tough topics (transphobia, revenge porn, cheating) but was a good story.