I love the uniqueness of each read by Sarah Ready. Wished falls in line with the other beautifully crafted stories I've read by Ready, and they always make me feel so fulfilled and satisfied at the end. Ready has a way with creating a world and building it up to where you feel like you are part of it, and then taking you through the rollercoaster of life each character faces. The storylines are always so different, and Wished did not disappoint. This was a beautifully written masterpiece, and I cannot wait to indulge in the next piece by Sarah Ready.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Highly, highly recommended!

In this 4th book of the "ghosted" series by Max finally gets his Happily Ever After and I couldn't be more delighted!! I squealed!
I went with the audio version and although good, I honestly think this would have been absolutely wonderful as a "duet" and not a "dual" narration.
Yet another wonderful paranormal, magical romance by this talented author.

Thank you Netgalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to read/listen to this captivating book.

A fun twist on When He Was Sleeping; charming, a little bittersweet, and incredibly romantic.
The narrators were amazing and really brought this fairytale to life!
I like how this book explored both the highs and lows of having your wildest dreams come true. Wished doesn't shy away from showing the cons and how Anna's wish being granted isn't necessarily the happily ever after she imagined for herself and those she loves.
I felt like the world building was somewhat tenuous and clunky where the magic of the wish was explained by the MC as if a fact rather than merely her speculations. Also not a big fan of the missed connections and miscommunication tropes. But overall, I had a great time listening to Wished and would recommend it for those looking for a magical, escapist romance.

3.75 out of 5 stars

I went into this book with minimal expectations, but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. I was in the mood for something light and heart-fluttering, and this story delivered just that. The blend of fantasy and realism worked well, and the playful banter between the characters had me smiling throughout. The fast-paced romance set against detailed European backdrops, especially Paris, was easy to imagine, and the spice level was just right—steamy, but not overdone.

That said, the audiobook narration didn't quite hit the mark for me. The male narrator's exaggerated tone, especially in the prologue, felt off and didn’t suit the character, while the female narrator sounded robotic during the steamy scenes. Despite that, I enjoyed the book overall and would recommend it to anyone in the mood for a feel-good, easy read with just the right amount of romance.

I received the audiobook arc for this book, and I highly encourage listening to the audiobook. This is my third arc by Sarah Ready in this series, and this one continues to deliver. This story follows a young woman who has fallen in love at first sight and how she makes a wish for a whole different life. The male main character is a grumpy businessman who learns new things about himself as the story progresses. This story was a quick but fun listen!

Sarah Ready is quickly becoming a favorite author! And her Ghosted series is why. I didn’t realize how much I would love the magical realism genre, but here I am having read the whole series in the last month, and I still want more! Sarah’s writing pulls you in and she gives so much detail, but not in an excessive way, it is just so easy to see in my mind and feel like you’re there watching the story unfold around you.

Anna and Max’s story was such a unique take on a wish come true, and I loved it. The prologue starting in Max’s POV and then jumping back in time and giving Anna’s was perfectly done. I’m not usually a fan of insta-love but this one is done right. There were so many giggles and sweet moments between them as they navigated how and if they should reverse the wish, and dang were there some good quotes throughout. The ending was perfection and left such a satisfied and content feeling that I don’t always have with books. I definitely recommend you read this one, and the others in the series.

I had the privilege of listening to the audiobook and reading the ebook and that was such a neat experience. To listen to the narrators while also being able to read the book just made the story all the more come alive in my mind. The narrators did an amazing job at breathing life into Anna and Max and I would recommend to anyone who can, listen to it while you read it. It just makes it even more magical!

Great job yet again, Sarah! Now… what’s next? I need more!

The idea of this book is cute. A story of how true love finds a way in all alternative universes. Anna and Max have intense passion in each of their lifelines. But it wasn’t my favorite book to listen to. The idea that Anna was that in love with someone she never even talked to seemed insane and made it hard for me to support their “true love” claim.

Thank you to NetGalley and Swift & Lewis Publishing for the ALC!

The writing is lovely. The characters are compelling. I liked the message of the story. There were lots of important things said about love and living. But it was hard to listen to Anna tell herself all the reasons she shouldn't be happy. The overall tone of the story was sad, and I hadn't been expecting that. The narrator did a very good job with the characters and accents. I enjoyed listening to this.

Sarah Ready did it again with this series. I love magical realism and Sarah Ready is a master of it.

5 stars
2 spice

Thank you to the publisher and the author for this early listen of this audiobook.
This is a new to me author and narrators and I genuinely enjoyed listening. I didn’t want it to end!

Narrated by Amanda Ronconi and Will Watt

When Anna Benoit wishes she’s married to the enigmatic owner of the chateau she cleans, she wakes up in a topsy-turvy world where she’s Max Barone’s wife.

Anna is a romantic who believes in The One and Love at First Sight. Why? Because it happened to her. The second she saw Max Barone she fell desperately, hopelessly in love.

It didn’t matter that they were from completely different worlds—he owned a jewelry empire, she cleaned houses—love had no barriers.

Except one.

Max didn’t know Anna’s name, much less that she existed.

Then one day Anna made a wish. Suddenly she was in an upside down world where everyone believed she and Max had been happily married for years. It was passion. It was romance. It was love. It was everything she’d ever wished for. Wasn’t it?

3.5 stars actually
Honestly, I didn't know what to expect from this book since I didn't know the author but I ended up actually enjoying it!
I don't know if i was supposed to read the previous books of this series first, but I probably should've.
Anyway, this audiobook was really good, the voice actors were captivating and the story was cute.
I'll try to read the other books some time soon.

"Wished" is another great story by Sarah Ready. I've really loved reading her books through the years, and this one was just as good as the others.

When Anna falls in love with Max at first sight and he barely even notices her, she's left to adore him from afar for years. But then one day, she is granted a wish, to be married to Max and loved by him. And while it seems like a dream come true, when she understands all that her choice cost him, she feels guilty about taking his free will away.

With Max as her partner, they set about together to figure out how to reverse the wish and then to set about seeing if their love itself was actually real.

While the story was a bit spicier than I typically like, overall, I really enjoyed it and look forward to reading more books by this author!

Thanks to Sarah Ready, Swift & Lewis, and NetGalley for an advance review copy.

This was my second Sarah Ready book and it did not disappoint. I love this universe and I’m excited to go back and pick up the two that I missed in the Ghosted Series.

Anna Benoit has been cleaning Max Barone’s house for three years, and she’s been in solidly in love with him for all three of those years, but Max doesn’t know she exists. They are from completely different worlds. Anna works hard to help take care of her family while Max owns a jewelry empire.

While cleaning the Chateau Anna is drawn to a jewelry box with a necklace and inscription inside. The necklace claims to grant wishes and so after pining over Max for three years Anna shoots her shot and wishes to be married to Max. Max catches her with the necklace and promptly accuses Anna of trying to steal it banning her from the premises.

After a long night of drinking and trying to forget that she was utterly embarrassed by the fact that Max is not who she built him up to be, she wakes up in Max’s bed inside the very Chateau she’s been banned from only to realize that he wish did actually come true. Chaos ensues as the two attempt to figure out how to make things right while actually falling for each other.

Overall I loved this book. It feels like Cinderella got mashed up with Aladdin and sprinkled with some very undisney like spice in the mix. I listened to this one on audio and Amanda Ranconi as the narrator had such a unique cadence and tone that I never wanted to put this one down!

Thanks to NetGalley and Swift and Lewis Published for the ARC.

I received a complimentary copy of this book "Wished" and all opinions expressed are my own. I listened to the audio book. I actually struggled to listen to this story. I did finish it and only because I was listening to it. Overall I didn't care for it.

From chapter one this was an interesting twist on the getting your wish of having true love granted. Max Barone knows his whole life is in perfect order until someone shows up claiming to be his wife and everyone around him believes it’s true. With zero memory of it he finds out he has been married 7 years. The moment he sees his supposed wife he is blown away and all of the sudden slammed with the most intense lust and obsessed.

Anna a cleaner at the Barone Estate, has been working for the Barone family for 7 years and knows so much about her boss though she has never seen him. The moment she does she is slammed with love at first sight.
But he doesn’t know she exists.

This first chapter with Anna is like in a TV show when they say 6 months earlier. All of the events leading up to the wish. When Anna wishes that she were married to Max. Until she wakes up the next day and it’s come true but they have been married the past 7 years and she doesn’t remember any of it.

While in that first moment Max didn’t remember her she also did. He has memories of her but until that morning he didn’t know her. They embark on this journey of getting to know one another and Max gets to see if the woman from his memories is also the same woman standing in from of him. This is what I mean by an interesting twist on the wish for true love. Usually we see the FMC as the only one with the knowledge that something is different. But in this book they both know. I love it.

Sarah does such an incredible job with tension. Little glances here. Internal pining and quick glimpses of hot steamy passion that will leave you wanting more.

Max remembers how she tastes, how she looks in the middle of passion. Just seeing her turns him on.

I wouldn’t say her books are super spicy but they are descriptive and she does spice well!

Watching them try to avoid the inevitable was too cute. They were honestly weak when it came to the “I want to undo this wish” the whole time.

Then there was a twist that I didn’t see coming that brought in an element of emotion that I wasn’t expecting.

I already miss Max and Anna and I want to reread this story again.

“I like rooms with books they are cozier, homier and happier”

TW Death of a parent

From chapter one this was an interesting twist on the getting your wish of having true love granted. Max Barone knows his whole life is in perfect order until someone shows up claiming to be his wife and everyone around him believes it’s true. With zero memory of it he finds out he has been married 7 years. The moment he sees his supposed wife he is blown away and all of the sudden slammed with the most intense lust and obsessed.

Anna a cleaner at the Barone Estate, has been working for the Barone family for 7 years and knows so much about her boss though she has never seen him. The moment she does she is slammed with love at first sight.
But he doesn’t know she exists.

This first chapter with Anna is like in a TV show when they say 6 months earlier. All of the events leading up to the wish. When Anna wishes that she were married to Max. Until she wakes up the next day and it’s come true but they have been married the past 7 years and she doesn’t remember any of it.

While in that first moment Max didn’t remember her she also did. He has memories of her but until that morning he didn’t know her. They embark on this journey of getting to know one another and Max gets to see if the woman from his memories is also the same woman standing in from of him. This is what I mean by an interesting twist on the wish for true love. Usually we see the FMC as the only one with the knowledge that something is different. But in this book they both know. I love it.

Sarah does such an incredible job with tension. Little glances here. Internal pining and quick glimpses of hot steamy passion that will leave you wanting more.

Max remembers how she tastes, how she looks in the middle of passion. Just seeing her turns him on.

I wouldn’t say her books are super spicy but they are descriptive and she does spice well!

Watching them try to avoid the inevitable was too cute. They were honestly weak when it came to the “I want to undo this wish” the whole time.

Then there was a twist that I didn’t see coming that brought in an element of emotion that I wasn’t expecting.

I already miss Max and Anna and I want to reread this story again.

“I like rooms with books they are cozier, homier and happier”

TW Death of a parent

I was instantly sucked into this story during the prologue and continued to listen to it every chance that I had and as quickly as I could. Both of the narrators for this story made it very easy to fall in love with the characters and the story line. You only hear from the male main character during the prologue and epilogue but the accent alone is to keep you wanting more. The female main character is from America so she doesn’t have an accent.

Once I figured out that Max had a soft and gooey center, I fell for him too. I know why Anna did the first time she met him. As the story progressed, I just kept hoping that they would figure it out and continue to find each other. When I neared the end of the story and Anna did what she thought was best, I just kept hoping this wasn’t the end of their story. Even though in the back of my head I kept reminding me of the age old saying, “What’s meant to be, will be”.

After finishing Fated I was so excited that the next installation of the Ghosted series would be Max's story.

This one wasn't quite as good as the previous installations. I thought it was a little too insta-love and we didn't get to see their relationship build. It's just like after the wish a switch flipped and Max was in love. I really liked the relationship building in Ready's previous books so this was a little disappointing.

Other than that, it was still a really fun and quirky book. I thought both of the characters were well written and of course, the side characters are always a joy. Ready's premises for her magical romances are so intriguing and original!

My fav so far of The Ghosted series. Max Barone, who made an appearance in Fated, gets his own book! Anna, a home cleaner, has been cleaning Max's home for the last 3 years. She is absolutely in love with him, getting to know him from all the little things around his home. Max doesn't even know she's alive. He doesn't "see" Anna. Until Anna makes a wish that has them married and in love and in a completely altered reality.

*Special thanks to NetGalley and Swift & lewis Publishing for this audio e-arc.*

I was able to listen to Wished by audiobook! The dual narration was performed by Amanda Ronconi and Will Watt. They were both fantastic and brought the characters to life perfectly. I have no issue with either and they make listening to the story so smooth and enjoyable! 🎧

Anna, a hopeless romantic, falls head over heels for the owner of the chateau she is cleaning. Polar opposite, Max, owns a jewelry empire and doesn’t even know Anna’s name. 🧹

One day Anna makes a wish that comes true ✨ Truly a Cinderella story, from rags to riches. Anna now has it all including the man of her dreams. But does he remember the “before” her? Is this truly what Max would have chosen? Suddenly Anna realizes her wish, may not be what is right.

Check out Wished, book 4 of the Ghosted series, to find out what happens to Anna and Max when wishes really do come true!

Thank you to the author, Sarah Ready and NetGalley, for the opportunity to listen to this book. I received an advance audiobook for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.