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I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

283 reviews

phil_02's review

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

5.0

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xarson's review against another edition

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

5.0

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henry_is_trans's review

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

4.0

I think my only issue was with dr Taylor. She was very biased and unprofessional. It felt like the author didn’t have much experience with therapy (or didn’t do a lot of research about it). 

Nevertheless, a great book! I really enjoyed reading it and I absolutely adore Ben and Nathan!
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kristin_kk05's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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mavemarie's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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lupabianca's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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livelaughlesbian99's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful
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  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

This book was mid for me. I’ve liked Deaver’s other work more. BUT the nonbinary representation is fantastic. I really enjoyed Ben’s family and how that was handled. Ben feels like a very real person. However I wasn’t very invested in Nathan or the other side characters. They felt less like people to me. This book is by no means bad, though. Give it a try!
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elijah__'s review

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I think this is generally a good book I'm just not in the target audience for; I picked it up for an LGBT book club, but it felt oriented to a much younger audience. That being said, I think Mariam and Ben's relationship feels deeply inappropriate; Mariam is an adult, college graduate YouTuber who refers to a high school student as their "bestie" and ultimately
has them move to their area, or possibly even home, (it's unclear) to recruit them to their business the moment Ben graduates.
While the character of Mariam means no harm, the relationship mirrors YouTuber scandals in an unsettling way, and I feel it glorifies an inappropriate relationship to the teens this book seems to be aimed towards. While being friends with someone outside your age group is not inherently bad, a full adult with celebrity status calling a high-school-aged fan their "bestie" doesn't sit quite right with me. Making Mariam closer to Ben's age would make things feel a lot less questionable, and wouldn't be unrealistic, as plenty of teens have "made it" on social media.

That being said, the family drama feels realistic and well-written, as does the portrayal of mental illness. The romance is alright, if not particularly unique or interesting, and I enjoy the character of Nathan. The family plot really takes center stage for me, and I feel Hannah in particular is a very interesting and well-written character. While I like the characters, I do feel Nathan and Hannah are a bit lacking in flaws - - that being said, Hannah does exhibit some, and is (in my opinion) the most interesting character in the book; a guilt-ridden elder sister, now stepping into a parental role for her younger sibling, who would do anything to make up for lost time.
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zeetheb00kie's review

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emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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readingwithtemperance's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Ben and I are so much alike. Both just genderless queers riddled with far too much anxiety. I loved reading about them. 

This was like a big hug for my 16 year old self. I can't wait to read more from Mason!
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