My first audiobook from Sarah Ready and I enjoyed, I found the male reader quite distracting didn't enjoy so much but I enjoyed the story and the magical elements of it.

Don't we all wish we could have a magical wish. It was nice to see the relationship change and I am going to read the other books on the series.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return of my
Honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this ARC audiobook for an honest review.

This is book four in the "ghosted series." Sarah Ready has such a genius mind imagining these worlds filled with magical realism and romance. Each of the books in the series has such a varying and unique plotline. I have read all the books in the series (recommend!), but you could read this as a standalone even though our male lead, Max, was a supporting character in the last book.

Honestly, this book started off a little bit iffy...the initial introduction of our couple and the inner voice of Max immediately took on a sexual tone which I did not appreciate. I knew I enjoyed this author in the past, so I carried on and I am glad that I did. If I could take out the spice in the book and have Anna's view of Max be a little less insta-lovey, I could say I adored everything else!

We have Anna who has been cleaning (and loving) Max from afar for years. While cleaning, she comes across a necklace that says it grants wishes...and she makes a wish that she would be married to Max and that he loves her. Enter Max moments later to accuse her of stealing the necklace which somehow ends up in her pocket. He bans her from his house, she is fired, and it appears the wish was not granted...

Until the next day, when Anna wakes up in a life where she has been married to Max for 7 years. It was a fun, sweet (sometimes bittersweet!) journey that Max and Anna navigate as they initially try to undo the wish and then hearts and minds start having other ideas.

I loved the Max in love who opened his heart! That life with Anna was so lovely. Of course, we have to throw in some angst before the happily ever after, but everything was worth it at the end. Smile...

The narrators did a good job bringing to life the characters!

3.5 stars

Every book in this series by Sarah Ready is so so good. I’ve enjoyed them all and it’s been such a pleasure to read them. They are such sweet romances but also so very unique! The ideas are so original but come together so well, it’s honestly super impressive. This one fit right in and I loved the main characters. I loved their romance story and the “what ifs” that came with it too. Highly recommend this series to anyone looking for something cute but a tad different.

Another magical installment of the Ghosted series.

I didn't care for Max's character in Fated; he seemed too serious and flat. But perhaps that was because he wasn't the fit for Fiona, and was waiting for his own love story. A story which begins tumultuously, when a housekeeper tries to steal an invaluable family heirloom.
Wait, no, back it up.
Anna IS a housekeeper, but she's no thief. She's worked as a cleaner at the Barone estate for three years, and has been in love with him at first sight. Well, her first sight. Max seems to look right past her, hardly noticing her existence. That is, until one day when Anna is cleaning the library and finds a beautiful sapphire necklace sitting in its case on the desk. A centuries-old note is with it, promising to grant your wish. Feeling foolish, Anna speaks her secret desire: to not only be loved by Max Barone, but to be married to him. Of course, this is when the man himself sees Anna with the necklace, and assumes the worst.
Until the next morning, when Anna awakes in Max's bed, wearing Max's wedding ring, and with Max's last name. She has no recollection of how she got here, but it seems everyone else in the world remembers the last seven years of the Barones' epic love story. Anna got her wish, but is it happily ever after?

I enjoyed this book quite a but, but perhaps not as much as the first three. That could be that the previous books had a true life-or-death element to the end, raising the stakes before the inevitable happy resolution. This story arc felt a little flatter, but just a well written. Still a solid 4 stars.

Another wonder book to this series. I'm obsessed with her books and always have to purchase them immediately! Love them!

I did not enjoy the audiobook narrator. It was distracting and almost sounded AI. I think the premise of the novel sounds good but the audio was not something I could listen to for 8 plus hours.

I love this whole series, the characters, their love stories, mixed with a bit of mystical magic to get them together, and Wished was no exception. Max and Anna’s chemistry and love story is told so beautifully. The storyline is unpredictable and not cliche is any way. The description of the gorgeous settings the story plays out in makes me feel like I’m there watching it unfold. Highly recommend this book and the entire series!

I really enjoyed listening to Wished by Sarah Ready on my morning commutes. This was my second book by this author and I found the story enjoyable and easy to follow along as I was driving. I enjoyed the female narrator's voice but was not particularly a fan of the male narrator who was supposed to be Max. Thank you for the opportunity to download and listen to this book as part of the "Read Now" features on NetGalley.

I absolutely loved reading this book, and now I get to listen to the audio! I’ve become a huge fan of the author and these magical stories.

This audiobook was so cozy. The narrators did an amazing job. The romance here was really romancing 💕 The concept of the book of making a wish and it becoming reality was fenomenal. I liked that both Max and Anna were aware that both were living in an alternate reality so they decided to go ahead and act on their attraction what could happen anyway if they could wished it away by the end of the day.

My favorite part was at the end when they meet again and both don’t know if what they lived through the past days was true or just a dream 😍🥰.

This is my second book in this series after Switched and I loved them both!
I kept being nervous that things were going to take a horrible turn with Max and Anna or that at the end, we’d have to wait for her to convince him of the wish. I loved that that wasn’t the case though and we just got to enjoy their love story and both of them being invested outside of the wish.
I also really liked the narrator and I’m so picky with that.

So cute! Wished was a fun take on magical realism. I really enjoyed the perspectives on different wishes and how everything came together in the end. I was holding my breath in the very last chapters... rooting for both of them!

This was a DNF for me. It doesn't fit my branding for clean reads. I thought the premise was interesting and the cover is eye catching, but I didn't like appreciate the end of the first chapter.

4.75⭐️ 2🌶

This is the 4th book in an interconnected series; it can be read as a standalone!

My thoughts:
I loved this book so much! I was fully immersed in the story. I think Sarah’s writing is beautiful. She has a way with words. I loved the magical realism that was at play throughout the story. I enjoyed the different timelines/realities that Anna and Max go through, which pulled them closer together. Their relationship is beautiful and they won my heart over.

Favorite Quote:
“All these years, you were an essential part of my life, and I didn’t even know it.”

Audiobook:
I really enjoyed the narrators. We get Anna’s POV for 98% of the story. Max has 2 chapter POVs, which was wonderful. I found myself wanting more of Max’s POV. Overall, I loved the narration!

Read if you like:
-Magical Realism
-Billionaire Romance
-Insta Love
-Opposites Attract
-Pinning for her

First off, I'd like to thank Sarah Ready, Net Galley, and Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review and feedback.

3.5 Stars and one of the best in the series. After receiving the Arc for this book, I immediately went to go read the rest of the series (though these could definitely act as standalones aside from the occasional character tie-ins). I loved how they did character tie-ins from the rest of the series - mostly only Fiona for this one. In the previous book, I felt like our mmc, Max, was getting the short end of the stick when Fiona turned down his proposal for her dream man (IYKYK) but now that I've read Wished, I can see that Max lucked out. Had he not turned down Fiona he would've never had the opportunity to see Anna for the love of his life that she is. There were so many fun parts of this book, but there were definitely times where things didn't quite add up. For instance, why in the fuck would the cabbie not say something when he dropped off a woman at the edge of the woods and then she proceeded to run into the woods to go dig on someone elses property???? Overall, if you're looking for a fun romance with magical realism, a la Ashley Poston, this is a great place to start.

Wished by Sarah Ready is a contemporary magical realist romance that takes readers on an adventure of love and finding out what they want, and what it means to truly figure that out.

Set in both beautiful Switzerland and France, this is the fourth book in the Ghosted series. It tells the story of Anna, a hardworking, true-romantic house cleaner who has secretly loved her wealthy boss, Max Barone, for a couple of years. After making a wish on his family heirloom necklace Anna finds herself in a different reality where she’s been married to Max for seven years, and she must navigate this new life while questioning what true love and happiness mean in reality.

Ready successfully combines elements of magic and heartfelt romance yet again. The story makes you reflect on what you want from love, highlighting the saying "Be careful what you wish for". Anna is a lovable character, and it’s heartwarming to see Max change from someone who seems cold to a sweet (if a little dirty) romantic interest.

The book moves quickly, with short chapters and some steamy moments that add excitement to the magical storyline. The audiobook, narrated by Amanda Ronconi and Will Watt (who sadly only got 2 chapters), brings the characters to life and is great for those who enjoy listening.

Having read Fated, I was excited for some justice for poor Max. I was a little off-put by how Max is introduced (not like I remember from Fated), and how he acts when upset. I think it is meant to be powerful and sexy, but if domestic violence is a trigger for you, just be aware that Max has a habit of grabbing and holding Anna by the wrist multiple times throughout. However, he is not a violent man.

This book feels like a slight shift into the billionaire romance genre. It is a little wild that their class disparity is never properly addressed, even as a challenge for them to overcome. The power dynamic is outrageously in Max's favour, with a generational gemstone wealth behind him, while Anna is someone who drifted into house cleaning to take care of her poor family and ended up making it her living. However, if you like billionaire romances, I don't know that it would bother you. I haven't read any, so I am not the best judge.

Overall, "Wished" is a fun escape for anyone who loves contemporary romance with a touch of magical realism. It's perfect for those who believe in wishes and the power of love and living authentically, or enjoy billionaire romances. Whether you're just starting the series or have been a fan for a while, Sarah Ready has done it again!

Thank you to Swift & Lewis Publishing, LLC & Net Galley for providing an audiobook copy for my unbiased review.

I love this series so much and this book was the perfect conclusion. It was lovely to listen to the 3 different 'Max's' while having the same, rather confused Anna. At points it was difficult to listen to because the angst was tough! However, Anna got all the love she deserved. She is just so selfless! The narrators Amanda Ronconi and Will Watt were fabulous! I would have loved more Will, well, I would love Will to read my grocery list to me, but I get why Will didn't have more to narrate. The only thing was I found the end a little confusing. You need to concentrate on the last couple of chapters.

Big thanks to Swift & Lewis Publishing, the Independent Book Publishers Association and Sarah Ready for an early release copy of this audiobook. This is my honest review.

2.75 / 5 stars (rounded up to 3)
I am heartbroken because there is not a single Sarah Ready book I haven't given 4.5-5 stars because she is an auto-read author for me and I love her writing....but THIS? It just didn't hit at all, the love at first sight/insta-love, no development, 70% of the novel taking place in ONE WHOLE DAY, the lack of connection, it just felt so forced. The concept was a really fun idea but I just felt it was really rushed and it just all felt very fake. I don't know how to articulate my disappointment properly because genuinely she is one of my favourite authors but this just wasn't very well done in my opinion. I'm so sad 😔

This is the best of this series by far. It was sexy, swoons and made my heart race in a way I haven’t felt in some time.it was hauntingly beautiful and such an amazing story. 😍

I had a really bad reading slump which made me take longer to finish this. I was given the audiobook and the ebook by NetGalley, for which I’m very grateful.

I read/listened to half of it before I went on vacation but then I felt very lazy towards reading, and it’s not even about the book because I loved it.

So, Sarah Day has this amazing ability to draw you into her writing, you just fall into these worlds she creates, into these scenarios that just make you wish to find out how it will end. I knew it had to be a happy ending but I was so happy anyways.

I really liked Max and Anna; after she made her wish, I loved watching their dynamic slowly evolve. Max’s evolution was also such a heartwarming thing to behold. The narrator was great, loved her pace and the emotion she put into the text; I feel like it really makes us want to continue listening. Plus, she speaks so clearly, that I was impressed. Great choice of a narrator!

I quite liked this book and would recommend it if anyone wants a cute romance with a hint of spice and fantasy. This will not disappoint.