Wished is the fourth in an interesting series of unexpected love. Each had an element of magic in them. Max and Anna have an unexpected connection that is threaded through 2 separate timelines. The story weaves as the loves grows. It is a lovely journey of life and love.

"Wished" is book 4 of The Ghosted Series but reads well as a standalone.  It follows Anna, who is in love with her employer, Max, despite knowing her feelings are unrequited. After making a wish on a magical necklace, Anna finds herself married to Max for seven years, exploring the complexities of their relationship and the wish's impact on their reality.

The book is a perfect blend of romance and magical realism.  The narration evokes a sense of longing and paints vivid and mesmerizing pictures of the beautiful sceneries of Switzerland and France.

I enjoyed alternating between reading and listening to the audiobook, skillfully narrated by Amanda Ronconi and Will Watt with Amanda infusing the characters with deep emotion.

Favorite Quotes:
ᥫ᭡ "..I want to know you in our other life.  I want the chance to get to know you there.  To kiss you.  To bring you flowers.  To take you out to dinner.  To meet your mom and sister. I want the chance to see if you are the choice I would make.." 

ᥫ᭡ "..Love isn't the opposite of hate.  It doesn't have room for hate. It's pure and compassionate and forgiving and full of grace. It's constant.  It's quiet.  It's loud. It's steady.  It's the night sky full of a million blazing stars.  It's the first snowflake landing on your outstretched palm.  It's a hand gripping yours in the dark, holding on  when you're certain you're all alone.  And passion?  It isn't anything to be afraid of when it's rooted in love.."

ᥫ᭡ "..What I think of myself matters a hell of a lot more than what anyone else thinks of me.  At the end of every day, I want to be able to say that I did my best, I treated others well, I told the truth, I didn't do anything that later on I'd be ashamed of.  I'd return it, love.  Even if it hurt to give it up, It'd hurt worse to keep it."

ᥫ᭡ "..stop tiptoeing around life. Live, Anna.  Steal a car, naked.  Stay up until sunrise, dancing on the beach. Kiss a man who doesn't know your name. Live with passion, love with your heart."

ᥫ᭡ ".. I want to experience every possible variation of love. I want to know what it is to love you in every possible way.  When you're happy, when you're not, when you're still young, when you're old, when you've changed from who you are today and are someone new and the only thing I recognize is that I still love you.  I want to be there for it all.  In quiet love and passionate love and the kind of love that holds on even when everyone else would let go.  I love you without reservation."

Thank you NetGalley, Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC and the author Sarah Ready for the electronic advanced reader's copy and audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

This audiobook transported me back to the excitement I felt when I first dove into the series. The blend of romance, fantasy, and suspense was precisely what I had been looking for. The narrative struck a perfect balance between unexpected twists and captivating magical elements, crafting a world that was both mesmerizing and full of surprises. The unfolding mystery kept me on the edge of my seat, eagerly anticipating what would come next.

I found myself deeply invested in the characters. Their emotions felt genuine and relatable, drawing me into their journeys. I genuinely cared about their fates, just as I did when I read the initial book. This emotional connection was something I missed in the previous two installments, where the characters didn't resonate with me as much. It was refreshing to experience that depth of feeling and involvement once again.

Listening to this audiobook felt like a delightful return to what first enchanted me about the series. The blend of magic, intrigue, and, above all, the well-developed characters came together to create a story that left a profound impact. Fans of the earlier books will likely rediscover that same spark here.

I have been enjoying this series of romance with a touch of magical in the story. Anna has been a maid for Max for 7 years and wished for Max to notice her. Her wish comes true and the story is about her and Max figuring out what is real or part of the wish.

The story is entertaining and I love how Max goes from being such an asshole to the sweetest guy.

The story is mainly told in Anna's POV narrated by Amanda Ronconi and Will Watt as Max. I wished we had more chapters from Max's POV. They did a great job bringing all the emotions to life.

Thank you to the publisher and @netgalley for the ALC.

Unfortunately, I cannot say I would recommend this book to romance fans.

The Good:
-The author’s prose was lovely. Sometimes I feel like I am reading middle grade fiction when reading romance, but this had a more sophisticated voice.
-I appreciated that there was a deeper theme being explored here. The discussion of how our pay influences us versus having agency over our choices was interesting. The author clearly falls on the “we have agency” side of that discussion and is critical of other literature in which the characters are driven by their past traumas. I do not agree with the author on these points, and I think the best books I have read are where the characters deal with their issues (whether willingly or not) and then make a change in themselves for the better. The MMC did this somewhat.

The Bad:
-The romance did not do it for me. FMC had love at first sight and just basically was quietly obsessed with MMC for years. When she makes the wish and they are together, none of the romantic feelings feel like they come from any particular place on either end other. It was just *bam* they are in love. There is the weight of the 7 year marriage they had in the wish scenarios which affected his feelings for her, but that wasn’t actually *her*. She didn’t actually do the things and live that life. I couldn’t get behind their love story.
-The FMC didn’t really have any character development. She was static through the whole story. She is just obsessed with MMC in a stalker type way. I think this goes back to the author’s commentary that the characters do not need to be driven by past trauma. It didn’t work for me.

The Mediocre:
-The spice. It was good, but since I wasn’t really into the romance between them, it didn’t have the same heart fluttering, toe curling effect it could have had if there had been more tension in the build up and development to the romance.

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC copy of the audiobook in exchange for my honest feedback.

🩵✨AUDIOBOOK ARC REVIEW✨🩵

Wished

Author: Sarah Ready

Rating: 4.5⭐️

The way this book sucked me in and kept me so invested in Max and Anna’s relationship really was great. It was cute but not just a quick romance story. There were ups and downs that had me questioning if there really would be a happy ending to it, and I loved every second of it. This book is book 4 in Sarah Ready’s Ghosted series but reads well on its own.

Wished, book 4 in Sarah Ready’s Ghosted series gives us the story of Anna and Max. Anna has been Max’ cleaner for the past 3 years and dreams of the day that he will ‘see’ her and fall head over heels in love.

As it is ‘wished’ so it becomes. But it’s not real - or is it?

A feel good romance full of magic and loveliness.

Thanks to Netgalley for providing an advanced audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

I wished I didn't disliked it ...

There is no real plot outside of the wish. There are just vibes and insta-love romance that I don't appreciate.

I',m sorry to say but the author have other books much betters.

Narrators were fine :D

I was pleasantly surprised by how well the light and joyful female voice and the male narrator’s British accent captured the spirit of the characters.
We all wish for different things: joy, health, love. Anna fell in love at first sight with her employer. As a maid, she knew there wasn’t much hope for her love to be reciprocated. Max Barone had sworn off passion in his life. When a magic necklace granted Anna a wish, everything changed for both of them.
Once I started listening, I was so entranced by the story that I finished this audiobook in one go.
Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a light romance with a whimsical twist!

After reading and loving the 3rd book in this series, Fated, I was lucky enough to be gifted with the eARC of this book, which is the 4th in this series. I absolutely BINGED this book any second I was able to sit down and read it.

Anna was a sweet FMC, who you just find yourself rooting for. She has been in love with her boss for three years, ever since she first met him, and ends up heartbroken after she is found to have stolen a necklace and she gets fired. But here's the catch, it's a magic necklace that grants wishes, and Anna never stole it, but she did end up making a wish.

At first, I hated Max. He was just very unlikeable and had a terrible personality. But as the book went on, I started to like him as his personality evolved and he was no longer acting like a stuck up dork.

I loved the idea of a magic necklace that allows people to make a wish to get what they want and the execution of that concept in this book was fantastic. I do have one complaint and that is that the relationship between Anna and Max escalated pretty fast. HOWEVER, it isn't that big of an issue to me because Anna loved him before the wish, and Max has the memories of the marriage, which included several years worth of love for the two of them, which affected how he felt about Anna.

Thank you to Sarah Ready, Swift & Lewis Publishing, LLC, and NetGalley for the eARC of this book. This is my honest review.

🎧 𝐀𝐋𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 🎧
♥︎𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦
♥︎𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚-𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞

✨Thoughts✨
Imagine being able to wish for something you’ve wanted for a while now and have it actually come true. That's exactly what happened when Anna made a spontaneous wish to marry Max Barone, the man she had been cleaning for years. As she woke up to find herself actually married to Max, she realized the depth of her mistake. Trapped in a dreamlike state with a man who may come to resent her, Anna faces the challenge of keeping her perfect life or looking for a way to revert her wish.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 story was not just entertaining but also thought-provoking. Anna's experience serves as a cautionary tale about the power of our desires and the importance of considering their long-term effects. As she embarks on a wild journey to undo the wish, Max struggles with his own conflicting feelings towards their sudden marriage. It was so much fun to see them trying to make sense of their predicament. There were also some very steamy moments that honestly had me blushing!

🎧Narrated brilliantly by Amanda Ronconi and Will Watt, the audiobook brings the characters to life with vivid detail and spot-on accents.

𝐈𝐟 you enjoy a blend of humor, romance, and a touch of magical realism, I highly recommend giving this audiobook a listen!

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 you to the author, Swift & Lewis Publishing, LLC and Netgalley for this fun ALC.

Like the other three books in the Ghosted series, I loved Wished. This series has made me a Sarah Ready fan, and I am ready to read her entire backlog. It's worth mentioning that I LOVE magical realism, so this series is my jam.

Anna Benoit is a strong, hard-working, honest staff member who quietly starts falling for her boss. Her boss, who doesn't believe in love and barely knows she exists, spends his life working and lonely. One day, after a wish, Anna suddenly married Max. The only people who know that things aren't right are Anna and Max.

In some strange way, this is almost like a fake dating trope but in reverse, since everyone believes they are together except the couple! It is a delight to watch as these two 'try out' what a relationship would look like while they navigate trying to figure out how to undo the wish. The fact that Max has the memories from their 7-years together deliciously complicates things since he can remember how wonderful they were together while struggling with knowing that they aren't truly together.

This book starts slowly, but stick with it because it's a great read. For an even better experience, read the first three books in the series (ideally in order).

If a Sarah Ready books comes onto Netgally its a instant request!

There is something about her writing that makes it so enjoyable. This is book 4 in the Ghosted series.
This follows Anna and Max. Hes never noticed her and she feel as soon as she meet him.
She makes a wish then ends up coming true.

Most of the book takes place in the wish which I enjoyed the only thing I didn't enjoy was the insta love and how it went from upset to angry to fine with it.

But Its not enough to take away from the enjoyment. 4 Stars. Can't wait for her next book

Thank you Netgalley for this Audio-Arc in exchange for my review.

This is the fourth book in the Ghosted series by Sarah Ready, I did like the storyline but I wasn’t really invested in it and I’m not too sure why. I don’t know if it was because the story started with the POV of Max and then went to Anna, it took me a while to relate the POV of Max’s to the storyline and what was happening.

The audiobook of "Wished" by Sarah Ready is a mixed bag. The story about wishing is cute and easy to listen to. The narrator does good job. The audio quality is very good, with no annoying background noises. It is around 8 hours long, although I like to listen to my audio books faster than 1 so it was shorter for me. The romance plot is simple and a bit predictable, but it's still fun. This audiobook was fun, but it's a decent pick if you want a light, romantic listen. It might not blow you away, but it could keep you entertained while doing chores or driving. Thank you NetGally for this ARC.

As always Sarah’s books leave me feeling so warm and happy. This story is such a stunning part of the series, it was just such a joyous read. Not only did Sarah have me bawling my eyes out one minute and laughing and swooning the next. She also manages to make me fall incredibly in love with the characters each time she writes a new book.

Our main female character is a super beautiful soul who I felt so much relation to, in her you see yourself honestly it was such a lovely story and honestly one I had been eagerly awaiting to read! I highly highly recommend this read!

Wished is part of the Ghosted series by Sarah Ready, and while it mentions and includes characters from other books in the series, it can be read and enjoyed as a standalone. I'm a big fan of Sarah's work, and her ideas for these books are unique and entertaining, with some unexpected twists. While I admit that Fated is still my favorite, I thoroughly enjoyed Wished. Max, who appeared in Fated, finally gets his story in this book, and I love it. I only wish we got more from Max's perspective rather than at the beginning and epilogue. Anna's character was interesting and down to Earth. She isn't selfish or self-absorbed. She was a refreshing and relatable character. The voice actor for Max was pleasing to the ears. I also enjoyed the voice for Anna, they were pleasing to listen to and I thought they did a good job throughout the book. Overall, I found this book delightfully entertaining, and I finished it in one sitting. I'm already eagerly anticipating the author's next book.

What would you wish for if you came across a necklace that grants wishes? Anna wishes for marriage not with anyone, no she wishes to be married to Max Barone who owns the chateau she's been cleaning for 6 years. Why specifically Max you may ask, I could tell you but that isn't fun! I highly suggest anyone and everyone gives this book a try because it truly was so enjoyable. This is not your typical romance book, it is whimsical. fun and breathtakingly beautiful. Though this book is listed as #4 in the Ghosted series you can read it as a standalone (this is the first book I've read by Sarah Ready and had no issue) I will definitely be reading the rest of the series!

4.5 Wished is the story of love at first site. Anna, a housekeeper, has loved Max, one of her clients, since she first saw him. He doesn't seem to notice her though! When Anna makes a wish on a magical necklace, she wakes up with her wish come true but none of the memories that would align with the life she wished for! She's married to Max, but where do they go from here?

I thoroughly enjoyed the audio book. The narrators added took the story to the next level and really added to my enjoyment! Well done to the author and the narrators.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to this audio arc!

This was my first foray into Sarah Ready's work and I don't think she is for me. The opening of this book was from the MMC's perspective and I felt like I was thrown into the deep end without floaties. Max's wife is at his office wanting to see him on their anniversary. Except today is not Max's anniversary, because Max has never been married. She comes into his office and he realizes he doesn't know her, but maybe he does? He can't recall anything about her, except he has vivid images of them having had sex in his office - was that real or a dream?

We then jump back a couple of days and into the FMC's POV, where we are introduced to Anna, one of the maids who cleans Max's vast mansion. She describes her first meeting with Max, when she bopped into his home office (motown playing in her headphones) to vacuum without realizing he was in the room. Their interactions over her 3 years of employment were minimal at best, but that did not stop her from claiming she loved him. When a necklace appears on the library desk one day while cleaning with a letter claiming that it grants wishes, Anna wishes she and Max were married. She then "unwishes" it (because that's how these things work) before Max spots her apparently pocketing the necklace and proceeds to fire her. The next morning when she wakes up, she and Max are married, but she can't seem to remember their life together, Max seems to remember both versions of reality, and everyone in their lives only knows them as happily married for 7 years.

I had to DNF at 37%, around the time that Max abruptly changed his tune from "I've never been married; you tried to steal from me; you are a liar" to "Let's see if all my wish-memories are accurate and how well i know you!". This happened literally overnight in the book. I found myself not caring enough to continue, as the characters felt one-dimensional (and not even consistently), the premise felt like it was lacking in any sort of plan or promise of answers, and after listening to over 1/3 of the book, we only got the initial chapter in Max's POV. Maybe a true dual POV would have made this more interesting. Either way, I decided it wasn't for me. I have no doubt that some will love the low-stakes, insta-love relationship...this one just wasn't my cup of tea.


Thank you to Swift & Lewis Publishing and NetGalley for an ALC in exchange for an honest review.