Sarah Ready is an automatic read author for me. I love her books and writing. Another masterpiece. I have absolutely loved this series. (All can be read as standalone). The paranormal elements in each book are so well written! When reading the first book I was hesitant, but after finishing it, it became an absolute fav! This book is just the same. The story is easy to follow along with, even with everything going on. It is full of heart, plot, humor, and sadness. I was laughing the entire time. Anna's friend/boss was hilarious. I was able to get both the kindle and audio for this, so I listened while reading along. Max was so sweet and loving. It was so cute watching their relationship grow.

The audio was perfect as well. The narrator was perfect for Anna's voice. She also has a voice that is nice and easy to listen to. Not one that made me want to fall asleep lol.

Thank you, NetGalley and Sarah Ready for this ARC!

Cute storry with interesting backdrop of it being her wish and really not his. I would recommend both the book and audiobook.

I always look forward to reading Sarah Ready books and although I didn't love this one as much as the other books in the series, I did enjoy it it was a little too spicy for me, but that's just me. I enjoyed the two main characters and the fantastical elements. A warm hug of a read.

A 3.5 rating rounded up to 4. I look forward to more books by this author.

Anna Benoit has been in love with Max Barone since the first day she saw him while she was working, cleaning his chateau in Geneva. Max has never noticed her. When Anna has a chance to make a wish on an enchanted necklace, she wishes to be married to Max. She wakes up the next day with her wish come true, but she quickly learns that getting everything you want magically doesn’t feel the same as if it had happened in real life.

Wished is book 4 in Sarah Ready’s Ghosted series and has the same mix of delightful magical realism and romance that the others do! I really enjoyed this one, but I think that Fated (book 3) is still my favorite in the series.

Max was a bit of a frustrating character in the early part of the book. His decision to shun love and passion based on his history made sense but also made him seem cold and unfeeling. The way he treated Anna when she was his cleaner was pretty terrible, and though he did redeem himself ultimately it wasn’t a great start.

I did love the ending and how the magic and real world collided. I don’t want to spoil it so I won’t say how it all works out, but it felt like a fitting happy ending for these characters and this universe which has really charmed and delighted me!

Thank you to Netgalley, Swift & Lewis Publishing, LLC, and Sarah Ready for the chance to listen to this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

The newest and final installment of the Ghosted series is here- and Max Barrone finds his love. This is a wonderful follow up to Fated- in which he does NOT, in fact, get his girl.

Once again, Sarah Ready takes us on a magical realism adventure powered by a family heirloom. I enjoyed the journey between multiple wishes made by both our FMC and MMC to try to just get it right.

What I love about Sarah's magical realism is that both main characters are often in on the glitch. This feeds into killer communication and a huge lack of cringe when the 'secret' blows up. Love it.

While this is a series, I do believe all four books can be enjoyed as standalones.

I've been captivated by Sarah Ready's storytelling since I read Ghosted earlier this year. Her romcoms are consistently witty, lighthearted, and endearing— and this one is no exception. Wished follows Anna Benoit, a maid for Max Barone. She has been cleaning his chateau for years, but he barely acknowledges her existence. One day, Anna finds a magical necklace and wishes to marry Max. Her wish comes true… but soon she begins to wonder whether this is what she truly wants in her life.

I'm always up for a magical realism romance, so I was really excited to read this book! I really liked Anna, the protagonist, because she's both admirable and relatable. I appreciated her honesty and her love for her family. Her desire to grant people's wishes while feeling unworthy of having her own wish come true is something I can resonate with. Max was.... okay. I enjoyed learning about him and his struggles with love but I didn't like him as a love interest.

This book falls into the insta-love trope, and I think it was too fast for my liking. I wasn't fully invested with their relationship. The romance felt a bit contrived and lacked depth. It seemed like their feelings for each other developed too quickly and without much buildup. The romance felt rushed and lacked the emotional depth and connection that I've come to expect from Sarah Ready's other books. I hoped the book was at least 50 pages longer so that we get to see the characters interact more and get to know each other.

Overall, Wished was a fun read, but it wasn't as strong as the previous books in the series. The concept was intriguing and the characters were enjoyable, but the romance didn't quite deliver what I hoped it would. Thank you so much NetGalley and Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Release date: October 1, 2024

Make a wish and find yourself in an AU where it's a reality? Yes please! But is it all it cracked up to be?

This is an adorable story and a really interesting concept that I enjoyed exploring through the book. I will pick up the rest of the series as well now.

Rounded up from 3.5
Anna has been cleaning Max's chateau for three years, but he never really knew she existed. One day, she finds a necklace that seems magical and decides to make wish: to be married to him. And when her wish gets granted she should be elated... right?
This billionaire, opposites attract romance with magical realism is book 4 in the Ghosted series. I'm glad the author listened to the readers from reviews of the first 3 books in this series and made this one shorter, it made a world of difference! However, I felt like the pacing was a bit off. I'm also not so keen on the fact that the MMC is pining over someone else for a good chunk of the book? I feel like some things are left unexplained, but I enjoyed it over all.
I received an advance review copy of this book for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

What would you do if one wish flipped your world upside down and turned your wildest dreams into reality?

That’s the magic and chaos in Sarah Ready’s Wished!

Anna Benoit is a hopeless romantic with a heart full of love for the swoon-worthy Max Barone, a man she admires from afar.
Max? He’s the owner of a jewellery empire, and Anna is just the chateau cleaner... until one fateful wish changes everything.

Suddenly, Anna wakes up as Max’s wife! Cue the pinch me moments, fairy-tale settings, and undeniable chemistry. But what starts as a dream come true soon leads Anna to wonder…what happens when the fantasy starts feeling a little too perfect? Is this the life she really wants, or is something missing from this wish-come-true romance?

Sarah Ready’s writing Is simple but poetic. She masterfully mixes whimsy, heart, and humor in this topsy-turvy love story.

Highly recommend If you're a fan of magical realism, slow-burn romance, and fairy-tale vibes with a twist.

In Wished we follow Anna who cleans Max barone’s chateau for a living.As Max's housecleaner she has fantasies of the man she thinks he is by simply cleaning his home. You could learn a lot about someone by entering the most private areas of their home
The only issue is, he does even know she exists. Until Anna makes a wish on a magical necklace that they would be married.

Thank you to Netgalley and Sarah Ready for granting me a digital copy of Wished in exchange for a fair and honest review. I've become hooked on Sarah Ready's storytelling since I read Switched earlier in the year. I've bought the entire series on Kindle and eagerly look forward to her next supernatural-influenced romance in the Ghosted series.

Sarah Ready writes fun, quirky plots with magical realism and heartwarming romances with plenty of humour, witty banter, and sizzling tension. Her engaging and compelling writing style creates a story in which you can quickly lose yourself. Her descriptions of the landscapes and cities visited in Wished are spellbinding, and you feel like you are walking alongside the characters in your imagination.

The characters in Sarah Ready's books never fail to be complicated beings with personalities, and she pairs couples together to make sparks fly. Her love interests have plenty in common and lots of differences to ensure we get a dynamic full of sizzling chemistry and heartwarming connection. Anna Benoit and Max Barone are another couple who are worlds apart but have more in common below the surface than they can see of each other until their misadventure opens their eyes and hearts to one another. Anna is a strong, kind-hearted dreamer who falls in love at first sight but longs for true love and is willing to sacrifice anything to care for those she loves. Max might lift a few eyebrows for any reader who knows him from Fated, where he comes across as charming, caring, and funny. There is a difference between night and day in Wished; he's cold and callous at the start of the book and downright cruel to Anna. I think he's allowed to be miffed about being forced into marriage by a wish not of his making.

The plot for Wished takes the old saying 'Be careful what you wish for,' spinning a story with a Cinderella dynamic between the romantic pairing of Anna and Max brought together by her wish, binding them in marriage in an alternative reality. I loved seeing Anna and Max aware of their real timeline in this alternative world created by her wish, adding delicious tension and conflict to the plot. Showing the lack of free will and choice as part of the story's themes cleverly constructs tension and conflict between Anna and Max. Creating a fraught dynamic between them, fraught with prejudices, sizzling love-hate chemistry, and emotionally charged feelings. At times, I wondered if we could ever get to a happy ever after for Max and Anna – there was so much anger and guilt for them both to overcome to allow trust and love to start to bloom. Don't worry; love triumphs in the end!

Wished blends a magical realism rollercoaster ride of a plot to create a nail-biting, sweet supernatural romance that will give you heart palpitations and fluttery feelings in your chest as you read. If you want a romance that keeps you on the edge of your seat with lots of ups and downs, Wished needs to be on your TBR. I'd recommend checking out any of Sarah Ready's Ghosted series, as they are all fantastic reads with different magical elements from being a ghost, body swaps, dreaming of your soulmate, or wishes gone wrong.

This book was such a cute read 💗
I didn’t know what I was getting into when I started the book, it was pleasant surprise. The book intrigued me from the start.
Anna is like a hopeless romantic and grew on me as I read more.
Max I didn’t like him at the start because he is just so silent and didn’t utter any words, but he became my favourite.
I didn’t like the insta-love, but I get why is it like that. What would I do to be in Anna place and wish for Love like fictional man?
I loved the part where Max takes her Paris and did all things together.
I loved everything about the book, but the descriptive details and monologues are a bit too much!
The ending was as beautiful as it can get.

I’ll start by saying I’m a huge Sarah Ready fan. And have loved the other 3 Ghosted books… but this one was just a like.
Namely: the characters. Max bothered me. I know other readers love a guy like him but not me. I also felt like Anna wasn’t fully developed. It’s a crush that because of magical realism and a wish, becomes a marriage. But it never really made sense to me?

Anywho, that’s me. I still love the author and enjoyed it fine. Just not my fav

Ah-ma-zing!! Sarah's books just keep getting and better!! She has officially made her way to my #1 must read author!! I dont know how she manages to make her characters come alive so well. I am amazed, in love, and already miss this book! Definitely ordering for my bookshelf! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!!

"Sometimes you run across something so beautiful that you can't looking at it. It's as if the beauty tears at something inside you. The beauty is so astounding, so shattering, that you have to look away."

"I was lonely--I see that now. I was scared to ask for love. And like my mom said, I was also scared I didn't deserve it."

What if you made a wish and it suddenly came true? What could possibly go wrong?

Finding herself in an alternate reality, where she's married to the man of her dreams, but it's not real. Anna and Max embark on an unforgettable journey as they try to undo the impossible. Along the way, they find something they never thought possible, a deep and powerful love. 

Wow. Wow. Wow. I did not see this book coming at all. This is one of those books that consumes you instantly and leaves you with all the feels. And that's why it has to be on my list of top reads for 2024!

Wished is unlike any story I've read this year and will leave you believing in wishes and the forever kind of love. This story is well written and sexy with a dash of magic. The characters are real and beautifully flawed and so easy to connect with. 

The angst, longing, and heartbreak will tug at your heart strings. You will feel as though you are experiencing Anna's journey right along with her, and for once, I'm not mad that this story only had Anna's pov.

Wished is the kind of story you can't help but devour no matter how much you wish to savor it. I loved every aspect of this story; from Anna making her wish to discover that none of it was real. I loved the heartache and longing. Anna's journey of finding love and happiness hit me deep in my heart and had me wishing she'd find her happily ever after.

Wished is the first book I've read by author Sarah Ready, and I'm kicking myself for not reading her books sooner. If you're looking for an unforgettable romance with a dash of magic, you won't want to miss Wished.

I am a HUGE Sarah Ready fan and love her writing. I could not wait to dive into Wished which focuses on Anna Benoit making a wish that she was married to Max Barone, the owner of the chateau she cleans. She has loved him since she laid eyes on him, but Max doesn't even know her name. What's a gal to do????? How about making a wish!?!

That is exactly what Anna does and suddenly *poof* she his happily married to Max. Their lives are exciting, passionate, loving, and fun! But Anna can't quite shake that she has wished this to happen. She tells Max the truth, but will the truth set her free?????

I have enjoyed this series from the beginning and while I enjoyed Wished and found it to be charming, it was my least favorite in the series. All the books have a little bit of magic, but this was lacking that little bit of something that would have pushed my rating higher. What this did have was Sarah Ready's signature humor, sexy lead characters, her steamy scenes and her focus on finding love. This book also had a nice amount of charming supporting characters as well.

I do hope that there are more books in this series, as Sarah Ready is such a great Contemporary Romance writer and I do enjoy the magical realism in this book series. As I mentioned this book is part of a series, but all books work very nicely as stand-alone books.

Although I did not love it as much as the other books in the series, I still found this book to be well written, charming, sexy, engaging and fun!

Anna Benoit has been cleaning Max's chateau for a few years now and when she first laid eyes on him, it was love at first sight. The only problem? He has no idea she exists. When she makes a wish, both worlds are turned upside down when they wake up, married. Was her wish truly what she wanted when everything was said and done.

Wished is the fourth installment of the Ghosted Series.

Simply put, I loved it. The author's writing instantly transported me to another world with its magical realism. This story had my complete attention, I was hooked from the first page to the last.

I adored the characters, main and supporting characters, each was so charming and filled with quirks. I loved the romance and appreciated how it developed although the plot is unrealistic, the romance was. Also, the steamy scenes were a bit of a surprise but in a good way. Absolutely adorable, must read!

Thank you Netgalley and Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC

Release date: October 1, 2024.

Rating: ★★★★★

*Wished* is a delightful adult romance filled with unexpected twists and turns that kept me hooked from start to finish. The characters are not only likable and relatable but also bring a refreshing authenticity to the story. The quirky yet believable storyline adds an extra layer of charm that makes this book truly stand out.

The audiobook was also fantastic, thanks to a great narrator who brought the characters to life beautifully. I especially loved the surprise narration of Max at the end—it was such a fun and unexpected touch!

If you're looking for a romance that’s both heartwarming and full of surprises, *Wished* is a must-read!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫ARC Review

The perfect read for lovers of magical realism and romance. I enjoyed this book a lot! This is part of the Ghosted series by Sarah Ready. We meet the MMC Max in the last book of this series called Fated. I have been wishing for a happy ending for Max since I read the last book. So it was really fun to read this one and see what happens next. The FMC is Anna and I really enjoyed her character. Anna has been in love with her boss for years and one day wishes they were married.

I just loved this premise, the author did such a fabulous job with it. There was so much beauty in the relationships in this book. The author truly portrayed the joy and charm of building a true relationship. There is a lot of sweetness in this book with some spice. This spice suited the book and enhanced it. Also these covers are just too gorgeous, each one is so beautiful and they portray the series so well.

Enjoyable content:
💜 Magical realism
🩵 Contemporary romance
💜 Wish come true
🩵 Set in Paris and Geneva
💜 Rich and poor
🩵 Love at first sight

Quotes:
"Tomorrow this may not be real. But it's real today and I've always thought the best way to live, is in the moment."

"Live with passion, love with your heart."

Spice- 🌶️🌶️

Thank you to the author Sarah Ready and NetGalley for the advanced listener copy of the book.

I received an arc of this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book follows Anna who cleans for the handsome, rich owner of the jewelry chateau. She’s loved him since she first laid eyes on him. One day she while cleaning she finds a necklace that has a note next to it saying it can grant your greatest wish. She wishes to be married to the owner of the chateau and that he loved her. When nothing happens she takes the wish back. When she wakes the next morning she’s in a different reality where she and Max, the owner of the chateau are married.
This book was like nothing I’ve read before. At first it was a bit inconsistent but as the story went on it got really good. I enjoyed the characters and the unique plot line. It’s definitely a binge worthy book.
Thank you netgalley