4.25

This book had such an intriguing premise that I was hooked from the beginning. At first, I wasn't sure that I could start rooting for such a one-sided unrequited love but I quickly fell for them. The audiobook was so well done and the story was engaging. I wanted to keep listening to get to the end and while not everything made sense in the end, the book's whole premise is about making a wish and it coming true. I loved listening to the book and feeling involved in the romantic vibe of the whole book. I loved the FMC and ended up liking the MMC - although what was missing for me was how he didn't end up loving the FMC because of the wishes, I wished there was something from before the magic.

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. I didn't fully connect with their relationship. The romance in this book also felt rushed. I wished the book had been longer to explore their interactions more.

The audiobook made the reading experience more enjoyable. The production is good and I love the narrators. While I enjoyed listening to this, I wasn't moved by it. I think there moments when the emotions weren't there. I wished the narrators could've done more to make certain scenes more impactful.

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.

I sincerely hope that Sarah Ready continues to write more books in this series! They have become my absolute favorites. I'm typically a mystery lover, so this novel, a combination of fantasy and romance, is unique. But it is so enjoyable to follow the story. As is typical of Ready's stories, this one takes a character from the previous novel and puts them at the center of a new story. However, that's not to say one must have read the previous book. This one stands alone quite effectively. Max, the wealthy owner of a jewelry business in Geneva, is alone after being rejected by his life-long friend who chose another man. Anna is a woman who cleans his house and has a big crush on him. But their circumstances don't favor their getting together. One day, however, Anna discovers a jewelry box with a letter that states the necklace has the power to grant wishes. So Anna wishes for Max to love and marry her. What results is a confusing mixture of comedy and romance. You won't want to stop listening to this audiobook til you get to the end! The narrators are excellent (and, in fact, I can truly understand how Anna falls in love with Max from his voice alone!) Loved this book!!!
Thanks to NetGalley and Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC for providing an advance review copy of this audiobook. My opinions are my own.

Anna has been cleaning Max’s house for 3 years and wished they were married.
When her wish comes true, they start and adventure, trying to undo the spell.

Most of the book is from Anna’s POV and the narator did a really good job.

I liked the story, the way they got to know each other and their chemistry. This is a combination of sweet, spicy and magical romance.

Also, the cover is gorgeous!

This is the 4th book in the series, but it can be read as a standalone.

Thank you Netgalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Publish date: 01.10.2024

I have absolutely enjoyed every single book that Sarah Ready has written over the last few years and was excited to be approved for Wished as an audiobook. Her books always have great narrators. While the female narrator was fantastic, I was absolutely stopped by the male narrator (totally didn't fit in my mind).
We follow Anna who makes a wish on a magical necklace in Max's Chateau, as she's cleaning it. Fun and magical things start to happen and we follow Anna and Max to see how it will all unfold. I enjoyed the story but at times it was the same things being repeated. Other times Max was so over the top it was hard to believe. Cute ending!
While I didn't love this book as I have her others it was still a fun book to read and I will jump to read her next book.

Thanks, to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

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!

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.

This book was fabulous! It starts a little dry, but the characters slowly win your heart over!
I was surprised with how this book created a slow burn to a firey finish!

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.

I have absolutely loved every one of the Ghosted series by Sarah Ready (as well as the Josh and Gemma books) and have listened to each on audio which I highly recommend. The latest addition to the series, Wished, brings back Max Barone, who was featured in Fated, and gives him the leading man role for Anna Benoit. As in all of her Ghosted series, Ms. Ready adds in a very healthy dose of magical realism, with a necklace that grants wishes.

Wished is a little convoluted, with several layers of wishes taking place, and a very grumpy Max who displays several different personalities throughout. I did not always understand what Anna's reasons for holding back were, as she was getting what she had wished for initially, and this caused me a little frustration as I listened. I was happy to see the ending was as I had hoped, though, and am looking forward to more in this series.

The audio version was excellent, with narration by Amanda Ronconi and Will Watt. Ronconi's voice is perfect for Anna, and Watt's gives Max exact amount of upper class needed for the character. I highly recommend the audio versions of each of Sarah Ready's books, though earbuds are recommended due to the spice level of the novels!

Thank you to Netgalley and Swift & Lewis Publishing for the audio ARC of Wished by Sarah Ready. The opinions in this review are my own.

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 netgalley and Sarah ready for the audiobook arc in exchange for an honest review.

So this was adorable and such a pleasant listen.

Anna is a cleaner in a chateau and max is the owner of the chateau.
After is drawn to a box and read the inscription she makes a wish. After pining after Max for 3 years she wishes for him to love her.
He catches her with a necklace in her procession just as she’s finished wishing and accuses her of stealing. She’s fired and sent on her way home.
After getting completely drunk and falling asleep that night she wakes up to an unfamiliar bed and realises her wish came true. Completely confused she runs to find max who is also aware something isn’t quite right.

Both find out quickly not everything you wish for is all it’s cracked up to be and together they try to put things right. While also developing a relationship.

This was so cute I have had the Arcs for the previous ones and feel this has defo been the better one of them.

It made me smile and laugh
Doreen is my fave character everyone need a crazy neighbour, boss and friend like her.

4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4.25⭐️

Yes this book was spicy to a degree!

Let's start with, I love the rags to riches story and the certain connotation of a cinderella like love story. HE (Max de Baron) is the owner of a jewellery company and a beautiful sprawling estate along the lake of Geneva.
SHE (Anna Benoit) has been his cleaning lady for the last three years and has fallen in love with him on day one. When she one day finds a necklace that supposedly grants wishes, she takes a leap of faith and is torn into the luxurious world of Max de Baron.

This book had such Hallmark movie vibes, that this instantly became one of my new comfort reads. Yes, Anna's anxiety about making the right choice by making that wish is quite annoying but also very understandable. She is looking for love that is reciprocated willingly, and not through magic.

It is a beautiful take on "be careful what you wish for" and yet it also shows, that there is nothing bad in being a little selfish for once. Especially for someone who has been so selfless their entire life. A truly remarkable take on love will conquer all.

Thank you to NetGalley and Swift and Lewis Publishing, LLC, for the advance listening copy in exchange for an honest review.

Listen. After Fated, I’m a Sarah Ready FAN. I was really excited to get Max’s love story … he deserved better than his lovestruck rejection in Fated. A really enjoyable story and the narrators were great. I wasn’t as invested as I was in the previous book, but still a good read nonetheless. Magical realism love stories is my favorite subgenre and Sarah Ready does NOT disappoint.

Thank you NetGalley and WWCrown for this ARC. all views are my own. I was not compensated for this review.

3.5 stars

Even though this is book four of the series, I don’t feel like I was lost popping into this series. I think this book makes a great standalone book.

With that being said, I really enjoyed the plot of this book. However, I struggled a bit with the execution of the book because the pacing seemed off. Some pieces were long and then some were glazed over really quick. Then the surprisingly very steamy parts were very drawn out. This surprised me and I feel like the middle of the book lacked a plot since the book kind of turned into an erotica. This wasn’t what I was aiming for, I was hoping for more of a Rom-Com. This could definitely be a me problem.

Thanks NetGalley and publisher for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

I LOVE this entire series from #SarahReady. Wished was another book that felt like the best hug followed by a warm mug of your favorite drink. A little fantastical and whimsical but rooted in so much reality. If you love love, rom-coms, Hallmark classics, or any combination of the above, you MUST read this entire series. I definitely recommend reading them in order because while the spoilers are minimal, the author does connect the plot lines in ways that would give endings away. I definitely #wished this read into my loved pile for this year!

#netgalley #arc

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I listened to the audio book and couldn't put it down! I really enjoyed the main characters, especially Anna. She is honest and morally sound. Her questioning whether it was right to wish for someone to love her against their will was definitely needed. I look forward to reading other books by Ready.

4.25⭐
Genre ~ contemporary romance
Series ~ Ghosted #4
Others in the series ~ #1-4
Setting ~ Switzerland & France
Publication date ~ October 1, 2024
Publisher ~ Swift & Lewis
Est Page Count ~ 313 (p+ 36 chapters +e)
Audio length ~ 9 hours 36 minutes
Narrators ~ Amanda Ronconi and Will Watt
POV ~ mostly since 1st, with 2 chapters from Max
Featuring ~ magical realism, billionaire, opposites attract, insta~love, short chapters, some steamage

Anna & Max
Anna has been cleaning Max’s house for years when she makes a wish for them to be married. She never thinks her wish will come true, so why is she waking up in an unfamiliar bed and people are calling her Mrs. Barone? And how is it their 7 year anniversary?

The author takes us on a whirlwind adventure of how they got to where they are today. Is this really their life or is it all a dream?

Gah, Max! He starts off rude, but then you’ll fall in love with him. Not quite love at first sight like for Anna, but slowly his sweetness will win you over. He’s a charmer for sure.

Anna was really sweet and did the right things when it mattered most. One of those people that cannot in good conscience tell a lie.

Overall, I didn’t quite love it as much as I did Fated, but it’s a close 2nd.

Series notes:
We first met Max in Fated, so it might be a good idea to read that one, but I suppose this would be fine as a standalone. Books 1 & 2 characters are not involved here.

Narration notes:
Mostly told by Amanda, who did a lovely job. Will did perfectly fine for his 2 chapters.

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!

I thought I was the queen of fun romantic comedies but apparently, I'm not because I couldn't stand this one! I believe this was a stand-alone book but also part four of a series. I have not read the previous books and when I downloaded on my Netgallery account, it did not indicate that it was a series. First, the narrator of the prolog and epilog's voice is awful. You would have been better off having the female narrator read it rather than switching to a voice you can barely understand. Second, the plot twisted too many times for an average person to keep up. Some examples: the second wish was his wish and that's why things didn't return to normal, waking up and traveling all over the globe in minutes, or having one or sometimes both of the characters know they were in an alternate reality. All this made it unbelievable and hard to follow. This is the first time reading this author and I will hesitate about reading another one of her books, series or no.