The Wish
Sent away at sixteen, Maggie Dawes could think only of the friends and family she left behind . . . until she met Bryce Trickett. Bryce showed her how much there was to love about the wind-swept beach town and introduced her to photography, a passion that would define the rest of her life.
By 2019, Maggie is a renowned travel photographer. Unexpectedly grounded over Christmas and struggling to come to terms with a medical diagnosis, she finds herself becoming dependent on her young assistant.
As they count down the last days of the season together, she tells him the story of another Christmas, decades earlier--and the love that set her on a course she never could have imagined.
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The Wish starts off feeling warm and comforting, and then slowly turns into something that hurts in the most real way. The moment everything clicks, your heart just sinks. I had to stop reading for a minute because it hit that hard.
This story is not just about romance. It is about timing, choices, and the kind of love that changes your life even if it does not last forever. The sadness feels honest, like real life, not something over the top.
I cried at the end and just sat there holding the book. If you like emotional stories that stay with you long after you finish, this one is worth it.
Nicholas Sparks did it again. 😭
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