Wow. This review is going to be all over the place because I am feeling all the things. I Wish is the book I've always wanted to write. I am so grateful for this author's courage to write this story. This book touched my soul and was something I needed to read. I loved all the chapter heading quotes. I wanted to save them all. I wanted to quote so many parts of this book.  I feel like it was written well.  This book was giving me Nicholas Sparks/A Walk to Remember vibes. 

Briar's character growth was tremendous. The only thing I didn't like or the part that lost me was her letter to her dad - I felt like that was a little long - but I could see how it was needed as a part of her character growth. Her growth through working through therapy for her depression and handling her grief was extremely real and relatable. Aster's death anniversary was written with such raw feeling and emotion - it was perfectly depicted. 

Miles was perfect and perfect for Briar. This author knows how to write swoony book boyfriends. 

A book is considered a 5 star read for me when I feel something during my read and also after. I will be thinking of this book for awhile.

This story includes: grief, depression, plus size fmc, dual timeline, swoony mmc, lgbtq ally rep, cancer, loss from cancer