I Wish You Would, Eva Des Lauriers
I Wish You Would, Eva Des Lauriers
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I Wish You Would

Author: Eva Des Lauriers

Narrator: Max Meyers, Victoria Villarreal

Unabridged: 9 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/21/2024


Synopsis

To All the Boys I've Loved Before meets You’ve Reached Sam—with all the feels of a Taylor Swift song—in this love story in which explosive secrets threaten to tear everyone apart, including best friends (or maybe more?), Natalia and Ethan.

"One of the best YA novels I've read in a long time." —Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of Today Tonight Tomorrow

It’s Senior Sunrise, the epic overnight at the beach that kicks off senior year. But for Natalia and Ethan, it’s the first time seeing each other after what happened at junior prom—when they almost crossed the line from best friends to something more and ruined everything. After ghosting each other all summer, Natalia is desperate to pretend she doesn’t care and Ethan is desperate to fix his mistake.

When the senior class carries out their tradition of writing private letters to themselves—what they wish they would do this year if they were braver—Natalia pours her heart out. So does Ethan. So does everyone in their entire class. But in Natalia’s panicked attempt to retrieve her heartfelt confession, the wind scatters seven of the notes across the beach. Now, Ethan and Natalia are forced to work together to find the lost letters before any secrets are revealed—especially their own.

Seven private confessions. Seven time bombs loose for anyone to find. And one last chance before the sun rises for these two to fall in love.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

About Eva Des Lauriers

Eva Des Lauriers became a diehard romantic when she married her best friend, the boy she sat next to in eleventh grade calculus. She now holds both an MSW and BA in Psychology. As a clinical social worker, she had the privilege of working with the vibrant and complicated teens for whom she now writes. When she isn’t writing, you can find her wandering through the redwoods, staring at the sea, or pretending she’s in a music video. She lives in Northern California with her husband, their two children, and her collection of kissing books. She is the author of I Wish You Would and I'm Gonna Get You Back. Visit her at evadeslauriers.com.

About Max Meyers

Max Meyers (AEA/SAG-AFTRA) is a multi-hyphenate storyteller with training in classical and musical theatre and a deep commitment to facilitating expansion of the artist inside each of us through their creative work. An Audie Award-Winning Narrator and recipient of several AudioFile Earphones Awards, they have recorded over 60 titles since beginning this work in 2021. Their narration style can be described as warm, engaging, and dynamic; flexible to fit stories across genres, genders, ages, languages, and dialects. They have a particular passion for the surreal, subversive, and countercultural, as well as an interest in natural science, history, and trauma informed healing practices. Outside of their narration work, Max’s music can be found on your favorite streaming platform. For more information, visit maxmeyersonline.com @heyitsmaxmeyers


Reviews

Goodreads review by sarah ♡ {dm responses pending} on August 08, 2024

*Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!* ⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:・ ❝I'm so in love with you. It's like... I do nothing but love you.❞ ⊹₊♡⋆.ೃ࿔*:・ જ*⁀➷Summary I Wish You Would is a young adult novel about best friends Natalia and Ethan, who, after disastrous events on......more

Goodreads review by Marieke on April 10, 2024

This is how it’s supposed to feel. When longing meets knowing. I Wish You Would Read This Story. It’s messy. Adorable. So vividly written! AND includes one of my favorite tropes: friends to lovers! I have to admit, I was already in love with this story before I even started reading. I adored the cover......more

Goodreads review by lydia ‧ ia on August 05, 2024

3.5 ☆ | a perfect summer read 🎧 ~ say don't go, wish you would, & is it over now? ╰› never has there been a book that was more 1989 coded than this 🥺🩵 ❝love is its own home. one I'm finally building for myself.❞ °‧🫧⋆.ೃ࿔*:・......more


Quotes

"Eva Des Lauriers' writing brims with fragile, hopeful beauty—the way I ached for these characters and their huge, complicated hearts as they reveal their truest selves over the course of a single life-changing day. One of the best YA novels I've read in a long time." —Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of Today Tonight Tomorrow

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Utterly charming—full of heart-rending first love and self-discoveries that are the trademarks of the best of YA. Des Lauriers’s fresh voice is undeniable and makes this debut a standout. Natalia and Ethan will absolutely steal your heart.” —Maurene Goo, author of I Believe in a Thing Called Love and Somewhere Only We Know

"I was absolutely swept away by this gorgeous story. A stunning combination of summer, growing up, and young love—you won't be able to turn the pages fast enough!" —Jenna Evans Welch, New York Times-bestselling author of Love & Gelato and Spells for Lost Things

"Eva Des Lauriers wrote the book I had been waiting for. Angsty and heartfelt. Romantic and smart. From the moment I picked up I Wish You Would I could not stop reading it. This book will make you feel ALL the feelings." —Kristin Dwyer, author of Some Mistakes Were Made and The Atlas of Us

* "Des Lauriers’ brilliant debut novel will set readers’ hearts aflutter. Romantic, compelling, and optimistic, I Wish You Would isn't to be missed." —Booklist, starred review