I absolutely loved this book. I've heard a lot about this, and it has been one of my most anticipated books of 2017. It did not let me down. Grace and Eva's stories were so well written - I felt a lot of pain while they were suffering and was hoping that everything would get better. I did not like at all that Grace let her mother away with so much, the entire time I was hoping that she would finally make a stand. I loved the relationship between Grace and Luca, and Emmy is honestly the best. The romantic plot was absolutely adorable, and I liked how Grace and Eva were together. What I also really enjoyed was Grace's bisexuality, how it was treated, and viewed as normal by the rest of the characters. This was a fun, light read and I will definitely reread in the future.

I like How to Make a Wish enough to cry and get emotional over certain scenes, but not enough to warrant a four star.

What stood out for me is the barb portrayal of unreliable parent. I'm a sucker for that. It's imperfect but it's spot on. However, I'm also a prolific romance reader. That's one of the defining factors for me. I'm not a fan of pairings where they hit off immediately. I don't like the instant let's-have-a-heart-to-heart conversation. I believe that it takes time to build relationship. It takes time for people to let other people see their deepest scars. The pairing seems superficial to me, I couldn't get into it. This is just a personal preference. Since, I tend to favor slow burn romance with a long (preferably years) of build up.

Overall, this novel is pretty alright. It moved me but I'm not in love with it. The biggest census is everyone love it if you're curious you should give it a try. Though, if you want my recommendation for stellar YA f/f: go try Tell Me Again How A Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan and Dirty London by Kelly Yorke.

Full review to be posted at Hollywood News Source closer to the release date.

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On the page bisexual characters is what I’m here for. Grace and her dealing with her tough family life and falling in love is what I’m here for. This book touched on the troubles of bad parenting and the parallels between Grace’s mom and Luca’s mom were astounding. Speaking of Luca, he was probably my favorite side character. This book was heartbreaking and magical.

Actual Rating: 4,5 stars

Grace, a passionate seventeen year-old pianist, just wants to have a normal life. But having a trainwreck of a mother who drinks too much and who drags her from a new home to another in a short amount of time, a so-called "normal life" may not be possible. In fact, the roles are reversed: Her unreliable mother, Maggie, is HER responsibility. Grace has to make sure that the bills are getting paid, often by having several jobs at the same time. How is she supposed to focus on her audition for a music school in New York? On top of that, she meets the new girl who just moved into her best friend's house due to a tragedy. Their chemistry is undeniable. Feelings start to develop, but also new conflicts and complications.

How to Make a Wish is definitely a character-driven book. What I appreciated was that none of the characters were two-dimensional. Each and every character, whether major or minor, had their own struggles and developed in their own pace throughout this book. You couldn't truly hate any of the characters, really. What I also found great was that none of the relationships between different characters were "perfect". Misunderstanding or miscommunication happen, but eventually, it got all sorted out. I cannot lie, I was so frustrated with Grace sometimes, but I truly understand her feelings and intentions behind her decisions. I just wanted to shake her and give her big ass hugs at the same time.

(Thank you so much Blake for writing such a GOOD masturbation and sex scene. You know, we rarely get these explicit scenes in YA. We appreciate that AND you, Blake.)

Of course, I cannot forget to mention the most important fact about this book (in my opinion). BIRACIAL and BISEXUAL representation. Yes folks, you heard me just fine.

If your interest isn't peaked at the last sentence, then sorry, but I can't help you.
This story was beautiful, raw, heartbreaking, complicated, messy, and so worth your time. You might need tissues for How to Make a Wish. Well, at least I did.

Wow, wow, wow!! I can not begin to describe how much I loved this book. “How to make a wish” turned from a fun, light-hearted read to a book I had been looking for for years.

All seventeen year-old Grace Glasser wants is her own life. A normal life in which she sleeps in the same bed for longer than three months and doesn’t have to scrounge for spare change to make sure the electric bill is paid. Emotionally trapped by her unreliable mother, Maggie, and the tiny cape on which she lives, she focuses on her best friend, her upcoming audition for a top music school in New York, and surviving Maggie’s latest boyfriend—who happens to be Grace’s own ex-boyfriend’s father.

Her attempts to lay low until she graduates are disrupted when she meets Eva, a girl with her own share of ghosts she’s trying to outrun. Grief-stricken and lonely, Eva pulls Grace into midnight adventures and feelings Grace never planned on. When Eva tells Grace she likes girls, both of their worlds open up. But, united by loss, Eva also shares a connection with Maggie. As Grace’s mother spirals downward, both girls must figure out how to love and how to move on.

How to make a wish features a f/f romance- and a biracial one, nonetheless- a romance that is so rare in YA literature that you need to be actively looking for it in order to find it in no more than 10 books. The relationship that develops between Grace and Eva is beautiful, is natural, is effortless. But the most important part is that both girls have their own individual personality traits and are not reduced to caricatures as gay characters so often are. Blake does not write about two queer girls. She writes about two girls, two unique, strong, endlessly fascinating girls who just happen to fall in love. They exist outside their sexual orientation and their relationships with other characters, their worries and arcs are not just about their sexuality. In fact, there is no big coming out moment, no chapter that revolves around them worrying about someone else’s reaction. This book is not a coming-out-story; it is a coming-of-age story, a story about family, and loss, and grief, and first love.

One of the key elements that made the book for me was the relationships and dynamics between the characters. Grace’s relationship with her mom is as important to the story as is her relationship with Eva. Eva and Maggie also share a deep connection, as do Grace and Luca, her childhood best friend and her number one supporter. Even the dynamic between Luca and his mom or his brother and Grace’s relationship with them, are well-developed and depicted throughout the course of the book and end up playing a vital role in Grace’s character growth and final arc. Their bonds are complicated, forged under the pressure of an irresponsible mother, a child forced to grow up too fast, and their undying,endless love for one another.

Blake’s simple writing complements her story. The absence of pretentious, overly sophisticated words and expressions lets her characters shine and develop in what can only be described as a beautiful story of love and family.

Now, I need to highlight some parts of the book that I adored, because I so rarely find them in any YA book.

-Grace and Luca are childhood best friends and there is no unnecessary romance or awkward, unrequited love developed between them. Because hey, boys and girls can actually be just friends.
-Grace and Jay (her ex boyfriend/ new roommate) actually get some kind of closure and come to realize their mistakes
-No tearful coming-out story!!! I can not stress this one enough, it’s so important to me
-A beautifully developed sapphic romance!!
-Eva actually addresses the racism and body-shaming occurring in the ballet industry and how that’s affected her.

So, if you weren’t already planning on it, read ‘How to make a wish’ when it’s released (May 2nd) and, I promise you, you are bound to love it.

Unable to review the book due to not being able to download on kindle. I will read and review once book is published.

I fell in love with the characters. I seriously loved all of them (of the more major ones but, like, not that dude Tom) or at least knew where they were coming from and could understand their motifs; even the ones that at first glance seem to be real jerks. But not Jay. Sorry, but he has to be my second exception because even though he gets some redeeming qualities, he is still an asshole for not realizing what was wrong with his actions.
Grace is such a strong girl despite having to grow up far too soon and having all of this anger balled up inside of her; anger at her mother but also quite a lot at herself.
Eva was very easy to like. I sympathised with her when her grief overcame her and I was joyful when she was.

This book also deals with the mother-daughter relationship between Grace and Maggie, so it's not just a romance book. The romance between Grace and Eva was very cute, though, and very realistic.
I also found the friendship between Grace and Luca just so adorable, they are the bestest best friends, so supportive of each other and so loving.

The writing and atmosphere of the book were beautiful, I got sucked into the story very easily (and willingly). I also appreciated that this was a sex-positive book, that always makes me happy. So why isn't this a 5-star-read for me? Despite all the aforementioned positive things I wasn't as emotionally invested as I wanted to be or as I needed to be to rate this book five stars. There need to be more tugs at my heart but it is still one hell of a good f/f contemporary book.