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- Content warnings: Grief, Sexual content
Wish You Were Here
by Renee Carlino
A raw, emotional love story about a lost twentysomething and a soulful artist that will make you cry and believe again.
Goodreads 3.9/5 17,696 ratings
Quick fit
Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length320 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice5/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Push and pull
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- High
- Cathartic release
- Artist/musician
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- Betrayal to trust
- Beautiful grief
- Slow burn
Fantasy promise
- Contemporary romance
- Second chance
- Other
- Contemporary
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Emotional
- Raw
- Heavy
- Outcast/loner
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- Hopeful
- Soft/gentle
- Bittersweet
- Character-driven
- Page turner
- Emotional devastation
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Book details
- Length
- 320 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book