"If it's never too early for Christmas in your world, get in the mood with this awww-worthy story of first love and its echoes that takes place during the holidays."--Good Housekeeping
"Anyone looking for a sweet story will be enchanted."--Booklist, Starred Review
"Sure to top the book lists of romance fans near and far."--CNN Underscored
"With The Wish, Sparks reminds us that love . . . will always move you in ways you can't comprehend."--BookPage
"As with all of Sparks' novels, emotions play a huge part. Though a bittersweet story, The Wish is a thought-provoking chronicle of a few decades in the protagonist's life. In the course of that life, she unearths her self-worth, self-acceptance, and the magnitude of first love."--New York Journal of Books
"Covers the gamut of emotions from love to loss and will have readers crying gently into a tissue before the end."--Bookreporter.com
"If wishes could come true, this would be the Nicholas Sparks novel you've been asking for . . . The story of Maggie and Bryce is a timeless, cinematic read transversing both discovery and loss, and above all, the question of what it is we most wish. Epic is a term bandied about too easily in literary circles, but it applies here."--Mountain Times
"Beloved author Nicholas Sparks is well-known for his heartfelt, emotional stories--and his newest novel follows suit." --Woman's World
"Sparks has definitely mastered the art of love."--Associated Press
"Sparks is a poet . . . a master."--Philadelphia Inquirer
"Nicholas Sparks is one of the best-known writers in America and overseas for good reason: He has written stories that reveal the yearning for our most prized possession: love."--Mobile Register
"Sparks knows how to tug at readers' heartstrings."--Chicago Sun Times