Review: Into the Night Reviews ... Wish I May by Lexi Ryan
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 4, 2013
Visit Into the Night Reviews at Web: [...]  or Facebook: [...] for great book reviews, new release updates, giveaways and more!!Wish I May was a beautiful story about love.  Taught from a young age by her father to wish on the stars and believe in destiny Cally Fisher has her world turned upside down by the harsh realities of a drug addicted mother, two younger sisters to care for and no money.  Forced to make choices that she truly didn't understand the consequences of Cally separates herself completely from her past and her boyfriend William Bailey.  It is not until she must return to her home town of New Hope that she realises sometimes physical distance means nothing to the heart and sometimes, even the unforgiveable can be forgiven.I really liked Cally.  She was so incredibly strong and so responsible - despite not having had the best of role models in either of her parents.  She was selfless and did everything she could to care for her sisters ... and the price she paid was enormous.  It was wonderful to watch her character blossom a little and see others rally around and support her, rather than judging her on the actions of her mother.William is wonderful.  Heartbroken when Cally was forced to leave town with her mother he never fully understood why Cally broke off all contact with him.  When faced with her seven years later he is once again captivated by her and fights hard to have the chance to be with her again.  The chemistry between the two is fabulous - nothing moves too quickly and they each battle with their conscience as they start to explore what might be possible.Cally's past choices bring a number of darker elements into her life and these are not as absent as she would truly like, even as she tries to move towards a brighter future.  She is torn between disclosing everything to the man she has come to love again and risk losing him or just walking away, to spare him any further pain.  There are some other minor twists thrown in that mean the final outcome is not entirely predictable, although the romantic in me was always hoping that Cally and William would get their happily ever after.Ryan has a gorgeous writing style that is so easy to get lost in.  Wish I May is book 2 in the New Hope series but can be read as a stand alone.  I haven't read the first book and didn't feel that I was missing anything while reading Wish I May.  Of course now I'm inspired to pick up book 1 - Unbreak Me to learn a little more about some of the characters I met in this beautiful story.