Review: A Magical Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2014
The Wishing Place is a magical place and was a magical read. It is told from the POV of a girl named Valerie Porter and a boy named Nickolas Rossi. It is a story of true love and of what it means to be a true family.We meet Valerie and Nickolas when they are 8 years old. They find each other in the Wishing Place. They can’t get there, via their dreams, every night, but it seems to let them in when they need it most. Valerie needs is quite often, as she is the neglected daughter of a divorced couple who have moved on with new families. After her granny dies, she asks the Wishing Place for something special, and receives Nickolas. He is her only comfort for much of the book.We travel through the years with them while they struggle with all of lifes ups and downs (more of those seems to happen to Valerie). They believe that they will meet, some day, in the future, but as they get older, it is harder and harder to keep hope in that.I laughed and cried while reading this book. It is an emotional roller coaster, but one I would take again. Their story touches your heart. I couldn’t help but wish that all children who came from abusive homes had The Wishing Place to escape to. I highly recommend this magical read and look forward to The White Room, which is the sequel to the story.