Review: Review for You Wish
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 13, 2014
3.5/5 starsOpinions:My Short Summary:Actually the amazon description summarizes this book fairly well, so I’m going to refer you to that.Narration:Third person mainly through Ruth, Sarah, and PetraCharacter Development:The characters in this book are nicely detailed. The reader gets to go psychologically through the different characters’ problems and understand their reasoning for their actions. The reader experiences their highs and lows and what happens when with their final choices. Out of the three characters, I think Petra’s behavior is most frustrating. I want to tell her to stop and think about what she is doing – and does she realize how she comes across? Sarah’s story stems farther back than Petra’s. I understand more of how she gets to where she does in the story. The root of her story is more predominant in today’s society where almost everyone is obsessing about their weight. Ruth’s major troubles occurs as a teenager. The story allows for flashbacks to her teenaged years. Through her, we have the wishing stone and the connection for the other stories in the book. I feel most people can relate to at least of the characters – if not all – whether through their own similarities or people that they know.Plot Development/Flow:First off, I’m not British – even though I sometimes pretend that I am. This book is written with a lot of British slang, which actually I am fine with. I just want to warn those who might not be familiar with some British phrases or sentence structure about this.The book spans about one year, but there are flashbacks throughout. Each chapter is broken up into one of the main characters and their progress with their wishes and troubles. The story flows along well, and everything ties in by the end. I am a little disappointed that the “magic” stone is not as magically used as I was expecting it to be. So if magic or slight paranormal twists turn you off, you should be fine for this book. The book concentrates more on how people create their own “magic” in their choices.Standalone or Part of a Series:Standalone