Review: Gritty realism peppered with magic
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 6, 2012
Having already read Terry Tyler's Nobody's Fault and thoroughly enjoyed it, I was keen to read You Wish. Both tales have one main plot with several sub-plots sewn in and a variety of characters whose lives overlap somewhere along the line. The way drug usage can ruin someone's life and their friends'/family's too, was particularly well portrayed, as was how being utterly fixated on someone can become a very unhealthy obsession. I also enjoyed how the current events related to the past and how this was conveyed and continually woven throughout the story. There are many elements that I am sure most of us can relate to, both as adults and that we can remember from our teenage years; the cruelty of teenagers, what it is to be in the in crowd, the lies teenagers tell. The use of Facebook in the story was paramount and in two instances unveils the real person inside as well as the superficiality. The magical wishing stone, which I am sure we would all like to have, was key throughout and kept me guessing right to the end. I believe Terry Tyler's next book is due out soon and am very much looking forward to reading it.