Review: Brilliant!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 18, 2012
Wow! Just wow! I loved this book. It's funny, insightful, thought-provoking, well-written, contains realistic characters. It's the perfect book if you want to escape into a story. Terry Tyler's writing style is very relaxed and easy to read. It's reminiscent of Marian Keyes at her best. If you like contemporary fiction that will make you laugh out loud, and will keep you interested all the way through, you should read this book.The story revolves around a Wishing Stone. Various characters make wishes on the stone and their lives seem to be changed because of it. But the question is, did their lives change because they made a wish on the stone, or did they just choose to think that? The book cleverly looks at the idea of fate and destiny versus choice and free will. It follows the life of the main character Ruth from the 1980s to the present, and the various people she has come into contact with because of the Wishing Stone.The books covers a variety of topics, such as obsession, drug addiction, Internet stalking, relationships, reality TV chat shows.You Wish is an entertaining book that you won't want to put down. I felt as if I really got to know the characters and could sympathise with their problems.The ending was particularly poignant, I thought, bringing the various parts of story together beautifully and really making the reader think about whether we create our own reality or whether there are other forces at play.This is a must read, and Terry Tyler is now one of my favourite authors. I will be reading her other books. This type of book makes me proud to be part of the indie publishing world.