Review: Do Wishes Come True?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2013
This is my first time reading this author so go for it on a recommendation of someone else who I trust in recommending something good. When seeing the title I am such a sap for stories like this anyways. If you have ever watched any Lifetime movies you know what I am speaking of. Widowed father Mitch doing his level best to raise his daughter Angie in a different town and different style all the way around. Before there was cooks and housekeepers on hand to handle the day to day stuff. Now just him and her and he might not think so but I thought was doing a great job of it but would say needs a few cooking lessons. Angie she must be a trooper eats whatever and such a sweetheart character. Then you have Sophie back home to help her pregnant sister living with them and saving money for her wanna be career she wishes to have one day. She also is a list maker. Ever met someone like that? Sometimes good sometimes not only if the one making the lists realizes it doesn't always happen according to the list. She is helping her sister by taking over the Christmas pageant and must basically come up with something different than before in order to make it a successful one. One time I guess a list would be useful. Also evil grandmother trying her best to get the dirt on Mitch to take away Angie so snoop is hired to get whatever lowdown can be gotten and used. Cant't have good without the bad in a good Christmas story. So this story has all the ingredients of a real winner in a heartfelt story can they be put together and come out delicious? Most assuredly this author has the talent to do just that. She has sprinkled in humor (some of the antics in here by the kids and grown ups had me busting up),lighthearted antidotes to warm the soul, sneakiness of the naughty, heaping cup of wishes with a hearty dose of love. You find yourself chuckling,calling names and going alright and you yourself wishing only the best for Mitch,Angie and Sophie. Show stopper event happens at the end and the magic of Christmas is the only thing you know can save the day. So do the ones making the wishes actually have them come true? Well you know what they say about wishes can't tell or they won't come true. Received arc for a honest review.