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The 52 Book Club's Reading Challenge 2022

2022 Build Your Library Reading Challenge

Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wish asks, "If you could have anything, what would you wish for?"
1:00 AM

If you could have anything, what would you wish for? Sixteen-year-old Olivia Larsen doesn't even have to think about it - the only thing she desires is to have her twin sister back. Without Violet in it, the world seems to have lost all its color. Even surrounded by the beauty of San Francisco, where the family has just moved to make a new start, Olivia can't figure out how to go on without her best and oldest friend. It doesn't help that her parents are either MIA or at each other's throats. Just when Olivia really needs someone to help her work through her grief, navigate her new high school, and figure out how to move on with her life - she has no one.

As if it isn't enough to have her sister back, Olivia finds out she's still got two dresses - and two wishes - left. Wealth, romance, popularity, even perfect grades are all within her grasp. Magic can solve all her problems. Or can it? Olivia soon discovers that sorcery has its limits and that there are some things she has to work out for herself. At least Violet will always be there to help her deal. Or will she? As Olivia learns to live again, she also has to figure out how to let go of the one person to whom she's always clung. Or does she? With two wishes left, anything can happen ...
Wish, Alexandra Bullen's debut novel, is a funny, yet surprisingly tender novel about grief, love, and the powerful bond that exists between girls who are not only sisters, but also twins. Olivia's a wholly sympathetic character, whose struggles will resound with anyone who's ever felt lonely, out-of-place or consumed by grief. The magic element, coupled with Violet's snarkiness, give the story a lightheartedness that keeps it from getting too dark or depressing. In the end, it's a hopeful tale about a girl who loses everything, only to find herself.(Readalikes: Reminded me of My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison and a little of Princess for Hire by Lindsey Leavitt)
Grade: B
If this were a movie, it would be rated: PG-13 for language, sexual innuendo, and scenes of underrage drinking/smoking
To the FTC, with love: I received Wish from the generous folks at Scholastic. Thank you!
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This sounds like I heart you, You haunt me, which I loved. I think I will get this one, thanks for a great review.
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