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What You Wish For by Katherine Center

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nmhowald's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

jillian_elizabeth's review

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I might have had incorrect expectations going into the book. This is a grumpy/sunshine book, and it was recommended as one that has good banter like Emily Henry’s Book Lovers. I didn’t find the banter to be like that.

I struggled with the character development for the main characters, especially the MMC. Some of his choices seemed questionable with his background/experiences. I did appreciate that the FMC was not the perfect sunshine character and that she had flaws.

The tension builds up between the FMC and MMC really well, however. I was rooting for them in the end!

nataliagubinski's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

debstubb's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

hammock_and_read's review against another edition

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4.0

I was excited to read this one so much as I love Center- she is a one click buy for me. But this one fell a little flat. Duncan we meet in a previous book as a little brother to Helen, so I was even more excited to see what had happened to him. We get a little bit of his sister and BFF/brother in law but not much. Sam and Duncan worked at a old school and she was in love with him hardcore crush so moved away to her new school. Even though they both liked and like each other the chemistry on the pages left me wanting more, it just felt flat. Sam felt a little young and I wanted her to get it together more- along with stop running away. Also, some of the school stuff even for a hippie school was a little too much.

Its a fun and nice Center story but not my favorite and just wanted more. I wanted more scenes like the Whale scene.

Overall, 3.5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advanced readers copy in exchange for my honest review.