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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Me apetecía algo totalmente distinto a lo que suelo leer y, la verdad, me ha gustado mucho más de lo que me esperaba. No acostumbro a dar puntuaciones altas a los chick-lit, pero este casi llega al 3'5/5.
Tres deseos es la historia de Viola, una chica invisible y desesperada por encontrar su lugar en el mundo, y Genio, un chico desesperado por cumplir sus tres deseos y largarse de vuelta a Caliban, su mundo invisible. Es un giro original al tradicional no podemos estar juntos porque somos de mundos distintos. Literalmente, son de mundos distintos. La premisa me llamó la atención, porque nunca había leído nada de genios y, por lo general, no me suelo encontrar chick-lit con componentes mágicos.
Lo que más me gusta de este género es la forma tan sencilla que tiene de presentar la historia. La pluma de la autora no es recargada ni exige esfuerzo por parte del lector. El libro se lee prácticamente solo. Además, los dos puntos de vista, tanto el de Genio como el de Viola, están bien diferenciados. Me han gustado especialmente los capítulos narrados por Genio; me han hecho soltar una carcajada y, al mismo tiempo, sentir nostalgia por el mundo perfecto que describe, donde las flores, la comida y los atardeceres son, para él, tan especiales. Sin embargo, los capítulos de Viola me han resultado bastante normalillos: adolescente americana de clase media que solo desea ser popular y salir con el chico guapo de turno.
El final me ha parecido un poco flojo y previsible, incluso he sentido que en algunos momentos la autora intentaba forzar el drama (sobre todo en las partes que conciernen a Lawrence y Viola). En conjunto, una historia bonita y divertida, con buen ritmo y nada pesada. La recomiendo para desconectar de las obligaciones mundanas (léase universidad, trabajo, familia y vida social) y pasar un buen rato.
Tres deseos es la historia de Viola, una chica invisible y desesperada por encontrar su lugar en el mundo, y Genio, un chico desesperado por cumplir sus tres deseos y largarse de vuelta a Caliban, su mundo invisible. Es un giro original al tradicional no podemos estar juntos porque somos de mundos distintos. Literalmente, son de mundos distintos. La premisa me llamó la atención, porque nunca había leído nada de genios y, por lo general, no me suelo encontrar chick-lit con componentes mágicos.
Lo que más me gusta de este género es la forma tan sencilla que tiene de presentar la historia. La pluma de la autora no es recargada ni exige esfuerzo por parte del lector. El libro se lee prácticamente solo. Además, los dos puntos de vista, tanto el de Genio como el de Viola, están bien diferenciados. Me han gustado especialmente los capítulos narrados por Genio; me han hecho soltar una carcajada y, al mismo tiempo, sentir nostalgia por el mundo perfecto que describe, donde las flores, la comida y los atardeceres son, para él, tan especiales. Sin embargo, los capítulos de Viola me han resultado bastante normalillos: adolescente americana de clase media que solo desea ser popular y salir con el chico guapo de turno.
El final me ha parecido un poco flojo y previsible, incluso he sentido que en algunos momentos la autora intentaba forzar el drama (sobre todo en las partes que conciernen a Lawrence y Viola). En conjunto, una historia bonita y divertida, con buen ritmo y nada pesada. La recomiendo para desconectar de las obligaciones mundanas (léase universidad, trabajo, familia y vida social) y pasar un buen rato.
As you wish is a comedic, and romantic book, that will make you want to wish you were in it.
As You Wish was a great mix of things; romance, friendship, magic, finding yourself and many other things. I found the premise very interesting, a girl finds out her best friend and boyfriend is actually gay. I mean man that must really take away your confidence and break you. And it sure breaks Viola who never realized anything was missing in her life until this happened. And now she finds herself trying to fill the hole that Lawrence left went he went back to being her friend instead of her boyfriend.
And it's through her silent wishes that a jinn comes into her life determined to grant her 3 wishes so he can get back to Caliban and take as few hours and days off his life as possible. Viola takes these wishes very seriously and comes to see Jinn as she calls him (instead of a jinn) as a friend. He doesn't really understand her because he's never been treated like this before. While Viola figures out what she would most want to use her wishes for, what would make her happy their friendship evolves into something more, something closer.
As You Wish was a great story of a girl finding herself, her confidence and maybe even a bit of love. I loved that she was an artist and also found herself a new path via her painting style. My ears perk up anytime art enters the picture!
While Viola made a great lead character I also loved her friend and ex-boyfriend Lawrence. He really had her back and tried to help her pick up the pieces of her life, boy does he feel guilty for coming out to her and changing their relationship. And Jinn, oh Jinn. What a sweetheart. He has this internal struggle that is really interesting. He loves his life back home but realizes maybe there is something more and maybe he's brave enough to go for it, maybe not.
Overall a clever and funny magical story of love, friendship and finding yourself!
And it's through her silent wishes that a jinn comes into her life determined to grant her 3 wishes so he can get back to Caliban and take as few hours and days off his life as possible. Viola takes these wishes very seriously and comes to see Jinn as she calls him (instead of a jinn) as a friend. He doesn't really understand her because he's never been treated like this before. While Viola figures out what she would most want to use her wishes for, what would make her happy their friendship evolves into something more, something closer.
As You Wish was a great story of a girl finding herself, her confidence and maybe even a bit of love. I loved that she was an artist and also found herself a new path via her painting style. My ears perk up anytime art enters the picture!
While Viola made a great lead character I also loved her friend and ex-boyfriend Lawrence. He really had her back and tried to help her pick up the pieces of her life, boy does he feel guilty for coming out to her and changing their relationship. And Jinn, oh Jinn. What a sweetheart. He has this internal struggle that is really interesting. He loves his life back home but realizes maybe there is something more and maybe he's brave enough to go for it, maybe not.
Overall a clever and funny magical story of love, friendship and finding yourself!
Escogí este libro, porque me parecía de fácil lectura, y algo entretenido. Y al finalizarlo me e dado cuenta de que es así. La historia, si bien no te atrapa, no es de esos libros que dejas de leer, me a gustado ambos mundos que tal vez me fuera atrapado más si hubiesen más descripciones de Caliban. Los personajes principales son distintos y no sólo en su físico sino en tiempo y en materia, que se conocen y comienza a desarrollarse debido a un profundo deseo inconsciente. En cuanto a los personajes secundarios siento que sus acción importantes fueron al final del libro, y hubiese sido genial, que hubiesen tenido más interacciones en toda la historia.
La relación del título con la historia es algo obvio, pues un ser que concede deseos, siempre se ha dicho que sólo concede tres deseos y desaparece. Y para la portada con la historia creo que es desde la perspectiva de Genio, al observar a Viola.
Para el final de esta novela mágica, no me ha impresionado mucho ya que desde unas cuántas páginas atrás que no puedes cambiar lo que eres y que debes aceptarlo. Lo que sí me a gustado es darme cuenta de que Caliban no es un paraíso sino una especie de infierno, y que la vida que se debe llevar es junto con los mortales.
Es el primer libro que leo de esta autora, y si bien es un poco entretenido, no te engancha. Para leer algo distinto en un fin de semana está recomendado. 2 de 5 estrellas.
Algunas frases:
"Todo lo que he aprendido hoy en la clase sobre Shakespeare es que a veces tienes que enamorarte de la persona equivocada para encontrar a la correcta"
"Supongo que ser invisible es mejor que fingir formar parte de algo, pero no te hace sentir menos solo"
"Si quieres que tus deseos duren, tienes que pedir algo que te haga feliz y no la felicidad"
"Ese sentimiento de estar roa o completa no es más que un truco de la mente mortal"
"Los celos son una emoción mortal, que significa que siento que tengo algo que perder, algo que, si ya no está, arrancará una parte de mí"
"Un pájaro y un pez puede que quieran estar juntos, pero ¿Donde vivirían?"
"No importa si no te entienden, lo que importa es que tengas el valor de decirlo"
"Porque tú eres más para mí que lo que pueda expresar un solo color de rosa. Eres la pieza que me falta..."
La relación del título con la historia es algo obvio, pues un ser que concede deseos, siempre se ha dicho que sólo concede tres deseos y desaparece. Y para la portada con la historia creo que es desde la perspectiva de Genio, al observar a Viola.
Para el final de esta novela mágica, no me ha impresionado mucho ya que desde unas cuántas páginas atrás que no puedes cambiar lo que eres y que debes aceptarlo. Lo que sí me a gustado es darme cuenta de que Caliban no es un paraíso sino una especie de infierno, y que la vida que se debe llevar es junto con los mortales.
Es el primer libro que leo de esta autora, y si bien es un poco entretenido, no te engancha. Para leer algo distinto en un fin de semana está recomendado. 2 de 5 estrellas.
Algunas frases:
"Todo lo que he aprendido hoy en la clase sobre Shakespeare es que a veces tienes que enamorarte de la persona equivocada para encontrar a la correcta"
"Supongo que ser invisible es mejor que fingir formar parte de algo, pero no te hace sentir menos solo"
"Si quieres que tus deseos duren, tienes que pedir algo que te haga feliz y no la felicidad"
"Ese sentimiento de estar roa o completa no es más que un truco de la mente mortal"
"Los celos son una emoción mortal, que significa que siento que tengo algo que perder, algo que, si ya no está, arrancará una parte de mí"
"Un pájaro y un pez puede que quieran estar juntos, pero ¿Donde vivirían?"
"No importa si no te entienden, lo que importa es que tengas el valor de decirlo"
"Porque tú eres más para mí que lo que pueda expresar un solo color de rosa. Eres la pieza que me falta..."
This was a more thoughtful and introspective insight into the mind of a teenage girl. One who has grown up with the neighbor next door, dated him for 2 years, and at the moment she decides to share an intimate experience with him, he tells her he is gay.
He still loves her, he's still a very loyal friend. But Viola can't seem to recover, and she see's herself as invisible, and wants more then anything to belong, and feel wanted and needed.
Her lonely wishing attracts the attention of the Djinn and they send out a young Djinn to take care of her 3 wishes. He arrives, scares the poor girl out of her mind by showing up in her bedroom. And he's also very, very hostile about every single second that he has to spend on earth, aging. Watching his hair grow, watching Viola age from one minute to the next, knowing that his immortality is slipping away from him for every moment that she wastes, unable to make up her mind what to wish for. To her credit actually, she doesn't want things to be "fake" or be something she's not, or have someone else be who they are not.
And he realizes in his world of Calaban, where people don't have names, they don't age, they don't fall in love, no-one has any identity, and someone who forges ahead in giving him one, has a very life changing effect on him. He stops resenting humans, and starts wanting to be one of them.
Viola is easy to like, because she is kind, and funny. But she feels broken, so very broken. And thought everyone around her, tries to tell her differently, she doesn't believe it's something she can achieve on her own.
In some ways her prolonged grief has made her a little self-absorbed, she doesn't always notice the kindnesses of others, or that with just a little effort on her part, she could have what she wants. But as always, what things appear to be, and how they feel are different things, and it's easy to get those things confused.
Jinn because to realize that he's very jealous of her new relationship, he is a little psychic, in that he can tell her wishes and feelings from the bond that they have. And he knows she's not happy, when he makes his own attempts to intervene however, they are not quite appreciated by Viola, and in a fit of anger, he demands a "press" which is a procedure for unwilling wishers, where they are put in a situation where they HAVE to wish, so that the Djinn can get the whole business over with and just go home.
The press works...and soon she has just one wish left. They get over their initial fight, and realize that they like each other, but that after the third wish, he'll return, and she will forget all about him. And neither of them want that. But the press that he requested is already in motion, and she has to make another choice, and another wish....
She forgets. But she is a different girl. Jinn made the pieces fit. She makes friends, real friends, and she begins to heal from her ex-boyfriend, and feels no need to date the hot guy who wasn't really for her, just because she was lonely or enjoyed the attention.
And Jinn finds a loophole to come back to earth, but the only question is, will Viola be able to get her memories back, of what they had, or will he have to start over, and convince her of his strange tale?
I think maybe our heroine was a little co-dependant. But I also think that's where I have the disadvantage of being an adult reading a YA book. Because when I was 16, I wanted to find true love, I wanted very much to be totally codependant and completely into someone to the point of distraction (hey, hormones, how are you?). This book would have fulfilled my 16 year old fantasies.
But.
As an adult, I think finding true love (not just someone to go steady with, but a powerful mythical being who is willing to dedicate themselves to you for the rest of your and their life) at 16 is absolutely a terrible idea, and inside I'm screaming....nooooooooo, find yourself first, get your own identity and go out in the world, there's so much more to do, so do it first and then start seriously dating.
But all in all, the character does actually have something going for her, and you can see why said powerful mythical being would feel drawn to her, she's genuine, and thoughtful. And naive, perhaps a little immature, but then, so is he.
So if you want a sweet, easy read. Please read on!
He still loves her, he's still a very loyal friend. But Viola can't seem to recover, and she see's herself as invisible, and wants more then anything to belong, and feel wanted and needed.
Her lonely wishing attracts the attention of the Djinn and they send out a young Djinn to take care of her 3 wishes. He arrives, scares the poor girl out of her mind by showing up in her bedroom. And he's also very, very hostile about every single second that he has to spend on earth, aging. Watching his hair grow, watching Viola age from one minute to the next, knowing that his immortality is slipping away from him for every moment that she wastes, unable to make up her mind what to wish for. To her credit actually, she doesn't want things to be "fake" or be something she's not, or have someone else be who they are not.
Spoiler
It seems in the history of his granting wishes, people never stop to ask him about himself, where he's from, they never ask him to break rules, like calling them by their first name instead of "Master". They don't make him watch TV with them, or become visible to their friends, or offer to make him hot pockets.And he realizes in his world of Calaban, where people don't have names, they don't age, they don't fall in love, no-one has any identity, and someone who forges ahead in giving him one, has a very life changing effect on him. He stops resenting humans, and starts wanting to be one of them.
Viola is easy to like, because she is kind, and funny. But she feels broken, so very broken. And thought everyone around her, tries to tell her differently, she doesn't believe it's something she can achieve on her own.
In some ways her prolonged grief has made her a little self-absorbed, she doesn't always notice the kindnesses of others, or that with just a little effort on her part, she could have what she wants. But as always, what things appear to be, and how they feel are different things, and it's easy to get those things confused.
Spoiler
She makes a semi-drunk wish, to belong. And just like that, her first wish is granted, she's not dating the hot guy from the popular crowd, and everyone wants to talk to her, and be around her. Finally she belongs! At first she's very happy to go along, and be the center of attention, but eventually it gets old. The same parties, the same guy, that doesn't really "get" her trying to force a lot of physical affection on her, till it becomes embarassing and a burden. She belongs, but it doesn't fill the lonely ache in her heart, not at all. But now she knows that to appear, and to actually be are different things.Jinn because to realize that he's very jealous of her new relationship, he is a little psychic, in that he can tell her wishes and feelings from the bond that they have. And he knows she's not happy, when he makes his own attempts to intervene however, they are not quite appreciated by Viola, and in a fit of anger, he demands a "press" which is a procedure for unwilling wishers, where they are put in a situation where they HAVE to wish, so that the Djinn can get the whole business over with and just go home.
The press works...and soon she has just one wish left. They get over their initial fight, and realize that they like each other, but that after the third wish, he'll return, and she will forget all about him. And neither of them want that. But the press that he requested is already in motion, and she has to make another choice, and another wish....
She forgets. But she is a different girl. Jinn made the pieces fit. She makes friends, real friends, and she begins to heal from her ex-boyfriend, and feels no need to date the hot guy who wasn't really for her, just because she was lonely or enjoyed the attention.
And Jinn finds a loophole to come back to earth, but the only question is, will Viola be able to get her memories back, of what they had, or will he have to start over, and convince her of his strange tale?
I think maybe our heroine was a little co-dependant. But I also think that's where I have the disadvantage of being an adult reading a YA book. Because when I was 16, I wanted to find true love, I wanted very much to be totally codependant and completely into someone to the point of distraction (hey, hormones, how are you?). This book would have fulfilled my 16 year old fantasies.
But.
As an adult, I think finding true love (not just someone to go steady with, but a powerful mythical being who is willing to dedicate themselves to you for the rest of your and their life) at 16 is absolutely a terrible idea, and inside I'm screaming....nooooooooo, find yourself first, get your own identity and go out in the world, there's so much more to do, so do it first and then start seriously dating.
But all in all, the character does actually have something going for her, and you can see why said powerful mythical being would feel drawn to her, she's genuine, and thoughtful. And naive, perhaps a little immature, but then, so is he.
So if you want a sweet, easy read. Please read on!
Whoa what a book. It was a one day read for sure. At least for me. I felt for Viola on a million levels. I connected with her and because of that this book was incredible. I felt like I was in it. So you can imagine my disappointment when I stop reading and am completely alone. Yes, It involves jinns which are basically genies. So it's not THAT realistic but it's a great fantasy/romance for teens. And it's not part of a huge long drawn out series. Although you want to hear more, there is no real reason for a sequel. Which is a relief because every other book I've been checking out has been part of a series.
I highly suggest it. And it's not terribly long so it won't take 5 months to read, even if you're a slower reader.
I highly suggest it. And it's not terribly long so it won't take 5 months to read, even if you're a slower reader.
I purchased this one with a Christmas gift card, I always try to make sure those purchases are special so I really spend a good amount of time deciding what to spend them on, usually switching books in and out of my cart several times before deciding weeks later what to buy. “As You Wish” was different, I knew I wanted it, getting it was a given. How did I know for sure that I would love it, why did I have no doubts, you might be asking. Well, it’s because Jackson Pearce is the author. Jackson Pearce who wrote a kick-butt retelling of Little Red Riding Hood involving a hatchet wielding, eye patch wearing, were-wolf killing teenager, and her sweet (but still deadly, she just uses knives) little sister who takes tango and origami lessons at the local community college. .
So when I saw Jackson’s first book was what looked to be an adorable and Melissa-tastic YA story involving a High Schooler who gets her own personal Genie, I was all about it. I mean, think about it, have you seen lots of Genie Ya books? Vampires (OMG CHECK CHECK CHECK!) Zombies (and I approve) Were-Wolfs (If Grace doesn’t want Sam, can I have him?) Fairies (I never thought I’d be over saturated in Fairy Books) yes yes yes, but Genies, no no no. Just for the sheer freshness of the idea (it’s a paranormal story where the paranormal element is not CREEPY, can you imagine? Yes, this happens in some books…) I knew it was a must read, and because I know Jackson Pearce can actually write- using humor and emotion, I knew it was not going to be simply fluff.
With that cover (which is also cute, maybe too cute?) combined with it’s fairy tale elements, this book looks like it would appeal simply to a younger crowd. But it is NOT pre-teen fluff, I assure you. I’m well out of the age of training bras and braces and I loved this book. It had a timeless quality, the fairy tale part, but it did not read like a Disney movie come to life. The story line was deeper than CUTE MAGIC BOY plus TEEN GIRL= MAGICAL WACKINESS. It looked at relationships, the way we build them up in our heads, and the the way we can tear ourselves down. Viola, the main character, is not looking for a quick fix to her problems, throughout the book she is taking issue with being able to just “wish” her problems away, she doesn’t want to be pitiful, she wants to be strong. Of course, if she made no wishes there would be no story, so at a moment of weakness she gives in, and the wishes start. Rather quickly I think Viola sees that her wish is not going to make her happy, but just like she was stubborn to NOT wish at the start she is stubborn to not quit the wish, and to force herself to be happy, because she feels a normal, non-broken girl would be made happy by the wish. That’s all Viola really wants, to be fixed. Can magic fix a person? Can we fix ourselves?
The relationships in the book were wonderful. First off, Lawrence and Viola, the friendship and love is so strong, even though she has walled herself up because of him, I think it’s interesting who Viola blames for her broken-state, blaming heartache on the guy is an easy enough route for an author to take, but I love that Jackson took the risk to look deeper at Viola, and have her take some ownership over her own heartache.
Viola’s wish relationship is just that, something that is shiny and happy on the outside, but meets none of her actually needs. So the character involved in this part of the story isn’t fleshed out as well as the others…why should he be? It’s hardly a fleshed out relationship, it's a forced magically one.
What I appreciated the most was Viola and Jinn. I’m really done with the teen girl seeing her mysterious bad boy across the room, or cafe, or parking lot or at the dentist office..whatever, and automatically falling head over heels in lust. It always bugs me, aren’t these girls the least bit freaked out? I really want to smash my head onto the book cover when said mysterious boy lets the girl in on his secret, and she barely reacts. In Viola we finally have some authentic reactions….screaming, freaking out, starring at him like he is insane, thinking maybe she is insane…thank goodness!
Also I personally like books were the characters start off at each other’s throats a bit, Jinn with his eye rolling, and JUST WISH ALREADY attitude, you can see it naturally evolve into friendship, you can tell before he does that he is actually caring about what happens to Viola, and when he does realize this as well he’s naturally shocked, it does against his nature as a Jinn to actually care what his Masters do with those wishes, and seeing how upset he is that Viola’s wishes aren’t making her happy (when the only thing she DOES WANT is to BE HAPPY) makes for a great read. Friendships, relationships, nothing is forced in this book (unless by magic, but that is the point.) It is well written, natural, funny, and it made me cry. Okay, yes, I cry during Hallmark commercials, I am just naturally weepy, but still, I CARED about the characters in this book, and just wanted them all to end up happy.
So when I saw Jackson’s first book was what looked to be an adorable and Melissa-tastic YA story involving a High Schooler who gets her own personal Genie, I was all about it. I mean, think about it, have you seen lots of Genie Ya books? Vampires (OMG CHECK CHECK CHECK!) Zombies (and I approve) Were-Wolfs (If Grace doesn’t want Sam, can I have him?) Fairies (I never thought I’d be over saturated in Fairy Books) yes yes yes, but Genies, no no no. Just for the sheer freshness of the idea (it’s a paranormal story where the paranormal element is not CREEPY, can you imagine? Yes, this happens in some books…) I knew it was a must read, and because I know Jackson Pearce can actually write- using humor and emotion, I knew it was not going to be simply fluff.
With that cover (which is also cute, maybe too cute?) combined with it’s fairy tale elements, this book looks like it would appeal simply to a younger crowd. But it is NOT pre-teen fluff, I assure you. I’m well out of the age of training bras and braces and I loved this book. It had a timeless quality, the fairy tale part, but it did not read like a Disney movie come to life. The story line was deeper than CUTE MAGIC BOY plus TEEN GIRL= MAGICAL WACKINESS. It looked at relationships, the way we build them up in our heads, and the the way we can tear ourselves down. Viola, the main character, is not looking for a quick fix to her problems, throughout the book she is taking issue with being able to just “wish” her problems away, she doesn’t want to be pitiful, she wants to be strong. Of course, if she made no wishes there would be no story, so at a moment of weakness she gives in, and the wishes start. Rather quickly I think Viola sees that her wish is not going to make her happy, but just like she was stubborn to NOT wish at the start she is stubborn to not quit the wish, and to force herself to be happy, because she feels a normal, non-broken girl would be made happy by the wish. That’s all Viola really wants, to be fixed. Can magic fix a person? Can we fix ourselves?
The relationships in the book were wonderful. First off, Lawrence and Viola, the friendship and love is so strong, even though she has walled herself up because of him, I think it’s interesting who Viola blames for her broken-state, blaming heartache on the guy is an easy enough route for an author to take, but I love that Jackson took the risk to look deeper at Viola, and have her take some ownership over her own heartache.
Viola’s wish relationship is just that, something that is shiny and happy on the outside, but meets none of her actually needs. So the character involved in this part of the story isn’t fleshed out as well as the others…why should he be? It’s hardly a fleshed out relationship, it's a forced magically one.
What I appreciated the most was Viola and Jinn. I’m really done with the teen girl seeing her mysterious bad boy across the room, or cafe, or parking lot or at the dentist office..whatever, and automatically falling head over heels in lust. It always bugs me, aren’t these girls the least bit freaked out? I really want to smash my head onto the book cover when said mysterious boy lets the girl in on his secret, and she barely reacts. In Viola we finally have some authentic reactions….screaming, freaking out, starring at him like he is insane, thinking maybe she is insane…thank goodness!
Also I personally like books were the characters start off at each other’s throats a bit, Jinn with his eye rolling, and JUST WISH ALREADY attitude, you can see it naturally evolve into friendship, you can tell before he does that he is actually caring about what happens to Viola, and when he does realize this as well he’s naturally shocked, it does against his nature as a Jinn to actually care what his Masters do with those wishes, and seeing how upset he is that Viola’s wishes aren’t making her happy (when the only thing she DOES WANT is to BE HAPPY) makes for a great read. Friendships, relationships, nothing is forced in this book (unless by magic, but that is the point.) It is well written, natural, funny, and it made me cry. Okay, yes, I cry during Hallmark commercials, I am just naturally weepy, but still, I CARED about the characters in this book, and just wanted them all to end up happy.
It was just a really cute, sweet book. Not really sad and a pretty quick read, I liked it a lot.