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klarybelmillo's review against another edition
4.0
THIS BOOK MADE ME SAD AND HAPPY AT THE SAME TIME.
THAT OE CHANCE THEN YOU LET GO OF IT.. NOW IT CHANGES EVERYTHING.
THAT OE CHANCE THEN YOU LET GO OF IT.. NOW IT CHANGES EVERYTHING.
thecarolinaash's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Alcoholism, and Addiction
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent
kalliste's review
3.0
Charli still quite unlikable and I found the characters not overly realistic. I also didn't like how it ended, I haven't yet decided whether I'll read onto book 2 or not. I'm not sure if it is worth it.
smtz432's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely love the characters.
Most of the time the female characters get on my nerves after a while, but not Charli.
Most of the time the female characters get on my nerves after a while, but not Charli.
ohheycourtney's review against another edition
3.0
When I first downloaded this book And began reading it, I HATED it. Charlotte drove me absolutely crazy. I just felt like it was something I was more likely to see as a fan fiction than a book. Towards the end of the book My mind started to change a bit, because of all of the twists and surprises. It isn't very common for me to be shocked by a book and this one definitely threw me for a loop. I won't be finishing the series, however, this just didn't do it for me.
treparker73's review
2.0
Held on till end
I won’t read the series. But I will say it got better, I pushed myself and maybe I just skimmed too much in the beginning, but I never GOT how Charli feel in love. I did appreciate this book much more towards the end.
I won’t read the series. But I will say it got better, I pushed myself and maybe I just skimmed too much in the beginning, but I never GOT how Charli feel in love. I did appreciate this book much more towards the end.
jen286's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. I liked the characters and how it wasn't like a lot of books where the story is how the two get together. Instead it was they got together then what happens after that. Yes the ending was a little sad, but I totally understood why everything happened the way it did and couldn't wait to read the next book to see how it all works out! I loved Charli and all of her legends and stories and whatnot and thought she was great with Adam and just really enjoyed it overall.
jazzyjan94's review against another edition
2.0
This review appears on my blog: https://confessionsofabookwormweb.wordpress.com/2015/11/13/book-review-saving-wishes/
The author was new to me, but I was intrigued by the fact that she was from Australia and that the book was also set in Australia – Tasmania to be precise. It is the first book in the Wishes series and I got for free on Kindle.
It was interesting reading a book that was not set in U.S or the U.K., but there were some words I had to look up because they are only used in Australia and New Zealand. This was a little bit irritating but at the same time it was interesting.
The love story was kind of predictable, especially what happened in the end. The major plot twist that occurs was okay, but there was no build up to it, it just all of a sudden came up. I felt like the characters could have been developed a bit more, they all felt two-dimensional. The ending felt rushed, and it was kind of far-fetched, I can’t say to much about it because it will spoil the whole book.
The main character Charli was well developed except for the fact that she is a complete idiot. Her brother Alex was okay but I felt like his relationship with his girlfriend needed to be developed more. Charli’s best friend, Nicole, also could have been better developed, especially with what she ends up doing near the end of the book. Another character, Gabrielle, Charli’s French teacher is a bad teacher with some of the stuff she allows her students to get away with.
With everything I’ve said so far about the book makes it sounds pretty bad, but honestly it’s not, it was kind of a nice read over a weekend, and it was pretty quick. One thing to keep in mind is that it is the author’s debut novel and she self-published, so there are going to be some quirks in it that might not be in a novel that is traditionally published. Even though the novel could have been better, it was still good considering it was published without the teams of people that traditionally published authors usually have.
Will I read the rest of the series? Maybe, probably just the second book to find out what happens next but besides that I don’t know.
I am giving this book 2.5/5 Stars because even though I liked it there were a lot of things that needed to be improved.
The author was new to me, but I was intrigued by the fact that she was from Australia and that the book was also set in Australia – Tasmania to be precise. It is the first book in the Wishes series and I got for free on Kindle.
It was interesting reading a book that was not set in U.S or the U.K., but there were some words I had to look up because they are only used in Australia and New Zealand. This was a little bit irritating but at the same time it was interesting.
The love story was kind of predictable, especially what happened in the end. The major plot twist that occurs was okay, but there was no build up to it, it just all of a sudden came up. I felt like the characters could have been developed a bit more, they all felt two-dimensional. The ending felt rushed, and it was kind of far-fetched, I can’t say to much about it because it will spoil the whole book.
The main character Charli was well developed except for the fact that she is a complete idiot. Her brother Alex was okay but I felt like his relationship with his girlfriend needed to be developed more. Charli’s best friend, Nicole, also could have been better developed, especially with what she ends up doing near the end of the book. Another character, Gabrielle, Charli’s French teacher is a bad teacher with some of the stuff she allows her students to get away with.
With everything I’ve said so far about the book makes it sounds pretty bad, but honestly it’s not, it was kind of a nice read over a weekend, and it was pretty quick. One thing to keep in mind is that it is the author’s debut novel and she self-published, so there are going to be some quirks in it that might not be in a novel that is traditionally published. Even though the novel could have been better, it was still good considering it was published without the teams of people that traditionally published authors usually have.
Will I read the rest of the series? Maybe, probably just the second book to find out what happens next but besides that I don’t know.
I am giving this book 2.5/5 Stars because even though I liked it there were a lot of things that needed to be improved.
laikynmeng's review against another edition
3.0
Little lagged to get the story rolling, but hooked by the details in the end will be reading the next in the series.