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What You Wish for by Katherine Center

35 reviews

mea5s's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I really enjoyed it, but parts of it are pretty forgettable. I loved the fact that we got to see the effects of

gun violence from the perspective of a man who was affected and then went back into school

. At first, I really hated the hero but the character development and more about his backstory changed my mind. l loved that they both thought that

the other wasn't into them at their old school when they were both obsessed with each other

. Most of the minor characters were well developed and all of them helped the plot move forward. However, I wish I knew more about Babette, the heroine's best friend, and Babette's daughter. The book mainly focuses on them in relation to the heroine's problems and sometimes I wish we had a little more from the others. It isn't a dealbreaker.

I should probably add more later, but I am not feeling it right now.

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lilfrowggie's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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miacasey16's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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sarahangeline's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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jessgrlitt's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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shelbyl's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Great Romcom, with some serious issues discussed.

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readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Characters: 3

Connection to the book/Enjoyment: 4

Setting: 4

Plot/Overall Story: 4

Writing: 4

Every point= 0.25 stars, max per category 4 points

What a unique and emotional story! I laughed, I audibly gasped, I teared up, and just fell in love with this story. It was so much deeper of a story than I expected and I really enjoyed it. The only thing was that a few moments I really got mad at the characters and their choices and that kept it from being a 5 star read, but it definitely was a great book. Definitely some heavier themes in this that are spoilers.

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