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What You Wish for by Katherine Center

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kle105's review against another edition

4.0

This book certainly brings you on a roller coaster of emotions. It starts off with the loss of the beloved principle of their school. Sam is devastated but even more so when she hears the replacement is her unrequited love that she escaped from just a few years ago.

However, he isn't the man she remembers. Gone is the fun loving happy man, replaced with a stickler for safety. Taking it so overboard as to almost ruin her school. From the butterfly garden, field trips to the ocean for cleanups and the fun murals and bright colors.

Many themes run through the book, including finding joy, happiness and finding balance.

I received a free copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

madyweyman's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

dalidja's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

3.75

books_inthewild's review against another edition

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5.0

Well, I adored this book!
I’ve loved everything by this author- and this may be a favourite!
I related to it mostly because, like the main character, I’m a librarian at an elementary school! I laughed out loud at so many of the school antics, I loved all the quirky teacher characters, and my heart warmed to all the moments with students.
I loved the love story- and I truly loved the character of Samantha. She was perfection!

I listened on audiobook through the Libby app, and enjoyed the reader.

TW- reference to a school shooting. This was very hard to read- and does come up throughout the book.

tyana_m_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Not my favorite from this author (not terrible but not as charming as the rest of her novels). We do get to revisit Helen and Jack from Happiness for Beginners and that made my heart happy.

megan92985's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 ⭐

This was another cute, feel good book that I listened to on audiobook. However, I did it immediately after The Bodyguard and that one just melted me so it was tough competition.