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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
1.5 (Rounded up to two because there is nothing really objectionable about it, it's just dull).
If you like chick-lit or chick-flicks in which a group of women with different personalities and situations meet, become instant BFF's, and tell each other their life stories while drinking wine and eating pizza and ice cream, you may enjoy "As You Wish." If you like cliches such as women getting rescued by a man on horseback, woman finding love with their "exotic" (aka, not Caucasian) gardeners, or multiple instances of men pouring water over their half-naked bodies, you also may enjoy "As You Wish." If you enjoy having pop culture references to Frozen, How to Train Your Dragon, Harry Potter, and Game of Thrones sprinkled in your literature, you too may enjoy "As You Wish."
If those things sound unappealing to you, then "As You Wish" is not for you. I, unfortunitly, fall into the "not for me" category. "As You Wish" was the first book I've picked up by Deveraux, and I'm not likely to pick up another. Except for the bit with Alejandro and his family, there wasn't anything really objectionable about "As You Wish," but it is still predicable and, even worse, boring.
If you like chick-lit or chick-flicks in which a group of women with different personalities and situations meet, become instant BFF's, and tell each other their life stories while drinking wine and eating pizza and ice cream, you may enjoy "As You Wish." If you like cliches such as women getting rescued by a man on horseback, woman finding love with their "exotic" (aka, not Caucasian) gardeners, or multiple instances of men pouring water over their half-naked bodies, you also may enjoy "As You Wish." If you enjoy having pop culture references to Frozen, How to Train Your Dragon, Harry Potter, and Game of Thrones sprinkled in your literature, you too may enjoy "As You Wish."
If those things sound unappealing to you, then "As You Wish" is not for you. I, unfortunitly, fall into the "not for me" category. "As You Wish" was the first book I've picked up by Deveraux, and I'm not likely to pick up another. Except for the bit with Alejandro and his family, there wasn't anything really objectionable about "As You Wish," but it is still predicable and, even worse, boring.
So the book is slow going. Jude goes into the womens past for quite awhile but she does make up for it. The story seemed to be really true to real life situations. Kathy had the shortest story of the three and I felt a bit cheated for her. Well for us the readers.
Did they truly ever love the men they married?It seems the women were pulled to those men for an intrinsic need for validation.
I like that it shows how unhappy both partners truly were. You hear about relationships like these in real life and you think that one spouse was so heartbroken to have the relationship end. When in reality no one was happy, the breaking up did them a favor.
You look at others and think they have this perfect life only to realize they don't have what all humans crave. Love especially self love. For all the money and looks they are not whole.
This was a decent read.
Did they truly ever love the men they married?It seems the women were pulled to those men for an intrinsic need for validation.
I like that it shows how unhappy both partners truly were. You hear about relationships like these in real life and you think that one spouse was so heartbroken to have the relationship end. When in reality no one was happy, the breaking up did them a favor.
You look at others and think they have this perfect life only to realize they don't have what all humans crave. Love especially self love. For all the money and looks they are not whole.
This was a decent read.
Loved the original Summerhouse story, but didn't enjoy this one very much.
... What the heck happened? This is probably the worst Jude Deveraux book I've read in a long time. After re-reading A Girl From Summer Hill to prep, I was having a hard time going through this one. Blech. I couldn't connect with the characters on any level and the underlying anger theme (that pushed them to change things in their lives) just didn't work out for me. Everything felt shallow.
Here's what disappointed me the most: Everything awesome that transpired in A Girl From Summer Hill was just wiped out by this book. (Yeah, yeah, I know the characters will still end up together in the rebooted reality but blah! Just Blah!
Here's what disappointed me the most: Everything awesome that transpired in A Girl From Summer Hill was just wiped out by this book. (Yeah, yeah, I know the characters will still end up together in the rebooted reality but blah! Just Blah!
Tres mujeres de diferentes edades descubren que sus vidas tiene en común maridos con una doble vida y una profunda insatisfacción. La mayor tiene 60 y se arrepiente del tiempo perdido. Katie tiene 40 y no recibe reconocimiento por nada de lo que hace. Y la menos acaba de escaparse de una institución psiquiátrica donde la internó su familia.
Viajar el pasado no solo cambiará sus presentes sino el futuro de otras personas.
Viajar el pasado no solo cambiará sus presentes sino el futuro de otras personas.
Actual Rating: 3.5 Stars
See the full review at HarlequinJunkie.com
As You Wish finds us back in Summer Hill, Virginia, with a whole host of characters–some familiar, some new–all of whom were affected by the decisions of three women struggling in their current lives.
I enjoy Jude Deveraux’s imaginative stories and how she brings in elements from classic books and even movies to draw a reader in. But, honestly, I feel all over the place about this book. I think it’s one that as a reader you just have to let go, enjoy the ride and don’t get caught up in the minutia. I did love seeing three women of differing ages all helping each other through the issues they were facing and seeing the differences in their thoughts and what approach they would take. On the other hand, well, this almost seemed like a novel straight out of the 1980s considering the amount of cheating and manipulating going on. Read More
See the full review at HarlequinJunkie.com
As You Wish finds us back in Summer Hill, Virginia, with a whole host of characters–some familiar, some new–all of whom were affected by the decisions of three women struggling in their current lives.
I enjoy Jude Deveraux’s imaginative stories and how she brings in elements from classic books and even movies to draw a reader in. But, honestly, I feel all over the place about this book. I think it’s one that as a reader you just have to let go, enjoy the ride and don’t get caught up in the minutia. I did love seeing three women of differing ages all helping each other through the issues they were facing and seeing the differences in their thoughts and what approach they would take. On the other hand, well, this almost seemed like a novel straight out of the 1980s considering the amount of cheating and manipulating going on. Read More
A fun escape
I enjoyed getting to know these women and their stories . At first I was a little bit put off because they all seemed a bit weak and I generally prefer novels was stronger women. However, as their characters were developed each had her own strength. The time travel element added a bit of fun.
I enjoyed getting to know these women and their stories . At first I was a little bit put off because they all seemed a bit weak and I generally prefer novels was stronger women. However, as their characters were developed each had her own strength. The time travel element added a bit of fun.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
entertaining, light romance with lots of family connections
This was really interesting and not at all what I expected. I felt like it was a little convoluted with the three different women/plots, but they were wonderful and fascinating women. I wish this had been three separate novels!