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A review by hooksbookswanderlust
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
5.0
This was such a wonderful book! Never have I found a non-fantasy or non-magical realism book to be so magical! Like if Willy Wonka were a children's book author, this would be that story. This book checked off all my boxes!
✔️ wonderful, relatable and lovable characters
✔️ found family
✔️ a hint of romance
✔️ a setting I want to live in
✔️ it’s a book about books
✔️ imaginative, whimsical, and tender-hearted
✔️ has life lessons to impart
If I have any complaints about the book, they're minor. I didn't see the point of the ex-boyfriend and found that he had little, if any bearing on the story. Also, I thought the audio narration a little stilted in the beginning, like she had to find her rhythm, but she got there and it was good. Like I said, minor things.
Truly, this story was just so beautifully rendered that it's hard to believe the magic created by Jack Masterson wasn't "real," throwing this into the fantasy or magical realism categories. But believe it or not, no markers of either genre are found in this book, it's magic all on its own.
This beautiful story has heart, imagination, and with real life lessons added in, not only should adults read it, but I’ll be giving this to my kids to read too!
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✔️ wonderful, relatable and lovable characters
✔️ found family
✔️ a hint of romance
✔️ a setting I want to live in
✔️ it’s a book about books
✔️ imaginative, whimsical, and tender-hearted
✔️ has life lessons to impart
If I have any complaints about the book, they're minor. I didn't see the point of the ex-boyfriend and found that he had little, if any bearing on the story. Also, I thought the audio narration a little stilted in the beginning, like she had to find her rhythm, but she got there and it was good. Like I said, minor things.
Truly, this story was just so beautifully rendered that it's hard to believe the magic created by Jack Masterson wasn't "real," throwing this into the fantasy or magical realism categories. But believe it or not, no markers of either genre are found in this book, it's magic all on its own.
This beautiful story has heart, imagination, and with real life lessons added in, not only should adults read it, but I’ll be giving this to my kids to read too!
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I hope you enjoyed this review! This review and many more appear on my blog, Hooks, Books, & Wanderlust, where you'll find book reviews, lists, crochet tutorials & patterns, as well as camping, hiking and travel adventures.
Come hang out with me on Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Blog | Email