A review by bobinsbooknook
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

Truth be told I was pretty disappointed in this book. The plot premise was super intriguing and had been on my TBR for a while and was excited to see it being picked as this May’s book club pick for the month. 

From the outset I struggled to enjoy the characters of Hugo and Lucy which made it a struggle to enjoy at times. The characters interactions were incredibly cringey for the majority of the book to the point it almost felt like a heavy YA. 

I found that the writing around Lucy goals of adoption really half-baked and inconsistent. She is wanting to do anything to get the funds together to adopt Christopher, but won’t reach out to her wealthy sister or ex-bf to get back some valuable items she could pawn?? 

The plot whilst intriguing was quite predictable at times - though did enjoy the riddles and the end resolve sadly the writing style let it down. 

The YA writing style but with more adult themes and chapters which just didn’t build the atmosphere or emotions coupled with characters I couldn’t really get behind … just made this hard to push through sadly.