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A review by meg_reads_alot
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book is like the bookish version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and is the perfect example of why I read…to escape harsh realities even if it’s only while you’re reading.
The characters in this book all are linked by how escaping into the story book setting written by Jack “Mastermind” Masterson helped them through their childhoods. Jack invites these individuals to his island to compete in a series of games and riddles and face their fears in order to have their wish granted - to receive the only copy of his newest book (just like the characters in his books). Only those who are brave will have their wishes granted.
This is an easier/short read, and reads very much like a YA book. Is it super realistic? No but it’s also fiction and as I stated before I read to escape reality. It was entertaining and heart felt.
You may not want to read it if…
- you get annoyed when watching HGTV “I’m a crayon color tester who wants to buy a half million dollar house” vibes bother you
- you want a realistic story about foster/adoption of a child
- if you get the ick about someone who identifies as a mother figure in a child’s life acts like one despite not having adopted the child
- if you are bothered by someone talking about how they felt unloved/alone when their parents neglected to give them attention because their sibling was chronically ill
The characters in this book all are linked by how escaping into the story book setting written by Jack “Mastermind” Masterson helped them through their childhoods. Jack invites these individuals to his island to compete in a series of games and riddles and face their fears in order to have their wish granted - to receive the only copy of his newest book (just like the characters in his books). Only those who are brave will have their wishes granted.
This is an easier/short read, and reads very much like a YA book. Is it super realistic? No but it’s also fiction and as I stated before I read to escape reality. It was entertaining and heart felt.
You may not want to read it if…
- you get annoyed when watching HGTV “I’m a crayon color tester who wants to buy a half million dollar house” vibes bother you
- you want a realistic story about foster/adoption of a child
- if you get the ick about someone who identifies as a mother figure in a child’s life acts like one despite not having adopted the child
- if you are bothered by someone talking about how they felt unloved/alone when their parents neglected to give them attention because their sibling was chronically ill
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse and Drug abuse