A review by mea5s
What You Wish for by Katherine Center

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I really enjoyed it, but parts of it are pretty forgettable. I loved the fact that we got to see the effects of
gun violence from the perspective of a man who was affected and then went back into school
. At first, I really hated the hero but the character development and more about his backstory changed my mind. l loved that they both thought that
the other wasn't into them at their old school when they were both obsessed with each other
. Most of the minor characters were well developed and all of them helped the plot move forward. However, I wish I knew more about Babette, the heroine's best friend, and Babette's daughter. The book mainly focuses on them in relation to the heroine's problems and sometimes I wish we had a little more from the others. It isn't a dealbreaker.

I should probably add more later, but I am not feeling it right now.
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