Scan barcode
A review by onkenzisshelf
What You Wish For by Katherine Center
5.0
I loved this book. I thought it was such a touching novel and dealt with hard topics so well.
This book kind of covered it all. School shootings, disabilities, family troubles, death, etc. and unlike most books, this one handled every single one of those beautifully. I loved all of the characters and how strikingly unique they were. Center did a phenomenal job with her character descriptions and arcs. Every single character felt so real and alive and I loved who I was supposed to love and hated who I was supposed to hate.
Sweet Clay was one of my favorite characters, and I thought he was SO well done. A young kid dealing with the death of a loved one is touchy, but Center handled it beautifully. I loved how Clay was smart beyond his years, but at a price. I love how big his heart was and how he had a specific reason for doing everything and I loved how Sam figured that out.
The relationship between Duncan and Sam was confusing and frustrating and beautiful. I was so frustrated with Duncan not being the Duncan she remembered from her previous school and was torn apart when he started talking about changing everything. I felt like I was a part of that school family and that he and Kent were trying to destroy my home. That's how you know an author did a book justice.
Nothing but good reviews for this one. Definitely don't read if you have triggers relating to death or school shootings.
This book kind of covered it all. School shootings, disabilities, family troubles, death, etc. and unlike most books, this one handled every single one of those beautifully. I loved all of the characters and how strikingly unique they were. Center did a phenomenal job with her character descriptions and arcs. Every single character felt so real and alive and I loved who I was supposed to love and hated who I was supposed to hate.
Sweet Clay was one of my favorite characters, and I thought he was SO well done. A young kid dealing with the death of a loved one is touchy, but Center handled it beautifully. I loved how Clay was smart beyond his years, but at a price. I love how big his heart was and how he had a specific reason for doing everything and I loved how Sam figured that out.
The relationship between Duncan and Sam was confusing and frustrating and beautiful. I was so frustrated with Duncan not being the Duncan she remembered from her previous school and was torn apart when he started talking about changing everything. I felt like I was a part of that school family and that he and Kent were trying to destroy my home. That's how you know an author did a book justice.
Nothing but good reviews for this one. Definitely don't read if you have triggers relating to death or school shootings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Mass/school shootings