maggiebutler7 's review for:

The Wish by Nicholas Sparks

2.5

emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I haven’t read a Nicholas Sparks book since high school and I guess at that age I didn’t pick up on how conservative his writing is. Lots of references to religion, military, damsel in distress narrative with a boy who saves the day. He goes into great detail describing a female perspective of pregnancy and self-loathing but then skims over the labor and birth. The story itself was heartwarming enough for me to finish it but predictable and hard to get past the tone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Pregnancy