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A review by kellymh
What You Wish for by Katherine Center
4.0
I only recently discovered Katherine Center's books. I've liked that they are light, a little fluffy, but also with some meat to them. What You Wish For follows that same feel, but throw in a little extra cheese factor.
If you've enjoyed the author's other books, you'll likely enjoy this one as well, but it probably won't rank as your favorite. This book was super predictable, not that I expected major plot twists, but you could see what was coming a mile ahead. I had a little trouble connecting with the main character at the beginning of the story. I was frustrated with her, at times, childish behaviors. (i.e. moving away from a city/job you love because of a crush). But she grew on me and I was cheering for her by the end.
This book tried to tackle a few harder topics: illnesses, gun safety, emotional abuse, military deployments but didn't dive too far into any of them. It might have been just a little too many deep topics for one book.
However, I did stay up much later than I had intended to finish the book and I finished it in a day - so it kept me engaged and in the end I was glad I read it. I liked a lot of the supporting characters and was hoping to hear even more from them. I was thinking a few would even make great spin-off books. Especially Alice and then Tina.
If you've enjoyed the author's other books, you'll likely enjoy this one as well, but it probably won't rank as your favorite. This book was super predictable, not that I expected major plot twists, but you could see what was coming a mile ahead. I had a little trouble connecting with the main character at the beginning of the story. I was frustrated with her, at times, childish behaviors. (i.e. moving away from a city/job you love because of a crush). But she grew on me and I was cheering for her by the end.
This book tried to tackle a few harder topics: illnesses, gun safety, emotional abuse, military deployments but didn't dive too far into any of them. It might have been just a little too many deep topics for one book.
However, I did stay up much later than I had intended to finish the book and I finished it in a day - so it kept me engaged and in the end I was glad I read it. I liked a lot of the supporting characters and was hoping to hear even more from them. I was thinking a few would even make great spin-off books. Especially Alice and then Tina.