A review by katherina_lei
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This was one of my favorite books I've read in a while. It was interesting, sweet, and overall just a feel good book. The little puzzles reminded me a bit of "The Westing Game" at first, but it diverged into less of a puzzle or mystery fairly early on. The one thing I didn't like about this book was that the way that Lucy's desire to adopt Christopher was portrayed. It came off as obsessive, and it kind of gave me the ick, despite the fact that it was (I think) supposed to be a sweet parent/child relationship. I didn't love that Lucy was convinced she could never be happy until she was a mother, and kind of wallowed there for the majority of the book. Overall, and despite that, I really loved this book and would highly recommend it!
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