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A review by brewdy_reader
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
๐๐ฅ๐ถ๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ โข ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ด โข ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ดโฃ
๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ โข ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ โข ๐๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ
Pub Date: 30 May 2023
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ (4.75 ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฐ 5)
๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ธ๐๐โ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
โจ A book about books
โจ A love letter to parents
โจ A love story with no spice
โจ A story of second chances
โจ The power of imagination and hope
This will tug at your heartstrings. Iโm glad I saved it for this time of year, because it perfectly captures the magic of the season in a delightful feel-good package.
If Willy Wonka were reimagined as a childrenโs book author, eccentric and unpredictable as ever, but darker with more adult topics: foster care system, child abandonment, toxic relationships, poverty, miscarriage, and see trigger warnings below. When you read this you will experience the joy of seeing the world through the eyes of a child. Get your tissues ready!
TW: There is one reference to child abuse/molestation and child death (not graphic but a mention of). Without this I would have recommended it to my 10 year old as it has very similar vibes to some of the Roald Dahl beloved books of my childhood.
๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ โข ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ โข ๐๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ
Pub Date: 30 May 2023
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ (4.75 ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฐ 5)
๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ธ๐๐โ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
โจ A book about books
โจ A love letter to parents
โจ A love story with no spice
โจ A story of second chances
โจ The power of imagination and hope
This will tug at your heartstrings. Iโm glad I saved it for this time of year, because it perfectly captures the magic of the season in a delightful feel-good package.
If Willy Wonka were reimagined as a childrenโs book author, eccentric and unpredictable as ever, but darker with more adult topics: foster care system, child abandonment, toxic relationships, poverty, miscarriage, and see trigger warnings below. When you read this you will experience the joy of seeing the world through the eyes of a child. Get your tissues ready!
TW: There is one reference to child abuse/molestation and child death (not graphic but a mention of). Without this I would have recommended it to my 10 year old as it has very similar vibes to some of the Roald Dahl beloved books of my childhood.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Child abuse and Child death