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A review by oceanelle
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
The premise was so compelling to me in a TJ Klune kind of way, but the first third of the book dragged to the point that I wondered if we’d ever get to Clock Island, and then the actual game felt rushed. Lucy is an incredibly flat character—dare I say bordering on manic pixie dream girl?—and overall kind of sucked the fun out of the game (not to mention the romance with Hugo ) for me.
Minor: Child abuse and Child death