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As You Wish
by Chelsea Sedoti
Rating: 4/5
Genre: YA Contemporary with a Touch of Magic
Recommended Age: 16+ (mature content, underage alcohol consumption, drug usage, language, and illicit wishing)
I received a free copy of this book courtesy of KidLitExchange. All opinions are my own.
Rules for Wishing:
Never let an outsider find out about wishing. (Zip your lips and throw away the key.)
Wishes that would impact the world are off limits (i.e. no bringing back the dinosaurs).
Do no harm. (Murder = no bueno.)
No time travel. (What's done is done, pal.)
No bringing back the dead. (Come on. You've seen what happens in THE WALKING DEAD.)
NEVER BREAK THE RULES. (Seriously. We mean it. See Rule #7.)
There are always consequences.
Madison is a small town in the Mojave desert on the road between nothing and nowhere. It's an unremarkable speck on the map, which is perfect for protecting the town's secret. Because in Madison, everyone can make one wish on their eighteenth birthday-and that wish always comes true.
Most of Eldon's classmates have had their wishes picked out for months, even years. Not Eldon. He's seen how wishing has hurt the people around him. His parents' marriage is strained, his sister is a virtual ghost in their house, his ex-girlfriend is dating his ex-friend...where does he even begin?
One thing is for sure: Eldon has only twenty-five days to figure it out―and the rest of his life to live with the consequences. - Amazon.com
If you could have one wish what would it be? You would think everyone would ask for money, but that's not the case in this book. Some wish for love, some wish for smarts, and some don't know what to wish for. That's where we meet Eldon. Throughout the book we follow Eldon and his journey to discover what he should wish for. For the most part I enjoyed this book. The plot was intriguing and the pacing was well done. The book touched on very morally grey areas and had a very morally gray ending.
While I liked the book overall I did feel that there were some issues with the book. The main character was a jerk in the book. That I didn't have an issue with. I actually like the angry angsty characters because they're more real to me. Not every teen is full of sunshine and rainbows and they don't come up with the perfect solution to every problem. They also make a ton of mistakes and sometimes those mistakes effect more than just them. That's what the book did right, it told the reader that your actions effect more than just you. Outside of Eldon though the other characters felt a little flat. I felt like there could have been room to make Norie and Juniper more developed because they did play a huge part in Eldon's life during the course of this book. I also felt that the writing was a bit weird in places. The writing tone changes everytime Eldon writes about other people's wishes, which is great! Eldon would have a different writing style then an older female author. But I don't think the way she wrote Eldon's writing style fit him. It felt too much like a ringleader and the rapidly changing time periods could make a reader very confused.
Verdict: While I think this book was good there were some issues with the writing of the book and the fact that this book is morally gray and doesn't really have a true ending. However, if you're looking for a good cry, this book is the one you need to lean on.
Genre: YA Contemporary with a Touch of Magic
Recommended Age: 16+ (mature content, underage alcohol consumption, drug usage, language, and illicit wishing)
I received a free copy of this book courtesy of KidLitExchange. All opinions are my own.
Rules for Wishing:
Never let an outsider find out about wishing. (Zip your lips and throw away the key.)
Wishes that would impact the world are off limits (i.e. no bringing back the dinosaurs).
Do no harm. (Murder = no bueno.)
No time travel. (What's done is done, pal.)
No bringing back the dead. (Come on. You've seen what happens in THE WALKING DEAD.)
NEVER BREAK THE RULES. (Seriously. We mean it. See Rule #7.)
There are always consequences.
Madison is a small town in the Mojave desert on the road between nothing and nowhere. It's an unremarkable speck on the map, which is perfect for protecting the town's secret. Because in Madison, everyone can make one wish on their eighteenth birthday-and that wish always comes true.
Most of Eldon's classmates have had their wishes picked out for months, even years. Not Eldon. He's seen how wishing has hurt the people around him. His parents' marriage is strained, his sister is a virtual ghost in their house, his ex-girlfriend is dating his ex-friend...where does he even begin?
One thing is for sure: Eldon has only twenty-five days to figure it out―and the rest of his life to live with the consequences. - Amazon.com
If you could have one wish what would it be? You would think everyone would ask for money, but that's not the case in this book. Some wish for love, some wish for smarts, and some don't know what to wish for. That's where we meet Eldon. Throughout the book we follow Eldon and his journey to discover what he should wish for. For the most part I enjoyed this book. The plot was intriguing and the pacing was well done. The book touched on very morally grey areas and had a very morally gray ending.
While I liked the book overall I did feel that there were some issues with the book. The main character was a jerk in the book. That I didn't have an issue with. I actually like the angry angsty characters because they're more real to me. Not every teen is full of sunshine and rainbows and they don't come up with the perfect solution to every problem. They also make a ton of mistakes and sometimes those mistakes effect more than just them. That's what the book did right, it told the reader that your actions effect more than just you. Outside of Eldon though the other characters felt a little flat. I felt like there could have been room to make Norie and Juniper more developed because they did play a huge part in Eldon's life during the course of this book. I also felt that the writing was a bit weird in places. The writing tone changes everytime Eldon writes about other people's wishes, which is great! Eldon would have a different writing style then an older female author. But I don't think the way she wrote Eldon's writing style fit him. It felt too much like a ringleader and the rapidly changing time periods could make a reader very confused.
Verdict: While I think this book was good there were some issues with the writing of the book and the fact that this book is morally gray and doesn't really have a true ending. However, if you're looking for a good cry, this book is the one you need to lean on.