⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 / 5
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The premise of As You Wish is very simple. In a small (fictitious) town named Madison in Nevada, when you turn 18 you get 1 wish. What will you wish for?
That's exactly what Eldon, the narrator of our story, needs to figure out. His mom is pressuring him hardcore to wish for money because they need it. His dad just wants him to be happy. I know I for one wouldn't want to be in that position any time, let alone at the young age of 18.
I really loved the premise of this book because it felt very different from, well, EVERYTHING that I have been reading lately. I also love young adult for the fact that they are usually much faster reads for me, and As You Wish was no exception.
This book felt like it was written in a conversational style. I felt like I was having a conversation with a friend when I read it (albeit a rather egotistical one), or reading a voiceover (like Morgan Freeman) in some parts. Eldon definitely comes off as a selfish jerk, but I was empathetic... at first anyway.
I was very surprised at the amount of swearing in this novel since this is supposedly categorized as YA. It read like YA to me, but the swearing made it feel more like adult-fiction for some reason. And don't get me wrong, I have no issue with the swearing. I was just very surprised that there was so much of it. I'm probably just out of touch with how much teenagers swear these days. 🙈
The wish history chapters were lovely, and I really felt a great deal of emotions while reading this book. Sedoti definitely knows how to pull at your heart strings. It was also a nice change up from the other chapters that were just all about Eldon. The wish history chapters were what read like a Morgan Freeman voiceover. Which was awesome.
This book was also full of some great teenage angst *ah the good ole days*, and watching these kids grow up in a short amount of time. I thought the characters had plenty of depth to them, and it was very much a growing up story. The only small issue I had with this book - and why I knocked it down a half star - was that I don't think Eldon really learned enough. I mean I know it takes time to make changes, but he just felt so selfish the entire book, and didn't seem to grow up much at all. Although I did approve of the ending, that helped me out a little bit.
Final Thought: Besides the issue with Eldon that I had, I really truly enjoyed this book. YA used to be all I read, and I really liked this one. Be warned though, there really isn't too much of a plot here. It mostly all just deals with wishing and some other underlying character issues. However, it was a fun read that was on the lighter side, but still had some feels. If you like YA I recommend checking this one out. I can't want to read more from Sedoti because I loved her writing style.
* Thank you to Sourcebooks Fire for sending me the ARC that I won via a BookishFirst.com raffle! My review is honest and unbiased *
*The hardcover was published on 02 Jan 2018*
My reviews and (maybe) some other random thoughts can also be seen at
https://readingbetweenwinessite.wordpress.com
____________________________________________________________
The premise of As You Wish is very simple. In a small (fictitious) town named Madison in Nevada, when you turn 18 you get 1 wish. What will you wish for?
That's exactly what Eldon, the narrator of our story, needs to figure out. His mom is pressuring him hardcore to wish for money because they need it. His dad just wants him to be happy. I know I for one wouldn't want to be in that position any time, let alone at the young age of 18.
I really loved the premise of this book because it felt very different from, well, EVERYTHING that I have been reading lately. I also love young adult for the fact that they are usually much faster reads for me, and As You Wish was no exception.
This book felt like it was written in a conversational style. I felt like I was having a conversation with a friend when I read it (albeit a rather egotistical one), or reading a voiceover (like Morgan Freeman) in some parts. Eldon definitely comes off as a selfish jerk, but I was empathetic... at first anyway.
I was very surprised at the amount of swearing in this novel since this is supposedly categorized as YA. It read like YA to me, but the swearing made it feel more like adult-fiction for some reason. And don't get me wrong, I have no issue with the swearing. I was just very surprised that there was so much of it. I'm probably just out of touch with how much teenagers swear these days. 🙈
The wish history chapters were lovely, and I really felt a great deal of emotions while reading this book. Sedoti definitely knows how to pull at your heart strings. It was also a nice change up from the other chapters that were just all about Eldon. The wish history chapters were what read like a Morgan Freeman voiceover. Which was awesome.
This book was also full of some great teenage angst *ah the good ole days*, and watching these kids grow up in a short amount of time. I thought the characters had plenty of depth to them, and it was very much a growing up story. The only small issue I had with this book - and why I knocked it down a half star - was that I don't think Eldon really learned enough. I mean I know it takes time to make changes, but he just felt so selfish the entire book, and didn't seem to grow up much at all. Although I did approve of the ending, that helped me out a little bit.
Final Thought: Besides the issue with Eldon that I had, I really truly enjoyed this book. YA used to be all I read, and I really liked this one. Be warned though, there really isn't too much of a plot here. It mostly all just deals with wishing and some other underlying character issues. However, it was a fun read that was on the lighter side, but still had some feels. If you like YA I recommend checking this one out. I can't want to read more from Sedoti because I loved her writing style.
* Thank you to Sourcebooks Fire for sending me the ARC that I won via a BookishFirst.com raffle! My review is honest and unbiased *
*The hardcover was published on 02 Jan 2018*