As You Wish was a difficult book for me to review. Basic story premise: In the town of Madison, in the Mojave Desert, everyone gets one wish on their 18th birthday-standard wishing rules apply. Throw in a group of angst filled teens, a shady city official, an ineffective police chief, a school principal with delusions of psychoanalysis expertise, a bunch of adults living with regret (wish and life induced) projecting their failures and inadequacies onto their kids, a couple of self-righteous types, conspiracy hunters, and a semi-mysterious tragedy to give our teenage narrator a chip on his shoulder and you have a modern YA novel. It wasn't all bad and there were parts of the story I truly enjoyed, don't get me wrong. I'm just saying I don't think it lived up to its potential. The pitfalls of 'if it seems to go to be true, then it probably is' should be shown.
The ending was a bit more realistic at least, more of a 'and life goes on' kind of deal.
The ending was a bit more realistic at least, more of a 'and life goes on' kind of deal.