Wish by Alexandra Bullen

Olivia Larsen feels lost and lonely after the death of her twin sister, Violet. To start over, she and her parents move to San Francisco where she attends a new school with a new challenge in making friends.

Olivia then needs a dress to attend a function with her parents. Having given up finding something suitable in her own closet, she searches Violet’s stuff only to find a beautiful dress with a tear in it. She brings it to Posey, a dressmaker, for mending but Posey drops off a completely different dress the next day.

Not knowing that it’s a magical dress, Olivia simply wishes for her sister again. Lo and behold, Violet turns up in the middle of the night and Olivia’s life is almost back to normal again. They find out that Olivia has two wishes left and she has to use them carefully.

Olivia feels quite happy again now that she has her sister with her. She is also making friends with the popular and gorgeous Calla from school. Even Calla’s cute boyfriend, Soren, is taking an interest in her.

Don’t you think it’ll be wonderful to have three wishes to get whatever you want? I’m constantly wishing for more hours in a day. I also wish that I’ve done some things differently. I do wish for many other things (the list is endless) but in the end, I know I need to make do and appreciate what I have now. Be careful what you wish for, right? =)

I enjoyed reading about Violet’s return and liked the close bond between the twins. What put me on suspense was waiting to know how Calla would react if she discovered that her boyfriend was interested in Olivia.

I also liked how Wish wasn’t too fantastical despite having a dressmaker who provided magical dresses. It also explores on dealing with the death of a loved one, which is not easy for a teenager to cope, especially if it’s a very close twin sister.

Wish is a good story and I’m looking forward to reading the author’s next novel, Wishful Thinking, in which the magical dresses make an appearance again!

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Comments

  1. Jodie says:

    umm can u tell me what her wishes were?
    thanks

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  2. Josette says:

    @Jodie: Her first wish was to see her sister again. I think I won’t reveal the other two wishes so as not to give too much of the book away. Do read the book to find out. :)

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