destinysreads's review against another edition
3.0
I was inherently confused on some aspects of the book, but considering that I read this in the wrong order, it makes sense.
whimsicallymeghan's review against another edition
3.0
Ava’s wishing day is upon her and she knows that in order to get her family back together, she must use her wishes on them. But first she must determine what exactly it is to wish for, how can she fix a mistake her mother made on her own wishing day to reverse it all. Ava must use her smarts to see if she can go back in time to create a do-over for her mother and family. A tall order, with a lot at stake because if she fails, all is lost. This was the third and final novel in this trilogy and for the most part, it ended everything nicely. This trilogy took a nosedive in the second book, this didn’t quite redeem itself, but this was a step above. The plot continued to follow the three sisters, this time our point of view shifted to the youngest sister, Ava, but we also were given a second smaller point of view from a character who has been very mysterious from the start. This gave that character more depth, but she still felt very one dimensional because even though we saw from her younger point of view, it felt too late in the series to be getting it. We should have been dabbling in it from book one, but Mryacle kept leaving the reader in the dark, not sure why, for dramatic effect? It didn’t end up really working. There was another character who the reader thought we’d get more from after the first book and we only saw bits of her and she was only used to move the story along, but that made it more confusing because the reader couldn’t figure out how she actually fit into the overall story. Even in this novel, we still have no reference as to where she came from, why she was in these girls’ lives and why she had all this knowledge, she just appeared and disappeared without any real context. The rest of the main characters were developed, we barely saw from Ava’s two sisters, but it was nice to get to know Ava and all of her interests and hobbies. The adults all continued to feel a little flat and very background noise; even Ava’s mom, who this trilogy basically centres around, felt barely around. The plot to this one felt very fast-paced and it jumped a bit, but not as bad as the last book. The reader could see where the author was trying to go, even if stories weren’t fleshed out as well as they could have been. Overall, this trilogy at its core had heart and magic; at times it was fun to read. Maybe if this reader had been middle grade when reading this, they would have enjoyed it more, as an adult it felt like a lot of stretching of the imagination had to happen.
dlightfull's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
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