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A review by ahauntedzombie
Wishing for Tomorrow by Hilary McKay
4.0
Unpopular opinion: I prefer this sequel to the original.
The characters are much more well rounded in this one; Ermengarde isn’t the ‘stupid, fat kid’ stereotype, she’s a loyal friend who has complex feelings and tries to do good on her word to Sara, she even gets a love interest;
Sara, on the other hand, has flaws, something she lacked in the original and seemed just a bit too perfect- she doesn’t take Ermengarde’s feelings into consideration a lot of the time, sending her books when she knows Ermie doesn’t like them;
Lavinia and Miss Minchin have character development, you take a peak at Miss Minchin’s past as her struggles as a woman in her time, Lavinia wants to go to university to escape from Miss Minchin’s School and studies diligently and is an intelligent young girl.
Oh and Becky is finally released from her ‘serving’ position under Sara as she goes on to marry a local boy, leaving Sara.
The characters are much more well rounded in this one; Ermengarde isn’t the ‘stupid, fat kid’ stereotype, she’s a loyal friend who has complex feelings and tries to do good on her word to Sara, she even gets a love interest;
Sara, on the other hand, has flaws, something she lacked in the original and seemed just a bit too perfect- she doesn’t take Ermengarde’s feelings into consideration a lot of the time, sending her books when she knows Ermie doesn’t like them;
Lavinia and Miss Minchin have character development, you take a peak at Miss Minchin’s past as her struggles as a woman in her time, Lavinia wants to go to university to escape from Miss Minchin’s School and studies diligently and is an intelligent young girl.
Oh and Becky is finally released from her ‘serving’ position under Sara as she goes on to marry a local boy, leaving Sara.