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A review by i_love_read_ing
One Wish Away by Ingrid Seymour
4.0
Ms. Ingrid Seymour has done it again! After reading the first 2 books in her "Keeper" trilogy, I just knew this new book of hers would blow me away. I loved it!
This is definitely a YA and up book. The reader follows a 19 year old girl named Marielle, who works in her grandfathers flower shop. All her life her grandfather has been telling her tales of a wish granting djinn, and after his sudden death, she finds out they've been true! Enter Faris, the magical djinn she's been told not to trust. Marielle must decide on 3 wishes, and fast, so that she can lock up the djinn again. However, is Faris really as devious as he's been made out to be, or should Marielle start trusting him?
I loved the characters so much, especially Marielle and Faris. I liked them best because they were the most fleshed out. Marielle was a strong female lead, and although she deals with a lot of pretty severe problems, she is able to make wise decisions and keep her head on her shoulders, better than most of the other characters in the book. She is also unselfish, which is a trait I loved about her. I also really felt for Faris. I won't say why to avoid spoilers, but he was definitely my favorite character. Some of the other characters, like Marielle's best friend Abby, were not as fleshed out, perhaps because they were not in as much of the book. I would have liked to understand their friendship a little better, however it did not take away from my enjoyment of the book.
I thought the writing was fantastic and I really enjoyed the story. It is something I would definitely recommend to a later teen or college student due to the fact that this book deals with a few sensitive subjects like alcoholism, and sexual assault. If you like magical stories that take place during the present day/ Earth, I highly suggest this novel. I find many authors write about vampires and werewolves, so reading about a djinn was refreshing. It was a fast read and I found that I could not put the book down, reading it in under 3 days.
*I received this book as an ARC copy in exchange for a completely honest review.
This is definitely a YA and up book. The reader follows a 19 year old girl named Marielle, who works in her grandfathers flower shop. All her life her grandfather has been telling her tales of a wish granting djinn, and after his sudden death, she finds out they've been true! Enter Faris, the magical djinn she's been told not to trust. Marielle must decide on 3 wishes, and fast, so that she can lock up the djinn again. However, is Faris really as devious as he's been made out to be, or should Marielle start trusting him?
I loved the characters so much, especially Marielle and Faris. I liked them best because they were the most fleshed out. Marielle was a strong female lead, and although she deals with a lot of pretty severe problems, she is able to make wise decisions and keep her head on her shoulders, better than most of the other characters in the book. She is also unselfish, which is a trait I loved about her. I also really felt for Faris. I won't say why to avoid spoilers, but he was definitely my favorite character. Some of the other characters, like Marielle's best friend Abby, were not as fleshed out, perhaps because they were not in as much of the book. I would have liked to understand their friendship a little better, however it did not take away from my enjoyment of the book.
I thought the writing was fantastic and I really enjoyed the story. It is something I would definitely recommend to a later teen or college student due to the fact that this book deals with a few sensitive subjects like alcoholism, and sexual assault. If you like magical stories that take place during the present day/ Earth, I highly suggest this novel. I find many authors write about vampires and werewolves, so reading about a djinn was refreshing. It was a fast read and I found that I could not put the book down, reading it in under 3 days.
*I received this book as an ARC copy in exchange for a completely honest review.