A review by books_and_coffee_please
Better to Wish by Ann M. Martin

5.0

I liked this one a lot more than I thought I would, considering it's geared toward younger readers. I loved listening to Abby's story. It was an emotional, heartfelt coming-of-age tale set in the 1930s and 40s. The only criticism I have is that some chapters skipped years at a time, so there were moments I was thinking, wait - what happened since the last chapter?? At the same time, it felt like the author was treating her audience like they were smart enough to catch up, rather than talking down to them by spelling everything out.