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

1.0

Ugh. Four discs of not much plot and a tiny bit of character development set in depression-era coastal Maine. Basically an episodic memoir of childhood, though told in 3rd person, about a girl, her sister, her depressed mother and bigoted, abusive father, starting in the early 1930s and ending after World War II. The sense of place is decent, but that's about all. There are a few set scenes that have some interest, like the death of a friend who falls through the ice, but they're predictable. Well, maybe they wouldn't be that predictable for the intended audience, which I presume is tween girls.

So, this is book one of what is supposed to be a series dealing with 4 girls and 4 generations. I can't see a point to continuing the series other than subsequent books probably can't be any worse.