A review by bruhnette
As You Wish by Nashae Jones

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

As You Wish by Nashae Jones is a fun middle-grade book based on the Anansi the spider stories. (Anansi is a trickster in African folklore.) 8th grader Birdie really wants a boyfriend and she thinks her best friend, Deve, should get a girlfriend. Unfortunately, Deve doesn’t agree and their friendship is on the rocks. When a new girl at school, who is really Anansi in human form, gives Birdie three wishes, Birdie is sure she can use them to repair her and Deve’s friendship. However, each time Birdie makes a wish, it just makes things worse for her and Deve. Her wishes even have negative consequences on her family. In the end, Birdie wishes for nothing more than her old life. Is it too late to set things back to the way they used to be?


I listened to this on on audio thanks to LibroFM’s Educator ALC program. Jade Wheeler did a great job narrating it.