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Wishing In The Wings (2010)

by Mindy Klasky(Favorite Author)

3.5 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Book View Cafe

series

As You Wish

review 1: There's something about this book that doesn't quite hit the mark. Reading the blurb, I went into this read looking for something funny, quirky magic, something a little like 'Charmed' maybe. I'm sad to say this was lacking in the book.The read flows. Ms. Klasky writes well - there's nothing wrong with flow or prose. It's just that the book doesn't 'grab'. For me what did it in was Teel. The genie struck me as too over-the-top to be believable. You might say she/he (Teel shifts genders too) is entitled to be over-the-top as a genie. But Teel was too, annoying? Grating? I found myself unnerved at her most of the time. Like when Rebecca takes Teel along when going to secure a sponsor - adding Teel and the frankly unnerving behaviour of the genie in that scene was not redeema... moreble! The author could've found another way to make the deal go kaput.That being said, there are shades of absolute mastery in there. Like the popcorn maker sponsor. How did Ms. Klasky come up with him? Hats off there - there isn't a more 'disgusting' character than this guy. And those popcorn flavours! Makes you want to go off popcorn for life - they're that traumatizing.All in all, this is not a bad read. There were just aspects that can grate and unnerve (Teel the genie! And her/his relentless harassment of Rebecca to make her wish once and for all.) It just didn't really work for me.
review 2: I really enjoyed Klasky's Jane Madsen series, that's why I was so disappointed with this one. In the Jane series there are quirky characters, a very empathetic main character and hot manness popping up here and there. What can you not love about it? This Wish Series, not so much. The main character well was just flat, the genie who was supposed to be the quirky one...just odd, the love interest, just not so hot...and the plot was uninteresting. I heard the first Wish book was not so great, and this one was better...well don't even send the first one my way, because this one was not good. less

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