Samantha Casey loves everything about her job as an elementary school librarian on the sunny, historic island of Galveston, Texas—the goofy kids, the stately Victorian building, the butterfly garden. But when the school suddenly loses its beloved principal, it turns out his replacement will be none other than Duncan Carpenter—a former, unrequited crush of Sam’s from many years before.When Duncan shows up as her new boss, though, he’s nothing like the sweet teacher she once swooned over. He’s become stiff, and humorless, and obsessed with school safety. Now, with Duncan determined to destroy everything Sam loves about her school in the name of security—and turn it into nothing short of a prison—Sam has to stand up for everyone she cares about before the school that’s become her home is gone for good.
What you wish for is the third book by Katherine Center that I read. I deeply enjoyed her previous books and my expectations were a bit high for this one, fortunately, the book did not disappo
int; however, it was somewhat different from the other books.
Katherine has a unique way of dealing with deep, serious topics. He weaves those topics into an enjoyable and fast-read story and adds the right amount of romance and drama in her books. Nevertheless, What you wish for had a different balance felt different at first because it focuses more on the romantic part. It does cover some deep issues like fear, loss, and school safety (it is so sad to read about that, but unfortunately necessary to address the topic).
I loved the characters (except for Kent Buckley, of course). Sam was super funny and awesome, and so was Duncan and Alice, and even Clay. However, Sam was sometimes a bit too impulsive and intense in some things, but even though I did not like her ALL the time, it was understandable, given her story. The same applies to Duncan. They are complex characters but you can connect with them in some way and that is very important in a book.
I enjoyed the fast pace of the story and the way it feels light and is easy-to-read but makes you think about a lot of things at the same time. I did not entirely LOVE the book, though. There was just some tiny thing missing and I cannot put my finger on it but it certainly lacked something, at least in my opinion.
Overall, I was a great read, I finish it in a couple of hours, I will definitely continue reading Katherine’s books, and I do recommend the story and the previous ones.
int; however, it was somewhat different from the other books.Katherine has a unique way of dealing with deep, serious topics. He weaves those topics into an enjoyable and fast-read story and adds the right amount of romance and drama in her books. Nevertheless, What you wish for had a different balance felt different at first because it focuses more on the romantic part. It does cover some deep issues like fear, loss, and school safety (it is so sad to read about that, but unfortunately necessary to address the topic).
I loved the characters (except for Kent Buckley, of course). Sam was super funny and awesome, and so was Duncan and Alice, and even Clay. However, Sam was sometimes a bit too impulsive and intense in some things, but even though I did not like her ALL the time, it was understandable, given her story. The same applies to Duncan. They are complex characters but you can connect with them in some way and that is very important in a book.
I enjoyed the fast pace of the story and the way it feels light and is easy-to-read but makes you think about a lot of things at the same time. I did not entirely LOVE the book, though. There was just some tiny thing missing and I cannot put my finger on it but it certainly lacked something, at least in my opinion.
Overall, I was a great read, I finish it in a couple of hours, I will definitely continue reading Katherine’s books, and I do recommend the story and the previous ones.
320 pages
Expected publication:
July 14th 2020
by St. Martin's Press
Thanks to Netgalley and Publisher for the DRC
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