A review by stephjayne4_reads
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I really liked the premise of this book! I wanted to love it, but the dialogue wasn’t great… it didn’t quite feel natural? There were also some really weird lines… this is not really a spoiler but putting in brackets for a trigger warning - suicide
at one point she makes a joke offhandedly about killing herself, which I really didn’t like.
also, is it just me or was Jack kind of creepy?

The way Lucy acted like Christopher’s mom was also kind of weird… there were just some weird undertones on some very heavy subject matters 

Overall, a fun quick read, but I wanted more out of it. 

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