Review: You Wish by Mandy Hubbard

Apr 29, 2010 by shanyn

Title: You Wish
Author: Mandy Hubbard
Publisher: Razorbill
Publication Date: August 5, 2010

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Book Summary:
Kayla McHenry’s sweet sixteenth sucks! Her dad left, her grades dropped, and her BFF is dating the boy Kayla’s secretly loved for years. Blowing out her candles, Kayla thinks: I wish my birthday wishes actually came true. Because they never freakin’ do.

Kayla wakes the next day to a life-sized, bright pink My Little Pony outside her window. Then a year’s supply of gumballs arrives. And a boy named Ken with a disturbing resemblance to the doll of same name stalks her. As the ghosts of Kayla’s wishes-past appear, they take her on a wild ride… but they MUST STOP. Because when she was 15? She wished Ben Mackenzie would kiss her.

And Ben is her best friend’s boyfriend.

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Review:
As soon as I saw the cover for You Wish, I knew I wanted to read it. I’m into cupcakes, My Little Ponies, and birthdays, so this cover stole my heart.

After I read the summary, I wanted to read it even more! It sounded like an awesome, light, fun read.

And the verdict is:

YAY!

You Wish may seem like it’s going to be all fluff and predictable, but the plot (a girl’s wishes from her past birthdays coming true, for those of you that did not read the summary) kept me guessing (and squealing when I found out what some of the wishes ended up being).

I had a smile on my face the whole time I was reading You Wish. My Little Pony, gumballs, dolls – all of the wishes were so appropriate to the age she was when she wished them. Our main character spends time working on her list of wishes, trying to remember what she wished for every birthday… and that made me reflect and try to remember what I’VE wished for. Unfortunately I can’t really remember any to share with you.

Each of the wishes are very well executed – not only does Ken (of Barbie and Ken fame) appear, but he treats Kayla just like we would expect Ken to, and dresses like we would expect Ken to, and drives a car like we would expect Ken to. This is true for all of the wishes – I won’t tell you about any of the others, but you’ll see what I mean when you read it.

The friend/boy situation in this book wasn’t one of my favorites, but my love for the wishes made me not care much.

An awesomely fun read, You Wish is great for those who love making wishes – and even better for those who lived in the 80′s and 90′s who will recognize some of the wishes Kayla made. I’m so glad this book lived up to my expectations!

 

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