Review YOU WISH by Mandy Hubbard

You Wish
Mandy Hubbard

Details: August 5th 2010 by Razorbill

Paperback, 272 pages 

Placement in Pile:
Reaching New Heights

Summary: Kayla McHenry’s sweet sixteen 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. A boy named Ken with
a disturbing resemblance to the doll of the 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 fifteen? She
wished Ben Mackenzie would kiss her. And Ben is
her best friend’s boyfriend.

Review:
You Wish is typical chick lit, bubble gum popping, boy-crushing, fun! To be frank, I loved it. All of its cute one liners and boy-girl/love-hate comedy. In the same fashion of Prada and Prejudice, Mandy Hubbard, author and now awesome Lit agent, details a story about a slightly quirky girl stuck in the woes of everyday life. Sound like you? It sure fit me a few years back…ok, maybe more than a few. Anyway, Hubbard's chick lit semi-fairy-tale-esque story is quick paced, a light and easy read, and most importantly it rings true with most teenage girls.
My only criticism is despite the punchiness of the book, the ending lacked luster. I was hoping for something a bit more. But then again, I could just be too picky. You'll have to decide that one on your own.


My suggestion: If you have a teenage girl at home who maybe isn't miss popular and perfect at everything, than this book is for her. Because sometimes, maybe a lot of the time, what we wish for isn't necessarily what we need.