Book Review: Wish by Barbara O'Conner

 


Wish by Barbara O'Conner 
5 Star Favorite
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This book touched my heart in the best way. This is one of those rare stories that quietly sneaks into your heart and refuses to let go. Charlie is a character I won’t forget. We open the story with her sadness of longing for a family after her mother walked away from her when she was younger and her father is in jail, so she is living with her Aunt and Uncle - it's really like a foster situation from the child's POV. She has such longing for a family and to be home in Raleigh, NC and she is not happy to be alone, without her parents and older sister, in a "hillbilly small town". 

We see her navigate a new home, form an unlikely friendship with Howard (the sweetest boy!), and open her heart to a stray dog (beagle!) named Wishbone. Your heart breaks for her but you also see her growth and it's beautiful. She continues to make "wishes" along that way and where things end is not where she thinks...

I teared up a few times in this one! Her journey of realizing that love, family, and belonging don’t always look the way we expect hit RIGHT IN THE FEELS YALL! 

If you love stories about resilience, found family, and wishes that come true in unexpected ways, then Wish is a must-read. I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time. ❤️🐶✨


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