When Good Wishes Go Bad
by Mindy KlaskyProvided by NetGalley.com for review.
PJVs QUICKIE POV: I really enjoyed Klasky's Jane Madsen series, that's why I was so disappointed with this one. In the Jane series there are quirky characters, a very empathetic main character and hot manness popping up here and there. What can you not love about it? This Wish Series, not so much. The main character well was just flat, the genie who was supposed to be the quirky one...just odd, the love interest, just not so hot...and the plot was uninteresting. I heard the first Wish book was not so great, and this one was better...well don't even send the first one my way, because this one was not good.
REVIEW: Rebecca Morris' world comes crashing down before her eyes in one day, all courtesy of her boyfriend, a man whom she thought she loved. Her boyfriend has moved to Russia, along with her entire life savings and 3.5 million dollars of the theater companies money that they both worked for. And on top of that, the play that was going to make waves and bring in the crowds...well it is in litigation for copyright problems. What a day.
Things change though when she is handed a lamp...a lamp with a genie in it that will now give her four wishes. So what does she wish for, well what else but a paid for Manhattan condo - and a new wardrobe. Things get complicated though as she comes face to face with her neighbor who just happens to be a playwright that had ambushed her this morning. Quite akward, but incredibly cute, Becca has to come to grips with her attraction for him as she believes his play is the next big thing.
So what would you wish for if you had four wishes? Anything you want but world peace or a cure for cancer, etc.? I don't think I would have wished for a Manhattan condo, no matter how swank. I just couldn't relate to this character...she just made decisions that I was like, huh? Not to mention the whole search for a play, actors, finances, etc., was very boring and didn't go anywhere.
I think if Becca would have just slept with the genie it might have been more interesting.
RECOMMENDATIONS: People that like chick lit might enjoy this...
