As You Wish
by Jackson Pearce
Goodreads summary: Ever since Viola’s boyfriend broke up with her, she has spent her days silently wishing—to have someone love her again and, more importantly, to belong again—until one day she inadvertently summons a young genie out of his world and into her own. He will remain until she makes three wishes.
Jinn is anxious to return home, but Viola is terrified of wishing, afraid she will not wish for the right thing, the thing that will make her truly happy. As the two spend time together, the lines between master and servant begin to blur, and soon Jinn can’t deny that he’s falling for Viola. But it’s only after Viola makes her first wish that she realizes she’s in love with Jinn as well . . . and that if she wishes twice more, he will disappear from her life—and her world—forever.
Jackson Pearce spins a magical tale about star-crossed lovers, what it means to belong . . . and how important it is to be careful what you wish for.
What I liked: Thank you, Jackson Pearce for giving me a UNIQUE paranormal romance! I’ve never read one like this before, and the storyline was wonderful.
I also loved that the characters develop. Viola starts out feeling invisible and thinking somewhere in the back of her head that she wants to go back to the days of being with her ex-boyfriend. Jinn is a cocky, self-important, smug genie and at first he annoyed the you-know-what out of me. But he grows to see that there are ways to live other than what he is used to and begins to care for people other than himself.
By the end of the book, I was swooning over the romance between Jinn and Viola.
What I didn’t like: The cover. Oh God, I really hated this cover. It really reminded me of that old Katherine Heigl movie, “Wish Upon a Star.” Which I actually liked… but I didn’t like that flier either.
It was almost enough to keep me from reading it, but I am so glad that I mentally put a brown bag over it and stopped thinking about it. The cover did not do the book even a little bit of justice.
So, do I rec it? If you like a contemporary paranormal romance (check check check to all of the above), with a bit of bickering (YES), and plenty of character growth, be sure to pick this one up. As for me, it’s found its way onto my favorites shelf on Goodreads. I Loved it.
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