The Third Wish by Deby Adair Book Review

See review of Wish and Wish Again here.

The Third Wish by Deby Adair is the final book in the Wish series. It follows Rielle and (now) Willful James and their unicorn friends as they finally come face-to-face with the Sorcerer of Great Contempt in a fight for the future of their lands.

I as always enjoyed the underlying warmth of the characters, the forest and the land of Wish. However, this book has the hard edge of deparation interwoven in it. Rielle and Will must face their fears and be pushed to their limits to succeed. It had a darker quality to it. There is much introspection and self-doubt among the main characters including the Imperial Guard Snails and the Sorcerer of Great Contempt. This leaves the book feeling less adventurous than the other books, which I missed. I did enjoy the fast-paced sections, but they were slowed by cutting to less exciting goings on.

I was also surprised by Will taking up more time in the book when the series began with Rielle. It took a turn in a different, unexpected direction. This is evidenced by Rielle’s encounter with her “watcher” and the revelation of her dream. I did not see any of this coming. It confused me.

The Third Wish still has its light humor, great description and endearing characters. However, the ending, although satisfying, did leave off in a completely different turn of events than I would’ve expected.

I recommend this series.

Rating: 3.5/5

Sticks, Stones and Dragon Bones II Book Review

Read review of Sticks, Stones and Dragon Bones here.

Sticks, Stones and Dragon Bones II by Evelyn Ink

Paige, Bean, Dorrit and Hayde, the Darlington sisters, find themselves on a pirate ship on the Sylock River. They are following the cryptic prophesy cited in book one and headed into the dangerous territory of Abraxis, the almost king, in search of their sister Audra.

The second book of the Sticks, Stones and Dragon Bones series is just as adventurous. However, you must read the first book to fully grasp this one. Although this book does have excitement, I didn’t find it as thrilling as the first book. But this being the middle of the story, I expected the slight lull.

I can’t wait for the exciting ending to the Darlington sisters’ tale. Great series.

Rating 4/5

Rewrite Redemption Book Review

Rewrite Redemption by J.H. Walker

Autumn Jones (AJ) time travels, but she doesn’t know how or why or when it will happen. She has lost her mother physically and her father emotionally because of it. The only reason she has made it to age sixteen still sane is because of her best friends Alexandra (Lex) and Ivan (Ipod) who have both taken up residence with AJ in the elaborately built treehouse in her backyard. Then Constantine moves to town and he may have the answers she needs. He might even be a time traveller like her.

Rewrite Redemption has an intriguing premise