Review: Wishful Thinking by Alexandra Bullen

Wishful Thinking by Alexandra Bullen

When Hazel turns 18, her “step” father gives her the birth certificate with her biological mother’s name on it. She had been put up for adoption at birth and when her adoptive mother died she was moved from foster home to foster home until her adoptive father became sober and asked her to come back home until she graduated that summer. After doing some research, Hazel finds out her birth mother is a painter, much like Hazel who likes photography, and has a show in a few months in San Francisco, where Hazel lives. After finding the perfect dress for the show and picking it up from the seamstress who fixed a hole in it, Hazel realizes she was given the wrong dress back. The dress she received by mistake is very pretty and fits her perfectly so she wears it to the show. Once there, Hazel discovers something that changes her future and makes her realize she has three wishes to change her life. Hazel also realizes the more things change, the more they stay the same. It’s really about finding the truth in yourself.

This is a great book and an easy read especially if you like books about the challenges in family relationships with a touch of fantasy and romance. I really enjoyed reading Wishful Thinking.

~ Taylor

(note: it's the sequel to Wish but you don't need to read that first)