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Wishful Thinking (Time of Transition #3)

by Gabi Stevens (Goodreads Author)

3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 · rating details · 64 ratings · 27 reviews

Free-spirited artist Stormy Jones-Smythe was raised by two talented Wizard fathers but never showed the slightest hint of magical abilities. Which is why she’s totally surprised when three famous fairy godmothers show up at her door to tell her she’s one of them.

Surprised, and none too happy. The godmothers are fugitives, framed for treason, and the last thing the magical...more

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Published April 24th 2012 by Tor Books

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Mar 27, 2012 Felicia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-read

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Overall Rating: 4.00
Story Rating: 4.00
Character Rating: 4.00

First Thought when Finished: My favorite of the series!

What I Loved: Hunter and Stormy together made a great couple. I loved that Stormy was strong-willed, willing to search for answers on her own, and willing to stand for her beliefs even if it meant not having Hunter in her life. Hunter was an amazing man: strong, loyal, handsome, and at all times honorable. Their love story is my favorite as it just felt organic a...more

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Jun 16, 2012 Robin Priddy rated it 4 of 5 stars

It is the Time of Transition in the Arcani (magical) world. This is the tine when three women will be chosen ,by the magic, when they turn twenty-seven years old to become the new godmothers.
Stormy Jones-Smyyhe thas grown up around magic but she has none of her own. She went to a human school and college. Since she had no magic she was taught nothing about magic nor its history. Stormy was raised by her two dads in a magical artist community. Both of her dads are artist and Stormy is one also...more It is the Time of Transition in the Arcani (magical) world. This is the tine when three women will be chosen ,by the magic, when they turn twenty-seven years old to become the new godmothers.
Stormy Jones-Smyyhe thas grown up around magic but she has none of her own. She went to a human school and college. Since she had no magic she was taught nothing about magic nor its history. Stormy was raised by her two dads in a magical artist community. Both of her dads are artist and Stormy is one also. She is a textile artist mainly weaving cloth. When her twenty-seventh birthday came and went her dad's relized that Stormy will never have magic. When Stormy spent the whole night weaving a new fabic, she is suprised when the three old godmothers show up to give her her wand and inform her that she is the newest godmother. The old godmothers and the two new ones are wanted by the Arcani counsel. When the godmothers went before the counsel to tell them about a man who is trying to take over the counsel and then the world, they did not belive them. They belived that it is the godmothers who want to take over. As each new godmother has had a run in with this man and in turn have gone into hiding with the old godmothers. The counsel is determined not to lose another godmother so the assign two of the counsel guards to Stormy to keep her safe.
Hunter Merrick is one of the guards. He is a by the book type of person and he can't understand how Stormy is going to learn magic. After talking to the old godmothers and meeting the new ones Stormy gives the villans name to Hunter. He tries to investagate the things Stormy has told him but nothing makes sense to him. Hunter is bound to the oath he gave to the conusel and he has to do what they tell him to do. Hunter now has the problem of keeping Stormy safe and following the orders of the conusel. The biggest problem he is facing is the accration he feels for Stormy.
This is the third of Ms Stevens Time of Transition series. I just loved the inaction between the hero and heroine. He is stright laced, by the book type of guy and she is a free sprit,fly by the seat of her pants type of person. This was such a great story, filled with romance and wonderful charming characters. I could not put this book down until I found out how it ended.
I am looking forward to the next book Ms Stevens has out.(less)

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Jun 07, 2012 Romancing the Book rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, paranormal, romance, urban-fantasy

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I found this story magically romantic. With each page I was so riveted that I didn’t want to put it down. Even as I approached the end of the story I found I wanted to find out more about the Arcani along with their offspring.

Stormy, a very strong-willed woman that stands up for what she believes in no matter what the cost; finds herself the last chosen by magic to become one of the new godmothers. An artis...more Posted on Romancing the BOok's blog
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I found this story magically romantic. With each page I was so riveted that I didn’t want to put it down. Even as I approached the end of the story I found I wanted to find out more about the Arcani along with their offspring.

Stormy, a very strong-willed woman that stands up for what she believes in no matter what the cost; finds herself the last chosen by magic to become one of the new godmothers. An artist (weaving) was raised by her two wizard dads, was raised as a groundling (human) because she had no magic; that is until now. As she turns twenty seven she finds that magic has chosen her to become the third godmother. As she receives her magic she finds she has trouble controlling it which only makes her more endearing to the reader.

Ms. Stevens shows Stormy as a very caring, loving and strong character.

When Stormy meets the other two godmothers there is an instant bond of friendship as if they had been friends forever. This story brings unlikely people together to fight to keep the Arcani safe and protected. Friendships old and new seem as natural as the new fairy godmothers complement each other even if they don’t know each other that well yet. Each is very strong alone but even more so when they are together. As they gather strength from each other to defeat the enemies.

With the other Godmothers wanted for treason and in hiding the Arcani Counsel, takes Stormy into their protective custody placing their guards on her. Hunter, strong, loyal and handsome falls for Stormy. Things aren’t smooth in this hot and stormy (no pun intended) relationship.

Ms. Stevens weaves a magical tale that is full of emotions, making you fall in love with all of the characters as they draw you in with their love for life and wanting to do what is right.

Ms. Stevens has a hit on her hands as I found myself laughing, crying and falling in love. I am going to have to read the first two books in the series and this one again to find how it all started. I hope that there are more of the godmothers in future books and maybe one where Tank finds his true love….
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May 13, 2012 Rebecca rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, paranormal-romance, won

This was a cute PNR! I like the idea of fairy godmothers, and even though this is the third book in the series, it's definitely a stand-alone novel as well. I hadn't read Ms. Stevens before, but I won the book from the Qwillery blog and enjoyed it so much I'm planning on catching up on the first two books in the series. If you're a fan of PNR, I think you'll enjoy this lighthearted romance.

I do wish the publisher had done a better job with the cover. This cover is just awful! When I got the book...more

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May 10, 2012 Stephanie rated it 3 of 5 stars

When is a Fairy not a Fairy?

WISHFUL THINKING

Time of Transition Three
Gabi Stevens
File Size: 431 KB
Print Length: 320 pages
Tor Books; Original edition (April 24, 2012)
Sold by: Macmillan
Disclosure: Received from publisher unsolicited; No remuneration was exchanged and except as noted, all opinions are my own.

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It's the Time of Transition for the Arcani, the time when the boundaries between the magical world and the world of the Groundlings are the most vulner

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Apr 20, 2012 Aimeekay rated it 5 of 5 stars

*sigh* Wishful Thinking is the third and final (?) book in the godmother's story. We get to meet the third godmother Stormy and follow her on her path as she finds out that not only is she a godmother, but she has become one in a time of great upheaval in the Arcani world. If you've read the previous two books you know that the other Godmothers, Kristin and Reggie, have gone into hiding. Also that Lucas Reynard, the son of Elenka Liska, a Godmother who tried to take over the Arcani world during...more *sigh* Wishful Thinking is the third and final (?) book in the godmother's story. We get to meet the third godmother Stormy and follow her on her path as she finds out that not only is she a godmother, but she has become one in a time of great upheaval in the Arcani world. If you've read the previous two books you know that the other Godmothers, Kristin and Reggie, have gone into hiding. Also that Lucas Reynard, the son of Elenka Liska, a Godmother who tried to take over the Arcani world during WWII, is the reason. He has come to finish what his mother started and only the godmothers realize his true intentions. If you haven't read the previous two books then may I suggest you go read them before you read this review. There are tons of other important details that you are missing and reading this review would only spoil the other two books.

Ok, so why the *sigh*? Mainly because this IS the final story in the trilogy. There is no open ending on the last page. Everything is neatly tied in a pretty bow, and there is definitely a happy ending. Which don't get me wrong I love a happy ending, especially a good one that doesn't leave obviously glaring loose ends. However I really enjoyed the world that Ms. Stevens has created and I hope she plans on writing more stories that take place there. (hint, hint, to Ms. Stevens if you are reading this)

As for the story itself. It follows the other two books in form. Magic-less girl finds out she is a godmother, and of course there is a love interest. But Stormy's love story isn't as easy as Reggie or Kristin's was. Not only is she being watched even closer than Reggie was by the counsel, but the person she falls in love with is a member of the council's elite Guard. To make matters worse because he is a guard he has taken an oath to never betray them. A magical oath that will kill him if he should side with the godmothers. The beginning of the story seemed a bit slow. But then again some of it was just rehashing what I as the reader already knew, but Stormy didn't so she had to be told about the godmothers and how they had turned away from the council. Of course she isn't always told the whole truth and a large portion of the beginning of the story is her trying to sift through everything to figure out who's side she is on. Then there is the problem of her magic, which she can't seem to get under control. I actually liked that part. Unlike Kristin and Reggie's powers, even with practice Stormy never seems to be able to get hers completely under control.

But even though it took a minute to take off, Stormy's story still drew me in. I didn't want to stop reading. Plus there were the extra details about Arcani life and the world that the author has created that were revealed. Definitely interesting. (I want to find out more about the dragons!!<---another hint to the author!) Also I got to see some of the characters from previous books. This definitely made me happy.

There are some very smexy sex scenes in the book. (Just like in the others) So don't let the little ones start reading it. There are also some tear jerkers too, so have the tissues handy. (I'm not saying why, I won't spoil that much, I will however say I almost cried in the one scene)

Definitely pick up these books if you are looking for a new world to dive into. Yes it is romance, but there is also mystery and adventure thrown in with the magic of the mix.

I really enjoyed all three. To everyone else if you are going to start reading them, may I suggest you get all three at once. That way you can read them all straight through just as I did. It was very satisfying to be able to do that.(less)

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May 05, 2012 Stacy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: from-publisher-author

I gave it 3.5 stars

WISHFUL THINKING is book 3 in the Time of Transition series but it happens to be the first book of the series that I read. Although I'm sure the whole back story would have been nice to know I at no time felt like I completely missed out on things.

As a groundling raised by two wizard fathers Stormy has come to terms with the fact that she is no way magical. That all changes when the Aunts show up and present her with her new wand as she has been chosen by the magic to be the...more

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Apr 15, 2012 Mary rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: magic, own, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy

Wishful Thinking is the third book in the Time of transition series and it's a very good end to the trilogy but hopefully not the end to Gabi Steven's Arcani World.

The third new fairy godmother Stormy Jones-Smythe is a strong and caring character and I liked her right away. Finally all the godmothers come together in this story and we also meet the great and quirky characters from the first two books again. The romance between Stormy and Hunter is sweet, funny and believable.

The Council is stil...more

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Apr 23, 2012 Larissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Rating: 3.5 Stars

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I have totally enjoyed the Time of Transition series since book 1, The Wish List. I love the concept of the series and have been looking forward to each installment as they came. As You Wish was a great sequel and it made hunger for the finale to this very cool trilogy.

In Wishful Thinking we finally get to know the third and final new Fairy Godmother, Stormy. Stormy is the daughter of two artists and has lived in an artists colony for most of her life and being an ar...more Rating: 3.5 Stars

*NO SPOILERS

I have totally enjoyed the Time of Transition series since book 1, The Wish List. I love the concept of the series and have been looking forward to each installment as they came. As You Wish was a great sequel and it made hunger for the finale to this very cool trilogy.

In Wishful Thinking we finally get to know the third and final new Fairy Godmother, Stormy. Stormy is the daughter of two artists and has lived in an artists colony for most of her life and being an artist herself, she finds great comfort there.

On the hero side of things, we have Hunter, a guard to the council of the Arcani (People with magic) and oath bound to follow the council's rulings. He is designated as one of the guards that "protect" Stormy and keep her away from the other Fairy Godmothers, who have been considered traitors of the Arcani race.

Wishful Thinking a great last book to a great trilogy and I have been dying for the end game in the Time of Transition series for a few years now.

However, the one thing that put me off about Wishful Thinking was the rushed ending. I realized that since there are only three Fairy Godmothers, the trilogy would be dunzo with Wishful Thinking, but all of the sudden I was only 15 pages away from the end of the book and the final showdown had not happened yet. So i started thinking, "wait is there going to be a fourth book?", I mean "can it all be wrapped up in 15 pages?".

Yes, it was all finished in 15 pages. After all the issues and heart ache of these three books, we get a quickly laid out ending that only basically describes how everything turned out after the showdown. It felt too easy and too fast after all that these characters had been through. Even though I love the characters, the world, the story, i think the ending was not what it could have been and what they deserved.

All in all even though i was not happy with part of the end of Wishful Thinking, I did enjoy the book very much and the last chapter was very sweet. =D

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Oct 29, 2012 Star (The Bibliophilic Book Blog) rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Stormy Jones-Smythe is a Groundling, a person who cannot perform magic. Both of her fathers are Arcani (magic-users), but Stormy has never been made to feel as if she is lacking some way – even though she feels it from time to time. Imagine her surprise when she is interrupted in her art studio by the three fairy godmothers and informed she is one of the next fairy godmothers. The rub is all of the fairy godmothers are considered outlaws at the moment and are accused of treason, but Stormy accep...more

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May 04, 2012 Laurie (Bitten by Paranormal Romance) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: author-request, paranormal-romance, requests

Wishful Thinking is the last book in Gabi Stevens Time of Transition series, but I hope this will not be the last book for Gabi to write. Gabi is a wonderful writer with a huge imagination in the world of magic.

This story is the best in the series for me. I loved how Gabi ties everything together has a great ending for the three fairy godmothers. Now, my only complaint is what about Tank?? He needs his HEA too. Oh yeah, he was a very loveable character for me. Anyhow, you’ll find a very well exp...more

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Apr 24, 2012 Colette rated it 4 of 5 stars

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The Time of Transition series by Gabi Stevens is just magical. The heroines are smart, sassy, headstrong and likable. The heroes are swoon-worthy, make me sigh and are actually *gasp* nice guys. This series is about three women who grow up thinking that they aren't magical, then when they turn 27 discover that they are fairy godmothers. However, a plan is underfoot that must be stopped. In the first two books we meet Kristen and Regina, who defy the magi...more Originally posted on A Buckeye Girl Reads

The Time of Transition series by Gabi Stevens is just magical. The heroines are smart, sassy, headstrong and likable. The heroes are swoon-worthy, make me sigh and are actually *gasp* nice guys. This series is about three women who grow up thinking that they aren't magical, then when they turn 27 discover that they are fairy godmothers. However, a plan is underfoot that must be stopped. In the first two books we meet Kristen and Regina, who defy the magical council to stop the plan that turn the magical world upside down.

Stormy has two dads who are both magical, and while she hasn't grown up in the magic world because she doesn't have any powers, she has heard enough snippets to know the Fairy Godmothers are on the run. Stormy knew the old Fairy Godmothers, and finds it hard to believe they and the new Fairy Godmothers are the criminals that the council makes them out to be. Stormy is a weaver by trade, and is hard at work on her newest creation when she gets a surprise visit from the Old Godmothers telling her she is the last of the new Fairy Godmothers. (it sounds confusing, but isn't, I promise!!) Before she can blink, they are gone and the council guards have arrived to arrest the Godmothers. They don't get there in enough time to arrest them, but Stormy is placed under the watchful eye of two guards who work for the council: Hunter and Tank.

Hunter believes everything the magical council has told him about the Godmothers-that they are the bad guys. He sets out to protect Stormy at all costs. Hunter was so stubborn that I wanted to strangle him at times!! However, what I loved about him was that he was always there for Stormy when she needed him to be there. I loved watching him struggle for his feelings about Stormy and everything that he's been told.Stormy was great because she didn't take crap for anyone. She managed to protect those she cared about while following her instincts. I loved it when she would get mad at Hunter for not seeing the obvious. I loved how she took charge of everything. The villain in this story is one from previous books, and he just makes my skin crawl. He's always trying to nab one of the new Fairy Godmothers as his own and I love watching him come crashing down when his plans fall.

I loved how we got to see some beloved characters from the past books, but at times I felt like the overall story line took away just a tad of the romance between Hunter and Stormy. I realize why it took them awhile to realize they were meant to be together, but I so wanted to shake Hunter and tell him to hurry up and come to his senses!!

This series is all about friendship, family, discovering who you are, good vs evil and sweet romance. This is one paranormal series that is going on my keeper shelf.

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Mar 26, 2012 Kelli (I'd So Rather Be Reading) rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have really enjoyed the Time of Transition trilogy. This series is light-hearted fun, with sweet love stories and a nice plot centering around magic. Each book in the series features one new-found fairy godmother. Book one was Kristin's story, book two was Reggie's story, and book three was Stormy's story. I really connected with Kristin and Reggie, and found a lot of my own attributes in them. I had a harder time connecting with Stormy, though. She was just so different from the other two god...more

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Sep 24, 2012 Lisa King rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: liked-it-but-not-great

Stormy Jones-Smythe is a weaver, an artist, and a non-magical daughter of a loving artist couple. One day her fairy godmothers show up and inform her that she is really a fairy god-mother. Since the trio are wanted by the Council, they can not help Stormy with her magic, instead they flee. The Council assigns Story two Guards, Hunter Merrick and Tank. Eventually, attraction ensues, danger abounds and a final confrontation between the new fairy god-mothers and Lucas Reynard, the big bad, is guara...more

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Aug 06, 2012 Ellen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-series, paranormal-series

While I liked both Stormy and Hunter, and I liked the story it wasn't what I expected. The aunts were adorable and awesome as usual, (view spoiler) but at the end I do wonder what happened to the guys that they were with (and they totally were).

Sometimes covers lie, but worse than that is when the blurb lies. Again I can't blame the author but still I'm angry that I couldn't enjoy because I was lead to believe that I was getting something else.

And in between A ...more

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Jun 10, 2012 MaryBookSwarm rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-release, tor

A light, fun story, WISHFUL THINKING is a great summer read, perfect for relaxing with on a lazy day while swinging in a hammock. I did giggle at the main character's name (Seriously--Stormy?) but the story itself was quite entertaining.

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May 28, 2012 Jackie rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is a good book, but did not live up to what I was expecting. A very easy read-you can sit down and read in a weekend. If you like books about magic this is an excellent read, if not then.......

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Dec 02, 2012 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was the final story about the Arcani godmothers. I liked this series and the characters that were introduced in this final book in the series. Stormy was fierce and clever, considering she grew up as a Groundling and became a godmother without any training in magic, though her 2 dads were wizards. I think the evil guy in the book was well done. I really did hate the guy, and was rooting for the good team the entire time...

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Jun 22, 2012 Kelly % Books-n-Kisses added it

have to think on my review of this book. not really sure how I felt.

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I am not sure where I stand on this book. I liked the story. But did not love. I have to admit that I ended up skimming a lot of parts in the book. I like the hero of this book Hunter is a straight up kind of guy. The heroine Stormy I never really connected with her. I am not really sure what I can say...
If you love the first two books in Gabi’s series I think you will be happy with Wishful Thinking. And this is maybe wh...more

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Mar 04, 2013 Maggie Montgomery rated it 3 of 5 stars

Another 3.5. Okay, personally, I still liked the middle one best of the trio. Dunno why; I just did. But I thought Wishful Thinking was both a good story on its own and a nice wrap-up to the trilogy. It was most definitely the spiciest of the three :-) I'd also still love to see the author put together a short story anthology or two about both sets of godmothers with maybe some Callie tales thrown in for good measure. She's created a pretty fabulous world and some very unique characters and I'd...more

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Mar 25, 2012 Wicked Lil Pixie (Natasha) rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.5/5 review soon

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Jul 18, 2012 TheBookVixen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012, c-b

Why I Read this Book: There are all sorts of paranormal and fantasy books out there with vampires, werewolves, shifters, and the like. So it was refreshing to read this series, which centers around fairy godmothers.

What I Liked: The main story, containing all 3 of the new fairy godmothers, comes full circle in Wishful Thinking. It’s been a fun ride. (read more)

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Dec 03, 2012 Amanda added it

Really enjoyed this book though I havent read the previous 2. The guy on the cover toug is a wannabe rentacop, blah. Enjoyed,the pot not mch suspense but interesting and actioning with hot men and awesome chicks.

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Jun 19, 2012 Kim Dallaire rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Curses! I hate it when I accidentally read a series out of order, especially when I read the last book first. Will have to catch up on the other two, stat! I want the full story!

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Sep 16, 2012 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars

I was so sad to see this trilogy come to an end. :( It felt like loosing great friends.

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May 29, 2012 Tera rated it 4 of 5 stars

Very cute series! I really enjoyed all three of these books.

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