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Kayla McHenry's sweet sixteen sucks! Her dad left, her grades dropped, and her BFF is dating the boy Kayla's secretly loved for years. Blowing out ...
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Nov 27, 2011
Ash
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Okay, I know that you're probably rolling your eyes at the bright pink cover, and trust me I was totally there. I get it, I really do. The premise of the books just sounded too hilarious to pass up though and I surprisingly found an actual depth to this book that was totally unexpected. I’m rounding this up from a 4.5, and I’m so glad that I didn’t let my sarcastic and suspicious tendency keep me from reading it.
Quick Overview: Kayla has just had the worst sweet sixteen party possible More...
Quick Overview: Kayla has just had the worst sweet sixteen party possible More...
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Oct 29, 2011
Ari
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I wish my birthday wishes actually came true. Because they never freakin' do.
Don't know about you, but I remember being very silly while making a wish for my birthdays.
A barbie-alike friend? Totally me!
A room full of chocolate and other sweets? Oh, boy.. I might still want to make this wish. Add some ice-cream and some M&Ms and please make it true :P
A kiss from my crush? You bet!
Big boobs? Ha haa, that too!
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Sep 09, 2011
Mith
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Holy multiplying gumballs, Batman! This book was SO MUCH FUN!
16-year old Kayla has a problem - all the birthday wishes she ever made are coming true.
It all starts with a frosted, four-tiered, pink birthday cake where, out of frustration, Kayla makes an impromptu Dear-God-My-Life-Sucks-Cut-Me-Some-Slack wish. A wish that somehow makes all her birthday wishes so far, come true.
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16-year old Kayla has a problem - all the birthday wishes she ever made are coming true.
It all starts with a frosted, four-tiered, pink birthday cake where, out of frustration, Kayla makes an impromptu Dear-God-My-Life-Sucks-Cut-Me-Some-Slack wish. A wish that somehow makes all her birthday wishes so far, come true.
First, a kicking and breathing, hot-pink 'My Little Pony' appears in her backyard, comple More...
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Jul 05, 2010
Sarah
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Not only is YOU WISH charming, heartbreaking, and hilarious, it's also one of those books you literally cannot put down. It's definitely a book I'm going to reread again and again--I loved every moment! It's absolutely wonderful.
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Dec 19, 2011
Jenna
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I read this synopsis and immediately put a hold on it at the library. I thought it sounded original and hilarious. I had high hopes for it, so as soon as I picked it up, I dove into it.
And that's when it started to go downhill.
Let me say first off, overall, I found this book enjoyable. However, it just did not live up to the expectations I had after reading the synopsis. The main character, Kayla, wasn't very likeable in my opinion. She has this whole cynical grunge More...
And that's when it started to go downhill.
Let me say first off, overall, I found this book enjoyable. However, it just did not live up to the expectations I had after reading the synopsis. The main character, Kayla, wasn't very likeable in my opinion. She has this whole cynical grunge More...
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Aug 21, 2011
Jackie
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You Wish is a fun, light read. It captures the essense of excitement from a youth's birthday party, while presented a funny main character. Although the cover may look, well, a little immature, it is definitely worth giving a shot.
Mandy Hubbard's writing is really entertaining. It is funny, well described, and keeps you reading. The main character goes through some unfortunante events, and although I guess most people would hate to be in this situation themselves, it was More...
Jan 15, 2011
Nomes
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You Wish is an addictive, wild and quirky read that cleverly manages to explore some meaningful themes under the madness.
You Wish was always unexpected - anything could happen with the wishes and the way they cropped up in Kayla's life was so creative. It really felt like Mandy Hubbard had a blast while writing this, letting her imagination go wild. She wreaked havoc on poor Kayla with so many cringe-worthy and hilarious situations.
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You Wish was always unexpected - anything could happen with the wishes and the way they cropped up in Kayla's life was so creative. It really felt like Mandy Hubbard had a blast while writing this, letting her imagination go wild. She wreaked havoc on poor Kayla with so many cringe-worthy and hilarious situations.
Despite the craziness of the wishes - it did More...
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Sep 01, 2010
Kelsey
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I was so excited to receive a copy of You Wish to review- luckily it was everything I had hoped for and more!
I loved how relatable and down to earth the main character, Kayla, was. She was just a normal high school student dealing with a lot of everyday problems. Kayla was determined to be different, and I loved this about her. She didn't care what others thought about her and always stood up for what she believed in.
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I loved how relatable and down to earth the main character, Kayla, was. She was just a normal high school student dealing with a lot of everyday problems. Kayla was determined to be different, and I loved this about her. She didn't care what others thought about her and always stood up for what she believed in.
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Jul 05, 2010
Shanyn
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As soon as I saw the cover for You Wish, I knew I wanted to read it. I'm into cupcakes, My Little Ponies, and birthdays, so this cover stole my heart.
After I read the summary, I wanted to read it even more! It sounded like an awesome, light, fun read.
And the verdict is:
YAY!
You Wish may seem like it's going to be all fluff and predictable, but the plot (a girl's wishes from her past birthdays coming true, for those of you that did not read the summa More...
After I read the summary, I wanted to read it even more! It sounded like an awesome, light, fun read.
And the verdict is:
YAY!
You Wish may seem like it's going to be all fluff and predictable, but the plot (a girl's wishes from her past birthdays coming true, for those of you that did not read the summa More...
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Jul 05, 2010
Kim
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Mandy Hubbard has done it again! You Wish is a remarkable novel filled with hilarity, romance, and the power of finding yourself. To say that I enjoyed reading this book would be an understatement. I absolutely loved it!! I finished it in one wild sitting of hysterical laughter and lots of smiling. Kayla (which is such a cute name!) and her wishes are just pure outrageous and filled with insanity, but who could blame her! Kayla had such a great personality--being inside her head was sort of addi
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Sep 02, 2010
Alexandria
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"Be careful what you wish for."
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Nov 29, 2011
Michelle
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Having the worst birthday party ever, Kayla wishes that all her birthday wishes come true, since they never freakin’ do. Well, when a My Little Pony shows up, and a live Ken doll, and a live Raggedy Ann doll life gets complicated. Then Kayla starts to worry because last year she wished that her lifelong crush, Ben, would kiss her. The only problem is Ben is her best friend’s boyfriend and if he kisses her, it will probably destroy their friendship. [return][return]This was a fun premise. My
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Nov 16, 2011
Siti
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QUARTER 1
Siti HM Khairi
You Wish
by Mandy Hubbard
272 pages
Razorbill Publishing $8.99
ISBN 1595142924
Kayla McHenry becomes pretty bitter when her, one and only friend, who is also her best friend decides to ditch her 16th birthday party. In a moment of anger, Kayla blows on her candles to the cake she never asked at the party she NEVER asked for. She wishes that her wishes actually come true because "they never freaking do". Not to mention how m More...
Siti HM Khairi
You Wish
by Mandy Hubbard
272 pages
Razorbill Publishing $8.99
ISBN 1595142924
Kayla McHenry becomes pretty bitter when her, one and only friend, who is also her best friend decides to ditch her 16th birthday party. In a moment of anger, Kayla blows on her candles to the cake she never asked at the party she NEVER asked for. She wishes that her wishes actually come true because "they never freaking do". Not to mention how m More...
Sep 05, 2011
Alexis
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The Reading Hideaway Review:
I stumbled upon this book while I was quickly searching through the teen section of my local library. I usually don't judge a book by it's cover but because this one had a cupcake on it and at the time I was a tad bit hungry, I decided to check it out and read it. I'm really glad that I did.
It was hard for me to get into the book at first but once her birthday wishes started to come true, it got really entertaining. If I was Kayla, I would h More...
I stumbled upon this book while I was quickly searching through the teen section of my local library. I usually don't judge a book by it's cover but because this one had a cupcake on it and at the time I was a tad bit hungry, I decided to check it out and read it. I'm really glad that I did.
It was hard for me to get into the book at first but once her birthday wishes started to come true, it got really entertaining. If I was Kayla, I would h More...
May 18, 2011
Myhotstylist
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What would happen if all your birthday wishes came true? Kayla finds out in this exciting and fun YA novel called You Wish.
Upon turning 16, Kayla's career drivin mother thows her a birthday bash she'd rather not have. To make matters worse, her best friend Nicole ditches her to be with Ben, (Kaylas forever crush). Having had a rotten night, Kayla wishes that her birthday wishes actually came true, because they never frikin do!
Kayla then exeperiences her wishes comming tr More...
Upon turning 16, Kayla's career drivin mother thows her a birthday bash she'd rather not have. To make matters worse, her best friend Nicole ditches her to be with Ben, (Kaylas forever crush). Having had a rotten night, Kayla wishes that her birthday wishes actually came true, because they never frikin do!
Kayla then exeperiences her wishes comming tr More...
Apr 11, 2011
Sara
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3.5 stars. At her miserable sweet 16 party, Kayla wishes that her her birthday wish would for once come true, and the next day, previous birthday wishes start coming true! First there's the life-sized My Little Pony, then a billion gumballs, and soon after she discovers that her old Raggedy Ann doll has become a real girl and the Ken doll a real-life Ken. What worries Kayla - besides trying to hide all this craziness from her family - is that she has a crush on Ben, her best friend's boyfrien
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Mar 21, 2011
Brooke (Bright Wishes)
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Okay, the first thing I thought of while beginning this book was the new Disney Channel movie that came out called, 16 Wishes. It has almost the exact same concept…except the book is a lot better.
I like that You Wish is from a girl who’s not popular and not just an average girl. There is so much irony. For example, when you describe Kayla as being into converses and fishnet stockings, you wouldn’t think of pink as her favorite color which is what the cover of the book suggests (which, b More...
I like that You Wish is from a girl who’s not popular and not just an average girl. There is so much irony. For example, when you describe Kayla as being into converses and fishnet stockings, you wouldn’t think of pink as her favorite color which is what the cover of the book suggests (which, b More...
Mar 13, 2011
Samantha
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None of Kayla's wishes have every come true. Her life sucks and she wishes it would get better. Her bests friend, Nicole, is slowly growing away from her to hang out with her boyfriend, Ben. Nicole's boyfriend also happens to be the guy Kayla is in love with. To top off her terrible life, her mother, who is never present and always busy, decides to throw her a big Sweet Sixteen party. Kayla doesn't want a party, but her mother goes ahead and has one for her anyway. So, when the time comes, she m
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Aug 28, 2010
Brooke
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My Thoughts: Okay, the first thing I thought of while beginning this book was the new Disney Channel movie that came out called, 16 Wishes. It has almost the exact same concept…except the book is a lot better.
I like that You Wish is from a girl who’s not popular and not just an average girl. There is so much irony. For example, when you describe Kayla as being into converses and fishnet stockings, you wouldn’t think of pink as her favorite color which is what the cover of the book sugge More...
I like that You Wish is from a girl who’s not popular and not just an average girl. There is so much irony. For example, when you describe Kayla as being into converses and fishnet stockings, you wouldn’t think of pink as her favorite color which is what the cover of the book sugge More...
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Aug 05, 2011
Jasmine
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This book was absolutely adorable. Not adorable in the puppies-rainbows-cupcakes kind of way, but the antics that occur are crazy and I found Kayla to be pretty likable. Yes, she was quite cynical, but it's not in a way that's incredibly obnoxious. Maybe I didn't find it obnoxious because I was just like her. I hated pep rallies and cheerleaders and pink. I wanted to be the "black sheep" and wear the crazy clothes nobody else was wearing. It's almost like Hubbard shoved my life and per
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Jun 21, 2011
Marina
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Who wouldn't like a book where the main character has her very own, real live My Little Pony (hot pink with an ice cream cone on the rump)?
When we first meet Kayla she is just about to turn Sweet Sixteen. Her mother, a party and event planner, has the perfect party all planned out. But, perfect for who? Not Kayla who has be telling her mother all along that nothing about this party sounds fun or even her style. Kayla is more likely to wear a sailor style dress from Old Navy with fishnet s More...
When we first meet Kayla she is just about to turn Sweet Sixteen. Her mother, a party and event planner, has the perfect party all planned out. But, perfect for who? Not Kayla who has be telling her mother all along that nothing about this party sounds fun or even her style. Kayla is more likely to wear a sailor style dress from Old Navy with fishnet s More...
May 27, 2011
Karen
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Kayla McHenry isn't part of her high school's in-crowd and she's okay with that. Really, she is. She has her best friend Nicole and she doesn't actually need anyone else. Not her workaholic mother, who spends more quality time with her Blackberry than she does with Kayla. And certainly not with her father, who walked away from the family seven years ago and never looked back. No. Nicole is enough. Even though she has a boyfriend now and doesn't spend nearly as much time with Kayla as she once di
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Aug 14, 2010
Midnight
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As soon as I first read the plot description for You Wish, I already knew I was going to like it... and I was so right. I mean, doesn't the idea of having all your birthday wishes come true sound so cool?
Kayla's sweet sixteenth birthday party, which she didn't even want in the first place, isn't exactly so sweet. Her best friend doesn't even show up on time and her mother's clients from her event planner business make up most of the guest list. Angry and upset, when Kayla blows out More...
Kayla's sweet sixteenth birthday party, which she didn't even want in the first place, isn't exactly so sweet. Her best friend doesn't even show up on time and her mother's clients from her event planner business make up most of the guest list. Angry and upset, when Kayla blows out More...
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Feb 08, 2012
Jackie
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What would you do, if on your 16th birthday, you made a wish for all your birthday wishes to come true? Well, that's what Kayla McHenry wished for and she gets her wish, all of them. All those childish, innocent, unreal wishes are suddenly coming, one every day. My little pony, gumballs, snow, ballet slippers, Ken Carson as a boyfriend, Raggedy Ann coming to life, speaking Italian, her absent father showing up, big boobs...all of these she can live with (sort of), but the one that has her freake
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Nov 16, 2010
Karen
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My friend Tiger (from All Consuming Books) reviewed As You Wish last week and had me downloading the book pronto! You can read her more detailed review for the book (http://tigersallconsumingbooks.blogspot....) but I’m just going to get to the gushing.
I was completely hooked by the first sentence.
“People say I’m a glass half-empty person. I guess they’re right, because I’ve never understood why anyone would see it as half full, when clearly something is missing.”
Tha More...
I was completely hooked by the first sentence.
“People say I’m a glass half-empty person. I guess they’re right, because I’ve never understood why anyone would see it as half full, when clearly something is missing.”
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Nov 08, 2010
Jennifer
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Kayla is having a sweet sixteen birthday party, and it's nothing that she wanted. Her dad left her two years ago, her grades dropped, and her best friend is going out with the boy she loved for three years. When Kayla blew her candles her one wish is for her wishes to come true because they never do. The next day Kayla wakes up with a life sized my little pony outside her window, her doll comes to life to an actual human, she has a lifetime supply of gumballs, and a Ken doll comes to life a More...
Jul 13, 2011
Grace
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This book was so zany! It was one of those that just makes you happy :)
Kayla is somewhat of an outcast, her mom is never home, her dad left her family, her best friend starts making excuses to avoid her, and she's in love with said friend's boyfriend. Life can't get much worse, right? When Kayla makes a wish on her Sweet Sixteen that all her birthday wishes come true, her life gets a whole lot a crazy.
I found Kayla totally relatable. Ok, so maybe I don't have a bunch of crazy b More...
Kayla is somewhat of an outcast, her mom is never home, her dad left her family, her best friend starts making excuses to avoid her, and she's in love with said friend's boyfriend. Life can't get much worse, right? When Kayla makes a wish on her Sweet Sixteen that all her birthday wishes come true, her life gets a whole lot a crazy.
I found Kayla totally relatable. Ok, so maybe I don't have a bunch of crazy b More...
Apr 11, 2011
Jean Pearl
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Pink Pony. Ann the Raggedy Doll. Gumballs. From Cup A to C. Ken Carson(partner of Barbie the doll). Sudden Italian-lingual-literate. Morphed to Mermaid. Lime-colored Bike. Long-not-seen dad showing up. Acne from an enemy. Sudden snow. A kiss from a bestfriend's boyfriend. Throw them on in the picture and you'll mesh up a blast of wonderful, crazy, and magical fantastic adventure!! Hang on for that insanely funny and enjoyable ride!!
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Sep 04, 2010
Sam
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I haven't read Prada & Prejudice yet, so this was the first thing I'd read by Mandy Hubbard! I've been following her blog and twitter for awhile, so I was super excited when I saw this book in the store. I got it right before I left for college and it took me less than two days to finish.
What I Liked:
* Ben. Ben was super dreamy, guys. He was adorable and did motocross and was sweet and laughed at Ken and generally - all he did was be amazing. He made me swoon and thi More...
What I Liked:
* Ben. Ben was super dreamy, guys. He was adorable and did motocross and was sweet and laughed at Ken and generally - all he did was be amazing. He made me swoon and thi More...
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Feb 02, 2011
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Kayla's sixteen birthday is so not going as expected. First, her mother is forcing a Sweet Sixteen party on her (a party geared to make her mom look good, since she's an event planner), and then her best friend Nicole decides to go on a date with her boyfriend (promising to arrive just an hour late, tops!).
On a whim born out of anger at the whole situation, Kayla makes a wish before blowing the candles, she wishes all her wishes came true because they never do.
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On a whim born out of anger at the whole situation, Kayla makes a wish before blowing the candles, she wishes all her wishes came true because they never do.
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