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Wishful Thinking (Wish #2)
If you could wish for a different life, would you? What if that life changed everything you thought was real?
Adopted as a baby, Hazel Hayes has always been alone. She's never belonged anywhere--and has always yearned to know the truth about where she comes from. So when she receives three stunning, enchanted dresses--each with the power to grant one wish--Hazel wishes to k...more
Adopted as a baby, Hazel Hayes has always been alone. She's never belonged anywhere--and has always yearned to know the truth about where she comes from. So when she receives three stunning, enchanted dresses--each with the power to grant one wish--Hazel wishes to k...more
Paperback, 243 pages
Published
April 1st 2011
by Point
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May 23, 2013
Oksana *Bookaholic*
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NOOOO!!! Wish was one of my all-time favorites. When I saw this book, I was like "Yup, Imma go get my money!". I was a bit disappointed.
I was agreeable with the ending. I didn't hate Hazel (a big plus). The romance was kinda rushed and ehh, but I didn't complain. The writing style was fantastic, no surprise there.
I hated the fact that the time-travel thing was very sloppy. So, (and I don't know why other time-traveling books didn't throw themselves at me like this), I was painfully aware throu...more
I was agreeable with the ending. I didn't hate Hazel (a big plus). The romance was kinda rushed and ehh, but I didn't complain. The writing style was fantastic, no surprise there.
I hated the fact that the time-travel thing was very sloppy. So, (and I don't know why other time-traveling books didn't throw themselves at me like this), I was painfully aware throu...more
Wishful Thinking is the companion novel to Bullen’s debut novel Wish and it continues in the same vein as the first book. Ms. Bullen writes a beautiful story. She takes magical elements and weds them to very real conflicts with an expertise that has the reader charmed. I loved the complex relationships in the novel. The depth of the protagonist’s desire for a family was exquisitely portrayed. The characters in the novel came to life on the island setting and, in the most empathetic of ways, the...more
Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com
When Hazel turns 18, her stepfather hands her an envelope. It doesn't contain a birthday card, though, but instead includes the name of her birth mother. More than anything, Hazel wants to belong somewhere. After her adoptive mother died when she was just a baby, she's either been with her stepfather or in foster care.
After doing some research, Hazel realizes that her birth mother lives in the same city. And she's having an art opening - tonight. H...more
When Hazel turns 18, her stepfather hands her an envelope. It doesn't contain a birthday card, though, but instead includes the name of her birth mother. More than anything, Hazel wants to belong somewhere. After her adoptive mother died when she was just a baby, she's either been with her stepfather or in foster care.
After doing some research, Hazel realizes that her birth mother lives in the same city. And she's having an art opening - tonight. H...more
Wishful Thinking is a companion novel to Wish. You do NOT need to read Wish to fully enjoy Wishful Thinking. If you read Wish (which I did before and should have my review up sometime next week) you'll just have a little bit more insight in a few things. Like you'll know that Hazel bought a discarded dress at a school fundraiser, that happened to be a dress that was in the first novel... but since I just told you, know you know!
Anyway, I've read both Wish and Wishful Thinking and the latter was...more
Anyway, I've read both Wish and Wishful Thinking and the latter was...more
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Hazel has a pretty dreary life. She was adopted as an infant, her Mom passed away when she was young, she's lived in foster homes ,and she now lives with a man, Roy, who's relationship to her is unclear other than he loved her Mom. It seems taking pictures with an old camera that belonged to her Mom is the only thing that gives her any happiness. Then on her eighteenth birthday Roy hands her an envelope with her birth certificate inside.
After researching her mother's name Hazel discovers she wil...more
After researching her mother's name Hazel discovers she wil...more
I wanted to like this novel much more than I did. I gave 5 stars to Bullen's previous novel. "Wishful Thinking" was engaging but disappointing.
I thought that the main character Hazel was immature and slightly irritating (constantly feeling sorry for herself and believing she had the worst childhood possible) though there was some slight growth in the end.
I found that the time travel was slightly confusing, the plot was surprisingly predictable and the ending was very unsatisfying.
I found that...more
I thought that the main character Hazel was immature and slightly irritating (constantly feeling sorry for herself and believing she had the worst childhood possible) though there was some slight growth in the end.
I found that the time travel was slightly confusing, the plot was surprisingly predictable and the ending was very unsatisfying.
I found that...more
At first I didn't like this book because I thought to myself, oh gosh here is another story about a girl who was adopted by an alcoholic dad and a mother who died when she was young. She dresses all in black and hates life because of how she was raised. However, the further the book got the more dramatically this story changed. On her 18th birthday her dad gives her an envelope which contains her real birth mother. Then she buys a dress with a rip in it to wear to meet her real mother for the fi...more
From the author of Wish comes the next installment where dresses have the power to change an unhappy young woman’s life in Wishful Thinking by Alexandra Bullen
Hazel has never belonged anywhere in her life; she was adopted as a baby, and then shuffled around in foster care after the death of her adopted mother. On her eighteenth birthday she is given a valuable piece of information, the name of her birth mother. Fueled with the possibility of meeting the woman on the paper, Hazel brings a dress...more
Hazel has never belonged anywhere in her life; she was adopted as a baby, and then shuffled around in foster care after the death of her adopted mother. On her eighteenth birthday she is given a valuable piece of information, the name of her birth mother. Fueled with the possibility of meeting the woman on the paper, Hazel brings a dress...more
Wishful Thinking is a lovely magical book. The story has the feel of a fairy tale and it's a quick read-perfect for a blustery winter day when you want to curl up with a magic tale. It's a quite book-there's not a ton of action, but there's magic and a sweet romance and readers are sure to enjoy it.
Hazel is a character that you can easily like-she could be a depressing character who is down on herself, but instead she remains positive and maybe sometimes a bit naive. The story moves very quickl...more
Hazel is a character that you can easily like-she could be a depressing character who is down on herself, but instead she remains positive and maybe sometimes a bit naive. The story moves very quickl...more
I really liked this book!!!! It's about a girl who's mother gave her up (for some reason she didn't know) right after she was born, and then her adoptive mother died when she was still really little. Her "dad" (who also adopted her) tries, but really misses his wife and the main character, Hazel, is sad. She had one dress, that she got in a thrift store, that was gorgeous, but had a hole in it. For her 18th birthday she gets her birth certificate with her real mother's name on it. She finds out...more
I hadn't planned on picking up this Uncorrected Proof to read first (out of the tons I received at ALA Midwinter this week in San Diego), but I was waiting for my ride to the airport and this was sitting on the coffee table in the Hotel Solamar lobby. I was bored and too lazy to get out one of my books from my bag, so I picked up this book with an attractive cover.
Hazel isn't happy with her life--she's been passed around foster homes since her birth mother gave her up as a baby. On her 18th birt...more
Hazel isn't happy with her life--she's been passed around foster homes since her birth mother gave her up as a baby. On her 18th birt...more
Ever since she was a baby, Hazel Snow has always been alone. Offered up for adoption by her birth mother and shuffled between homes ever since, Hazel has never really had a family, but she desperately yearns for one. So when by chance she receives three magical dresses, each that will grant her a single wish, Hazel wishes to know her mother. To her surprise, she is transported across the country and into the past, a place where her mother is alive and well. This strange new life isn’t perfect, b...more
Jan 05, 2011
Jennifer Jensen (Literally Jen)
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4 of 5 stars
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If you were given 3 wishes, what would you wish for?
When Hazel Snow is given 3 dresses that can grant her any 3 wishes that come from her heart, she wishes to meet her birth mother. She's never felt like she belonged to anyone or anywhere, and she needs answers. But she didn't know that after 18 years, it would be too late. She thinks her birth mother is dead, and her first wish sends her back in time to Martha's Vineyard, where she encounters artistic Rosanna Scott, who takes her in under her w...more
When Hazel Snow is given 3 dresses that can grant her any 3 wishes that come from her heart, she wishes to meet her birth mother. She's never felt like she belonged to anyone or anywhere, and she needs answers. But she didn't know that after 18 years, it would be too late. She thinks her birth mother is dead, and her first wish sends her back in time to Martha's Vineyard, where she encounters artistic Rosanna Scott, who takes her in under her w...more
This book is out of the usual genres that I read. I just had a hunch when I saw the beautiful cover that I would enjoy it. I was not disappointed. This is sort of a fairy tale without fairies but with golden butterflies instead. Hazel is young adult who has had a miserable life from the beginning of her childhood. She was taken in by a very loving woman only to have the old woman to die. This book is the sequel to 'Wish' but it is also a stand alone book. I had not read 'Wish' but I never felt l...more
We are all familiar with stories involving Three Wishes. We even know most of The Rules: no wishing for more wishes, can’t make someone fall in love with you, no bringing someone back from the dead….it is a concept that we can grasp. But, what if you didn’t even know that you had been granted three wishes? At least, not until your quietly murmured, oft repeated, “first” wish comes true.
Wishful Thinking is told from the viewpoint of Hazel, beginning on her eighteenth birthday. We quickly learn t...more
Wishful Thinking is told from the viewpoint of Hazel, beginning on her eighteenth birthday. We quickly learn t...more
This book is heartbreaking. A companion novel to Wish it's easily a stand alone since there's no character cross over except for Posey (I wish Alexandra Bullen would give us a book just about Posey!).
Hazel has spent her whole life feeling unwanted. Adopted as a baby then shuffled around from foster family to foster family the only thing Hazel's ever wanted is to know where she came from. Enter Posey. But does getting what you want necessarily equal happiness?
I've read a lot of reviews calling t...more
Hazel has spent her whole life feeling unwanted. Adopted as a baby then shuffled around from foster family to foster family the only thing Hazel's ever wanted is to know where she came from. Enter Posey. But does getting what you want necessarily equal happiness?
I've read a lot of reviews calling t...more
Having never read the prequel/companion novel, Wish, I wasn't sure what to expect with Wishful Thinking. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it and am definitely looking forward to reading Wish now more than ever.
Hazel Snow (isn't that such a great name?) was a main character I immediately connected with, even though I couldn't really relate to her, and wanted the best for. Her life had not been easy so far and things only become more complicated when she is presented with her birth...more
Hazel Snow (isn't that such a great name?) was a main character I immediately connected with, even though I couldn't really relate to her, and wanted the best for. Her life had not been easy so far and things only become more complicated when she is presented with her birth...more
"Wishful Thinking" is the sequel to "Wish" yet reads well as a standalone. Hazel was adopted as a baby but her adoptive mother died soon after and she was bounced around a bit, never feeling "home". On her 18th birthday she receives a clue about her birth mother--the name "Rosanna Scott". She is also gifted three magical dresses from a fairy-like girl--each with the power to grant a wish. She sets off on a quest to meet her birth mother using these magical dresses. Transported back to over 18 ye...more
The one word I would use to describe this novel is: bittersweet. This was just such a heart-wrenching story of a girl who gets a second chance, and has to decide if she wants it.
This book, in my opinion, was better than Wish. I think Hazel Snow was a more realistic and relateable character for me. Plus, I liked the story line of this one better, I liked that she got to go back to the past and try and create her life for the future. And I just loved the setting of Martha's Vineyard.
All of the c...more
This book, in my opinion, was better than Wish. I think Hazel Snow was a more realistic and relateable character for me. Plus, I liked the story line of this one better, I liked that she got to go back to the past and try and create her life for the future. And I just loved the setting of Martha's Vineyard.
All of the c...more
Having never read "Wish', I did not know what to expect of the author. I have heard good praise about her previous novel and when I saw this in the library, I thought, "Why not?" Being only 240 pages long, I finished in one weekend. It was light, funny, romantic and sweet. This book could have been developed more but I did like it and I loved the feel of the book, that I'm-reading-a-fairytale-but-it-seems-pretty-modern feel that still makes you go "awww" in all the right moments. Plus, it has th...more
Wishful Thinking is all about a girl named Hazel who had a terrible childhood without a family so when she gets the opportunity to meet her birth mother, she's ecstatic. Sadly for Hazel, the reunion turns out completely different from what she expected. With three dresses and wishes, Hazel can change her past and future. The question is what will she wish for?
Hazel is a good character. She's independent, kind, but has issues letting people in. She's insecure sometimes, but a realistic character....more
Hazel is a good character. She's independent, kind, but has issues letting people in. She's insecure sometimes, but a realistic character....more
QUICK OVERVIEW:
Bullen is back again with a fun and inspirational read, but this time she has thrown a few more elements into the mix to give Wishful Thinking a feeling of substance and reality.
REVIEW:
Wishful Thinking was a pleasing improvement from the first book in the series, Wish. While both books were enjoyable, Wishful Thinking held a lot more quality and substance. Even though you don't need to read Wish to understand or even enjoy Wishful Thinking, I still recommend reading it first, ju...more
Bullen is back again with a fun and inspirational read, but this time she has thrown a few more elements into the mix to give Wishful Thinking a feeling of substance and reality.
REVIEW:
Wishful Thinking was a pleasing improvement from the first book in the series, Wish. While both books were enjoyable, Wishful Thinking held a lot more quality and substance. Even though you don't need to read Wish to understand or even enjoy Wishful Thinking, I still recommend reading it first, ju...more
A modern day, magical Hanging Out With CiCi, I think! I wasn't wowed by the story, but I liked it well enough. Hazel was adopted as a baby, but her adoptive mother died and her adoptive father was in and out of rehab, so she was in and out of various families. Now she's 18, pretty bitter and sad, and has found magical dresses that make wishes come true. So she wishes to meet her mother and ends up 18 years in the past. (Which I still find hard to believe is 1993. Augh. But the author cleverly do...more
If you could ask for a new life, would you?
It’s a question many people ask themselves all the time. Would I change things? Would I wish to be someone else, somewhere else? And it’s a question Hazel has always thought she knows the answer to. Having grown up in the home of an adoptive father who has addiction problems, with an adoptive mother who was killed when Hazel was a baby, she wonders what her life would have been like had she grown up with her birth mother. On her 18th birthday Hazel is g...more
It’s a question many people ask themselves all the time. Would I change things? Would I wish to be someone else, somewhere else? And it’s a question Hazel has always thought she knows the answer to. Having grown up in the home of an adoptive father who has addiction problems, with an adoptive mother who was killed when Hazel was a baby, she wonders what her life would have been like had she grown up with her birth mother. On her 18th birthday Hazel is g...more
You will never read another book like Wishful Thinking. Here's just a few reasons why....Magical Dresses, Time Travel & Star Crossed Love. Hazel went on an amazing journey. Not just a physical one either. If you could go into the past to find out what your biological mother was like would you? Hazel didn't have much choice. Once she was there she seemed to make the best of it. The emotions seemed real. You really felt like you were on the journey with her. The ending was perfect in my opinio...more
Adopted as a baby, Hazel Snow has always been alone. She's never belonged anywhere--and has always yearned to know the truth about where she comes from. So when she receives three stunning, enchanted dresses--each with the power to grant one wish--Hazel wishes to know her mother. Transported to a time and place she couldn't have imagined, Hazel finds herself living an alternate life--a life with the mother she never knew.
Over the course of one amazing, miraculous summer, Hazel finds her home, f...more
Over the course of one amazing, miraculous summer, Hazel finds her home, f...more
This book is a great read, but be prepared to do some crying. The storyline is just heartbreaking. All of the characters are incredibly well-rounded and you grow to love each and every one of them, even the ones that most authors create just for you to hate. The ending was heartwrenching and I have a hard time liking a character as selfless as Hazel because I don't know if I could find it in myself to be even half that caring. Even though, I really do love the character and wish that I could hea...more
I really enjoyed the story of Hazel and her three wishes. This is the second book in this series, but you don't have to read the first book, Wish by Alexandra Bullen, in order to understand this one. Hazel Snow grows up in foster care after her adoptive mom passes away and her adoptive dad is in and out of rehab. Because of this Hazel pretty much has no high expectations for life and she's always had to deal with temporary situations. On her 18th birthday she finds out her birth mother's name (h...more
I thought it was much better than the first. The writing was better and more interesting, plus I couldn't guess the end. I'm usually predicting the patterns in book, and guessing what will happen. But I was off, a lot... I truly enjoyed this one. I kept thinking; "What's going to happen?" "She twisted it again. I didn't see that coming." Though, sometimes the plot was veryyyyy predictable, only the main character didn't want to see it, sooooo that doesn't count! Overall, get through the first to...more
Posey is back, the wish granting seamstress at Mariposa. In this case Hazel has always wanted a mother. Wendy, her adoptive mother died when Hazel was young and Roy, her adoptive step dad is living with her again, sober again. Hazel is depressed and feels abandoned (even though Roy always takes care of her when he can) in and out of foster homes is a drag on the spirit. On her 18th birthday, Roy presents Hazel with her birth certificate and the wishes start....
A sweet tale of self discovery and...more
A sweet tale of self discovery and...more
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Oh, hello.
I’m Alexandra, and I write books for teenagers.
My first book, WISH, was published by Scholastic in January of 2010!
My second book, WISHFUL THINKING, also published by Scholastic, will be out in January of 2011!
I really hope you like them.
Here is my not-so-official official bio, the one that’s in the books I really hope you like:
“Alexandra Bullen has been a playwright, waitress, barista,...more
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I’m Alexandra, and I write books for teenagers.
My first book, WISH, was published by Scholastic in January of 2010!
My second book, WISHFUL THINKING, also published by Scholastic, will be out in January of 2011!
I really hope you like them.
Here is my not-so-official official bio, the one that’s in the books I really hope you like:
“Alexandra Bullen has been a playwright, waitress, barista,...more
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“She took pictures because it was the only way she knew she existed. I was here. It was about anchoring herself in a moment when everything else seemed to be floating off in the distance.”
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