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Received a copy of I wished for you from the publisher Penguin Ireland via Netgalley

This book made me laugh out loud so many times! There were many stand out funny moments within the book.
From Graces disastrous clients, to AbNorman the son of the former resident of Grace amp Robbies new house who comes by to do his laundry and say Hello to his Mammy because , you know, his mammy reincarnated into the pet cat to Grace and Lucy's hysterical visit to The Wish Factory.


Grace is almost, living with her long term boyfriend and trying to figure out what kind of career she wants to pursue with her multiple random degrees.
However one moment changes her life drastically and she loses all that's important to her, A chance meeting with an eccentric shop owner leads Grace towards rebuilding and improving her life,

But the important question is, will she get what she wished for Or did she have it all along

Cute laugh out loud chick lit with lots and lots of Hollywood starlet, movie and fashion designer references that makes Blair Waldorf look like a nobody.


I recieved this book through Goodreads first reads for my honest review, .

I have a love/hate relationship with this book, While I loved the humorI laughed out loud in alot of parts, I also felt the book was way too long, The story didn't really go anywhere until way after the halfway mark, The author spent way too much time in the first half mentioning tons of stories that happened with the main character and her friends that I felt didn't really even have anything to do with the main storyline.
I did, however like about the lastpages of this book, I loved the conversations Verity and Grace had, I also enjoyed the moral of the story, and there were several heartfelt moments that I loved, I just wish the author would have cut out some of the nonsense stories in the first half and spent a little more time on the ending.
it felt too rushed Overall, not a bad book, but probably not a book I would read again, I might pick up something else by this author in the future just to see what else she comes up with,


Do you ever read a book and think to yourself, "This author is trying WAY too hard" Perhaps there is too much too much plot, too much sex wait.
. . what, too much cuteness, too much effort, There is a prevailing sense of desperation to make you laugh or think or cry or something,

Such is the case with this book,

The premise is solid: Grace is a bridesmaid in yet another wedding, and as she approaches thirty, what everyone wants to know is when she'll be the one in the fluffy white dress.
She and solid boyfriend Robbie bought a house together, he keeps saying they will get married some day, But when she catches the bouquet, she sees Robbie's face fall, Doubts creep in, even if Grace is unaware of them, Does she want to marry Robbie after all And so she heads to a kitschy place in Ireland where one makes wishes that will come true.
Is Robbie who Grace wishes to have, or is there another man out there who will capture her heart

See Solid premise.
The problem is that Huberman TRIES TOO HARD, The little stories that populate this book, whether from explaining how Grace nearly drowned in a fountain or how she and Robbie came to have a cat, get tedious.
Just when you get into the rhythm of the story, here comes Huberman with another cutesy memory of Grace's, another "gosh, aren't we fun!" story, that serves no purpose other than to annoy us readers.
Grace is lovely. Her friends are a bit cookie cutterish in that friendswithquirks kind of way, but that's not so bad, actually, We can't get to know them, truly, because the pacing keeps getting interrupted, What clearly is meant to draw us closer to the story and characters instead pushes us away,

At times it almost reads like you're watching a stand up routine at Vinnie's Yuk Yuk Club, and I found myself wondering what this book would have been like without all of the blatant attempts at humorous shtick.
Yes, parts of it are funny, Yes, parts are sweet and heartwarming, Yes, parts sort of break your heart, Yes, yes, yes. But wrapped around this book is an overwhelming sense of Try Hard,

And it doesn't work,


Thanks to NetGalley for the preview,
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VivaAmaRisata I wished for you is such a lovely book, The character development is great and the characters are so funny especially th e protagonist Grace, My only issue with the book is that it took too long for something exciting to happen, it wasn't until passed the halfway mark where I didn't want to put the book down.
I also feel that so much happened in the last few chapters it would have been nice if more time was dedicated to them.
Over all I really enjoyed the book! sitelinkwww, iheartchicklit. blogspot. com

When Penguin Ireland offered me a review copy of I Wished For You, I knew I would want to read it because after reading the blurb, I was really excited to read what Amy Huberman had in store for readers.


I Wished For You follows the story of Grace, who is really pleased with her life, she's got a wonderful boyfriend, steady job notsoglamorous and pretty content with where her life is going.
But, all around her, her friends are getting hitched, one by one and the pressure is on, Things are good enough for her, her relationship with her longterm boyfriend is never better, but what if they can't handle married life

Amy Huberman has created a really funny, downtoearth heroine and she should be proud for doing so.
I liked Grace, a lot, Armed with witty and snarky remarks, playful banter which sometimes could be a bit annoying, but never failed to make me laugh! I liked Verity too, a headstrong and wise old woman, who would provide Grace with sound advice.
She's sensible and rational the complete opposite of Grace who is carefree and jovial,

Bursting with humour and hilarious incidents, I Wished For You is insanely funny, I couldn't stop myself from reading it quickly, I really warmed to the characters and Amy Huberman's writing, which is fresh, sharp and incredibly amusing, I found the references to old Hollywood films really intriguing and the vintage clothes, oh my! Sheer opulence, if you ask me!

I Wished For You is funny, no, hilarious, romantic and indulgent.
After reading it, I wanted put on pretty vintage dresses and say "All right, Mr Demille, I'm ready for my closeup, . ". Don't laugh! But if you read I Wished For You, I can guarantee you that you will be cackling away, Buckets of charm and witty humour, an enjoyable read, all together! If you're looking for a feelgood novel which will guarantee you a laugh, then look no further!

Rating:/Copy received for review.


I have really mixed feeling about this book, which may be

why I've been sat here for a solidminutes looking at an empty document completely baffled as to where to start.
You see, I liked the story, I liked the premise because I think we've all had those days/weeks/months where we're not exactly sure what we want, where we're going and if we're heading in the right direction and I also liked Amy Huberman's writing, she has a very distinct style and there's something about it that's very captivating, relateable and genuinely laughoutloud funny.
I just think that on occasion, there is perhaps one anecdote, one description too many and as a result this book, for me, is at leastpages too long.
A few times I wondered when the story was going to move on, thumbing ahead a few pages to see when the next chapter started and I found myself almost losing interest.


For the first third or so of the book I really liked Grace, I really warmed to her, but as the story progressed, especially during the middle of the book, she started to frustrate me when she completely fails to see all the wonderful things she has going for her and amazing people she can genuinely rely on all of the time.
Thankfully she meets Verity, one of my favourite characters along with AbNorman, who helps to steer her in the right direction, The last hundred pages or so are lovely, despite feeling a little rushed, and I do think it ends at just the right point.
I could quite happily have forgone large chunks of the middle, where the story seemed to trundle along to have a little more at the end, which seemed to fly by.


Overall, I think it's a fun, light read one I would recommend for a long flight or chilled out holiday by the pool if you fancy a bit of a giggle.
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