…and pick up a copy of Jackson Pearce’s As You Wish. Seriously, go now. Unless, of course, your local bookseller is as lame as mine is and doesn’t carry it. (In all fairness, I normally love my local shop. But I have been peeved about the lack of As You Wish for months.)
As You Wish came out in August. I went immediately to my favorite bookstore to pick it up. But they didn’t have it! I immediately complained to my sister (who works for the same store, but in another town). I could have checked the Barnes & Noble in town, I suppose, but I have pretty specific reasons for shopping where I do. And I am just not ready to change my habits now.
So there I was last weekend, nearly four months later, standing in a Barnes & Noble (I had to kill some time before Avatar and it is next door to the theatre). I decided to suck it up and just get the book there instead of being stubborn any longer. So I made my way back to the young adult section–only to discover As You Wish is nowhere to be found! I was devastated.
Later that night, after watching the movie (which, by the way, is awesome), I had an early Christmas celebration with my Dad, Step-mom, and the bookstore employee sister. My very last gift was from my sister. And it was my very own copy of As You Wish!! YAY! She remembered my complaints about her store not carrying it, so she special ordered it for me (and then hoped I didn’t get it before she could give it to me).
To make a long story short maybe a little less long: this book rocks! I picked it up last night and told Bubba I was going to read a chapter or two before getting on with all the millions of things I need to do before we leave town again Wednesday. Three hours later, I put the book down. I didn’t move once until it was finished. The story is so great, the emotion so real and wonderful, and the writing so crisp! I just want more and more of it.
I cannot wait to read more from Jackson Pearce. Her next book, Sisters Red, comes out next June. It seems like such a long time to wait!
What a great cover! I can't wait to read it.
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Hi Rachel!
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