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Seven years prior, Esme’s mother had vanished, presumed lost at sea. Now her father was remarrying, and fifteen-year-old Esme’s heart fought against it. She didn’t like Penelope and her family � her dominance of her father, and herself made her squirm. But her father had moved on � if only Esme could as well.
When her father left for his honeymoon, Esme decided to continue her quest to find out what had happened to her mother. Ariane had been a beautiful spirit, and Esme missed her fiercely. She ...more
When her father left for his honeymoon, Esme decided to continue her quest to find out what had happened to her mother. Ariane had been a beautiful spirit, and Esme missed her fiercely. She ...more
Esme’s mother went missing when she was younger and she grew up feeling that everyone in her village didn’t like her mother. Determined to find out the truth about what happened to her mother, she decided to visit her mother’s studio, where a magical sea eagle led her to Aeolia, the fantasy world that this story revolves around. Once there, Esme made friends that she could trust and her resolve to find out what happened to her mother helped her with solving the mystery behind the crisis that had
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I do love stories which takes us from our mundane world into another magical one. Doesn't it just give us hope that maybe one day it'll happen to li'l normal me? lol
Esme's Wish is one such story. Esme herself grew up on an island where everybody knows everyone. In the opening scene, she's attending a wedding... her father's. Of course, she couldn't accept this and made her objection known (wowser! It took some guts to stand up in front of everyone you know!). Unfortunately, she wasn't taken seri ...more
Esme's Wish is one such story. Esme herself grew up on an island where everybody knows everyone. In the opening scene, she's attending a wedding... her father's. Of course, she couldn't accept this and made her objection known (wowser! It took some guts to stand up in front of everyone you know!). Unfortunately, she wasn't taken seri ...more
This is an in-between book. It's not really a children's book, but isn't fully a young adult book.
I liked the world the author created. It is fresh and different -- the words clean and bright seem to come to mind, instead of dark and gloomy. And I found that refreshing.
I also liked the characters. Esme came across as confused and uncertain, but given her circumstances that was spot on. Her friends fell in beside her well, they both had their own strengths and weaknesses, and I could see that th ...more
I liked the world the author created. It is fresh and different -- the words clean and bright seem to come to mind, instead of dark and gloomy. And I found that refreshing.
I also liked the characters. Esme came across as confused and uncertain, but given her circumstances that was spot on. Her friends fell in beside her well, they both had their own strengths and weaknesses, and I could see that th ...more
Nov 11, 2017
Joanie
marked it as to-read
Aug 06, 2018
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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Oct 13, 2018
Rachael
marked it as to-read
