A good reminder that there is no one better to be than yourself.more It’s also a fun coming of age story for any young girls. I think fans of the film will love this new take on the story many of them grew up with.
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No one knows how to hurt you like your sister does, and Barondes really used that to infuse panic into their body swap situation. Siblings are at once your worst enemy and your best friend. It’s rare that we see siblings portrayed in such an honest way in fiction. Barondes has written a VERY believable sibling relationship. I also liked seeing the sisters act like sisters. Both he and Yves were good male leads who didn’t steal too much page time from the main sister conflict.
I loved Kyle being a sensitive jock who really cared for Alex, I thought it was such a nice take on a handsome popular boy. With all that said it was enjoyable to read and there were some legitimately funny moments as well as some touching and poignant ones. Writing out an accent can be tricky and I think some of these phrases need to be read aloud and rewritten to sound a bit better. In the ARC I read the French accent he was given was not only often inaccurate and not mimicking a real french accent at all, but bordering on slightly offensive because of how comical it was. The teachers are quick to admit they like Hailey better and at points openly mock Alex (as portrayed by Hailey) for trying to do better in class. Alex and Hailey’s parents literally don’t care what they do as “hands off” parents and are mostly absent from the story. My other two gripes are one, that the adults all seem sort of callous/incompetent.
It doesn’t feel too out of place in 90s fiction but even in a 2020 publication that’s looking back it seems a little stiff. I also don’t really like the bitchy popular girls trope, in part because it feels so dated. Alex learns that the whole way she was living her life was incorrect and she needs to be a better person. Hailey learns to be confident and do basic skincare. The book does do a few things to rectify this initial portrayal but ultimately it comes out feeling like Hailey is more “right” in the way she lives her life. However, and this is perhaps because it is told from Hailey’s POV, I feel that Alex gets the short end of the stick.Īlex loves make-up and fashion and is written as a stereotypical mean girl. I like the way that the relationship between the sisters develops as they both learn that neither sister has it as easy as expected.
Alex and Hailey are both clear cut characters in opposition. The plot is fairly simple and fast paced, which works for middle grade fiction. The book does have some significant differences though which allows it to stand on its own. Some readers may recognize the title and premise as it was released as a Disney Channel movie way back when. I’ve always been a sucker for old coming of age stories, so of course I jumped on the chance to read Wish Upon a Star, a story about two sisters in the 90s who end up swapping bodies when the younger wishes she was her older, more popular sister. The book does have some significant differences though which allows it to stand on For more reviews and bookish content:
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