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The Secret Ingredient of Wishes by Susan Bishop Crispell
4.0
Magic? Coincidence? A little bit of both?
Tragedy and heartache brought Rachel and MaryBeth together as teenagers. Both misunderstood by their parents, they become each other's family. Years later, Rachel struggles with a mysterious power that haunts her. When she was eight years old she discovered she had the power to make wishes come true. A seemingly wonderful surprise, Rachel soon learns that wishes don't always go as planned. Flippant wishes made in the heat of the moment can leave others heart broken and hurt. Rachel learned this lesson first hand.
Running from her most recent wish granting gone wrong, Rachel finds herself in Nowhere, North Carolina. Here, she meets Catch, a local pie legend of sorts. Catch has powers, too. With her pies, Catch can make secrets disappear. Together, these women learn that secrets and wishes often go hand in hand and ultimately, what is meant to be, will be regardless of their powers. What if the things we perceive as the worst things in our lives happened in order to bring us to the best things? It isn't until we sit down and accept what is that we can see that it all happened for a reason. And maybe, just maybe, it isn't magic at all. Just life. And love.
Adored this book. Hated it to end. 4.5 stars and a new favorite.
Tragedy and heartache brought Rachel and MaryBeth together as teenagers. Both misunderstood by their parents, they become each other's family. Years later, Rachel struggles with a mysterious power that haunts her. When she was eight years old she discovered she had the power to make wishes come true. A seemingly wonderful surprise, Rachel soon learns that wishes don't always go as planned. Flippant wishes made in the heat of the moment can leave others heart broken and hurt. Rachel learned this lesson first hand.
Running from her most recent wish granting gone wrong, Rachel finds herself in Nowhere, North Carolina. Here, she meets Catch, a local pie legend of sorts. Catch has powers, too. With her pies, Catch can make secrets disappear. Together, these women learn that secrets and wishes often go hand in hand and ultimately, what is meant to be, will be regardless of their powers. What if the things we perceive as the worst things in our lives happened in order to bring us to the best things? It isn't until we sit down and accept what is that we can see that it all happened for a reason. And maybe, just maybe, it isn't magic at all. Just life. And love.
Adored this book. Hated it to end. 4.5 stars and a new favorite.