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How Not to Make a Wish Paperback – October 1, 2009

by Mindy Klasky (Author)

20 customer reviews

Book 1 of 3 in the As You Wish Series

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When she unleashes a genie from an old lantern, Kira Franklin, after making her three wishes, discovers that you really should be careful for what you wish for, and that moxie, not magic is the key to making all your dreams come true. Original. 20,000 first printing.

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A new job, look and lover are just a wish away in this middling series starter from chick lit fantasy author Klasky (Magic and the Modern Girl). Kira Franklin is about to lose her stage manager job when she discovers a magic lamp in the prop cabinet. Statistic-spouting genie Teel shifts from dominatrix to disco man to schoolgirl while coaxing Kira to make her wishes as quickly as possible. All Kira wants is a new job, so Teel lands her a position as the stage manager for a large regional theater, where she befriends set designer John McRae and lusts after star actor Drew Myers. Klasky's fans will miss her usually engaging characters—everyone other than Kira and John is cardboard-flat—and a series linked by inconsistent, intangible Teel seems unlikely to get very far. (Oct.)
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"Fresh and often hysterically funny, this story also has a solid emotional core. Heroine Kira's first-person perspective keeps it all real for the reader..." -- RT Book Review

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Mira; Original edition (October 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 077832737X
ISBN-13: 978-0778327370
Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.9 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 20 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,973,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2155 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Single Women
- #26027 in Books > Romance > Fantasy
- #58720 in Books > Romance > Paranormal

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Elizabeth J. Mcfadden

Fun, but not the author's best ...

January 13, 2012

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I've read many of Mindy Klasky's books ... all the Glasswright's books and several of the romances ... and liked them all at least reasonably well (some of them extremely well). This one, while pleasant, didn't seem to measure up to her other work.

The arc of the story was more predictable than I usually expect in Klasky's work, and the characters, other than the protagonist, seemed a little thin. The protagonist, however, was enjoyable -- quirky, nuanced, humorous and often quite self aware -- and her character arc was good. I wish we'd gotten a little more interaction between her and the love interest.

I have to confess, the book lost a star in my rating because it happens to be set in the industry in which I work -- and the details are largely wrong. For someone with not familiarity with the realities of professional theatre, those inaccuracies would be irrelevant, but I found them quite jarring. A few examples: The character is stage-managing a show, with a three-month rehearsal period. Never happens... many theatres are happy if they can afford three weeks! Set designers -- outside of community theatre -- don't build scenery, and don't attend rehearsals -- unlike the designer in the book. Set design decisions are made weeks or months before rehearsals begin -- not during rehearsals, as in the book. Director's can't change the date of opening without consulting the producing theatre. You could never open a show weeks before it's scheduled opening -- you wouldn't get the necessary technical rehearsals in! And so on. Trivial inaccuracies for most, I concede.

All that being said -- if the theatre-errors hadn't been a factor, I think I'd have liked this relatively well. I'll certainly buy the other books in the series, and I expect they'll be good fun.

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Jena

Stupid Book

November 28, 2012

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I am STRUGGLING to get through this book since I refuse not to read anything I spent money on....but it is really dumb! I was planning to buy the whole series, but not now. I like the author's other series though!

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genevany

Caught me off guard and laughing

July 21, 2013

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This author must have a hell of a sense of humor in real life, because she can really put it into her books. I've read several already and loved each of them for keeping my mind occupied and in another world. You really will identify with her and her "family of familiars." I howled at one scene in which she barks through her newly found powers. Buy the series, they're romantic, too.

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A wonderful read.

February 8, 2016

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I enjoyed the way the book caught you up in it and took you for a ride. I read it in about 2 days and enjoyed every morsel. It tied up all the loose ends and you saw the characters grow before your eyes.

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Karin Crimmins

Easy read

August 8, 2012

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This book was an easy, fun read. A bit slow at times, but still entertaining. Was wishing I had my own genie after finishing the book. Purchased the next book right away!

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heather morrow

not a big fan ..

April 28, 2013

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it was ok ... not very involved or any great trips to enjoy in your mind..
I wouldn't give it to someone to read..

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FoodieGirl

What would you do with your wishes?

November 16, 2009

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I was very excited when I heard Klasky was coming out with a new book. I've read all of her other novels and enjoyed them. This one did not disappoint. It takes you to that magical realm where you are granted wishes and even makes you wonder what you would do in the same situation. Also makes you realize that sometimes the old adage is true "be careful of what you wish for"

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This book was okay

February 10, 2010

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This book was okay. I was disappointed because I liked her last book series a lot better, A girls Guide To Witchcraft.

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