What You Wish For almost felt like a book written for me. There are two good reasons I picked up this book to read. 1. It takes place in Galveston, Texas which is one of my most favourite places to be. My husband I went there for our 20th wedding anniversary. It is a beautiful island. I talk all the time about when I can go back again. If you go - check out the San Luis resort - AMAZING! 2. I'm a school librarian and so is Sam, the main character. Well, a supply now, but still, I can relate. Sam is the librarian I strive to be. She is a super star librarian.
Sam is an 'Islander by Choice' in Galveston. She moved to the island 4 years ago after a love that was not reciprocated. Now she's established a great group of friends and a great job at a school she loves. That is until her beloved principal passes suddenly leaving the whole community shook up.
When it's announced that her old love will be the principal, Sam makes a plan to quit and start over somewhere new. There's no way she can handle that heartache again. But when Duncan Carpenter walks in to the cafeteria it's like he's a totally different man. No longer fun loving, he's become a man in a grey suit that wants to change everything that is loved about their school. Worse he wants to lock it up like a jail. Sam blames the changes on his new wife.
Despite all the changes Duncan has made Sam still finds her heartstrings pulling. Perhaps it's time for her to walk away.
I really enjoyed What You Wish For. I loved the characters and the setting was described just as I remembered it. During this Covid-19 isolation I was happy to head back to Galveston for a few pages. Grab this book and read it pool side at the San Luis with a plate of their yummy food and a cocktail.