Wishes and Wellingtons (Wishes and Wellingtons, 1)
From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Julie Berry comes a middle-grade fantasy adventure full of humor and heart.
Be careful what you wish for ...
Maeve Merritt chafes at the rigid rules at her London boarding school for "Upright Young Ladies." When punishment forces her to sort through the trash, she finds a sardine tin that houses a foul-tempered djinni with no intention of submitting to a schoolgirl as his master.
Soon an orphan boy from the charitable home next door, a mysterious tall man in ginger whiskers, a disgruntled school worker, and a take-no-prisoners business tycoon are in hot pursuit of Maeve and her magical discovery. It'll take all of her quick thinking and sass to set matters right. Maeve Merritt is one feisty heroine you won't soon forget.
First published as an Audible Original in 2018.
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Firstly, the narration was superb! [a:Jayne Entwistle|2894215|Jayne Entwistle|https:images.gr-assets.com/authors/1431261697p2/2894215.jpg] did an amazing job! Often it takes me a few chapters (or half the book) to get used to a new narrator or get comfortable with their style, but not her! She won me over from the get-go! Her general reading style, her character voices, and her accents. All of it was pure perfection!
The characters were a delight and I liked seeing the changes in them as the book progressed. The characters do get up to some mischief, and given the target audience for this book, I was glad to see they also had to deal with the consequences for that.
The plot was fun and intriguing, and the dialogue cracked me up more than once. "Sardini djinni" :P Maeve is a spunky and sassy little heroine, and her friend Alice quickly became a favorite as well.
A delightful read that added some much needed levity to my days! <3
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