Review by Charlotte Lynn
Book #19 in the Aunt Dimity series
Publish April 17, 2014
From Goodreads:
When a strapping young Australian named Jack MacBride
arrives in Finch to wrap up his late uncle’s affairs, heads turn in the sleepy
English village. But when Lori volunteers to help Jack clear out his uncle’s
overgrown garden, they discover something even more shocking than a stranger
turning up in Finch.
After Lori laughingly tosses a coin into the garden’s old well and makes a wish, she is baffled to find that the wish seems to have come true. Word spreads, and the villagers turn out in droves to make wishes of their own. But as they soon learn, one person’s wish is another person’s worst nightmare and the village is thrown into chaos.
As more and more wishes come true, Lori resolves to find out what’s really going on. Is handsome Jack somehow tricking his neighbors? Or are they fooling themselves? With Aunt Dimity’s otherworldly help, Lori discovers that the truth is even more marvelous than a magical wishing well.
After Lori laughingly tosses a coin into the garden’s old well and makes a wish, she is baffled to find that the wish seems to have come true. Word spreads, and the villagers turn out in droves to make wishes of their own. But as they soon learn, one person’s wish is another person’s worst nightmare and the village is thrown into chaos.
As more and more wishes come true, Lori resolves to find out what’s really going on. Is handsome Jack somehow tricking his neighbors? Or are they fooling themselves? With Aunt Dimity’s otherworldly help, Lori discovers that the truth is even more marvelous than a magical wishing well.
My Review:
This is my first Aunt Dimity book, the first of what looks
like many. Throughout the book I could
not help but wonder about the history of the many different characters that
live in Finch. I wanted to belong to
this small quaint village and be part of the gossip and neighborhood. This town was the perfect getaway for me
every time I picked up Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well.
Lori is the main character.
I loved her. She seemed like the
neighbor who would always go the extra mile to help someone out and she knew
when to share secrets and when to keep them quiet. The mystery of who the puppeteer was kept me
interested. I had ideas and I loved
Lori and Aunt Dimity’s theories. The
fact that when she found out who was behind granting all the wishes she let
that person tell the town instead of running and spilling the gossip made her a
great friend and neighbor to all.
Watching her mull over the clues and search for hidden agendas kept me
reading late into night and into the early morning.
The town of Finch is amazing. I loved how Nancy Atherton described the
different houses, the stores, and the other scenery. I could picture the town and loved every part
of it. Finch is a place I would love to
visit and maybe even live.
I certainly will be checking out the rest of this series and
will recommend them.
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