Twenty-Eight and A Half Wishes: A Review

Hello! Today I bring you a review blog of the book Twenty-Eight and A Half Wishes, a murder mystery novel by Denise Grover Swank! So, let's get started!

I got this book on the Amazon Kindle Store, for a total of ZERO POUNDS. Yep, that's right, a total of nothing. Which did make me a bit dubious about this book, as most books that are free on Kindle are in fact either Classics, such as Jane Austen, or not exactly the greatest. So I went into this with a restricted view.

HOWEVER, I have since found out that it has won an award - "The Beacon" - and won the Unpublished Division, Mainstream Category in 2010. And this then changed my view. If the book has won an award, it must be good, right?

OF COURSE IT IS.

I fell in love with this book quite quickly. when i first picked it up I was in the middle of doing my dissertation - which was a very bad move. It meant that I didnt follow it as well as I should have, and lost interest in favour of panicking over my dissertation and other assignments. So it was left to gather metaphorical dust on my Kindle, until I finally picked it back up again this summer on the recommendation of a very good friend. And I am so pleased I did.

The book is about a girl named Rose, and Rose has these - usually - pointless visions, such as a leaky pipe or dog escaping. Usleless to her, but useful to the people she seems to be talking to at the time.Until one day...

"It all started when I saw myself dead."

I KNOW RIGHT?!

So naturally, you need to know why she's suddenly having visions of herelf dead. However, when she gets home later that day, she finds her mam(mom/mum/mother) dead in the exact spot where she should be dead herself. And with the help of her sister Vi, her sisters husband, her nosy neighbours across the street, and a wonderful, gorgeous, mysterious new next door neighbour called Joe, hilarity ensues in the form of not only trying to solve the murder that she seems to be framed for, but also in the form of Rose trying to break free of the obedient mould she's always been in.

This book is full of twists, things I definitely didn't see coming! I was left hating Joe (the hunky next door neighbour) at times, whilst also left me hating myself for hating him, if you get what I mean? His actions are sometimes questionable, but they all tie in together at the end.

This book is the first out of a series of mystery novels, and I will be purchasing them all - eventually!

Overall I give this book a solid 4 out of 5 stars. It is only losing a star because of my own reasons, nothing wrong with the book itself, just my emotions all over the place! I would highly recommend this book, it makes you luagh, cry, drop your Kindle on your face while reading in bed in shock, and overall leaves you questioning so many different things!

A must-read, and at 0.00GBP, you would be crazy to say no!

Have you read this book? Or another one like it and you think I would enjoy it? Please leave your thoughts and recommendations in the comments, I love your feedback and recommendations!