Holiday Sale! Get an annual membership for 20% off!

Read advance reader review of The Secret Ingredient of Wishes by Susan Bishop Crispell, page 3 of 3

Summary | Reviews | More Information | More Books

The Secret Ingredient of Wishes by Susan Bishop Crispell

The Secret Ingredient of Wishes

by Susan Bishop Crispell

  • Published:
  • Sep 2016, 304 pages
  • Rate this book

About this book

Reviews


Page 3 of 3
There are currently 21 member reviews
for The Secret Ingredient of Wishes
Order Reviews by:
  • Maggie S. (Durango, CO)
    The Secret Ingredient of Wishes
    A little magic, a little romance, a little pie makes a perfect beach read.
  • Cheryl M. (Marco Island, FL)
    When wishing makes it so
    Wishes and secrets. Don't we all have both! In this romance both play an important part. Wishes, if heard come true, and secrets can be kept baked in a pie.
    This bit of magic and how it impacts the characters is a 'novel' idea! The story line is predictable, but it was a light, fun summer read.
  • JB, San Antonio, TX
    Remember to be careful what you wish for
    After reading several rather dense non-fiction books, The Secret Ingredient of Wishes, was a pleasant respite. It would be a nice weekend read after a hectic week. While it is just a fantasy story with predictable, comfortable characters, it is also a book that could give a reader some things to think about beyond the story line. As I read the book I became more and more aware of how often "wishes" are dropped into our casual conversations. What if these wishes were granted? Can you even imagine how much worse rush hour would become?
  • Kathy K. (ME)
    Fun but predictable
    Fans of Sarah Addison Allen will love this book reminiscent of Garden Spells, replete with magical powers and pies. It's a light-hearted and easy read with a touch of melancholy. While much of the plot is predictable and too much is given away in the first fifty pages, it's still a pleasant read with enjoyable characters and a charming Southern setting.
  • Joan P. (Owego, NY)
    The Secret Ingredient in Pies
    The Secret Ingredient in Pies is a love story, romantic and familial, with more than a little magic tossed in. Too many pies, wishes and secrets mixed in with predicable characters make this an easy summer read. This was an interesting and creative book but not my cup of tea. A perfect beach book.
  • Amy W. (Annapolis, MD)
    Disappointing
    I knew this book was going to be a light chick lit type of book and I typically enjoy that sort of book once in a while. But this book was poorly written with very little character development. I didn't really buy into the childhood friendship. There were too many coincidences once she got to Nowhere and the ending was too abrupt and not believable. I would not recommend this book to a friend.
  • Jan B.
    Lacking a few main ingredients
    A fairy tale, best read at bedtime, full of synchronicities that needed a few more ingredients to make it a worth while read. It had a promising plot, but just needed more work.
  • Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

More Information

Read-Alikes

Top Picks

  • Book Jacket: Everything We Never Had
    Everything We Never Had
    by Randy Ribay
    Francisco Maghabol has recently arrived in California from the Philippines, eager to earn money to ...
  • Book Jacket: The Demon of Unrest
    The Demon of Unrest
    by Erik Larson
    In the aftermath of the 1860 presidential election, the divided United States began to collapse as ...
  • Book Jacket: Daughters of Shandong
    Daughters of Shandong
    by Eve J. Chung
    Daughters of Shandong is the debut novel of Eve J. Chung, a human rights lawyer living in New York. ...
  • Book Jacket
    The Avian Hourglass
    by Lindsey Drager
    It would be easy to describe The Avian Hourglass as "haunting" or even "dystopian," but neither of ...

BookBrowse Book Club

Book Jacket
In Our Midst
by Nancy Jensen
In Our Midst follows a German immigrant family’s fight for freedom after their internment post–Pearl Harbor.
Book Jacket
The Berry Pickers
by Amanda Peters
A four-year-old Mi'kmaq girl disappears, leaving a mystery unsolved for fifty years.
Who Said...

I like a thin book because it will steady a table...

Click Here to find out who said this, as well as discovering other famous literary quotes!

Wordplay

Solve this clue:

F the M

and be entered to win..

Your guide toexceptional          books

BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.