Make a wish?

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I always want to read one of Alexandra Potter's books, only because they all have pretty covers (Can't help but judge a book by its cover). So here I am, after lying in my bookshelf for quite sometimes, I picked this as my first 2015 book.

It wasn't bad, but forgive me for being blunt, it is ordinary and cliche. There are many stories that are cliche and ordinary, but they dig deep into your emotions, and this book definitely could have done better in the emotional bits.

However, the message of the book is loud and clear, as the title said "Be Careful What You Wish For". Main character of this book is a British named Heather, she is 30 and single and going nowhere in her career, so she started wishing for tiny little things, and one day, after she met a gypsy, her wishes started to come true, big or small wishes. As she started getting what she wished, she begins to realize these things that seem so good, are not what she actually needs, because she doesn't feel happy.

There are times in our life when we wanted things, maybe better salary, or a position in an international company,  or to meet a guy that fits our perfect man checklist, just as Heather did. We want these things, because we don't have them, but we wouldn't know if these are the things that really suit us or are they what we really need, until it actually happens. It is often easier to know what we don't want, than to know what we actually want. Hence, be careful what you wish for.

I would say this book can be a good read during your free time, if you want a simple story that could make you smile, not too much twists and turns. But it isn't a book that you are going to remember for a long time, and definitely not something that worth reading a second time.