Don’t
You Wish is the first young adult book written by Roxanne St. Claire and I
certainly hope it won’t be her last. The book starts off with your typical high
school bus scene; mean girls gang up on the nobodies and embarrass them in
various forms of torture. After a particularly hard day of school, Annie
Nutter, a girl from a family with financial problems due to the low amount of
activity on the market for her real estate agent mother and the fact that her
inventor father has yet to come up with something that anyone wants, decides
that everything would be perfect if she was beautiful and rich. Almost like he
read her mind, Annie’s father shows off his newest invention to the family. He
created a machine that shows your face and body, just beautiful, created with
features taken from celebrities. Annie is entranced with her gorgeous self and
later that night, as she is falling asleep dreams about being the “perfect”
version of herself.
When she wakes up in the morning,
she is surrounded by luxury and decadence. Designer shoes, handbags, and
clothes cover the floor and expensive furniture and lavish decorations make up
her huge room. But the biggest part? Her appearance! Overnight Annie’s life has
morphed into her idea of perfect from being a billionaire to looking hotter
than a super model! Arriving at school makes things more surreal due to her
good looking boyfriend and overwhelming popularity. But this life comes with a
hidden price. Behind a flawless outside is a ruined inside with jealous
friends, divorcing parents, and so much more. So if she is given a chance to
return to her old life, will she take it?
I really enjoyed the book, Don’t You Wish, because even though it
was obviously fiction, it connects with readers and hooks them from page one.
This is a great book for teenage girls and I couldn’t put
it down.
Review by Caroline A., 13
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