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Book Review By Pamela Piarowski
Wishes by Jude Deveraux

    In this wonderful novel, Nellie Grayson, a sweet, slightly overweight young lady, spends her time toiling in her younger sister's shadow. Yet despite her shyness, and her desire to cater to her sister's happiness, Nellie finds herself the focus of Jace Montgomery's attention. But as happy as they both may be, there are forces working against Nellie and Jace. Nellie's younger sister, Terel, is insanely jealous of her sister's good fortune. And Nellie's fairy godmother, Berni, seems to do her more ill than good.
    Jude Deveraux developed rich and endearing characters, and a plot that keeps one reading for hours and hours.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Struggling with whom? - Sister
Virgin, dramatically devirginized Yes
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with...
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Family focus? Yes
Family, hating Yes
Family, sick/caring for Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Sex makes him

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Effect of sexing
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 30%
How explicit is the sex? - vague references only - descript of kissing
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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