I absolutely loved this audio version of Katherine Center’s newest book. I have read 2 other of her books and I feel like they keep getting better! In What You Wish For there was so many surprising moments in the book that made me stop and feel and think and process. I enjoyed the narrator was well. Including the ending with Katherine Center! Thank you so much for giving me a chance to enjoy this audio book.

I like what I've heard so far. Unfortunately, the audiobook stops every time my phone locks. I was trying to listen as I walked this morning but after the 6th time of getting my phone out, unlocking it and hitting play again, I gave up. I know its a bug in the app, but until they get it fixed, I'm not going to request anymore audiobooks from NetGalley. I can't carry my phone around the whole time constantly tapping the screen so it stays "awake."

I did like the narrator. I did like the beginning of the story. I give the story in the current app 2 stars. I give the actual story 3 stars.

Katherine Center's books are always hit or miss for me, and unfortunately, this one was more of a miss. I could tell from the beginning that I was going to have a hard time getting into it, and I actually had to quit listening at one point because TRIGGER WARNING on deep vein thrombosis. Okay, maybe I'm the only rare bird who needs a trigger warning for that, but it's a deep-seated fear of mine.

I did appreciate the heroine's positive outlook on life and her determination to be happy despite her setbacks and hardships. But the author mentioned in the author's note at the end that she wrote characters who could say all the things that 6th-grade self needed to hear, and that was obvious. The characters were a little too perfect and ALWAYS knew the exact right thing to say. Sometimes it felt like moments were drawn out so that all of the perfectly said things could be fit in.

As for the audiobook, it felt a little overperformed for me. It also sounded slightly digitized when I sped it up above 1.25x, which I've actually never experienced before. I did really appreciate though that the author's note was included at the end of the audiobook. I often miss out on those without having the physical books.

I had very high expectations based on the last book I recently read as well as listened to by Katherine Center: "Things You Save in a Fire."

So I excitedly downloaded a complimentary eAudio book from Netgalley.

Unfortunately, I was disappointed from the get-go. The gist of the story is that a librarian suddenly loses her beloved principal (who's also a mentor and father-figure) to a health issue. And the man the School Board choses to replace him with is someone she knows from a previous school. The new principal's arrival is both good and bad for the librarian. (Note: I'm trying not to spoil anything).

At any rate, the beginning was very slow for me, and I sped up the narration to get through the first half fairly quickly. I was not interested in the librarian's overly dramatized insecurities and stress over her issues with the new principal. (I was not fond of his character once he came into the picture).

The middle picked up a bit, but the ending fell flat with a few bizarre scenes at the end. (A few previous reviewers mentioned eye rolls and I can see their point).

I added an extra star because I was pleased that Macmillan Audio hired Therese Plummer, the same award-winning voice-over actress who's narrated Center's other books. She is terrific at all of the various character voices, including men, women and children.

I am grateful for the Netgalley audio copy and look forward to more books from Katherine. This one just didn't work for me.

This was classic Katherine Center. I found the main character didn't have quite as much baggage as her characters normally have and it made it a very enjoyable read. The narrator has done a few of Center's titles and I am familiar with their narration work on other titles, think they did a spectacular job with this title.

The author focuses on the importance of family and community in her writing. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and thought it was the perfect escape! The storyline wasn't too heavy and was predictable, but sometimes books like that make for the best reads. This was just a great piece of chick lit to enjoy on a hot summer day!