I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Stars of Whistling Ride started off on a pretty interesting note. In it, you will meet Ivy who is currently in a motorhome with her family. Completely cramped that is. At one point, Ivy makes a wish or two, okay nine in total, to have a forever home. Which I completely get because the girl is tired of moving. Tired.

I was tired of her moving all over the place because I never experienced that myself. Some would say that's a never ending adventure.. but meh. I've lived in the same town my entire life. Not the same home but I'm good either way. So I felt bad for her and her family because of the life they lives.

Besides Ivy, you meet her two younger sisters.. which eh, the parents definitely should've hung out or paid more attention to their kids. It was like they are all the middle child at one point. It doesn't help that the youngest, Sophie, is the favorite of the family and can basically do no wrong.

That being said.. I am also the youngest in my family but trust me.. the dogs are the favorite.

In the end, I'm honestly confused with how everything went down but I just ended up going with the flow of things. It was nice to see Ivy happy in the end, I guess.

This was a sweet book about family and what home really means.

Ivy lives in a cramped motorhome with her parents and two younger sisters, traveling around the country so her mom can help people with magic. Ivy's mom is a fallen star made human and her duty is to gather magic into wishes and give them to people. One day when Ivy has had enough of the constant moving, she makes nine wishes to have a permanent home and suddenly her family ends up stuck in her aunt's town.

There is a story about the town of Whistling Ridge and a growing void that is slowly hurting the residents, but it's more of a background plot. The main story is about Ivy and her relationship with her family. She struggles to get along with her sisters, particularly the youngest one Sophie. Ivy feels like Sophie is the golden child and she's left out. She also just wants to stay in one place so she can make friends and put down roots, which I think is understandable. Kids need friends and when you're homeschooled and never stay anywhere more than a couple weeks, how can you make any significant connections?

I thought this had some cute moments and I enjoyed when the sisters got along and cared for each other. There are also some nice lessons Ivy's aunts teach her that help her feel validated and understand what's really important to her.

I received an advance copy of this audiobook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an e-ARC of this book.

Ivy Mae Bloom is an incredibly sympathetic main character. Having spent the whole of her life traveling the United States in an RV named Martha, all she longs for is a forever home. She wants a place to put down roots, take a bath in a bathtub, and make friends she doesn't have to become pen pals with. What she soon discovers, though, is that wishes can take on a life of their own. Though this book falls squarely in the fantasy genre, many readers will sympathize with Ivy's longing, and with her relationships with her sisters.

I've enjoyed Cindy Baldwin's previous novels, and this one didn't disappoint.

I enjoyed the story. Because this was a computer generated voice and not final audio recording the inflection and emotion was not evident. I concentrated on the story not the audio.
I loved this story and the importance of the number 3. My grandmother always mentioned the importance of the Number 3. Would definitely recommend