WOW! This is a complex world. The world building is superb and needed to be to support the intricate story! I fell into this world whole heartedly and really didn't want to leave. Now that we know the world/background I am really looking forward to the next installment.

The Wish Hunter is an okay book. I’ll literally read anything with magic in it, but for me this feel short. I didn’t connect with the characters as much as I wanted and the plot was lacking.

3.5 stars

Imagine if wishes existed along with a black market wish trade and a wish mafia. That's pretty much what this book is about. There are people with wish powers that essentially make them into like marvel mutants, so I felt there was a bit of a superhero vibe as well.

I have some serious beef with this book. It's really hard for me to get into a book when I hate the characters and think they are acting dumb. The interplay between the grandma and her 30-something granddaughter is ridiculous. She can't pick flowers in the yard for her dead husband because her grandma would lose her shit on her? She is doing all the work of harvesting wishes for the family's debt because she feels guilty that they accrued said debt to save her life, even though she didn't ask for it, and even though they treat her like complete fucking garbage. Her mother is a vapid skank who is bringing nothing to the table. Her grandmother is stubborn to the point of it being a disorder and is vindictive and cruel. Like, I can understand the whole family ties thing, you do whatever for your family, you put up with their shit, but not if they treat you like hot, fly-swarmed, maggot-riddled garbage.

All the bitching aside, there was a lot I liked about this book. I found the spin on wishes and being able to steal them very interesting. The fact that people can hold 3 wishes means that you are constantly wondering who has what powers, and that makes it very difficult to predict how things are going to turn out and keeps you guessing. There wasn't a single character I liked, but I liked the premise and the story enough to want to read the next one.

This book is an engaging page turner that is filled with different mysteries throughout and family drama. I loved how the magical rules are woven into the story and the world building is excellent.. And that cover is eye catching and beautiful!

Nadia Kaminski is a wish thief, using her position as a marriage counsellor to steal wishes from her clients. She comes from a family of wish hunters and they currently owe a huge debt of wishes. But Nadia has never used her own wishes and wants to use one of her own to resurrect her murdered husband. In order to do that, she needs to steal an untracked wish to find a way to clear the debt. An opportunity that fulfills this requirement happens along and she steals a wish from Miles, a famous rock star. Unlike most victims, Miles realises what she's done and comes after her. What follows is a back and forth where they are enemies and allies at various times as they encounter others involved in the risky wish business and it's not a matter of fun and games at any point.

This book was enjoyable for what it was. A paranormal story set in Savannah, Georgia with a Polish immigrant family with quite a few secrets. There's some interesting intermingling of Polish folklore and the paranormal. That said, the world-building for me wasn't as complete as it might have been. I don't really get the whole idea of wishes and the limits imposed. I'm not sure if this is part of the Polish folklore or not. The black market that exists seems to be more plausible but it kind of gets lost in some of the illogic of the wishes.

Nadia's family is quite an interesting bunch. The grandmother seems almost like a mafia boss, except it's about the whole wish business. The mom seems to be locked into whatever the grandmother dictates and seems to spend most of the time chasing after men. There's an absent sister who is a local power and is alienated from the family, particularly the grandmother. Nadia seems to be in need of therapy herself for wanting to bring her dead husband back to life over a year after his death. While I understand her grief, I can't see how she thinks her plan has any chance of success, In any case, the late husband seems to have a bit of a dark cloud about him that will eventually be revealed.

The relationship with Miles is a curious one, sometimes seeming like it's supposed to be the beginning of a romance. To me, there's more potential for a good friendship where they look after each other and not so much romantic chemistry. They do seem to understand each other once they get past the initial issues of her having stolen his wish. It will be interesting to see where this part of the story goes in the future installments.

This is the first in a series so the story isn't wrapped up by the end of the book. It's a fun read and the Savannah setting adds to the mystery. Overall I give this three stars.

I received this book as an eARC from Netgalley. All opinions are my own!

Nadia's family has a history of hunting wishes. But when Nadia takes the chance to steal a wish for her own gain, it throws her into a world full of revenge and betrayal that she never saw coming.

I was intrigued by the premise of this book from the first page! The idea of people gaining wishes if they save a life is so fascinating to me. And of course there would be people who take advantage of this! The world-building was so interesting to me, and I think that was probably my favorite part of the book!

I really enjoyed the characters and their motivations. Both Nadia and Miles felt so real and had such depth to them that I simply wanted to know everything about them. I really liked the way they connected throughout the story and how their relationship evolved.

I will say that I did get kind of bored about halfway through the book. It just felt a bit drawn out. But once it picked back up again, I was sucked right back in!

If you're looking for an interesting fantasy, the likes of which you haven't seen done before, this is the book for you!

3.5 stars.
If you enjoy intricate lore, troubled families, and morally grey characters then this book is a great fit for you!

Things I liked:
- The concept of the magic system is really interesting and there are so many ways to see the magic unfold
- Miles is a fun character with hidden depths
- The geography of Savannah is fitting and adds a fun aspect
- Lots of witty lines and talking in code that is fun for a reader to catch
- complex characters like Basha and Kaleena (plus their secrets)

Things I didn’t like:
- the romance. It’s not clear if the authors are trying to push Nadia and Miles together in a reluctant allies to friends to lovers or if they’ll both get with their previous loves.
- Nick as a whole. The whole plot is centered around Nadia’s need to bring her dead husband back to life, but he sounds too good to be true and it is heavily (too heavily in my opinion) hinted that he’s not all Nadia thinks he is. I think the foreshadowing for his dark secrets is too obvious and it feels like Nadia, as a therapist, should not be so fixated.
- Nadia is painfully naive and goes back and forth on her personality a lot which makes her feel shallow

Overall this was an enjoyable read and I would continue to read the series to see if my predictions are true, but I didn’t fall in love with it.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

Wish Hunter follows Nadia, who, as the title suggests, is a wish hunter. She works as a marriage counselor to steal wishes from her unsuspecting clients (but only those who deserve it) to help pay off her family's debt. The premise of this is something I've never read before and the book did not disappoint. As I continued reading, more and more secrets about the family were revealed, which I really enjoyed. I like character-driven/based novels so this checked those boxes for me.

I really liked Nadia's character as well – she felt very real to me. I felt her grief over losing her husband and understood her motivations for doing what she did over the course of the novel. Of course, she's not perfect, but she's human. One character I wish we got to know more about was Miles. I wasn't sure about him at first but I liked him by the end and wanted to read chapters from his point of view. Toward the end of the novel, Miles didn't really play any large parts and he felt like a tag-along to Nadia's story rather than another protagonist. I think the novel would have been stronger if he was less of a side character, though I do understand the book is specifically focused on Nadia and her family.

I think I will read the next book when it comes out. I'm hoping that there's not a love triangle because I can kind of feel those vibes coming, but I don't think it will turn out that way. Maybe for a little bit but won't end up that way. Overall, this was a standard fantasy book with a strong plot and characters. I give it 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

The premise of the story is unique and intriguing. The characters, the world-building, and the theme of wish hunting is noteworthy and compelling. It's a fast-paced, plot-driven story full of mysteries and revelations.

The story follows Nadia, a thirty-one-year-old, marriage counselor, who steals wishes from her clients to pay for her family's debt. A young widow, she lives with her mom and grandmother in an old, enchanted house.

There were a lot of family secrets and deceptions going on throughout the story that made me feel in despair for the main characters involved. I was rooting for them to receive their wishes by the end of this book but I guess there will be more wish heists to happen before their wishes are granted. I love Miles's special abilities in tracking individuals as well as Nadia's abilities to spy on people. I love that author included Basha's magical background story that I hope will help Nadia in achieving her greatest wish.

There were some steps in acquiring and receiving a wish that could have been made simple but I won't get into details because I want you to read this book and find out. Overall, this was a delightful read with lots of action-packed scenes and mysteries. I'm pleased that I was granted to read this book and I would surely check out the other books of the author.

Many thanks to the author, the publisher, and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review an e-ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Another book that suffers from an excellent premise but poor execution.

Nadia is a wish thief, striving to pay down the debt incurred by her family to save her life years ago. She uses her practice as a marriage counselor to convince her clients to give up their secrets, the key to stealing their wishes. However, when Nadia witnesses a wish sale that goes wrong, her steady course is thrown for a loop and she begins to question exactly what her role in the wish black market really is.

Challenges in this book are numerous. For example, there isn't a character among them that isn't an archetype - the Eastern European grandmother, the negligent and loose mother, the gangster bad guy, etc., etc. I found not a single one of them compelling, not even our main character as she attempts to fight to bring her husband back to life. I wanted to get behind her mission, but just couldn't. I wasn't invested in their relationship at all, and found Nadia's longing believable but not sympathetic.

The timeline and footprint of this book are both very, very small as well. Logic would say that the main character could escape much of her angst by just leaving town. At one point, the argument is made that the main character can't leave Savannah because she will "be in danger." Why? By whom? None of these ideas are fully explained, and it becomes infuriating.

This book called to mind the Charlaine Harris "Dead After Dark" series from 20 years ago, and not in a good way. Nadia reminds me of Sookie, in over her head and not at all sure of what the rules are or how to work the system. The difference is that Nadia grew up in the system and should know better... she just doesn't. Therefore, the rules of wishes and their implications are never fully explained.

This story is clearly setting up a series, and perhaps many of these issues will be resolved as they are further explored. It is likely to be successful for those who are interested in urban fantasy and don't mind fuzzy details. It just wasn't horribly successful for me.

So obviously I’m in the minority, but I didn’t love it. The idea was interesting, but I disliked Nadia so much that I couldn’t connect with the book. I found her to be willfully blind, naive, and selfish. Just not the one for me.

Wish Hunter was such a fun and unique book, I loved the premise and really enjoyed reading about all the different characters.

There was magic, a bit of Family drama and a splash of Mission Impossible all thrown into one and that made for a fun ride. I will be impatiently awaiting the next book to find out where the story goes,

I really enjoyed this book. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC for an exchange of an honest review.

This was an enjoyable read. I thought great and unusual story.

Nadia Kaminski’s family has stolen wishes for generations, and since Nadia is a marriage counselor, she has a lot of access to people's secrets. Right now, Nadia's family owes a huge debt of wishes to the wishmaster, and until that debt is paid, then Nadia can't use a wish of her own for what she really wants - to bring her husband back from the dead. Then the perfect opportunity presents itself and Nadia steals a wish from a popular rock star named Miles. Miles will do anything to get his wish back. As he attatches himself to Nadia and refuses to leave her side until she relinquishes his wish, the wishmaster starts closing in and they both realize how much more is at stake than just one wish.
This was such a fun book. It was non-stop action. The author did an excellent job weaving this fascinating and unique world. II am really looking forward to seeing what happens next with the storyline. I highly recommend this to anyone with a love of fantasy fiction..

Great story. Wish Hunter is about stealing wishes.

Nadia is involved in stealing generations and generations of wishes. It's really not that complicated. The deal is you find someone who has gained a wish after saving a life. and then tricking them into sharing a deep secret. That's it. That will let her steal the wish

Of course, you know what happens when you are selfish. Soon Nadia needs to navigate a rock star that wants his wish back.

But when Nadia comes across the perfect opportunity to steal a wish for herself, she takes it—and the rock star she’s stolen it from desperately wants his wish back.

Wish Hunter was a delightful read and one I highly recommend.