Your Every Wish by Stacy Finz

~ Warm, wise, witty story that slowly drew me in, made me care, and hope for the perfect happy ending ~

What I liked:
* Kennedy Jenkins: Casino host, responsible, hard worker, strong, loving daughter, honest, knows who stole the whale’s money but is protecting that person, grows a lot emotionally
* Emma Keil: advice columnist, loving daughter with strong supportive mother and stepfather, giving, caring, in an unequal relationship, has an awakening, comes into her own
* Madame Misty: with, sees things in visions and dreams, has helped solve cases, offers three wishes to Kennedy and Emma
* Cedar Pines Trailer Park: inherited by Kennedy and Emma, filled with quirky endearing people, a safe nurturing place
* Liam Murphy: intriguing, handyman, hidden talents, attracted to Emma, has a secret
* Bent McCourtney: builder, wealthy, intriguing, wants the land the trailer park is on, might be attracted to Kennedy
* The mystery of what happened to the rest of the women’s inheritance and how it plays out along with how the stolen money is finally repaid and all issues were fixed for the sisters
* The wishes made and thinking about how sometimes what we wish for might not be what we really need
* The magical aspects of the story and thinking about the possibilities…
* Watching the relationship develop between the half-sisters as their preconceptions were slowly erased and replaced with sisterly love
* Willy Keil: Father for Emma & Kennedy, gambler, philanderer, big part of the story though never seen, thinking about what he must have really been like
* All of it really except…

What I didn’t like:
* The position Kennedy’s mother put her in at the beginning of the story
* That Willy was not there for his daughters when they needed him
* Kennedy’s mother’s choice early in the book
* Dex: Emma’s boyfriend for nearly a decade, egotistical, pompous, rude, unappreciative, controlling, not good enough for Emma

Did I like this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars

It was a long time since I read a book with magical realism themes in it. This was a nice rewakening into that genre. I loved the quirky feel the small town gave. The characters are interesting and makes me want them all the best in the world. The relationship between the sisters was beautifully written.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion and review.

Your Every Wish swept me up with its cozy blend of small-town life, magical realism, and heartfelt family dynamics. Stacy Finz crafts a story full of warmth and wonder, where two half-sisters—one scrappy and one soft-hearted —come together. They must navigate new connections, family secrets, and the surprising power of wishes. Ghost, CA, comes alive with quirky characters, tender romance, and a touch of enchantment that makes the whole town feel like its own character.

What You Can Expect:
Magical realism woven into everyday life
Family secrets and sisterly bonding
A dash of romance and a touch of mystery
Quirky small-town community vibes
Spice Level: 1/5 — light and sweet, more heart than heat

This was a heartfelt, feel-good read that balances whimsy with genuine emotion. Thank you to Stacy Finz, Kensington, and NetGalley for the ARC. I’m grateful to share this cozy journey. 👽

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. I loved seeing the two half sisters come together and their growth. It was a beautiful and entertaining story.

Your Every Wish by Stacy Finz

Half Sisters Kennedy and Emma couldn't be more different. Their father dies, leaving them a rundown trailer part in a town called Ghost.

Kennedy is a casino Host, hiding from a high roller who thinks she stole thousands of dollars drom him. Emma is a broke writer who writes advice Columns. She has no where to live and her boyfriend is on and off again and not helpful. Madam Misty, a witch who lives in the area grants them 3 wishes.

The three come together in a tale of romance, fiction and magic. The story itself was fine but I just couldnt connect with the characters.

Thank you Stacey and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion and review.

Thank you to NetGalley and to Kensington Press for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

Oh, I absolutely loved this book and these 2 half sisters! The journey of them getting to know one another after their estranged father's death was just so wonderful to read. The treasure hunt for his buried treasures, the other characters (oh my goodness, that cowboy had me laughing more than once) and the way that Stacy wrote the magical realism parts of the story? It just captured me completely and was such a fun story. The ending felt extremely genuine to the story itself, and well that is something that I for one would like to see more of!

I thoroughly enjoyed this whole book.
2 half sisters brought together by their wealthy dead father’s will.. They find out he pretty much died with nothing to leave them but 2 things. These sisters realize how much they like each other and work to unravel some things about their father with the help of a fun and hilarious misfit group. As their relationship grows, others are made and some are put out of their misery they learn a lot about their father. While the ending wasn’t exactly what I hoped for the main characters, it was satisfying and made me chuckle.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a fun book.

This was incredibly charming, and I enjoyed the sisters getting to know each other and see each other as family for the first time. There is just a hint of magic in this, which is perfect, and the setting was great.

Such a wonderful surprise!! Familiar bonds, light romance, humor, strength, and a slight magical vibe all come together to make this book a terrific read.

When a notorious gambler dies, his 2 daughters (half sisters that have never met), come together at his Will reading. He was never in their lives but has bequeathed his assets to them. While they both have very different views, one full of sentiment and the other wanting money, they are both equally shocked to see what is left for them.

While on an extreme financial deadline, they must decide what to do with the assets they have. What they don't plan on finding, the biggest asset which is each other.

Both humorous and heartfelt, the journey through their experience was a pleasure. While tagged in the Fantasy genre, there is a small magical overtone to the story, I would call it more Magical Realism than Fantasy.

Highly recommend this book to anyone lookied this book so much as its not really in my wheelhouse. ng for a feel good read; especially readers of Sarah Addison Allen and Heather Webber.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for sharing this ARC with me. As one of four sisters and a Dad who’s passed away, this was really fun to read. It was really heartwarming to see two people who grew up away from each other, be dealt different life circumstances, and still be able to empathize with each other in the end. Add in a treasure hunt and a mystical fairy godmother character and I can’t say this enough, it was really fun to read.

I love this sweet, whimsical book! Full of quirky characters and a bit of magical realism, this feel good women’s fiction novel is perfect when you’re in the mood for something heartwarming and cozy but not sappy.

Emma and Kennedy are polar opposite half sisters who don’t meet until after the death of their absentee father. In his will he has left them a rundown trailer park in Northern California. There’s also the possibility of a hidden treasure.

There’s a bit of a mystery, a very small touch of romance and so much heart I thoroughly enjoyed the the journey of Emma and Kennedy and the friendships they made along the way.

I received a complimentary copy of this book "Your Every Wish" and all opinions expressed are my own. Emma and Kennedy are half sisters who haven't met before but now they are named in their late fathers will. They inherit a run down trailer park in California. The story also includes some magic. Overall I really liked this story. Lots of interesting characters and the story kept me captivated throughout.

Your Every Wish, by Stacy Finz, is the story of what happens after Kennedy Jenkins and her half sister Emma Keil meet for the first time in the lawyer’s office for the reading of their father, Willy Keil’s, will. As a notorious gambler Willy had been reputed to have millions stashed away. But even a gambler of his caliber can make bad bets and lose the fortunes they’ve gained. Instead of millions, Willy has left the girls a trailer park in need of a lot of repairs outside of Ghost, CA, and a few thousand dollars.

For Kennedy this comes as quite a blow. Due to her mother Madge’s creative bookkeeping, one of the high rollers Kennedy works with at a Las Vegas casino has come up $30,000 short and Madge and boyfriend Max are on an expensive vacation south of the border. With the client and police closing in, Kennedy is in great need. While Emma needs shelter as her apartment building is being torn down to make way for more expensive units, her need isn’t as great. And if Dex, her iffy boyfriend of almost a decade, would take Emma in she wouldn’t even need that.

The trailer park is home to a host of quirky characters, mostly older with the exception of Liam Duffy who isn’t much older than the sisters. Befriended by Madam Misty, the girls quickly meld into the community. Liam also befriends them by fixing their broken window. But then Liam seems to make repairs at no charge to most of the residents.

There are many interwoven threads in this book including the search for Willy’s fortune, the solution to Kennedy’s dilemma, what Emma will do about Dex, and how the gruff millionaire next door will play into the story. However, at its heart it is the lovely story of half sisters who seemingly share nothing more than a deadbeat dad. That may be the way the story begins, but certainly not at the conclusion. I did enjoy this well written and original story and do recommend it.

This is a lovely story of Emma and Kennedy – which honestly surprises me to say, as I did not much care for Kennedy for a while. Raised by a selfish, careless mother, she’s not really learned to be nice. Kennedy has a lot of resentment – over her half-sister Emma, their father’s behavior, her mother’s bad choices, and life in general, even though she thinks she’s been pretty content with her life.
When Kennedy is at her lowest point, however, it’s Emma who helps her, lifts her up, and convinces her to open her eyes to the chance she’s been given. They throw themselves into solving the mystery of their father’s missing money and along the way meet a crazy crew of trailer park tenants who just might become important to them. There’s some tampering from beyond the grave, and hints from a psychic, people who are not quite what they seem, and an unequivocally happy ending. Kennedy learns a lot about herself and what real happiness looks like, and Emma grows some too. An overall satisfying read that I’ll definitely want to revisit regularly.

Your Every Wish is a delightfully sort of magical tale of two half-sisters (who knew of each other but hadn’t met yet), Kennedy and Emma, who face life far differently, are currently living together in their deceased father’s rundown trailer park. One is hiding out from a man who believes she stole from him, the other simply wants her totally commitment-averse sort of boyfriend to choose her. So far, not much is working for either of them, until a decision is made to turn to magic to solve their problems. It couldn’t hurt, right? Right!

I adored Your Every Wish by Stacy Finz from the start. I could see each sister clearly and enjoyed watching these strangers acknowledge their connection, slowly put aside several preconceived ideas about each other, and start acting like true sisters.

While Kennedy and Emma do have romantic encounters, the romantic side felt a bit light to me. I would see their story as more Women’s Fiction with a touch of magic, as I was far more invested in the sisters getting their relationship straightened out than I ever was about the men in their lives.

Absolutely loved the quirky, maybe magical town of Ghost. The town almost became a character of its own.

I had fun with Your Every Wish by Stacy Finz, enjoyed the treasure hunt, and loved watching two women adjusting their lives to fit each other and perhaps, let the right love for them find their hearts. If you enjoy a well-written story with touches of romance, magic, and unexpected connections, then this one would be perfect for you.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley, and I sincerely thank the author or publishing house for their trust. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

Your Every Wish is a fun, Halloweenie tale that throws two stepsisters together to figure out where their father's inheritance is hiding. It's certainly not the rundown trailer park they're currently inhabiting! They work with the residents of the park and a grumpy neighbor to solve the puzzle, celebrate Halloween, and find some happiness along the way.

Half sisters Kennedy and Emma come together after their father's death to deal with their inheritance: a run down tailor park.

I'm on middle ground with this one. There were some things that I loved and some that I wish I liked more. What I liked: Emma was the character that I liked the most. Her desire to build a relationship with Kennedy and keep some kind of legacy for her dad even though she didn't have a relationship with him was investing. She really has a heart of gold. I also really liked all of the side characters in the trailer park. They had me cracking up at times. The magical realism in this was also really well done.
What I wasn't a huge fan of: Kennedy annoyed me a lot of the times. I wanted to connect with her but it was really hard. She bulldozes over everyone. Also, this wasn't really a romance. It is a great story about the sisters and their (mis)adventures in trying to find their father's hidden money, but I wouldn't call this a romance even though there is some romance aspects to this. This would fall more under drama or woman's fiction.

All in all, this was a good dramedy about finding sisters as adults.

Thank you to the author and publisher for the gifted copy!

Kennedy and Emma are half sister but have never met before. When her late and strangled father leaves them in his testament a round down trailer park near a small town named Ghost, they need to figure out what to do about it. Kennedy needs the money like yesterday due to her irresponsible mother actions. Emma needs a place to stay since her boyfriend of nine years is not ready for her move in. Can the kirky people in the trailer park and their moody neighbors help them find themselves and make their wishes come true? Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington publisher for the ARC. This is my honest review.

2.5 stars adjusted to 3 GR stars. I used to really like or love Stacy Finz's books, especially her Nugget series, but the last few books have left a lot to be desired. Sadly, I think she is no longer favorite. I did not care for either of the female main characters, particularly Kennedy, but Emma was quite the doormat, especially when it came to her boyfriend, Dex. Magical realism is not a favorite of mine.

Your Every Wish is a magical women’s fiction story by Stacy Finz. Tow sisters who had never met until they father dies find family, love, new beginnings and forgiveness in this quirky story. I can’t think of two more different people than Kennedy and Emma, yet I enjoyed getting to know both women. Their struggles are also different yet the growth that they both made is phenomenal.

For an unusual and unique story this one will keep you reading. By the end I almost like their late father Willy too. I recommend this story to all who embrace the kind of stories where you know what should happen but love reading the journey to it.