SuitabookAs You Wish
Jackson Pearce
- Reading
- Read together or check in after the early relationship changes. Let the reader set the pace, and return to the wishes as they become important to Viola and Jinn.
- Themes
- Belonging and self-esteem: Viola wishes to feel that she belongs as she did before her boyfriend broke up with her. The premise raises whether a wish can meet a deeper need for belonging, but its answer is not established.
- Romance and a difficult choice: Viola and Jinn fall in love while he remains bound to her until she makes three wishes. Their feelings develop amid an unequal master-and-servant arrangement; how the story treats that imbalance is unclear.
- A gay boyfriend: Viola's boyfriend announces that he is gay before their breakup. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Viola's breakup and fear of losing Jinn shape the romance. If separation or uncertain choices are sensitive topics, you could check in about how these parts feel as you read.