"The Backward Season," the third and final book in the wishing day trilogy, is about Ava, the youngest Blok sister, and Emily when she was thirteen. It was a wonderful book to wrap up the series, though the ending didn't really make sense to me. Ava feels like she needs to solve all of her families problems by using her wishes to fix them. She puts all the pieces together and solves the mystery, though not everyone listens to her because she is the "baby" of the family. This book was written very well, except to me it sometimes got a little confusing because so many parts of the book would clash together at certain points in the story. This book, as well as the whole series, was pretty good, but it wasn't a favorite for me. The idea was wonderful, but when it all came together it just didn't fit perfectly, it felt like something was missing once I finished it, kind of like when you can't find the last piece of a puzzle. It wasn't my style of book but middle school readers who like more mysterious fantasy books might find this trilogy to be an interesting read.
The Backward Season (Wishing Day)
By Lauren Myracle
From beloved and bestselling author Lauren Myracle comes the emotional conclusion to the Wishing Day trilogy, perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Ingrid Law.
Now that her sisters Natasha and Darya have had their turn, Ava Blok finally gets her Wishing Day. But after seeing the unintended consequences of the wishes her sisters made, she’s not sure what to wish for. The only thing she’s certain of is that it’s her job to set things right.
Hopeful that she can put her broken family back together, and eager to prove her pessimistic older sisters wrong, Ava realizes that fixing the future means changing the past.
Will the journey her wishes take her on end up costing her everything?
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
ISBN-13: 9780062342133
ISBN-10: 0062342134
Published on 4/2/2019
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 304