Be Careful What You Wish For

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	• Thwonk Joan Bauer, Wendell Minor, 2001 - 215 pages average customer review:based on 32 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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This is a very cute book. I recommend it for anyone who has had that one crush who you think doesn't even know you exist. That's how it is for A.J. Now don't we wish we all had a little cupid of our own. The thing I didn't like about this book was how AJ found love then turned on it. This book takes a lot of time and understanding to read, I suggest if you don't like to read and just decided to read this book because it was the only one left on the shelf, find something new because this book may not be for you.

Be Careful What You Wish For

A.J. is an aspiring photographer with a great deal of talent. Her father taught her everything she knows, but now that she is in high school he is discouraging her from trying to make photography her life. He was burned by the profession when he was younger and tried to make a living out of making independent films. He realized it was no way to support himself and his young family, so he had to quit and go to work for an advertising agency. He worries that A.J. might be making the same mistake.

For her part, A.J. is determined to make photography into her life, but she is currently more concerned with her love life. It seems she is always falling for guys who are wrong for her--guys who don't appreciate her art and don't care much about her feelings. Now she has a huge crush on Peter, who happens to be gorgeous and dating someone else. A.J. wishes she could find a way to get Peter to like her and invite her to the big King of Hearts Valentine dance. She is miserable thinking about her dateless state.

Then, out of nowhere, A.J. finds a little stuffed cupid. It turns out the stuffed cupid is actually a real cupid, sent to help her out in some way. It can either help her out in her art, making her an even better photographer; help her in school, making her a better student; or help her in love. Despite the cupid, Jonathan's, better judgment, A.J. chooses to be helped in love, to have Peter fall madly in love with her.

But having a boy madly in love with her isn't as wonderful as A.J. had hoped. Peter still doesn't care about her art or her personality; he just cares about being with her every second and he is smothering her with attention. But what can be done now?

I thought A.J.'s character was really great. She was talented and pretty confident, and determined to get what she wanted. I really liked A.J.'s interaction with Jonathan, and the exasperation he had for her. I also liked A.J.'s parents and her best friend, who were all very interesting and supportive. However, I couldn't believe that A.J. could be so short-sighted and dumb about her choice. It seems like she should have been able to see what was coming.

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Predictable and cute

The love story bits and the "true love/true friendship" preachiness bugged me a little, but the fairy-tale-NOT Jonathan the Cupid was amusing. Parts of the plot have been rehashed many times in teen literature. The story really gets good when A.J., the main character, talks about her photography and her family problems-that is where the real heart and writing ability of Ms. Bauer come in. I can tell she did research on photography.... The one problem is, A.J. seems altogether too self-posessed in other matters to fall head-over-heels, stupidly in love with Peter Terris, etc, etc. It was a cute little fluffy book, perfect for reading on a stormy or wintry afternoon (it will only take about one afternoon, seriously). It won't inspire you to find true love, but it may make you want to buy a camera and start snapping off shots in the early morning light...

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A Cupid named Jonathan has offered help in the romance department to teenager Allison Jean McCreary, and hilarious fun results when Allison cannot resist the idea of having local hunk Peter Tarris fall for her.

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