Wish Upon A Star by Trisha Ashley

Book review by Mick Arnold. 

(Wish Upon a Star published by Avon, November 2013.) 

Forced to move back in with her eccentric mother, Cally has to juggle caring for her sick daughter Stella and doesn’t believe that she has time in her life for love as well. That is until handsome baker Jago comes into their lives. Trying to juggle fund-raising for an operation to potentially save her daughter’s life that is rapidly approaching in the USA just before Christmas, Cally tries to stop her growing feelings for Jago from taking over her every waking moment.

This is a heart-warming tale of love and hope that is perfect for warming the cockles. You’ll laugh and cry along with Cally as we follow her in her battle to help her daughter back to health, whilst fighting off the unwanted attentions of Jago’s ex and Stella’s father who unexpectedly come back on the scene, all the while coming to terms with believing that perhaps she could actually love and be loved in return?  

Wish Upon a Star could be thought of as the literary cousin of Chocolate Wishes, being also set predominantly in the charming Lancashire village of Sticklepond. If you’re familiar with the charm and wit of that book then you’ll equally fall in love with this one. 

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I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.