Jane Costello: The Wish List

Emma has six months left of her twenties and she is finding it hard to acknowledge that she will be turning thirty, feeling like she has not got much to show for it. Emma and her best friends dig up a 'Wish List' that they contributed together in their teens, and she is determined to attempt to complete everything on the list.

Costello writes this book brilliantly, having short chapters throughout the novel encouraging you to want to read the next chapter straight away. I always read Costello's books very fast because of this clever technique.

I found myself laughing out loud in some parts of this book, then at other times I was near to tears, which is quite a rarity when reading a novel. The one thing that I loved about this book was that I felt like I could relate to the characters, and I easily warmed up to Emma from the start. I feel like I can relate to the characters because some of the situations they are put in, do actually happen, and the feelings are genuine. Throughout this book not only could picture myself in the characters shoes, but some of them were reminding me of my friends which was very surreal and interesting.

There are plenty of unforeseen events that take place in this novel, even at her 6th book I still do not see the twists coming and always left surprised, this is why Jane is one of my favourite authors!