Wish You Well was given to me by a friend for Christmas, and I have just now finished it, after reading it for a week or less. When I first god this book I judged it by the inside flap; I didn't think it looked very interesting. After reading a few books since Christmas and remembering I promised myself I would read this novel, I quickly fell in love with it.
This novel by David Baldacci has indeed become one of my favorites. It is sooo good. It is a story that takes me in Virginia in the mountainous region in the 1940's. After a car-crash leaves Lou and Oz without a father and a mother who is in a coma, brother and sister go to live their life with their great-grandmother in the land where their father grew up but never returned to. Here is where the children do their most growing and meet friends and foes that captivate readers from start to finish.
The characters in Wish You Well are beautiful and very believable. They are "real" in a sense that they aren't indestructible nor emotionless. They are your average, but extraordinary characters that one can imagine having a conversation with or passing in the street. With beautiful child-like faith and dialogue that greatly augmented to the characters of the book. Baldacci also used the right amount of imagery to allow his readers to easily imagine life on these mountains as we follow Lou and Oz on their adventure.
What I really enjoyed about this book is the ending. I don't want to give too much away, but I think it ended perfectly. Almost how life would end, but there are fictional moments in it.
I would recommend this book to someone who's looking for something to read that is not a love story for once, for people who love coming of age tales, and for those that love stories that warm the heart. :]
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