Wishful Thinking
by Kamy Wicoff
Jennifer Sharpe is a divorced mother of two with a problem just about any working parent can relate to: her boss expects her to work as though she doesn t have children, and her children want her to care for them as though she doesn t have a boss. But when, through a fateful coincidence, a brilliant physicist comes into possession of Jennifer s phone and decides to play fairy godmother, installing a 
miraculous time-travel app called Wishful Thinking, Jennifer suddenly finds herself in possession of what seems like the answer to the impossible dream of having it all: an app that lets her be in more than one place at the same time. With the app, Jennifer goes quickly from zero to hero in every part of her life: she is super-worker, the last to leave her office every night; she is super-mom, the first to arrive at pickup every afternoon; and she even becomes super-girlfriend, dating a musician who thinks she has unlimited childcare and a flexible job. But Jennifer soon finds herself facing questions that adding more hours to her day can t answer. Why does she feel busier and more harried than ever? Is she aging faster than everyone around her? How can she be a good worker, mother, and partner when she can t be honest with anybody in her life? And most important, when choosing to be with your children, at work, or with your partner doesn t involve sacrifice, do those choices lose their meaning? Wishful Thinking is a modern-day fairy tale in which one woman learns to overcome the challenges and appreciate the joys of living life in real time."
miraculous time-travel app called Wishful Thinking, Jennifer suddenly finds herself in possession of what seems like the answer to the impossible dream of having it all: an app that lets her be in more than one place at the same time. With the app, Jennifer goes quickly from zero to hero in every part of her life: she is super-worker, the last to leave her office every night; she is super-mom, the first to arrive at pickup every afternoon; and she even becomes super-girlfriend, dating a musician who thinks she has unlimited childcare and a flexible job. But Jennifer soon finds herself facing questions that adding more hours to her day can t answer. Why does she feel busier and more harried than ever? Is she aging faster than everyone around her? How can she be a good worker, mother, and partner when she can t be honest with anybody in her life? And most important, when choosing to be with your children, at work, or with your partner doesn t involve sacrifice, do those choices lose their meaning? Wishful Thinking is a modern-day fairy tale in which one woman learns to overcome the challenges and appreciate the joys of living life in real time." ~ Goodreads
My review............4 stars
When I decided to read this book (as part of the BookSparks summer reading challenge), I had some major reservations. It's about time travel, not a favorite subject of mine. Lo and behold.....I liked it! Sure it has a time travel aspect in it, and a kind of sketchy scientific explanation for it, but beyond all that it is a wonderful story about a woman who needs to be in two or three places at once. We can all relate to that right? I loved the character of Jennifer, and I thought that she, and the characters surrounding her, were well crafted by the author. Beyond the scope of the physical and mental challenges of the time travel, there was a great story about mothering, friendship, exposing corruption at the workplace, and even a sweet love story. Great pacing in this, it had me on the edge of my seat a few times, and then sitting back and savoring Jennifer's life at others.
If you can get beyond the time travel, this is a wonderful story that would be a perfect summer read. Head on over to the BookSparks page to see the other titles coming up this summer.
I'm giving away an extra copy of Wishful Thinking that I received. Enter via the Rafflecopter below to be eligible to win (US only please).
Oh, that app would be wonderful, but I'm curious if that means I also get to age faster :/
Sounds like a fun read. Thanks for the chance to be able to win a copy of the book.
They do actually address the aging faster aspect in the book 🙂 Good luck in the drawing, and thanks for stopping by!
Looks a good summer read..
I had seen this and thought it sounded a bit light. Now, your thoughts make me think I was too quick to judge. I like the idea of the looking at the downside to having unlimited time to do everything.
This is right up my street, I LOVE time travel. And I'm already thinking I need that app in my life! Sounds like a great read that mixes up sci fi with a very relatable storyline. Straight on to my TBR with it!