Book Review - Wish Upon A Star by Trisha Ashley

Hello and happy Sunday folks,

In between learning to bake the perfect brownie, proof reading my own book for the gzillionth time and taking Huffington Bear for walkies, I recently invested in and read the latest offering by author Trisha Ashley.  Here's my review:

Last week heralded the arrival at my house, of the long awaited Trisha Ashley festive novel, Wish Upon A Star.  As ever Trisha delivers a warm hug of a book that you just can’t put down.  From its sparkly glittery cover to the dedication to her readers, Wish Upon A Star is a book that keeps on giving!

Wish Upon A Star is set in the Lancashire village of Sticklepond.  Lots of the residents of Sticklepond and thereabouts form the basis of other Trisha Ashley novels so if you’ve read any of them you feel like you’re visiting with old friends.  If you haven’t read any of them then you’re in for a treat, as you will have plenty to read and keep you occupied this winter.  In fact Trisha has a list on her website (trishaashley.com) that tells you a little about each of them.

So Wish Upon A Star is the story of Cally and her daughter Stella, born with a heart condition that is steadily worsening.  Cally needs to take Stella to America for a life saving operation and enlists the help of the Sticklepond residents to help raise funds.  Central to the story is Cally’s developing relationship with speciality baker Jago.  Will her friendship with him develop into romance or will his ex fiancée, the dreaded Aimee, ruin any possibility of anything more than friendship?  And will Cally be won over by the return of Stella’s ‘penguin daddy’ Adam, who appears out of nowhere?

As always, Trisha’s characters are warm and likeable.  Characters you may have met in previous books are consistent which is a nice touch and as ever, there are baking tips and recipes at the end of the story.

So is there a happy ending?  I’ll let you find out for yourself.  Suffice to say this is a heart-warming and uplifting story that you should definitely invest in for the festive season.  Hoorah for Trisha!