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Gribblet is everything! This is their story not Avery’s, a story with a tumultuous start but the most wholesome ending. Follow along in the duos latest adventure where they go in search of Gribblets family but find a lot more than they anticipated.

Family has never meant more or been bigger for Abery or Gribblet. A very charming sequel. I’d been expecting a bit more character development but honestly just clear your mind and enjoy the journey rather than picking at the plot.

Thanks NetGalley and TopShelf for the ARC

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Just as cute as the first one with another great story for middle grade readers. I really like the illustrations and like that the focus shifted to Gribblet.

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An adorable follow up to the first volume. Charming narrative and great character design abound made for a captivating read. I really enjoyed this. Thank you for the opportunity.

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This was a really great sequel. It was well-written and great development of the world. The art is really good. I liked learning more about the characters.

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Avery loves her little family. Her mom is in their lives again and her best friend, Gribblet, lives with them. Their little life is totally copacetic…almost. Gribblet’s past is haunting him more and more as he yearns for past days. When given the chance to learn the truth of what happened to his parents, he jumps at the chance and ends up getting kidnapped. Avery must journey back to the genie realms and save her best friend.
Loved the first volume, enjoyed the second one as well. A couple things kind of nagged at me during this read. Gribblet is not a pet, but he lays in Avery’s lap? How are Avery’s parents okay with her travelling to different realms by herself? Overall, it was cheesy and adorable and worth the read.

#ThxNetGalley #JeffVictor #YouWish

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Enjoyed this second installment. The artwork was scary and the storyline was dark. A good reminder that you need your friends, but also need to suspend belief that parents will let you go in a rescue mission and bring 5500 of your friends to the house. Sad about the lack of concept art at the end

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after a thrilling book 1, I couldn’t resist book 2. This continues Avery’s journey into her magic, and into the world of the genies. She makes new friends and fights some TERRIFYING monsters. Properly brilliant. Love the illustration style.

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A delightful continuation of the You Wish series. The main character is brave and kind, and this book really champions helping those in need. It is also a celebration of family and community.

Light, playful, and compassionate. This was a fun and uplifting read.

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Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for gifting me an early copy of You Wish: Wishborn.
After loving the first one, I was very excited to dive into book 2! It started off with Gribblet dreaming about his parents and what happened to them. Then a guy appears to him telling him that he knows what happened to them and that Gribblet has to come with him to know too. Avery senses that something is amiss and decides to try finding Gribblet.
Knowing more about Gribblet and his story was an amazing idea as I love this character and so seeing the story with his parents- albeit sad- was great to read about.
It was such a wholesome story full of adventure, and around the topics of family, and friendship. I would highly highly recommend it and hope there will be more books in the series!!

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Avery has to go rescue her new best friend Gribblet, who is kidnapped in the genie realm. Along the way she teams up with 2 new friends, Franklin and Solong, and learns more about being a wishborn.

This series is great for 8-12 year old readers. The illustrations are really cute and colorful and the story is very simple and easy to read.

4/5 Stars

Thank you so much to NetGalley and IDW Publishing for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review.

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This was a great return to this world, I love how expanded the story was. The new characters introduce were very interesting. A note that this one may be a little more scary for some kiddos, but it has a happy ending.

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This is a cute little tale of adventure and friendship. It adds to the story established in the first volume well without being repetitive in concept, but rather further exploring the world-building created in the first. The parents might have been a bit too unconcerned by their kid rushing off into danger, but other than that I enjoyed the story. It will be fun to see how kids react to this story when it is released.

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