The Fountain

The Fountain by Suzy Vadori is a young adult novel. Ava Marshall has looked forward to going to St. Augustus (for high school). St. Augustus is her parent’s alma mater and it is near her grandmother’s home. Ava is hoping to learn more about her mother (who is deceased and no one will speak about). She gets the perfect opportunity when her father has to overseas for a year for work. Unfortunately, it seems that Courtney Wallis has taken a dislike to Ava. Courtney is on the swim team, comes from a rich family, and is the popular girls. Courtney starts out by giving Ava the wrong time for swim practice making her late. Ava is hoping to join the swim team. Courtney then changes the lock on Ava’s locker leaving her without clothes and then plants drugs in the locker. Ava is sent her grandmother’s home for the weekend to await her fate (she could be expelled her very first week). Ava takes the path through the woods to her grandmother’s home and comes across a beautiful fountain. Ava’s mother loved fountains and wishing wells (she taught her daughter to believe). Ava makes a very expected wish (we would all do the same in her shoes). The next day Ava wakes up and her wish has come through. Unfortunately, her wish had some unforeseen consequences. Ava decides to find the fountain (which has disappeared) and change her wish. Will Ava be able to change her wish? You really have to be careful or you will get what you wish for!

The Fountain was a fun book to read. It is a fast paced with minimum teenage angst moments. There is no sex in the book (which is unusual for this type of book), but it did not need it. There is a good lesson or moral to the story. I liked how Ava changed throughout the course of the book and it was interesting to follow her adventure. I give The Fountain 4.25 out of 5 stars (I got a little frustrated with Ava a few times). Overall, The Fountain is a very enjoyable book that can be read by readers from 10 to 100!

I received a complimentary copy of The Fountain in exchange for an honest review.

Everyone has heard the legend of the magical wishing fountain that makes your wishes come true. When Ava comes across that very fountain, her careless wish sends everything off course. Everything she goes through in order to try to make things right again (but you know it’s never that simple) make for a great story that I’m confident many readers will enjoy! And not just younger readers, but also that growing slew of adult readers who love YA books.

This was such an interesting take on a wishing fountain. What if what you wished for came true?? How does it affect everyone else?? In this book Ava definitely finds out what happens when you wish on a whim.

Ava has transferred to her mother and father's alma mater, she is refereed to as an alumni kid. Even though she didn't start until her junior year. She felt she needed a connection to her mom who has passed away. Ava of course encounters the not so nice Courtney who seems to be doing things just to make her year a little bit harder. (or make her leave all together). After one of her rougher days Ava comes upon a fountain in the forest and makes a wish. She wishes that the school has never heard of Courtney or her family. When Ava returns after staying with her Gram for the weekend Courtney has mysteriously disappeared with no one ever having heard of her before. This leads to lots of trials and tribulations for Ava about should she try to undo her wish?? The only problem is she can no longer find the fountain? In her search for the fountain she becomes better acquainted with Ethan (another Alumni kid and can we say adorable??) Ethan is doing all he can to help Ava find the well and wish her old wish away. Of course nothing like a little love triangle thrown in there... because Ava has a boyfriend named Lucas...back home... oooppsss. Will she be able to wish her wish away.. or will Courtney be forever gone?

There was only a couple flaws I found in this book.. I wish we could've delved more into Ava's family life I feel like it was just a drop in the bucket. Also Mrs. Kirk... why is she so obsessed with the darn fountain?? What happens with her??? I feel like I could've just keep reading and reading but it sadly ended.

I did however enjoy the way Suzy Vadori ended the book with a little glimpse into how Ava was satisfied with the decision she made.. All in all a really cute read!!

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley via Evil Alter Ego Press for my honest review.