As You Wish by Leesa Cross-Smith

"As You Wish" is the story of three girls living in Korea as au pairs as they set out to embark on new paths in their life.  All three of them make a wish one day while on a trip with their host families.  They believe their wishes come true and those wishes help shape their future decisions.  However what we wish for in the moment may not be what we truly want deep down.  

This book to me was definitely more young adult although I think it is meant to be an adult novel.  The girls are all in their early twenties and have come at that crossroads of trying to figure out what to do with their life.  Lydia lacks confidence but wants to be a great artist.  She feels like she blends in so her wish is to stand out.  Jenny is desperate to get over her break up from her ex so she wants to never fall in love again.  She is also still trying to get over the loss of her dad.  Finally, Selene was adopted from Korea and wants to find her birth mother. 

 I enjoyed the setting of Korea, learning some of the language, and reading about all of the food.  I definitely need to try some Korean food.  However I just didn't connect with the story like I would have wanted to. The book dragged at times and their problems to me just sounded so juvenile.  The book at random times would list playlists of music and much of it was songs that I had never heard of before.  Overall, I do think this book would be an enjoyable read for younger women especially those interested in Korea and its music.