Glimpsed
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4.0 • 1 Rating
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- £9.49
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- £9.49
Publisher Description
“Filled with tongue-in-cheek humor…a gently fantastical world brimming with teen shenanigans.” —Publishers Weekly
Perfect for fans of Geekerella and Jenn Bennett, this charming, sparkly rom-com follows a wish-granting teen forced to question if she’s really doing good—and if she has the power to make her own dreams come true.
Charity is a fairy godmother. She doesn’t wear a poofy dress or go around waving a wand, but she does make sure the deepest desires of the student population at Jack London High School come true. And she knows what they want even better than they do because she can glimpse their perfect futures.
But when Charity fulfills a glimpse that gets Vindhya crowned homecoming queen, it ends in disaster. Suddenly, every wish Charity has ever granted is called into question. Has she really been helping people? Where do these glimpses come from, anyway? What if she’s not getting the whole picture?
Making this existential crisis way worse is Noah—the adorkable and (in Charity’s opinion) diabolical ex of one of her past clients—who blames her for sabotaging his prom plans and claims her interventions are doing more harm than good. He demands that she stop granting wishes and help him get his girl back. At first, Charity has no choice but to play along. But soon, Noah becomes an unexpected ally in getting to the bottom of the glimpses. Before long, Charity dares to call him her friend…and even starts to wish he were something more. But can the fairy godmother ever get the happily ever after?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Filled with tongue-in-cheek humor, Miller's perspective-switched take on the classic "Cinderella" dynamic augments its laughs with themes of love and personal growth. Eighteen-year-old Charity isn't simply a popular student at Jack London High School and a member of the Poms squad: she's a fairy godmother, charged by fate with granting the deepest inner wishes of her Cindies. It's not easy—after "glimpsing" a case, Charity involves herself with the Cindy until their work is finished, and then fades into the background, which is the way she likes it. Navigating school, wish work, and the insufficient attentions of her neglectful parents, plus missing Hope, her sister in Thailand, fills Charity's time—until Noah, a classmate and collateral damage from a past Cindy's wish, blackmails her for help. As the struggle between them progresses, however, Noah's concerns about her work begin to make sense, forcing Charity to question her convictions and the glimpses' provenance. Miller's lighthearted contemporary debut interrogates the age-old "just because you can doesn't mean you should" conundrum. Vibrant characters will appeal, immersing readers in a gently fantastical world brimming with teen shenanigans. Ages 12–up.
