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Three Wishes
When Rose creates a blog for an English assignment, she doesn't realize it will change her life forever. An elegant stranger arrives to announce that Rose has an aristocratic French grandfather who would like to meet her. Upon arriving at her grandfather’s magnificent castle, Rose becomes enchanted with her new life, and particularly with Charlie, a charming boy who is equally besotted with Rose. But as Rose begins to delve deeper into her family's past, her fairytale turns into a nightmare as it becomes clear that someone wants her dead!
336 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2008
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Isabelle Merlin
10 books52 followersThe first stories Isabelle Merlin remembers are the traditional French fairytales told to her by her French grandmother. Later, she heard family stories, which proved to her that magic and romance and terror don't only appear in fairytales: like the romantic story of the beautiful ancestor who caught the eye of the Sun-King, Louis XIV; or the amazing story of the wily ancestor who went from being a poor peasant to a multi-millionaire; or the tragic story of the curse of madness and misfortune that pursued other ancestors; or the spooky story of the chain-rattling ghost that haunted the family home deep in the green countryside of France. It's no wonder that she grew up with a head full of stories and a burning desire to become a writer.
Isabelle lives in Australia with her family.
Isabelle lives in Australia with her family.
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July 10, 2021
Die 16-jährige Rose lebt bei ihrer Tante in Australien. Ihre Eltern sind vor Jahren bei einem Autounfall ums Leben gekommen. Da steht plötzlich ein Anwalt vor ihrer Tür und teilt Rose mit, dass sie einen reichen Großvater in Frankreich hat, der sie gerne kennenlernen möchte und Rose zu sich auf sein Schloss einlädt. Rose kann ihr Glück kaum fassen. Noch vor nicht langer Zeit hat sie sich doch erst ein Abenteuer gewünscht, und nun scheint es tatsächlich einzutreten. Doch der wahr gewordene Traum erweist sich schon bald als Albtraum, denn es geschehen merkwürdige Dinge auf dem Schloss...
* Meine Meinung *
Die Geschichte wird erzählt in der Ich-Erzählform aus Sicht der Protagonistin Rose. Durch diese Schreibweise kann man sich sehr gut in das Mädchen hineinversetzen und ihren Gedankengängen und Gefühlen folgen.
Der Schreibstil ist dazu recht einfach und einem Jugendbuch angemessen, so dass sich das Buch auch recht flüssig lesen lässt.
Die Handlung ist spannend und bietet immer wieder Überraschungen, was es mir persönlich nicht leicht gemacht hat, das Buch aus der Hand zu legen. Man möchte einfach wissen, wie es mit Rose weitergeht und was die anderen Charaktere zu verbergen haben.
Die Geschichte ist dabei geheimnisvoll und schön zugleich, da auch die Liebe in dem Buch nicht zu kurz kommt.
Fazit: Ein sehr schönes Buch für junge Leserinnen, aber auch die erwachsenen Leser können sich noch an diesem Roman erfreuen!
* Meine Meinung *
Die Geschichte wird erzählt in der Ich-Erzählform aus Sicht der Protagonistin Rose. Durch diese Schreibweise kann man sich sehr gut in das Mädchen hineinversetzen und ihren Gedankengängen und Gefühlen folgen.
Der Schreibstil ist dazu recht einfach und einem Jugendbuch angemessen, so dass sich das Buch auch recht flüssig lesen lässt.
Die Handlung ist spannend und bietet immer wieder Überraschungen, was es mir persönlich nicht leicht gemacht hat, das Buch aus der Hand zu legen. Man möchte einfach wissen, wie es mit Rose weitergeht und was die anderen Charaktere zu verbergen haben.
Die Geschichte ist dabei geheimnisvoll und schön zugleich, da auch die Liebe in dem Buch nicht zu kurz kommt.
Fazit: Ein sehr schönes Buch für junge Leserinnen, aber auch die erwachsenen Leser können sich noch an diesem Roman erfreuen!
September 29, 2008
As a grandmother, I loved this exciting book. I can imagine how much more my teenage granddaughters will love it. It's soooooo romantic and soooooo dangerous and soooooo modern.
Isabelle Merlin is a terrific writer and if her heroine, Rose, writes as well as Isabelle, she WILL become a best selling author one day. :) I highly recommend Three Wishes and suggest that you have nothing else to do when you open this book, because you won't be able to put it down.
Wendy Laharnar
-author The Unhewn Stone
soon from Enspiren Press.
www.bebo.com/WendyL38
http://wendylaharnar.blogspot.com
Isabelle Merlin is a terrific writer and if her heroine, Rose, writes as well as Isabelle, she WILL become a best selling author one day. :) I highly recommend Three Wishes and suggest that you have nothing else to do when you open this book, because you won't be able to put it down.
Wendy Laharnar
-author The Unhewn Stone
soon from Enspiren Press.
www.bebo.com/WendyL38
http://wendylaharnar.blogspot.com
March 4, 2025
This book was better than i expected!
It follows a girl named Rose who made a blog for her English assignment and in her first post, she wrote about her three wishes which includes being a best-seller writer, win a lottery, and have a beautiful silver glass slipper. Unexpected, the next day, she received a news that said she is a long lost granddaughter of a super-rich businessman in France. She went to France because her grandfather wanted to meet her for the first time. At France, she lived at her grandfather's mansion and thought that she had got her own happy ending-fairytale. What she didn't know was someone wasn't happy to have her there, and tried to kill her.
Don't get fooled by the cover because the story itself isn't as cute as the cover🤯
If you see the cover, you might guess that this book is just a light contemporary romance or modern fairytale retelling.
Your guess is right! But this book also has mystery in it which thrilled me enough to read it until the end!
The beginning of the book was really slow and boring for me, but once the mystery started, it became interesting! It's the type of 'who-dun-it' mystery, my favorite!
Even thought this is a mild mystery, there are some scenes that made my heart beat faster! So thrilling! But i'm so happy that my guess for the plot twist was right!
There are some things that disappoint me. First, the romance. It has love triangle which is one of my favorite trope. But in this book, i found it to be really cheesy (both of the males) and made me rolled my eyes a lot. Also i didn't like how the author equalized a pervert guy with a mysterious-cold hearted guy. (In other words, for the author --> pervert= mysterious-cold hearted)
And the worse is, she romanticized it, thinking it would be a cute love story. Ew🤮.
I also didn't feel really attached to any of the characters in this book, even Rose, sometimes she can be so childish. (Sometimes it felt like i read a thought of 12 years old, not 16 years old).
The execution was also not satisfying enough. It felt too easy🤔
So, long story short, the only thing that i love from this book is the mystery. It's also the only reason why i finished this book😂.
Well, despite its flaws, i recommend this book if you like romance-mystery with a little fairytale story!
It follows a girl named Rose who made a blog for her English assignment and in her first post, she wrote about her three wishes which includes being a best-seller writer, win a lottery, and have a beautiful silver glass slipper. Unexpected, the next day, she received a news that said she is a long lost granddaughter of a super-rich businessman in France. She went to France because her grandfather wanted to meet her for the first time. At France, she lived at her grandfather's mansion and thought that she had got her own happy ending-fairytale. What she didn't know was someone wasn't happy to have her there, and tried to kill her.
Don't get fooled by the cover because the story itself isn't as cute as the cover🤯
If you see the cover, you might guess that this book is just a light contemporary romance or modern fairytale retelling.
Your guess is right! But this book also has mystery in it which thrilled me enough to read it until the end!
The beginning of the book was really slow and boring for me, but once the mystery started, it became interesting! It's the type of 'who-dun-it' mystery, my favorite!
Even thought this is a mild mystery, there are some scenes that made my heart beat faster! So thrilling! But i'm so happy that my guess for the plot twist was right!
There are some things that disappoint me. First, the romance. It has love triangle which is one of my favorite trope. But in this book, i found it to be really cheesy (both of the males) and made me rolled my eyes a lot. Also i didn't like how the author equalized a pervert guy with a mysterious-cold hearted guy. (In other words, for the author --> pervert= mysterious-cold hearted)
And the worse is, she romanticized it, thinking it would be a cute love story. Ew🤮.
I also didn't feel really attached to any of the characters in this book, even Rose, sometimes she can be so childish. (Sometimes it felt like i read a thought of 12 years old, not 16 years old).
The execution was also not satisfying enough. It felt too easy🤔
So, long story short, the only thing that i love from this book is the mystery. It's also the only reason why i finished this book😂.
Well, despite its flaws, i recommend this book if you like romance-mystery with a little fairytale story!
April 27, 2011
I was happy to FINALLY read a book by an Australian author. I mean, apart from John Marsden, who is there, really?
OK, I'm not a fan of romances, not by any stretch of the imagination. This one wasn't too bad, though. I mean, the setting was nice and I enjoyed the fact that Rose is actually a 3D heroine who isn't 'special' or 'marked' (eg: she isn't dubbed as 'The Chosen One') even though she is an orphan, of course.
Loved the whole French thing, and it was awesome having a combination of romance and mystery.
But, oh hell, a love triangle. Please someone, show me a romance that ISN'T a love triangle. Please. Just one. This was actually a reasonably good triangle - even though the whole Charlie thing was kinda... blunt. I mean, who kisses someone an hour after meeting them?
...
Seriously?
And who accepts it as normal?
So yeaaaaaah... Paul all the way XD
And I loved that chapter where you didn't know who the villain was. I was reading through it, wondering who it was.
ONE MORE RANT - JUST ONE: I HATED THE STUPID BLOG. SOOOOOOOOO TRY-HARD. I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY DANG OBVIOUS THAT ROSE ISN'T REAL, NOR IS KOSCHEI OR PORTIA/MADDY/ALICE/OTHER FRIEND WITH NO PERSONALITY. SO PLEASE. I JUST WANT TO SIT DOWN AND READ THE BLOODY BOOK, NOT LOG ONTO MY COMPUTER EVERY TEN PAGES AND GO ONTO THE GOSH DARN BLOG.
So yeah. Not too bad, I would recommend it to those who can't cope with 'big books' or 'complicated books'. It takes practically no brain cells to read it. Not my all-time favourite but not a waste of time either.
OK, I'm not a fan of romances, not by any stretch of the imagination. This one wasn't too bad, though. I mean, the setting was nice and I enjoyed the fact that Rose is actually a 3D heroine who isn't 'special' or 'marked' (eg: she isn't dubbed as 'The Chosen One') even though she is an orphan, of course.
Loved the whole French thing, and it was awesome having a combination of romance and mystery.
But, oh hell, a love triangle. Please someone, show me a romance that ISN'T a love triangle. Please. Just one. This was actually a reasonably good triangle - even though the whole Charlie thing was kinda... blunt. I mean, who kisses someone an hour after meeting them?
...
Seriously?
And who accepts it as normal?
So yeaaaaaah... Paul all the way XD
And I loved that chapter where you didn't know who the villain was. I was reading through it, wondering who it was.
ONE MORE RANT - JUST ONE: I HATED THE STUPID BLOG. SOOOOOOOOO TRY-HARD. I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY DANG OBVIOUS THAT ROSE ISN'T REAL, NOR IS KOSCHEI OR PORTIA/MADDY/ALICE/OTHER FRIEND WITH NO PERSONALITY. SO PLEASE. I JUST WANT TO SIT DOWN AND READ THE BLOODY BOOK, NOT LOG ONTO MY COMPUTER EVERY TEN PAGES AND GO ONTO THE GOSH DARN BLOG.
So yeah. Not too bad, I would recommend it to those who can't cope with 'big books' or 'complicated books'. It takes practically no brain cells to read it. Not my all-time favourite but not a waste of time either.
August 28, 2021
I read this book when I was 12 and loved it. Now at 24 the writing it a little childish but it is a great story and the nostalgia was strong !
July 20, 2014
I loved the plot of the story, but I did not like the writing style. I felt like the language of the book did not flow and I found a few typos in the text. The ending seemed rushed and it wasn't until the end that I realized Rose was recounting the story through writing in her journal. Overall, the idea for the book was amazing. The author and her writing style not so much.
September 14, 2011
It was okay. The beginning wasn't interesting or entertainig. But the story was full of twists, and the ending was rather shocking.
November 20, 2011
I enjoyed the mystery as well as the blog. It was a very cool book.
June 12, 2013
Loved it! The only disappointment I experienced was that the beginning was very slow, but when she went to France, the story became so compelling and lovable! :D
November 30, 2017
My rating: 1/5 stars
From the very moment I read the blurb I knew I was going to be disappointed. I mean, any book with ‘Rose becomes enchanted with her new life, and particularly with Charlie, a charming boy who is equally besotted with Rose’ on the blurb was bound to be cliché, cringe-worthy and way too predictable, but in an act of stupidity I chose to read it anyway.
Merlin’s writing was unoriginal and multiple times throughout the novel I found myself rephrasing her words (and I can’t write to save my life!) as an attempt to make the story slightly more enjoyable for myself, although it didn’t work. This unfortunately led to me guessing the whole plot and being correct the whole time, which I must say was a real spoilsport for me.
I could kind of see where Merlin was going with the whole ‘three wishes’ and ‘careful what you wish for’ theme throughout the book, but honestly, it just didn’t work out for her. Instead it left the novel hanging (in a bad way) in the midst of everyday reality and fantasy, which ruined the whole book’s flow.
I must end with that I was looking forward to reading this novel, regrettably however Merlin just failed to deliver.
Shreema
From the very moment I read the blurb I knew I was going to be disappointed. I mean, any book with ‘Rose becomes enchanted with her new life, and particularly with Charlie, a charming boy who is equally besotted with Rose’ on the blurb was bound to be cliché, cringe-worthy and way too predictable, but in an act of stupidity I chose to read it anyway.
Merlin’s writing was unoriginal and multiple times throughout the novel I found myself rephrasing her words (and I can’t write to save my life!) as an attempt to make the story slightly more enjoyable for myself, although it didn’t work. This unfortunately led to me guessing the whole plot and being correct the whole time, which I must say was a real spoilsport for me.
I could kind of see where Merlin was going with the whole ‘three wishes’ and ‘careful what you wish for’ theme throughout the book, but honestly, it just didn’t work out for her. Instead it left the novel hanging (in a bad way) in the midst of everyday reality and fantasy, which ruined the whole book’s flow.
I must end with that I was looking forward to reading this novel, regrettably however Merlin just failed to deliver.
Shreema
December 12, 2021
*I read the bahasa version*
𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚏𝚘𝚛...
Selain berhati-hati dengan permintaanmu, hati-hati juga dengan orang yang baru kau temui...
Three Wishes adalah kisah yang menceritakan seorang gadis biasa menjadi seorang pewaris dalam satu malam.
Kalau dikira menjadi ahli waris dari Count super-duper-mega kaya yang memiliki mansion besar dan megah di salah satu kota di Perancis itu mudah, maka tidak bagi Rose. Selain harus belajar menjadi seorang Lady yang anggun, dirinya juga harus menguak misteri rahasia yang tersimpan dibalik nama keluarganya.
Menurutku buku ini merupakan bacaan ringan untuk para pembaca yang ingin memulai genre misteri karena alurnya yang mudah ditebak dan tidak begitu berat. Sisi romansanya tidak begitu menonjol karena keseluruhan ceritanya lebih terfokus akan bagaimana Rose menguak misteri dibalik rahasia keluarga.
Kalau buatku sendiri, karena aku tidak terlalu menikmati bacaan misteri (karena bikin mikir) yaaah... Buku ini lumayan dengan sedikit konflik yang sedikit menegangkan.
𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚏𝚘𝚛...
Selain berhati-hati dengan permintaanmu, hati-hati juga dengan orang yang baru kau temui...
Three Wishes adalah kisah yang menceritakan seorang gadis biasa menjadi seorang pewaris dalam satu malam.
Kalau dikira menjadi ahli waris dari Count super-duper-mega kaya yang memiliki mansion besar dan megah di salah satu kota di Perancis itu mudah, maka tidak bagi Rose. Selain harus belajar menjadi seorang Lady yang anggun, dirinya juga harus menguak misteri rahasia yang tersimpan dibalik nama keluarganya.
Menurutku buku ini merupakan bacaan ringan untuk para pembaca yang ingin memulai genre misteri karena alurnya yang mudah ditebak dan tidak begitu berat. Sisi romansanya tidak begitu menonjol karena keseluruhan ceritanya lebih terfokus akan bagaimana Rose menguak misteri dibalik rahasia keluarga.
Kalau buatku sendiri, karena aku tidak terlalu menikmati bacaan misteri (karena bikin mikir) yaaah... Buku ini lumayan dengan sedikit konflik yang sedikit menegangkan.
April 18, 2022
The suspense and the plot twist in this book really got to me, despite having read it before. It had been a while, so I didn't quite remember... I questioned who it was dozens of times. I really enjoyed the French aspects in the setting and lifestyle once Rose visits her grandfather. The relationships with her family and the household staff felt very genuine. Some of the history was interesting to learn about as well. (SPOILER) I wish that Louis didn't die. I imagine that is the sentiment that Merlin wanted to elicit by killing him off, but it still bugs me that he didn't do anything wrong and now he's gone. I also think they kind of did Blanche a little dirty... like, I know that she wasn't perfect and she was almost possibly the bad guy at a couple of times, but I don't think that she left for the right reasons? Still an amazing book.
January 11, 2020
Rose tidak menyangka blog yang hanya dikerjakan untuk tugas bahasa inggris membawanya pada kakek bangsawan Prancis yang tak pernah diketahuinya. Tiga permintaan isengnya terkabul namun menyeretnya dalam bahaya yang mengancam.
***
Entah mengapa berdasarkan cara bertuturnya saya membayangkan Rose ini berusia 11-12 tahun. Bukan 16. Sebagai narator, dia terlalu sibuk dengan pikirannya sendiri. Membuat saya agak bosan. Sejak awal ketebak siapa pelakunya meski penulis berusaha memelintir dan menyembunyikan rapat-rapat sebelum menuju ending. Typo-nya lumayan mengganggu. Tiga bintang.
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Entah mengapa berdasarkan cara bertuturnya saya membayangkan Rose ini berusia 11-12 tahun. Bukan 16. Sebagai narator, dia terlalu sibuk dengan pikirannya sendiri. Membuat saya agak bosan. Sejak awal ketebak siapa pelakunya meski penulis berusaha memelintir dan menyembunyikan rapat-rapat sebelum menuju ending. Typo-nya lumayan mengganggu. Tiga bintang.
***
January 13, 2020
I hate to DNF, but when I am not enjoying a book I drag it out and dread reading. Not this year. New year, new me.
This book started out slow and 40% in, it has gotten slower and has gotten so strange. There’s curses and feuds and omens...
I didn’t realize this before I started the book but the main character is 16-17 years old. She rambles on quite a bit - much as you would expect an immature person to do - and tends to dwell on things. It has taken too long to get to the point of this story and I’m calling it quits and moving on.
This book started out slow and 40% in, it has gotten slower and has gotten so strange. There’s curses and feuds and omens...
I didn’t realize this before I started the book but the main character is 16-17 years old. She rambles on quite a bit - much as you would expect an immature person to do - and tends to dwell on things. It has taken too long to get to the point of this story and I’m calling it quits and moving on.
May 4, 2017
udah lama ga baca buku dongeng sebelum tidur. seru juga ceritanya bikin tebak-tebakan.
March 4, 2025
This book started well, but the second half was like it was written by a different person.
October 13, 2025
This started off alright and then halfway through lost the plot and not even the characters were making sense anymore (how is that possible)!
1.5 ⭐️
1.5 ⭐️
April 21, 2022
probably the only love triangle trope ive ever actually enjoyed. Also the first book that made me realize love interests could be POC? Wow. And THAT ENDING *chef's kiss*.
January 15, 2017
So this is a re-read and good god is this classified as "guilty pleasure" for a reason.
It's not fantastically written and tends to go down the easy route of Mary Sue orphan finds herself in a somewhat interesting mystery tainted with a love triangle with not much build up with the romance whatsoever so it feels quite forced and unnatural. French men aren't that forward, are they?
The climax is kind of a let down because the writer (Isabelle Merlin) tends to tell and not show. I suppose the way it's written is from a seventeen year old perspective who is reliving a traumatising event in her life, but it reads like almost everyone loves her and she's "adorably awkward" and people just can't help themselves around her and if they don't like her it's because those people are stuck up or have glaringly obvious negative character traits.
And also - you were nearly murdered. Why are you having jovial conversations with the good samaritan who saved you and he just has to mention you're pretty? Unnecessary for a good story. And again, more telling, no showing. I think the only reason I keep this book is because there is a good story here, it's just very well conveyed.
P.S. Too many friends equals very little characterisation.
It's not fantastically written and tends to go down the easy route of Mary Sue orphan finds herself in a somewhat interesting mystery tainted with a love triangle with not much build up with the romance whatsoever so it feels quite forced and unnatural. French men aren't that forward, are they?
The climax is kind of a let down because the writer (Isabelle Merlin) tends to tell and not show. I suppose the way it's written is from a seventeen year old perspective who is reliving a traumatising event in her life, but it reads like almost everyone loves her and she's "adorably awkward" and people just can't help themselves around her and if they don't like her it's because those people are stuck up or have glaringly obvious negative character traits.
And also - you were nearly murdered. Why are you having jovial conversations with the good samaritan who saved you and he just has to mention you're pretty? Unnecessary for a good story. And again, more telling, no showing. I think the only reason I keep this book is because there is a good story here, it's just very well conveyed.
P.S. Too many friends equals very little characterisation.
July 4, 2013
"Drei Wünsche und ein dunkler Fluch" von Isabelle Merlin
Rose, 16 Jahre bekommt von ihrer Lehrerin die Aufgabe gestellt, einen Blog zu erstellen. Sie entscheidet sich für den Titel "Drei Wünsche" und äußert auf ihrem Blog ihre drei Wünsche auch. Rose ahnt nicht, dass sich dadurch ihr ganzes Leben ändern wird: Sie erfährt von ihrem reichen Großvater, der in Frankreich in einem Schloss lebt. Sie fährt nach Frankreich und lernt ihn kennen und lieben... und sie lernt Charlie kennen, auffällig gutaussehend und charmant... und dann ist da noch Paul, der sie aufgrund einer Familenfehde zu hassen scheint. Sie erfährt mehr über ihre Familiengeschichte und irgendwie wird alles vom Märchen zum Albtraum. Und ihr Leben ist in Gefahr...
Ersteinmal: Vielen Dank, liebe Gisela Maria, dass du mir auch dieses Buch geliehen hast. Und ja: es gefällt :-D
Ein gutes Jugendbuch, schön geschrieben, spannend und ein bisschen märchenhaft. Eine Lesempfehlung von mir für euch! ♥
Rose, 16 Jahre bekommt von ihrer Lehrerin die Aufgabe gestellt, einen Blog zu erstellen. Sie entscheidet sich für den Titel "Drei Wünsche" und äußert auf ihrem Blog ihre drei Wünsche auch. Rose ahnt nicht, dass sich dadurch ihr ganzes Leben ändern wird: Sie erfährt von ihrem reichen Großvater, der in Frankreich in einem Schloss lebt. Sie fährt nach Frankreich und lernt ihn kennen und lieben... und sie lernt Charlie kennen, auffällig gutaussehend und charmant... und dann ist da noch Paul, der sie aufgrund einer Familenfehde zu hassen scheint. Sie erfährt mehr über ihre Familiengeschichte und irgendwie wird alles vom Märchen zum Albtraum. Und ihr Leben ist in Gefahr...
Ersteinmal: Vielen Dank, liebe Gisela Maria, dass du mir auch dieses Buch geliehen hast. Und ja: es gefällt :-D
Ein gutes Jugendbuch, schön geschrieben, spannend und ein bisschen märchenhaft. Eine Lesempfehlung von mir für euch! ♥
September 8, 2012
Inhalt:
Die Eltern von der 16-jährigen Rose sind bei einem Unfall ums Leben gekommen, seitdem wohnt sie bei ihrer Tante Jenny und führt eigentlich ein ganz normales Leben. Doch als sie als Hausarbeit einen Blog führen soll, stellt sich ihr ganzes Leben auf den Kopf. Ihr gewähltes Thema sind 3 Wünsche, die, wie Rose noch nicht weiß bald in Erfüllung gehen werden.
Eines Tages taucht eine hochgewachsene Frau auf, die ihr mitteilt, dass Rose einen reichen Großvater in Frankreich hat, der sie gerne sehen würde. Als sie im Schloss ihres Großvaters auch noch den gut aussehenden Charlie kennen lernt, ist ihr Glück mehr als perfekt. Denkt sie... Doch als merkwürdige Dinge im Schloss passieren, merkt Rose, dass ihr jemand nach dem Leben trachtet! Nur wer...??
Fazit:
Spannendes Buch für Zwischendurch!!
Die Eltern von der 16-jährigen Rose sind bei einem Unfall ums Leben gekommen, seitdem wohnt sie bei ihrer Tante Jenny und führt eigentlich ein ganz normales Leben. Doch als sie als Hausarbeit einen Blog führen soll, stellt sich ihr ganzes Leben auf den Kopf. Ihr gewähltes Thema sind 3 Wünsche, die, wie Rose noch nicht weiß bald in Erfüllung gehen werden.
Eines Tages taucht eine hochgewachsene Frau auf, die ihr mitteilt, dass Rose einen reichen Großvater in Frankreich hat, der sie gerne sehen würde. Als sie im Schloss ihres Großvaters auch noch den gut aussehenden Charlie kennen lernt, ist ihr Glück mehr als perfekt. Denkt sie... Doch als merkwürdige Dinge im Schloss passieren, merkt Rose, dass ihr jemand nach dem Leben trachtet! Nur wer...??
Fazit:
Spannendes Buch für Zwischendurch!!
February 28, 2015
I loved this story. I read this a few years ago, because I hadn't read anything in a long time and I needed to get back into reading, and this book reminded me of why I loved reading books in the first place. This book was exciting to read and the characters just kept getting more interesting the more I read on. The mystery in this was great and I didn't guess any of the twists, I have read three other Isabelle Merlin books and I haven't guessed the twists in those either! It's just a lovely book and I am so glad I own it so I can turn to it whenever I need a good book to read.
August 30, 2015
Well, agak ketebak tapi suka ceritanya cuma bagian terjemahannya kadang kurang populer dan kadang agak kebalikbalik. Tapi sejak awal udah suka sama paul fountaine, dan curiga sama si charlie. Ngeri banget kl ada orang macem charlie. Sedih waktu kakek sama sopirnya kecelakaan nice work, cuma kadant bingung sama perasaan si rose. Agak kecepetannya dy care sama charlienya. Dan curiga ke paulnya kelamaan hahaha.. sering sebel sih bagian dy nyebutnyebut charlie.
Fairytalenya kerasa bingo. Dan effort penulisnya yg sampe bikin 2blog utk ngelengkapin tulisannya juga good job.
Fairytalenya kerasa bingo. Dan effort penulisnya yg sampe bikin 2blog utk ngelengkapin tulisannya juga good job.
August 29, 2020
aku udah cukup lama baca ini, kalau nggak salah smp? aku lupa, tapi aku ngga lupa kalo aku termasuk suka banget novel ini🤗
novel ini menceritakan tentang rose yang tak punya uang, dan ternyata dia punya kakek seorang bangsawan prancis! dia pun diboyong ke prancis, dan 3 keinginannya dikabulkan di sana. tetapi ternyata ada sesuatu di balik itu semua🤔
novel ini simpel, tapi aku suka pembawaannya. pribadi, aku suka banget sama novel ini, tapi bisa dibilang juga novel ini biasa aja. menurutku, ini recommended bagi kalian yang suka novel semacam ini!♥️
novel ini menceritakan tentang rose yang tak punya uang, dan ternyata dia punya kakek seorang bangsawan prancis! dia pun diboyong ke prancis, dan 3 keinginannya dikabulkan di sana. tetapi ternyata ada sesuatu di balik itu semua🤔
novel ini simpel, tapi aku suka pembawaannya. pribadi, aku suka banget sama novel ini, tapi bisa dibilang juga novel ini biasa aja. menurutku, ini recommended bagi kalian yang suka novel semacam ini!♥️
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September 3, 2013really cute novel, an easy read for year 7-8, innocent faux mystery fairy story set in France with links to a blog, which while a clever idea has not been updated recently. It has some great lines such as what she thinks of a teacher: 'I used to think that teachers stayed at school all night, sort of sat on shelves or something wit the lights off till morning. Like frogs in a drought, waiting underground for rain to make them croak again.' :)
Charmant.
Charmant.
November 2, 2009
This was Isabelle Merlin's first novel. Beware: read it - and you'll be left praying for more. If you love a bit of mystery with heaps of romance thrown in for good measure, this is the book for you. I'm hanging out for number four, so hurry up Ms. Merlin!
Recommended for ages 10-101...
Recommended for ages 10-101...
October 13, 2014
It was a good book, not awesome, but nice. It just that i was expecting something like Victoria Holt but in modern time. It did have mystery and romance and its located in a castle, just like most of gothic books, but something was missing. I just wasnt into the character of Rose.
December 9, 2011
Da muss man nicht viel zu sagen...alles ziemlich flach. Immerhin am Ende spannend, wobei das Mittel, was die Autorin da benutzt hat, auch leicht zu durchschauen war. Und ich mag die Hauptperson nicht, was mir eher selten passiert.^^ Aber vielleicht bin ich zu alt für die Altersgruppe...^^
January 3, 2014
At first I thought the book was gonna be a sort of girly book because of the cover. But it turned out to be a murder mystery for teens kinda book. And I liked it. That's why they say "Don't judge the book by its cover"
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