The Wishing Game

Compulsively readable and just barely avoids being unbearably twee. I was hoping for an homage to the classic children's book [b:The Westing Game 902 The Westing Game Ellen Raskin https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1356850909l/902.SX50.jpg 869832] with its riddles and puzzles, but the source material in this debut novel is more Gene Wilder's version of “Willy Wonka” and [b:The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 236093 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) L. Frank Baum https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1398003737l/236093.SY75.jpg 1993810].