The first book of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series!
For Rose Gardner, working at the DMV on a Friday afternoon is bad even before she sees a vision of herself dead. She’s had plenty of visions, usually boring ones like someone’s toilet’s overflowed, but she’s never seen one of herself before. When her overbearing momma winds up murdered on her sofa instead, two things are … things are certain: There isn’t enough hydrogen peroxide in the state of Arkansas to get that stain out, and Rose is the prime suspect.
Rose realizes she’s wasted twenty-four years of living and makes a list on the back of a Wal-Mart receipt: twenty-eight things she wants to accomplish before her vision comes true. She’s well on her way with the help of her next door neighbor Joe, who has no trouble teaching Rose the rules of drinking, but won’t help with number fifteen– do more with a man. Joe’s new to town, but it doesn’t take a vision for Rose to realize he’s got plenty secrets of his own.
Somebody thinks Rose has something they want and they’ll do anything to get it. Her house is broken into, someone else she knows is murdered, and suddenly, dying a virgin in the Fenton County jail isn’t her biggest worry after all.
“Though much of the book is light-hearted and occasionally outright hilarious, the author sneaks in a few home truths along the way that will hit you where it counts, like how even someone’s best intentions can box you in.” –Everybody Needs a Little Romance
“This was one of those books that I kept telling myself one more page, then I need to put it down. Instead I found myself tearing through the book instead, needing to know the outcome.” –Just Jump Book Reviews
more
Tries to be typical of the genre, but the characters are unpleasant and the plotting is contrived.
Welcome to the Rose Gardener world! This book is the first in the series. We meet Rose whose very sheltered the her life is turned upside down. She decides she needs to take charge of her life and try new things. And with someone new as well. Rose sees visions and they play a role in her life when she is deciding what to do or not to do. Love …
The entire series is amazing. It’s like potato chips. You can’t stop at just one. You’ll need the entire series and its spin offs, too!
you wont be disappointed
I was able to download Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes for free, so I figured “Why not?” Then, it sat on my Kindle bookshelf for a while before I actually started it. WHY? WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG?
Rose is a boring, shy, outcast in her town – but one day she has a vision where she sees herself dead. Her visions usually come true so she’s doing …
I loved this book! It was the first book I read by Denise! I love the characters. I was hooked on the first line! It was a romantic, suspenseful mystery.
I got this book when it was free many years ago. It was one of the first books I got on my Kindle. I loved it. you can’t help but fall in love with Rose and all the characters in the book. You feel what she feels.the stuff that she gets into is great fun. I laughed sometimes till my family thought I was crazy. there is a few moments where your …
Twenty Eight and a Half Wishes was my first book by Denise Grover Swank, and it definitely will not be my last! Rose Gardner re-evaluates her life, and realizes that she hasn’t really been living at all thanks to her oppressive mother. After a series of unfortunate events, she makes a list of 28 things or “wishes” to accomplish before she dies. …
Loved this story! It kept me guessing until the end! I can’t wait to read more of this series!
I read this book in two days! I could not put it down! With the little love story starting and the major spoiler at the end with Joe! Gah! Didn’t see that coming! I loved not knowing what would happen next! But that pushed me to continue reading! Onto Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons!
By far one of my favorite books written by Denise. I love it so much, I searched high and low for the entire series in paperback. So glad I did. I originally read this book back in July of last year when a friend of mine recommended it to me. I was hooked by the first page. As I was rereading this book for the second time, I realized that it felt …
Awesome series!!
I really enjoyed this book!
This book is totally enjoyable.I never knew what was going to happen from one page to another.
This book is seriously the best start to an amazing series of books. I found this book on the top 25 books on Kindle and I definitely agree that it deserved to be in that spot. There is one guarantee though – you won’t stop at just the one book – you will be hooked.
The beginning of an amazing series! I fell in love with Rose and Joe in this book. I was captivated by Rose and watching her grow in this book. This book not only is a romance, but it has mystery, suspense, comedy, and tragedy. It’s everything!
Rose Gardner is my new favorite character! She’s a nice blend of Lucky O’Toole meets Stephanie Plumb! Can’t get enough!
I was looking for a new series to help with the long nights of feeding a newborn, I stumbled across this on Amazon and boy am I hooked! I couldn’t put this book down; the baby would be fast asleep, and I would still be reading! The amount of detail that went into every character made be have real feelings (good and bad) towards them. I LOVE …
I first got this book when it was free on Kindle and I wasn’t sure if I was going to read it because I don’t typically read books that have a paranormal aspect to them. I’m so glad that I gave this book a chance because I loved it and I love Rose.
The author, Denise, was able to quickly grab my interest and I read the book in a day. It was a …
Can’t wait to read the rest!!