A Wish Upon the Stars - T.J. Klune

Title: A Wish Upon the Stars (Tales From Verania 4)
Author: T.J. Klune
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: 5/5
# pages: 450, Audiobook ~23hrs
Date read: May 2018, January 2019, June 2020

Nearly a year ago, blinded by grief and betrayal, Sam of Wilds made a desperate decision to follow the Great White into the Dark Woods. Now, he emerges to a world changed.

The City of Lockes is a prison. The King has been locked away in the dungeons. The Kingdom of Verania has fallen, and the Dark wizard Myrin sits on the throne.

But soon after his return, Sam learns of a resistance fighting in his name led by a courageous knight, a defiant prince, a pissed-off unicorn, and a half-giant who wants to smash everything in sight. If he has any hope of defeating the villains who have taken their home, Sam must face the consequences of his choices—and the friends he left behind.


My favourite since the first book in the series. It made me laugh, it made me smile, the end was sappy as anything, but the getting there was well worth the ride. It's so far removed from what I usually read, but I'm extremely grateful to Laura and Leslie for reviewing it on their podcast and pushing me out of my comfort zone. I never thought I'd come to love a wizard (no longer apprentice), a hornless (or not?) gay unicorn, an adorable half-giant, a dashing and immaculate knight and a sex-crazed dragon as much as I do. They'd go through fire for each other, and their friendships just work.

I do wish we'd heard more about the other dragons and the time spent in the Dead Woods, but absolutely LOVED Sam's entry back into the "real world". That couldn't have worked out better if it had been scripted.

Flora bora slam, mother-crackers!