This term in English I have read a book titled “All I Ever Wanted” by Vikki Wakefield. It is a very motivational book aimed at an audience of female high school students.

The book is about a girl called Mim. Her number one rule: I will not turn out like my mother. Mim wants to be anywhere but home. She has been set a job by her mother to take home a special package, but on the way Jordan Mullen Mimscrush steals the package right out of her hands and takes off. This action was a very unexpected thing from Jordan as he comes from a very well mannered, successful family. She thinks up a plan to try and get the package back. One of her ideas is to become friends with his sister. And she does. They spend a lot of time together and realise that they have a lot in common.

She meets a new girl, her neighbour, Lola. Lola has a pretty bad reputation and Mim helps support her. This is hard for her as she is trying to figure her own life out for herself. A bit longer into the book Mim was walking to the corner store to buy some milk and bread when suddenly a car pulls up next to her. She recognises who it is and he is telling her to get inside. Eventually they pull her in. They have the package. A few days after she organises to meet the man that has the package. She steals it and runs home. In the meantime, she manages to sprain her ankle. Only one more day until she turns 17. She wakes up the next day. It’s her birthday. She sees the package on the table. It’s a birthday present from her mum. She opens it. She is jumping for joy, so excited and shocked. It’s not what she thought was inside at all. This moment changes her life.

I really did love this book, even though I’m not much of a reader. The wording of the story just brought it all to life in my head. It was an edgy book that should definitely be read! I would love to read another book by Vikki Wakefield after indulging in this book.

Tyler, Year 8

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“All I ever wanted” is set in a boring old town where nothing interesting ever happens and Mim is desperate to get out. Mim and her best friend Tahnee could never be more different now that Tahnee has a boyfriend. Mim has a family that is into crime and she finds herself stuck in a situation that means life or death. The beginning was packed with crime and the end with a lot of thrill. The middle of the book showed Mim’s personal battle.

I love to read and I have read a lot of books. This was a book I quite enjoyed though it has its faults. This book is more suited to teenage girls because it has a lot of complicated romance, friendship fallouts and not as much action as boys would most likely prefer. I think a lot of people I know could relate to the friendship aspect of it. This isn’t a book for younger readers because of the language and romance.

I liked this book and would read it again and again especially the thrill parts of it. If you like crime and complicated relationships this would be a book you would like to read. It encourages you to appreciate the people around you and shows you that even if you are in a bad situation there are always people in a much worse situation. One moral I really saw reflected in this book is not to judge people.

By Dita, Year 8

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All I ever wanted by  Vikki Wakefeild is about a girl named Jemima ( also know as Mim) who wants to leave her home and her life as soon as possible. But Mim has a few certain rules to her life and she must obey them. The number 1 rule is” I will not turn out like my mother”.

It all started when Mim’s mum wanted Mim to get a special package. But Mim’s crush took the package away from Mim. Mim needs that package for her mum, so Mim wants to get that package back before her mother notices. Mim was going to go to extreme lengths to get it back. In a few days its Mim’s birthday and her life is going to change VERY much before her 17th birthday.

   ‘All I ever wanted’ is a good book, but has room for improvements. I would rate this book *** out of *****. I would recommend this book to teenage girls from the age of 13-16.

Ruby, year 8