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Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch

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tinky47's review against another edition

5.0

Addie is in Ireland with her 3 older brothers and mother, for her aunt's third wedding. This destination wedding starts off with a fight with her favorite brother, and rolling down a steep Irish hill during the filming of the ceremony. Ian and Addie's fight continues as they prep for a side trip to see her best friend in Italy, Lina. When Ian tries to ditch Addie on the morning before their flight to Italy, Addie interrupts his road trip plans with his friend Rowan, and ends up joining them for a hilarious and healing trip.

shelbymarie516's review against another edition

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4.0

This was so fun! I was expecting something more sequel like but these books are truly stand alones.

Also for more adult romance try Off the Map by Trish Doller. I feel like these are a sign I need to road trip the country of Ireland.

alanak8's review against another edition

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5.0

Awwww

anaffpereira's review against another edition

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3.0

I loved Love & Gelato; Love & Luck, unfortunately, is not a good follow-up. The author tries to recreate some of the mystery that drove the plot in the first book by having Addie, our main character, hold on to a big secret, but it just doesn't work here. I felt it prevented me from establishing a connection with Addie, and, above all, it was just annoying and hindered my enjoyment of the book. Moreover, contrary to what happened in Love & Gelato, I didn’t feel transported to Ireland; the descriptions were too underwhelming, vague, and all the same – Ireland is green, we get that.
Speaking of things that look the same: Walter, and Archie. As Addie’s brothers, they were bland, and I could never tell their voices apart. These two could have been a single character and they would still not add much to the plot.

Furthermore, I had a tough time getting into this book; the first three chapters were a mess: between the confusion and the constant bickering, I had to idea what was going on. I also found the Guidebook entries rather cringy and misplaced at first, but then they kind of grew on me; still, it was a strange format, and it could have been put to a better use within the story.

I am only giving this book 3 stars instead of 2 because, for once, it was nice to read a book centered around a different and equally important kind of love: family and friendship. This story has also highlighted that there are many types of heartache, and they are all valid, so, for that message, I’m giving Love & Luck a positive review and I’m hoping that the next book will be much better!

sararose_cozy's review against another edition

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3.0

An easy and quick read. A bit too young for me, but I want to finish the series. :)
I was glad it was more a self-love story than a big romance. I appreciated the love between the brothers and Addie.