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Go Luck Yourself

Sara Raasch

4.31 AVERAGE

kai_is_amazing's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

wanderingsam's review

4.0

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thevoidbender's review

4.0

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While I liked the main couple of the first book more (team Coal x Hex), I love Kris more as a character. The abandonment he feels, the denial of his own anxiety and mental health struggles, him in denial thinking he HAS to love our queen the easter princess because that is what's expected of him as the 'spare'. He is a very damaged second/spare child and I find that much more interesting from a character perspective.

I'm not sure how I feel about the love interest, but I think that is intentional. Sometimes I think the man is so sweet but like half the time I want to wring his neck. As with the other book I am not a huge fan of the political drama that is going on BUT it was easier to stomach the second go around. I'm not sure if it's just written a bit better, less present or I just got used to her writing, but it was just easier to get through. Kris isn't as wacky or fun as his brother (something I loved about Coal) but that's okay. I do love that they did make some appearances in a way that shows us they're doing okay BUT didn't take over Kris's story.

Overall, it's a good continuation of the universe and I'm not mad about it. I'd love for a book three with our Easter Queen as the main character. She's really the brains behind all these dumb queer boys and I love that for her.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY FOR THE ARC

pearlc's review

3.5

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

yum_reads's review

3.75

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

_k1k1_'s review

2.5

dark emotional funny sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bri_minton's review against another edition

3.25

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

graceiereads's review

4.75

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

lfreshleycoy's review

4.5

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bookcheshirecat's review

3.5

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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“There's a moment. Where I'm staring at the door. And I think to myself "This is my rock bottom." But I might as well find out what the full depth of my rock bottom looks like. Maybe there's something interesting down here, like my dignity.” 

➽ Go Luck Yourself is the companion book to The Nightmare Before Kissmas. I was excited for Kris' story as I really liked him in the previous book. I liked this book better than The Nightmare Before Kissmas because the plot was a lot stronger, but it still wasn't quite enough for a 4-star rating. We follow Kris, Coal's brother, who investigates St. Patrick's Day as someone has been stealing joy from Christmas. Unfortunately, their prince, Lochlan is Kris' college nemesis, so there's already bad blood between them!

➽ I liked Kris, who is still struggling with the fallout of the last book. After a lifetime of being useful to Christmas, he feels lost now that his brother has taken over. Kris deals with a lot of anxiety and panic attacks, which is very relatable to me. I found his inner commentary very funny and thought he was an endearing character. Kris is flawed and messy, but cares deeply about his loved ones. Unfortunately, his abusive parents have basically destroyed his self-esteem, so he yearns to be useful to prove himself worthy. I'm glad he finally cut contact with his mother, who has been verbally abusing and guilt-tripping him for years. I'm still disappointed that his father didn't face any consequences for his actions and just disappeared. His abuse is barely talked about, but in my opinion, he deserved a much more serious comeuppance.

➽ The story was fun, as I liked Kris and Lochlan bickering with each other. They try to play nice for the press, as they're under scrutiny for a dumb prank Kris played on him. I liked their banter and how they got to know each other, looking past their own prejudices. Lochlan has been dealing with a lot of stuff because of his Uncle, who took over when he was supposed to be the heir. His sisters were true gems, I loved them! The romance had a good balance of banter and steam. I also still love Kris, Iris and Coal's friendship, they're a great team! I liked that Kris repaired his friendship with Iris after his ill-fated love confession. He liked the idea of them, but now sees that they're better off as friends.

➽ Unfortunately, the story lost its steam around the halfway point, much like the first book. I feel like the author crammed too much plot and action into the ending, so I liked the second half much less than the first one. The drama between Lochlan and Kris felt a bit drawn out, he barely had a reaction to one revelation, but then the author crammed in another plot twist. The ending was resolved way too quickly, and Kris was pushed to forgive Lochlan, despite having reasonable doubts about his actions. The first half was definitely 4-star material, but the ending pulled it down a bit.       

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcohol