Reviews - Go Luck Yourself

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Go Luck Yourself

Sara Raasch

4.31 AVERAGE

inori's review

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

kay_kris's review

5.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

princewales's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-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

Oh I have that amazing feeling like after a good fanfic 😍
I fall for the Irish accent in this book! 🔥
A perfect silly romance for a summer reading :3 ❤️ Regret nothing! Even googled three Irish love phrases 😁
It would also have been perfect in March, though, because of all that St. Patrick’s Day stuff 😁

stuffnaomireads's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

When I read the first book in this series last year, it became one of my favorite books of the year. I was so excited when I found out that the book 2 had been released because I knew I'll love it too.

And I did love it. The characters were so lovable especially Kris. I wanted to wrap him up in a bubble wrap and keep him away from the world.

I think the romance was cute. It wasn't all that for me honestly but I can admit it was nice

mrdcoolblue's review

5.0

emotional funny 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

Such a wonderful and emotional love story. I liked the first, but Kris has my heart. He’s such a mess, and I wish him the world.

moulinscarlett's review against another edition

5.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

So funny and steamy and heartfelt. What the perfect romcom should be, and the emotional growth made me CRY. Also the scene where they hold hands for the first time was so deliciously tension filled I’m obsessed.

ais5775's review against another edition

4.0

Go Luck Yourself is delightfully chaotic in the way only a holiday romcom featuring inter-holiday politics, stolen joy, and an undercover mission to Ireland can be. Kris, the second son and heir presumptive to the Christmas Holiday (since his golden-boy brother just became king), finds himself in hot water after a prank on the Prince of St. Patrick’s Day spirals into a scandal. To fix things—and maybe redeem himself a bit—Kris heads to Ireland to play nice for the Holiday Press. Oh, and he’s also “secretly” investigating the theft of some literal Christmas Joy. (A shamrock was left behind, so obviously, it’s an Irish conspiracy.)

Enter Lochlann, said Prince of St. Patrick’s Day: grumpy, dedicated to his holiday, and—unfortunately for Kris—extremely hot. Cue banter, reluctant cooperation, and a slow-burn romance wrapped in tinsel and tension.

I’ve seen reviewers mention that the political plotlines in this series are taken very seriously, and yeah, I kind of get it. It’s hard to read about an international incident over stolen holiday spirit with the kind of gravitas the book sometimes insists on. Personally, I just treat it like any oddly specific high-stakes conflict in genre fiction. It matters to the characters, and that’s enough for me.

What really works here is how Sara Raasch manages to balance the silly and the sincere. Both leads are university-aged guys navigating not just absurd holiday drama, but real things like depression, anxiety, and the pressure to live up to expectations. It’s refreshing to see characters with mental health struggles get to star in something this joyfully ridiculous.