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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
This was so good! Listened to it on the way to visit my daughter! Great audiobook.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this with Gemma from http://betweenthepagesbookclub.blog/ we read 3 chapters a day over 6 days. The ebook is currently on offer at 99p.
The blurb really doesn’t do this book justice as there is so much more to it. Yes Lucky is a con artist but all she really wants is a normal life, one that doesn’t involve swindling people out of money. But when everyone in her life is on the take that seems like an impossible dream.
With an abandoned baby found on a church doorstep by a nun there is a subplot running parallel that could blow the biggest scam of all wide open.
I really liked Lucky as a protagonist, she is smart, resourceful and has a lot of goodness for a criminal on the run. The real baddies were unlikeable, convincing and some not quite as rehabilitated as they have made out.
This was such a fun read and my only quibble is that I had pretty much figured it all out and very early on. No twists and no surprises but I loved Lucky as a character so much it really didn’t matter in the big scheme of things. I suppose I just wanted to be conned a little as a reader like one of their marks.
The blurb really doesn’t do this book justice as there is so much more to it. Yes Lucky is a con artist but all she really wants is a normal life, one that doesn’t involve swindling people out of money. But when everyone in her life is on the take that seems like an impossible dream.
With an abandoned baby found on a church doorstep by a nun there is a subplot running parallel that could blow the biggest scam of all wide open.
I really liked Lucky as a protagonist, she is smart, resourceful and has a lot of goodness for a criminal on the run. The real baddies were unlikeable, convincing and some not quite as rehabilitated as they have made out.
This was such a fun read and my only quibble is that I had pretty much figured it all out and very early on. No twists and no surprises but I loved Lucky as a character so much it really didn’t matter in the big scheme of things. I suppose I just wanted to be conned a little as a reader like one of their marks.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A pretty rare two star read for me, I usually would simply abandon a book. The reason I didn’t abandon this one is because it read so quickly.
This is about Lucky. She’s a grifter who was raised by a father who was also a grifter. At the beginning of the book, she is left in Vegas by her boyfriend Cary the day they are supposed to be escaping to the Dominican. Additionally, she and Cary are wanted for their latest scam. She goes on the run to try and reconnect with her mother and others previously in her life. Meanwhile, she purchases a lottery ticket worth millions but can’t redeem it without turning herself in. The story is told switching back and forth between present day and Lucky’a childhood.
Obviously my two star review shows I didn’t enjoy this. The whole plot just felt scattered, with a ton of coincidences happening at the end to wrap things up. The character of Lucky didn’t develop enough for me, and I felt like most of the people in this book were irredeemable.
This is about Lucky. She’s a grifter who was raised by a father who was also a grifter. At the beginning of the book, she is left in Vegas by her boyfriend Cary the day they are supposed to be escaping to the Dominican. Additionally, she and Cary are wanted for their latest scam. She goes on the run to try and reconnect with her mother and others previously in her life. Meanwhile, she purchases a lottery ticket worth millions but can’t redeem it without turning herself in. The story is told switching back and forth between present day and Lucky’a childhood.
Obviously my two star review shows I didn’t enjoy this. The whole plot just felt scattered, with a ton of coincidences happening at the end to wrap things up. The character of Lucky didn’t develop enough for me, and I felt like most of the people in this book were irredeemable.
I was looking forward to this book because it was picked by Reese's book club, and usually she never misses. But this was definitely a miss. It was one of those books that after reading all you can say is "I read a book."
This is a parallel storylines book that tells the story of Lucky. The past storyline is a telling of her life as her single con artist father raises her, and the present is the central conflict of Lucky winning the lottery while on the run from the cops. It seems like a rich storyline but there just wasn't much substance. The characters aren't memorable and there is no real character development: Lucky didn't go through an event that made her change her mind about being a con artist, she was always kind of against it.
I felt like the writing and story were kind of fan fiction-y, especially the past storylines. A major part of the storyline and Lucky's development was brought up again as an adult but felt very unresolved. The ending was very hallmark; sure it was nice but for this calibre of book I expected more. Overall, I did read it and I enjoyed it. It was a very quick read that isn't hard to pick up and get through, but it will leave you saying, "that's it?"
This is a parallel storylines book that tells the story of Lucky. The past storyline is a telling of her life as her single con artist father raises her, and the present is the central conflict of Lucky winning the lottery while on the run from the cops. It seems like a rich storyline but there just wasn't much substance. The characters aren't memorable and there is no real character development: Lucky didn't go through an event that made her change her mind about being a con artist, she was always kind of against it.
I felt like the writing and story were kind of fan fiction-y, especially the past storylines. A major part of the storyline and Lucky's development was brought up again as an adult but felt very unresolved. The ending was very hallmark; sure it was nice but for this calibre of book I expected more. Overall, I did read it and I enjoyed it. It was a very quick read that isn't hard to pick up and get through, but it will leave you saying, "that's it?"
Interesting concept; a grifter buys a million dollar winning lottery ticket, but can’t cash it because she’s wanted by the law. It was so hard for me to get past the dialogue. It was kind of boring and juvenile. There was a lot of past and present switching that wasn’t necessary.
I just wanted a good story with more thrills, but it fell flat.
I just wanted a good story with more thrills, but it fell flat.