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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
3.5⭐️ rounding down. Interesting story and characters. I really like the dual timeline between Lucky’s past and her present. Very slow build of the plot and a speedy ending. Almost dnf’ed, but glad I didn’t.
This book definitely grew on me as I was reading it. I'm the beginning I wasn't completely in love with it, didn't hate it but didn't do much for me. But as I finished the book I had completely different feelings. It was an interesting read and the woman Lucky had intrigued me in ways most characters don't. Would most likely read more from Marissa Stapley in the future
This book was in all ways, fine. I enjoyed the fast-paced journey we went on and I listened to it so quick (like two days). But, a lot of the writing I thought was not great-- so much moving of the plot through dialogue and lots of telling not showing. It also wrapped up without tying a number of loose ends and certain things were just very convenient. So, a good palette cleanser perhaps.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for providing the arc of Lucky by Marissa Stapley in exchange for my honest review.
Lucky is the story of Lucky, a young woman who is raised by her father in the world of con artists and grifters. We follow Lucky as she tries to avoid the police, find her boyfriend Cary, and cash in a large winning lottery ticket while running across the country to uncover one of the biggest secrets of her life, who is her mother and why did she leave her as a baby.
The story is described to be about truth, personal redemption, and the complexity of being good and I 100% agree with that. Lucky struggles with being a con artist, even though it’s all she knows. Her single father teaches her everything he knows and they spend most of her young life running from con to con and place to place. We are “lucky” to enjoy the story in dual timeline narrative from the 80s into the 2000s witnessing Lucky’s struggles with guilt, with not being able to stay in one place long enough to start a life, with not being able to have real friends, and with not having a mother.
We learn that Lucky met Cary, who is also a con artist and who might have pulled off the ultimate con when he disappears with all the money they had saved up to run away and start fresh. With the past starting to catch up with Lucky, we follow as she races from the west coast where her father is to the east coast where her mother is, and along the way we learn a lot of truths about Lucky’s world.
One of the major plot twists wasn’t exactly shocking to me, but my guessing it ahead of time did not ruin the story at all. I still enjoyed the read. Stapley created some wonderful characters, good and bad, who were fun and interesting to meet. I was left with a few questions I hoped would be answered, but overall the ending wrapped up nicely.
I’m a sucker for con artist, grifter, spy types stories, so this one had a few extra points going in, but overall it was a good one. I would highly recommend it to anyone who might be looking for a little redemption in their life.
Lucky is the story of Lucky, a young woman who is raised by her father in the world of con artists and grifters. We follow Lucky as she tries to avoid the police, find her boyfriend Cary, and cash in a large winning lottery ticket while running across the country to uncover one of the biggest secrets of her life, who is her mother and why did she leave her as a baby.
The story is described to be about truth, personal redemption, and the complexity of being good and I 100% agree with that. Lucky struggles with being a con artist, even though it’s all she knows. Her single father teaches her everything he knows and they spend most of her young life running from con to con and place to place. We are “lucky” to enjoy the story in dual timeline narrative from the 80s into the 2000s witnessing Lucky’s struggles with guilt, with not being able to stay in one place long enough to start a life, with not being able to have real friends, and with not having a mother.
We learn that Lucky met Cary, who is also a con artist and who might have pulled off the ultimate con when he disappears with all the money they had saved up to run away and start fresh. With the past starting to catch up with Lucky, we follow as she races from the west coast where her father is to the east coast where her mother is, and along the way we learn a lot of truths about Lucky’s world.
One of the major plot twists wasn’t exactly shocking to me, but my guessing it ahead of time did not ruin the story at all. I still enjoyed the read. Stapley created some wonderful characters, good and bad, who were fun and interesting to meet. I was left with a few questions I hoped would be answered, but overall the ending wrapped up nicely.
I’m a sucker for con artist, grifter, spy types stories, so this one had a few extra points going in, but overall it was a good one. I would highly recommend it to anyone who might be looking for a little redemption in their life.
I’m a bit of a “good two shoes,” so I had to convince myself to read this. It has some great reviews and it’s a selection in Reese’s Book Club. I’m so glad I read it. It was quite an easy and quick read, although my heart was sad for the direction Lucky’s life took her.
It really got me thinking about the reason for bad decisions and committing crimes ~ desperation and need certainly play a huge part. Lucky certainly couldn’t catch a break and her life seemed to be destined for crime and running.
Enjoyed the theme of forgiveness and redemption.
Favourite quote ~
“Second chances, third, fourth. If we never forgave, we’d all be alone…”
“What matters in one moment, it doesn’t matter the next. Things that fall apart eventually come back together again. Everything passes. You can be sure of that.”
“The ticket was an impossible dream. And she had no viable plan for its redemption. Not her own, not yet.”
It really got me thinking about the reason for bad decisions and committing crimes ~ desperation and need certainly play a huge part. Lucky certainly couldn’t catch a break and her life seemed to be destined for crime and running.
Enjoyed the theme of forgiveness and redemption.
Favourite quote ~
“Second chances, third, fourth. If we never forgave, we’d all be alone…”
“What matters in one moment, it doesn’t matter the next. Things that fall apart eventually come back together again. Everything passes. You can be sure of that.”
“The ticket was an impossible dream. And she had no viable plan for its redemption. Not her own, not yet.”
adventurous
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
This book was decent overall & I did enjoy the storyline. It was a nice little palate cleanser in between my other reads.
The ending did feel a bit rushed but we love a good redemption story over here. & for someone who was raised to be a grifter she was way too trusting & naïve in my opinion.
The ending did feel a bit rushed but we love a good redemption story over here. & for someone who was raised to be a grifter she was way too trusting & naïve in my opinion.
A story of redemption and struggle and humanity. I love characters like Lucky -- tangled up in trouble, trying so hard to find a better way. It was impossible not to root for her. While the ending was mostly satisfying there were some incredibly loose ends. But altogether a great read about a really compelling character.
It’s fine. An okay portrait of a goodish character. Super lopsided in terms of pacing and the ending felt blunt.