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Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham

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elizabethise's review

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.75

ravenlynn15's review

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

3.75 stars

It took me a moment to get into this one because the first two-thirds of the book have absolutely nothing going on, other than the mundanity of the social life of college students. This is not to say that the author lacks talent; I actually really like her style of writing. This is a slow-burn suspense/whodunit with subtle clues scattered throughout borning-ness that is the first portion of the book. Everything wraps together in the end with a satisfying, yet twisted conclusion to the story. I found parts of it to be predictable and other parts that took me by surprise.

I found the main character to be annoyingly obsessed with her deceased friend Eliza and her new friend Lucy. Girl has some CLEAR attachment issues. She's a far cry from a heroine and is actually quite pathetic. But aside from the main character being unlikable and the first portion of the book being a bit boring, this still was a good read, and it was hard to put down.

riddje's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

sarah_h_reads's review

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4.0

4.5 ⭐️
Started off a little slow for me, but wow the ending was not what I expected!

arrrjae's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

melhensley's review

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1.0

What a disappointing read. I’ve loved all of Stacy Willingham’s other books, but this one was almost impossible to get through. Truly considered DNFing it but I actually bought this copy and decided to finish.

The characters are boring, especially Margot. Dull, dull, dull. And I love a good twist with a thriller, but the multiple twists in the end were just beyond belief. I don’t know if I’ve ever been happier to finally be finished with a book.