Reviews - Only If You're Lucky

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Only If You're Lucky

Stacy Willingham

3.55 AVERAGE

paeten_'s review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

3.5 stars! I rounded up for this thriller. I enjoyed it but hit a lull about midway through the book, when I felt like I needed more information to be revealed! Had many strong parts and definitely had you wondering what happened and what the real story is. Part of the ending was unexpected.

scnole2021's review

3.25

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

awoodburn's review against another edition

3.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

niccasbooks's review

4.25

dark mysterious tense medium-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

Content Warnings

rebelredcarnation's review

3.75

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

scrumptious_judyb's review

3.0

I was excited to read this book when it released. All the Dangerous Things was my favorite book of 2023. I recommended it to anyone who would listen. I also loved Flicker in the Dark, so I could only expect this newest book to be better than ever. I seem to set this expectation with my favorite authors. Probably a bad idea.

I found this one to be just plain weird. I get that Lucy is the cool devil-may-care girl whom other girls secretly wish they could be. What I didn’t like was Margot’s strange obsession with Lucy, and her efforts to win her over at all costs. The entire story just dragged on and on in a depressingly dark and uninteresting way. I didn’t find any of the characters likeable, so found it hard to completely engage. I love a good twist, even if a little extreme. This one was meh. I finished the book in a little bit of a funk, which is a huge disappointment given my love for this author. I’m going to give her a slight pass on this one since the other two I read were exceptional. I won’t choose this time to lower my expectations for her next book. Let’s hope the old Stacy bounces back strong.