Reviews

Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham

moneisreading's review

4.0

I really enjoyed this book!
This was my first book by Stacy Willingham, and I thought her writing style was excellent. She uses different timelines in between before and after which I thought was really smart.
It describes friendships, lies and secrets, which starts as a slow burn, but towards the end it gets really fast paced and you basically can’t put it down.
I will definitely be reading more from this author.

Thank you @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Coming out 01/16/24.

starrysheep's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

leslielenhart's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

nikkib1's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

noblehm7's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.5

cassiflo24's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

sketchy_reader's review

4.0

3.5 stars

ryanblesse's review

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? Yes

3.0

imissbookit's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

I really enjoyed the first third of the book. It reminded me thematically of Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma. However, I felt that the story dragged in the middle and then slowed to a crawl by the end. A twisty suspense novel such as this should speed up in pacing as it reaches the climax, not slow down like an antique Dodge Dart badly in need of an oil change attempting to traverse a hill.

hella_thao's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5