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imstephtacular's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Medical content, and Cursing
Minor: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Grief
nobeliumreads's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
3.5
As much as I really wanted to enjoy this book, the misunderstandings really killed me. Even though I understood why and how Margot and Olivia were acting the way they did, it did not stop me from feeling super frustrated until I unfortunately stopped enjoying it.
However, I will admit I might have done myself a disservice since I did choose to read this book first instead of starting from the first book in the series so that might also be part of why I did not enjoy it that much. Also the fact that I was super excited to read this so when it didn’t quite reach my expectations, it just fell flat from then on.
Anyways, I enjoyed the first half of the book, the anticipation of the two main characters meeting again and the whole rekindling their friendship, them not being sure how the other felt, but then they actually got ‘together’ and whilst I was super happy and excited for a short bit, it all went downhill for me from there. Which is ironic, considering isn’t that what it’s all about?
I definitely think this is a case of it’s not the book, it’s really just me, so despite that, I do think it’s a good book and fairly well written and only wish I’d enjoyed it more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent
bryelle's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Super cute continuation of the friends in the “Written in the Stars” trilogy. Margot sees her best friend from high school who she was in love with after 11 years. She is planning her current best friends wedding. Margot ends up letting Olivia take the spare bedroom in her apartment. They rehash their old ways of “fooling around” until they both realize they still like each other.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent
librariangeorgia's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
... I forgot how spicy this series was ...
I really enjoyed this book though. I absolutely breezed through it.
I loved getting to know more about Margot as a person rather than her just being Elle's friend. She's the last one in the friendship group to be single so obviously she's third-wheeling it a lot. Then in comes Olivia ...
I liked Olivia and Margot's relationship from the start - the awkwardness of meeting again after 11 years followed by moving in together after Olivia's apartment disaster, I mean what's the worst that could happen!
I do like the friendship between Margot, Brendon, Darcy and Elle but I would've liked it to be focused a lot more on Margot than the others. It felt more like a general book about all these characters rather than a Margot-centric book.
I hate Luke and Brad. I understand why Brad was mentioned but his relationship with Olivia was just toxic and the fact that Olivia was allowing it really annoyed me. Luke was completely unneccesary.
Overall, this was a great end to the series though I have to say that WRITTEN IN THE STARS is my favourite.
I really enjoyed this book though. I absolutely breezed through it.
I loved getting to know more about Margot as a person rather than her just being Elle's friend. She's the last one in the friendship group to be single so obviously she's third-wheeling it a lot. Then in comes Olivia ...
I liked Olivia and Margot's relationship from the start - the awkwardness of meeting again after 11 years followed by moving in together after Olivia's apartment disaster, I mean what's the worst that could happen!
I do like the friendship between Margot, Brendon, Darcy and Elle but I would've liked it to be focused a lot more on Margot than the others. It felt more like a general book about all these characters rather than a Margot-centric book.
I hate Luke and Brad. I understand why Brad was mentioned but his relationship with Olivia was just toxic and the fact that Olivia was allowing it really annoyed me. Luke was completely unneccesary.
Overall, this was a great end to the series though I have to say that WRITTEN IN THE STARS is my favourite.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
foreverinastory's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Agh I loved this one so much!! Definitely my favorite of the series.
Count Your Lucky Stars is the finale in the Written in the Stars trilogy. This time we're focusing on Margot and her ex best friend, Olivia. When the two reunite after ten years, it's almost as if the stars have aligned. Olivia is the new wedding planner for Annie and Brendan, and when she gets the awful news that her apartment has flooded, Margot offers her spare room. The two begin to grow closer again and maybe they'll finally get some closure over what happened last time.
I love this series so much. Every book got better for me and I fell even more deeply in love with all these characters! Margot and Olivia are both dealing with fears that felt so realistic to me. I related a lot to both of them. I love their personalities and how well they complemented each other. Plus seeing Olivia pulled into the friend ground was soo cute!
There's also a cat in this one and I am a fan. Agh I wish this series was over. I loved the astrology and the romance and everything. I'm definitely going to miss these characters!
Rep: white pansexual cis female MC, white bisexual cis female MC, white lesbian cis female side character, white bisexual cis female side characters, white cishet male side characters, older white cishet male side character with prior heart attack and complications from it.
CWs: Sexual content, emotional abuse (MC/side character), cursing, alcohol consumption. Moderate: toxic relationship (past one), gaslighting, infidelity, medical content, abandonment. Minor: Death of parent, chronic illness.
Count Your Lucky Stars is the finale in the Written in the Stars trilogy. This time we're focusing on Margot and her ex best friend, Olivia. When the two reunite after ten years, it's almost as if the stars have aligned. Olivia is the new wedding planner for Annie and Brendan, and when she gets the awful news that her apartment has flooded, Margot offers her spare room. The two begin to grow closer again and maybe they'll finally get some closure over what happened last time.
I love this series so much. Every book got better for me and I fell even more deeply in love with all these characters! Margot and Olivia are both dealing with fears that felt so realistic to me. I related a lot to both of them. I love their personalities and how well they complemented each other. Plus seeing Olivia pulled into the friend ground was soo cute!
There's also a cat in this one and I am a fan. Agh I wish this series was over. I loved the astrology and the romance and everything. I'm definitely going to miss these characters!
Rep: white pansexual cis female MC, white bisexual cis female MC, white lesbian cis female side character, white bisexual cis female side characters, white cishet male side characters, older white cishet male side character with prior heart attack and complications from it.
CWs: Sexual content, emotional abuse (MC/side character), cursing, alcohol consumption. Moderate: toxic relationship (past one), gaslighting, infidelity, medical content, abandonment. Minor: Death of parent, chronic illness.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent and Chronic illness
arthur_ant18's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Infidelity, Abandonment, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent
kaii's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
obsessed with this, it's so fun and gay and sexy and touching.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Alcohol
kim03's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
This was overall a cute read and I only have one major critique point (which basically influenced my whole view on the book) but let's start with the really important stuff.
- Taylor Swift's »august« was absolutely the soundtrack to their past and what the book starts with and that is a fact.
- My imagination could not comprehend, that Olivia was taller than Margot.
The critique:
There was a conversation, the one where they cleared up their past misunderstandings, their miscommunications and (wrong) assumptions. But the whole conversation ended rather abruptly and without really solving everything and also a little without warning (reminder: this is my opinion). I was sitting there in tears while they'd apparently had already made up and... It felt so anticlimactic. Like this whole worked up to this and then it was just. Abrupt. For me, it destroyed the whole mood and vibe of the book. The author could've made this so epic and heart wrenching because it had so much potential, but no... So that frustrated me and made me a little sad as well.
Tropes:
Second chance, friends to lovers
Triggerwarning/ content warnings:
Toxic relationship, emotional abuse, gaslighting
Mood Songs:
Taylor Swift - »august« (duh)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
sofiarmz13's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Death of parent
enchantressreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I rated Written in the Stars and Hang the Moon both five stars, and you’ll see I’ve taken off a half star for this book. We will get to that at the end, but first.
This is such a comforting series. These characters are so comforting (even Brenden …) and I love seeing little tidbits of the main characters from previous books coming up in the sequels.
Count Your Lucky Stars follows Margot, who I loved since book one, and a former flame of hers, Olivia. They’re forced into an awkward reunion when Olivia becomes Brenden and Annie’s wedding planner. They have unspoken feelings for each other, but neither one of them wants to be the first to admit it. Through close proximity, they soon begin warming up to the idea of the other again. It’s very sweet and romantic. And as always, some nice spicy scenes.
But…
It’s been three books now, and while it’s been a nice diverse group of people sexuality-wise (my first book reading the word pansexual!), everyone is very white, and for the most part, privileged. I understand these are not books based around race, but it doesn’t have to be to include at least one one POC character.
I do love the characters, but we need more than just rich white people.
I still really recommend this series, though. They’re not entirely lighthearted—each book has a hurdle the characters have to go over, but it’s nice to watch queer people be unapologetically queer.
This is such a comforting series. These characters are so comforting (even Brenden …) and I love seeing little tidbits of the main characters from previous books coming up in the sequels.
Count Your Lucky Stars follows Margot, who I loved since book one, and a former flame of hers, Olivia. They’re forced into an awkward reunion when Olivia becomes Brenden and Annie’s wedding planner. They have unspoken feelings for each other, but neither one of them wants to be the first to admit it. Through close proximity, they soon begin warming up to the idea of the other again. It’s very sweet and romantic. And as always, some nice spicy scenes.
But…
It’s been three books now, and while it’s been a nice diverse group of people sexuality-wise (my first book reading the word pansexual!), everyone is very white, and for the most part, privileged. I understand these are not books based around race, but it doesn’t have to be to include at least one one POC character.
I do love the characters, but we need more than just rich white people.
I still really recommend this series, though. They’re not entirely lighthearted—each book has a hurdle the characters have to go over, but it’s nice to watch queer people be unapologetically queer.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse