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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m honestly a sucker for Jenn Bennet books. They are the perfect palette cleanser. I didn’t want to put this down. I found Josie very relatable for a YA. Loved Lucky. Overall, really enjoyed this quick read.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Car accident
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
*Thank you to NetGalley and and Simon and Schuster for providing me a free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.*
I had such high expectations for this book because Jenn Bennett is one of my favorite YA contemporary romance authors. She usually writes such authentic characters in such vivid, descriptive settings. This book, unfortunately, did not live up to those expectations. It ended up being a fine contemporary romance, but did not have anything particularly memorable about it. If you are looking for a cute YA contemporary you may enjoy this book, but I still recommend Bennett’s other books over this one.
The story opens Josie Saint-Martin and her mother moving to her childhood New England town. Josie has moved from city to city with her mother without ever settling down. There is some tension between Josie’s mother and grandmother that is hinted at throughout the story as a reason for their departure from Beauty when Josie was a child. In Beauty, Josie runs into her childhood friend Lucky Karras – but is Lucky the same boy she left behind?
Both Josie and Lucky were a bit lackluster as main characters. Josie was an aspiring photographer and anxious to leave Beauty to go move to California to live with her birth father after she graduates high school in an attempt to escape from her mother’s nomadic lifestyle. Lucky comes from a large Greek family and is not the same person that Josie left behind all those years ago. As Josie and Lucky’s relationship grew, her impending departure was the main source of tension on their relationship. I just didn’t feel like the stakes were that high and had a hard time connecting to this couple. They were very cute and had their moments but I was unfortunately not as invested in their relationship. I did really appreciate the friends-to-lovers romance as it made their relationship much more realistic since they were coming from a place of childhood friends.
While this was ultimately a contemporary romance, I found myself most invested in the relationship between Josie and her mother. One of the main conflicts in the story is that the Saint-Martin women do not communicate well. While this was frustrating, we see that Josie’s mother was really trying to protect her. It was heartbreaking to learn more about her mother’s past and how that affected her life today. Seeing them start to share with each other at the end was beautiful and gave me hope that they would start to mend their relationship.
Chasing Lucky is a YA sweet contemporary romance about family, loss, first loves and trust. While not my favorite Jenn Bennett story, I did still enjoy parts of it and found the story engaging.
CW: sexual abuse, stalking, bullying
I had such high expectations for this book because Jenn Bennett is one of my favorite YA contemporary romance authors. She usually writes such authentic characters in such vivid, descriptive settings. This book, unfortunately, did not live up to those expectations. It ended up being a fine contemporary romance, but did not have anything particularly memorable about it. If you are looking for a cute YA contemporary you may enjoy this book, but I still recommend Bennett’s other books over this one.
The story opens Josie Saint-Martin and her mother moving to her childhood New England town. Josie has moved from city to city with her mother without ever settling down. There is some tension between Josie’s mother and grandmother that is hinted at throughout the story as a reason for their departure from Beauty when Josie was a child. In Beauty, Josie runs into her childhood friend Lucky Karras – but is Lucky the same boy she left behind?
Both Josie and Lucky were a bit lackluster as main characters. Josie was an aspiring photographer and anxious to leave Beauty to go move to California to live with her birth father after she graduates high school in an attempt to escape from her mother’s nomadic lifestyle. Lucky comes from a large Greek family and is not the same person that Josie left behind all those years ago. As Josie and Lucky’s relationship grew, her impending departure was the main source of tension on their relationship. I just didn’t feel like the stakes were that high and had a hard time connecting to this couple. They were very cute and had their moments but I was unfortunately not as invested in their relationship. I did really appreciate the friends-to-lovers romance as it made their relationship much more realistic since they were coming from a place of childhood friends.
While this was ultimately a contemporary romance, I found myself most invested in the relationship between Josie and her mother. One of the main conflicts in the story is that the Saint-Martin women do not communicate well. While this was frustrating, we see that Josie’s mother was really trying to protect her. It was heartbreaking to learn more about her mother’s past and how that affected her life today. Seeing them start to share with each other at the end was beautiful and gave me hope that they would start to mend their relationship.
Chasing Lucky is a YA sweet contemporary romance about family, loss, first loves and trust. While not my favorite Jenn Bennett story, I did still enjoy parts of it and found the story engaging.
CW: sexual abuse, stalking, bullying
medium-paced
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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