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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
I think one thing that's easy to assume when you're jumping into a Kasie West book is that it's going to be cheesy, and that's mostly because of the covers. But I can guarantee you—this book is not cheesy.
One reason I have always loved Kasie West’s books. Is because, even if I don't love on as much as the others, it always pulls me in. These books make me feel all the feels. They have the perfect blend of humor, plot, reality, and romance.
They aren't completely fluff, either. There's always a darker undertone (idk, light grey I guess. they aren't DARK, but they do have a backbone.) in this one, Maddie’s parents fight. And also, non of the characters are perfect. Maddie is naive, too trusting.
But seriously. The money stuff in this S T R E S S E D. me out! I was constantly worried she'd spend it all or something which kept me on edge. Also, do you realize how frustrating it is when someone is way too trusting and they make tons of mistakes but they don't realize it? AHAHAHA it's not the best feeling. Maddie is super gullible. Obviously she has to make the mistakes in order to learn from them, but watching her makes mistakes is freaking stressful.
So here's the main reason why this is a 5 star book (other than the amazing female friendships, the general hilarity, and the amazing story):
SETH. he is a smol angel teddy bear marshmallow precious darling and I love him. He's genuinely perfect and probably one of my favorite Kasie West love interests. He's also diverse(Vietnamese I think?) and I have a major crush on him. YOU CAN’T HAVE HIM HE’S MINE.
slightly mentioned this earlier, but there's great female friendships in here! There is a mean girl, but Kasie really gave her depth rather than just letting her be a stereotypical mean girl and terrorize Maddie. I mean, she wasn't perfect, but there definitely wasn't the dreaded girl-on-girl hate in this story!
Overall, this was a great summer read, full of real life lessons, hilarity, a perfect boy, and great kissing.
DISCLAIMER: I received this ARC as part of Miss Print’s ARC Adoption Program.
One reason I have always loved Kasie West’s books. Is because, even if I don't love on as much as the others, it always pulls me in. These books make me feel all the feels. They have the perfect blend of humor, plot, reality, and romance.
They aren't completely fluff, either. There's always a darker undertone (idk, light grey I guess. they aren't DARK, but they do have a backbone.) in this one, Maddie’s parents fight. And also, non of the characters are perfect. Maddie is naive, too trusting.
But seriously. The money stuff in this S T R E S S E D. me out! I was constantly worried she'd spend it all or something which kept me on edge. Also, do you realize how frustrating it is when someone is way too trusting and they make tons of mistakes but they don't realize it? AHAHAHA it's not the best feeling. Maddie is super gullible. Obviously she has to make the mistakes in order to learn from them, but watching her makes mistakes is freaking stressful.
So here's the main reason why this is a 5 star book (other than the amazing female friendships, the general hilarity, and the amazing story):
SETH. he is a smol angel teddy bear marshmallow precious darling and I love him. He's genuinely perfect and probably one of my favorite Kasie West love interests. He's also diverse(Vietnamese I think?) and I have a major crush on him. YOU CAN’T HAVE HIM HE’S MINE.
slightly mentioned this earlier, but there's great female friendships in here! There is a mean girl, but Kasie really gave her depth rather than just letting her be a stereotypical mean girl and terrorize Maddie. I mean, she wasn't perfect, but there definitely wasn't the dreaded girl-on-girl hate in this story!
Overall, this was a great summer read, full of real life lessons, hilarity, a perfect boy, and great kissing.
DISCLAIMER: I received this ARC as part of Miss Print’s ARC Adoption Program.
I liked this novel, as I usually like Kasie’s stories. I’m starting to notice a trend with her writing where the main character struggles to tell the secret through out the entire book and it becomes a bit frustrating over and over, hoping that pattern will change in her next book.
'Lucky in Love' by Kasie West captures a not-too-familiar storyline, but injects it with all-too-understandable themes. When main character Maddie finds herself the winner of a multi-million dollar lottery, her popularity soars, but her relationships, from friends to family, which she thinks couldn't possibly change if she doesn't, begin to suffer. At the onset of her win, life seems pretty good, and her family's issues take a back seat while she plies them with money and hopes to ease their woes. Yet life and the problems that go along with it have a nasty way of popping up, and money is shown to not necessarily be the answer to everyone's problems.
Maddie spends time at the local zoo where she works to try to get away from the fanfare that follows her around. While there, she works with Seth, on whom she has a crush that she tries to diminish when with her friends due to their pact that they won't have boyfriends. Her life seems unnecessarily complicated even before the money comes into play, but so is the life of a teenager. Everything seems worse than it really is, and the issues that really do exist don't get as much attention as they often should. From Maddie's parents' bickering to her brother's Peter-Pan like syndrome to just laze each day away and not take responsibility, Maddie seems to be the only one with focus and drive. Her friends help her through, but the money begins to weigh on them, and they try to tell her she's changed. It really makes one think about the power of money and how such a huge and drastic change in one's life can truly alter the course of one's relationships and life in general.
Seth is a welcome distraction for Maddie, as he seems to be the only one who doesn't know about her win. This does seem a little strange, as even though he was grounded and couldn't watch TV during the height of her fanfare, someone at the zoo would likely have told him before Maddie gets around to it. It was also frustrating to see how Maddie didn't quite know how to manage her money the best that she could. For all of her smarts and determination to succeed, she acted somewhat young and foolish with much of her winnings. Again, though, it is a testament to the power of lessons learned and knowledge gained.
An interesting and thought-provoking story about how a change in life can overshadow everything else, 'Lucky in Love' finds its happy ending and makes readers invested in reading more.
Beth Rodgers, Author of 'Freshman Fourteen' and 'Sweet Fifteen,' Young Adult Novels
*Review originally posted at YABooksCentral.com*
Maddie spends time at the local zoo where she works to try to get away from the fanfare that follows her around. While there, she works with Seth, on whom she has a crush that she tries to diminish when with her friends due to their pact that they won't have boyfriends. Her life seems unnecessarily complicated even before the money comes into play, but so is the life of a teenager. Everything seems worse than it really is, and the issues that really do exist don't get as much attention as they often should. From Maddie's parents' bickering to her brother's Peter-Pan like syndrome to just laze each day away and not take responsibility, Maddie seems to be the only one with focus and drive. Her friends help her through, but the money begins to weigh on them, and they try to tell her she's changed. It really makes one think about the power of money and how such a huge and drastic change in one's life can truly alter the course of one's relationships and life in general.
Seth is a welcome distraction for Maddie, as he seems to be the only one who doesn't know about her win. This does seem a little strange, as even though he was grounded and couldn't watch TV during the height of her fanfare, someone at the zoo would likely have told him before Maddie gets around to it. It was also frustrating to see how Maddie didn't quite know how to manage her money the best that she could. For all of her smarts and determination to succeed, she acted somewhat young and foolish with much of her winnings. Again, though, it is a testament to the power of lessons learned and knowledge gained.
An interesting and thought-provoking story about how a change in life can overshadow everything else, 'Lucky in Love' finds its happy ending and makes readers invested in reading more.
Beth Rodgers, Author of 'Freshman Fourteen' and 'Sweet Fifteen,' Young Adult Novels
*Review originally posted at YABooksCentral.com*
The 2 stars are more like 2,5. This time two nights read, since it was a bit boring and one-day-after-finishing-dont-even-remember-her-name was actually kinda stupid in spite of how smart she was supposed to be. I think these were the weakest characters from Kasie's books I've read so far.
a little too fluffy for me, and not enough substance/plot, but a sweet and cute romance.
It was good and cute but nothing super spectacular. Also quite predictable.
But overall was enjoyable :)
But overall was enjoyable :)
This might be my least favorite of her books. It felt a lot like Windfall to me and I wasn't really into the storyline or characters.