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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
Kasie West! What more can I say? Every time she comes out with a new book, I can't wait to read it! Her books fill me with happiness and cause me to have very little sleep, hehe. Lucky in Love was no different! In fact, I think it's in my top five Kasie West favorites. I loved how the story progressed and Seth was adorable! My favorite part was their first date! Ugh, why can't I find a guy who will be spontaneous like Seth?!
Nope.... having a character that is supposedly SO SMART that just gets stupider by the page and keeps making one dumb decision after another as the book went on pissed me off. Not a fan of this at all. Rated this 2 stars simply because I liked Seth's character.
*3.5/5 stars*
This was cute, just like all Kasie West's books! A little unrealistic, but cute. Perfect for a quick, light and easy summer read!
This was cute, just like all Kasie West's books! A little unrealistic, but cute. Perfect for a quick, light and easy summer read!
Has some slow parts to the story. It has Some slow parts to the book It's so good Then gets really slow But after that it's Speeds back up.
*1.5/5 even-Seth-couldn't-save-this-book stars*
I was really annoyed with the naive, unintelligent (though the story will try to tell you just how clever she is), whiny MC with no backbone making one stupid decision after another. And it didn't seem realistic at all, since her family had some money problems before she won the lottery. She wouldn't have acted like this, spending so much money on yacht parties to impress others, expensive muscle car, famous and expensive brand of clothes, diamond jewelry and whatnot. She would save them, invest, let someone else who know how to handel them adise her. Unless she was really dumb that is. She has just gone so overboard and it really annoyed me how stupid she acted, how she let other people talk her into things and the issue of some people using her wasn't really adressed at all, nor the overall message this book seemed to give.
“Her eyes were just as shiny as mine felt. “We just don’t want to see Trina take advantage of you. Your new financial status and need to be popular are going to end up hurting you.”
“My need to be popular?” I asked, shocked. “I don’t have that need.”
Oh, but you do, you so do. And you're makind the dumbest decisions because of it.
I was annoyed with her one dimensional friends and tropey family who were all like 'it's your money and you can do whatever you want with it', which is nice and all, but she's a teenager so maybe some responsible adult shoul've helped her with it, as she seemed to lose all brain cells once she won them. But seeing as there were no respoinsible adults...
“You mean winning the lottery didn’t ruin my life? I sound like such a baby when I put it that way.”
yeah... it didn't fucking ruin your life, winning a lottery can't ruin your life it can improve it. your DUMB actions are doing that. stop being a moron.
The only aspect of this book that was redeemable and actually really nice was Seth. I think he's the first KW love interest who isn't white. He was so cute and adorable and precious! And he made the most amazing first date! He was by far the biggest plus of this book!
The other pro for me was also the ZOO setting, I love ZOO settings and need them more in YA contemporaries!!
But that'a about it: I liked only two points of this book. The male lead Seth and the ZOO setting - though there really wasn't nearly enough of the Zoo and the animals and her job, I wanted so much more of the actual job, not the MC being a moron and spending money all the time!
This book as a whole was just about money and how the MC is so dumb with it. After that, the MC whines that everyone is just using her and whatnot, then rainbow resolution and quick ending.
It was a fast read, and I did like Seth quite a bit. But I was just so endlessly mad at the MC and the whole plot that I can't give it even the 2 it was ok stars. Not even the goodness that is Seth can save this mess.
I was really annoyed with the naive, unintelligent (though the story will try to tell you just how clever she is), whiny MC with no backbone making one stupid decision after another. And it didn't seem realistic at all, since her family had some money problems before she won the lottery. She wouldn't have acted like this, spending so much money on yacht parties to impress others, expensive muscle car, famous and expensive brand of clothes, diamond jewelry and whatnot. She would save them, invest, let someone else who know how to handel them adise her. Unless she was really dumb that is. She has just gone so overboard and it really annoyed me how stupid she acted, how she let other people talk her into things and the issue of some people using her wasn't really adressed at all, nor the overall message this book seemed to give.
“Her eyes were just as shiny as mine felt. “We just don’t want to see Trina take advantage of you. Your new financial status and need to be popular are going to end up hurting you.”
“My need to be popular?” I asked, shocked. “I don’t have that need.”
Oh, but you do, you so do. And you're makind the dumbest decisions because of it.
I was annoyed with her one dimensional friends and tropey family who were all like 'it's your money and you can do whatever you want with it', which is nice and all, but she's a teenager so maybe some responsible adult shoul've helped her with it, as she seemed to lose all brain cells once she won them. But seeing as there were no respoinsible adults...
“You mean winning the lottery didn’t ruin my life? I sound like such a baby when I put it that way.”
yeah... it didn't fucking ruin your life, winning a lottery can't ruin your life it can improve it. your DUMB actions are doing that. stop being a moron.
The only aspect of this book that was redeemable and actually really nice was Seth. I think he's the first KW love interest who isn't white. He was so cute and adorable and precious! And he made the most amazing first date! He was by far the biggest plus of this book!
The other pro for me was also the ZOO setting, I love ZOO settings and need them more in YA contemporaries!!
But that'a about it: I liked only two points of this book. The male lead Seth and the ZOO setting - though there really wasn't nearly enough of the Zoo and the animals and her job, I wanted so much more of the actual job, not the MC being a moron and spending money all the time!
This book as a whole was just about money and how the MC is so dumb with it. After that, the MC whines that everyone is just using her and whatnot, then rainbow resolution and quick ending.
It was a fast read, and I did like Seth quite a bit. But I was just so endlessly mad at the MC and the whole plot that I can't give it even the 2 it was ok stars. Not even the goodness that is Seth can save this mess.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
EDIT: 6/11/18
Revised rating: 3.5/5 stars
Don't get me wrong; I REALLY enjoyed this. I loved the premise of a newly-eighteen-year-old girl winning the lottery. I loved the romance; it was slow-burning and adorable. (Just like in the other two Kasie West books I've read thus far.) And I liked the general plot.
My problem with this book is the same problem I have with all three Kasie West books that I've read: everything is either oversimplified or completely unrealistic. It bothered me much less in P.S. I Like You, but it really annoyed me in this book, especially in certain aspects. The way the zoo was run didn't make any sense to me in the real world. Maddie's friends each had one or two defining traits, and never developed past them. The fact that Maddie's parents didn't even try to help her figure out how to deal with all this money past the obligatory "You should talk to a financial advisor" statement.
Even the way the characters talk to each other seems forced most of the time. Whether it's the way a sentence is phrased, or the way a conversation veers in unnatural directions.
Wow. Writing this review made me realize that I was even more annoyed by this stuff than I realized. It's just a shame because I love the premises for Kasie West's books, and I want to enjoy them so much. And I completely understand that her books are generally written for a slightly younger YA crowd, but she could definitely do a better job with her dialogue while keeping it profanity-free, and the characters could be better fleshed out.
But I'll probably continue reading her books!
Original rating: 5/31/18
Actual Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Revised rating: 3.5/5 stars
Don't get me wrong; I REALLY enjoyed this. I loved the premise of a newly-eighteen-year-old girl winning the lottery. I loved the romance; it was slow-burning and adorable. (Just like in the other two Kasie West books I've read thus far.) And I liked the general plot.
My problem with this book is the same problem I have with all three Kasie West books that I've read: everything is either oversimplified or completely unrealistic. It bothered me much less in P.S. I Like You, but it really annoyed me in this book, especially in certain aspects. The way the zoo was run didn't make any sense to me in the real world. Maddie's friends each had one or two defining traits, and never developed past them. The fact that Maddie's parents didn't even try to help her figure out how to deal with all this money past the obligatory "You should talk to a financial advisor" statement.
Even the way the characters talk to each other seems forced most of the time. Whether it's the way a sentence is phrased, or the way a conversation veers in unnatural directions.
Wow. Writing this review made me realize that I was even more annoyed by this stuff than I realized. It's just a shame because I love the premises for Kasie West's books, and I want to enjoy them so much. And I completely understand that her books are generally written for a slightly younger YA crowd, but she could definitely do a better job with her dialogue while keeping it profanity-free, and the characters could be better fleshed out.
But I'll probably continue reading her books!
Original rating: 5/31/18
Actual Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Cheesy, but I really like this author's style of writing
I couldn’t make it through till the end. And trust me, I tried.
I gave an extra star because of Seth. He was an adorable character and kept me reading for as long as I could handle. Plus, an Asian male love interest in YA contemporary? Yes please! It’s nice to know non blonde-blue-eyed high school seniors exist.
I gave an extra star because of Seth. He was an adorable character and kept me reading for as long as I could handle. Plus, an Asian male love interest in YA contemporary? Yes please! It’s nice to know non blonde-blue-eyed high school seniors exist.
Forgot to review this back when I read it but I didn't like it. I found myself wanting to skip bits or give up altogether because the whole lottery thing was annoying me. Well, not the lottery itself, but the protagonist's (I actually can't remember her name) reaction to it. I think it was the whole boat party thing just made me irrationally angry. I don't know it came across really stupid to me.
I still like Kasie West's writing but this one didn't have that same page-turning quality to it that her other books did. To be fair to her, I think the whole plot of a girl winning the lottery and the repercussions of that were never really going to be my thing, but I gave it a shot and at least I can now say for sure that I'm not a fan. I did like the guy (all I can remember is that he's at least half-Vietnamese?) but he didn't appear much and the build up of the relationship was more of a rushed feeling at the end which was a shame.
2 stars because I didn't hate it but it's definitely my least favourite Kasie West book to date.
I still like Kasie West's writing but this one didn't have that same page-turning quality to it that her other books did. To be fair to her, I think the whole plot of a girl winning the lottery and the repercussions of that were never really going to be my thing, but I gave it a shot and at least I can now say for sure that I'm not a fan. I did like the guy (all I can remember is that he's at least half-Vietnamese?) but he didn't appear much and the build up of the relationship was more of a rushed feeling at the end which was a shame.
2 stars because I didn't hate it but it's definitely my least favourite Kasie West book to date.