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saycheeze37's review against another edition
3.0
This was an easy read. I enjoyed the cast of characters... just the right amount of quirky and sane. Situations were believable (but not boring), refreshing and fun. Look forward to trying more of Crane's novels.
purelykara's review against another edition
4.0
Radio DJ Berry Lambert lives her life shrouded with superstition in the novel With A Little Luck by Caprice Crane. She avoids black cats and cracks in the sidewalk, her father is a professional gambler who considersBerry to be his best good luck charm, and after two failed relationships she’s sure her next one will surely disappoint her cause after all things happen in threes. When she meets fellow DJ Ryan Riley, their on-air battle turns romantic, but the last thing Berry wants is to fall for Riley since he is number three. While waiting for the bottom to drop out, Berry just might lose the best thing she ever had.
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ireniam's review against another edition
3.0
Esta es una comedia romántica donde la protagonista es muy supersticiosa. Este libro tiene mas de comedia que romance.
La relación entre la protagonista y su principal interés amoroso me pareció divertida sin embargo la autora no abunda mucho ni nos da detalles de los momentos románticos que ellos comparten, tenemos que conformarnos con algunas conversaciones divertidas y ya, lo que fue una total decepción.
Este es un chic-lit ligero para pasar el rato.
La relación entre la protagonista y su principal interés amoroso me pareció divertida sin embargo la autora no abunda mucho ni nos da detalles de los momentos románticos que ellos comparten, tenemos que conformarnos con algunas conversaciones divertidas y ya, lo que fue una total decepción.
Este es un chic-lit ligero para pasar el rato.
jayvall's review
2.0
First off, I think the back copy gets Berry all wrong. The copy says she doesn’t believe in luck, which may be technically true, but she puts a lot more than a “bit” of stock in any and every superstition that’s out there. From an aversion to even numbers, to getting caught by too many yellow lights being a harbinger of a bad day, Berry has got a superstition for everything in the world. This neurosis stems from the fact that her father is a gamble-holic and thinks she’s his lucky charm. Despite the fact that Berry’s got more superstitions than a haystack’s got hay, she can’t handle when anyone else fails to take her seriously, in spite of her dislike of the number 5. This is her tragic flaw. Berry is ridiculous, but doesn’t realize it, and because the story is written in first person, there’s no way to escape Berry’s particular brand of crazy. This made WITH A LITTLE LUCK difficult to enjoy.
It’s not that WITH A LITTLE LUCK is poorly written or even boring, per se; but I didn’t find the story engaging either. This is all the more unfortunate, because as evidenced by her twitter feed, Caprice Crane can be quite amusing. However, here the funny just falls flat. WITH A LITTLE LUCK was almost a chore to read, which is pretty sad because, with the exception of Berry, I liked the rest of the people in this book and would have gladly read a story where Berry was not the star.
There is no question that Caprice Crane is a talented writer; however, WITH A LITTLE LUCK was not my favorite of her four books. Having read all of Crane’s books, my advice to newcomers of her work would be to start with STUPID AND CONTAGIOUS, move on to FORGET ABOUT IT, and then proceed with caution. I like Caprice Crane, but at this point, I’m not convinced she’s more than a two-hit wonder.
Originally posted on romancereaderatheart.com
It’s not that WITH A LITTLE LUCK is poorly written or even boring, per se; but I didn’t find the story engaging either. This is all the more unfortunate, because as evidenced by her twitter feed, Caprice Crane can be quite amusing. However, here the funny just falls flat. WITH A LITTLE LUCK was almost a chore to read, which is pretty sad because, with the exception of Berry, I liked the rest of the people in this book and would have gladly read a story where Berry was not the star.
There is no question that Caprice Crane is a talented writer; however, WITH A LITTLE LUCK was not my favorite of her four books. Having read all of Crane’s books, my advice to newcomers of her work would be to start with STUPID AND CONTAGIOUS, move on to FORGET ABOUT IT, and then proceed with caution. I like Caprice Crane, but at this point, I’m not convinced she’s more than a two-hit wonder.
Originally posted on romancereaderatheart.com
leahmichelle_13's review
5.0
Caprice Crane is a writer I’ve wanted to read for ages. Her books sound totally amazing, with plots no other writer has ever written about, and her books have appealed to me for ages. I finally(!) got to read Forget About It earlier this year and although it wasn’t perfect, it was still a great read. So after reading it I quickly pre-ordered Caprice’s new book With A Little Luck. Because it sounded awesome and because Caprice is a genuinely funny writer (and, yes, I feel qualified to say that even if I have only read one of her books – well, it’s two now, but… you know what I mean!). My pre-order finally came in but it took an agonising two weeks – two weeks!! – for the book to finally arrive. Two weeks, though, that’s just cruel… Anywhoo, I couldn’t wait to read it, and well, it was all of the awesome I expected and more.
Much like Forget About It, With A Little Luck has an absolutely brilliant plot. I mean, come on! How many books have you read with an uber-superstitious heroine? I’m betting it’s zero. I’ve certainly never read a book all about luck. I was immediately sucked in to Berry’s story (BTW, I love her name). How can you not enjoy a book about someone who’s so neurotic, but who’s also so loveable with it? I don’t know how Caprice does it, but despite all of Berry’s neuroses and superstitions, she’s not annoying. Despite feeling that good luck feeds bad luck and that she must avoid black cats, not step on a cracked pavement and always wear her lucky horseshoe necklace, or the world will end, Berry is surprisingly normal. In fact, I enjoyed her superstitions. I enjoyed how she saw life. Sure it was a bit skewered, something that’s not exactly sustainable forever (otherwise a week or two in the nuthouse will indeed beckon), but Berry had her reasons for why she was like she was and I loved her for it.
With A Little Luck is set in and around a radio station, as Berry is a soft-rock DJ who ends up in a heated battle-of-the-sexes between herself and ‘Dr Love’ (really, that’s what his show was called) Ryan Riley culminating in their very own morning show. I loved their banter, their back-and-forth, the way they sparked off each other and the way it all just seemed so natural. Not many writers can make sparks like that seem natural rather than forced, but Berry and Ryan worked perfectly and I was a total sucker for their budding romance – though, because Ryan was the third boyfriend in a trio of bad boyfriends (believe me, the way bad boyfriend #1 turns out is hilarious, if… morbid, shall we say), Berry thought it would inevitably go bad. Normally with a female character as crazy/neurotic as Berry I would usually find myself getting annoyed and fed up with her antics, I didn’t and I was totally on Berry’s side for the entire novel. Even when she got a bit crazier than normal.
I thought the characters were excellent. Crane easily manages to make the characters so loveable and so warm and like people you’d like to know in real life. I adored Berry, from page one. This is a girl brought up by a dad who’s a professional gambler and who sees her as his lucky charm. How the hell else is she meant to end up but crazy superstitious? (I don’t think I’ve ever typed the word “superstitious” so many times.) So fearful that she’ll forever have to live like that. Many people would question Berry’s sanity or say she’s too superstitious (although if you are going to be superstitious, it might as well be whole hog, right? There’s no point in being half-superstitious, that’s just crazy) but I liked it. It set the novel apart. It set Berry apart. I also loved Ryan. Loved him. Despite his radio alter-ego – what a name, Dr Love! – I still loved him. Unlike Berry’s previous two bad boyfriends (total bozo’s the pair of them, although perhaps Boyriend #1 wasn’t so much a bozo; I suppose we’ll never know…Sigh) he seemed totally perfect and totally hilarious and cool and all those other superlatives that should be attributed to leading men like Ryan Riley. There weren’t many other characters who made up the novel – Berry’s parents, Berry’s best friend Natalie (she made me laugh), a few people at the station, but nobody who really took precedence over Berry and Ryan.
I loved every page of With A Little Luck. Caprice Crane is one of the most fresh and talented Chick Lit writers out there. Her books are always unique (and yes, I feel qualified to say that having only read two of her four novels) and her characters are ones you care about. Not to mention, she’s genuinely funny. It’s not all bluster, the quotes on her books aren’t lying; Caprice Crane does make you laugh. I could see this movie on the big screen (and as a screen writer, Caprice would write it) because everything was there to make a brilliantly funny rom-com. I’d particularly LOVE to see that helicopter scene on the big screen – I almost died laughing. But, in all seriousness, it would make a great movie. A great battle-of-the-sexes with a lot of superstition thrown in. I can’t wait to read Caprice’s other two novels – A Family Affair and Stupid and Contagious) and I dearly, sincerely absolutely beggingly hope Caprice is working on novel #5. She’s an author more people should be reading – you should be reading her. Yes. You. With A Little Luck was something special, it had it all; it was funny, it was romantic, it was sweet, it was charming. It’s everything you ask for in a novel, really, and there was nothing I didn’t like. It was, seriously, perfect.
Much like Forget About It, With A Little Luck has an absolutely brilliant plot. I mean, come on! How many books have you read with an uber-superstitious heroine? I’m betting it’s zero. I’ve certainly never read a book all about luck. I was immediately sucked in to Berry’s story (BTW, I love her name). How can you not enjoy a book about someone who’s so neurotic, but who’s also so loveable with it? I don’t know how Caprice does it, but despite all of Berry’s neuroses and superstitions, she’s not annoying. Despite feeling that good luck feeds bad luck and that she must avoid black cats, not step on a cracked pavement and always wear her lucky horseshoe necklace, or the world will end, Berry is surprisingly normal. In fact, I enjoyed her superstitions. I enjoyed how she saw life. Sure it was a bit skewered, something that’s not exactly sustainable forever (otherwise a week or two in the nuthouse will indeed beckon), but Berry had her reasons for why she was like she was and I loved her for it.
With A Little Luck is set in and around a radio station, as Berry is a soft-rock DJ who ends up in a heated battle-of-the-sexes between herself and ‘Dr Love’ (really, that’s what his show was called) Ryan Riley culminating in their very own morning show. I loved their banter, their back-and-forth, the way they sparked off each other and the way it all just seemed so natural. Not many writers can make sparks like that seem natural rather than forced, but Berry and Ryan worked perfectly and I was a total sucker for their budding romance – though, because Ryan was the third boyfriend in a trio of bad boyfriends (believe me, the way bad boyfriend #1 turns out is hilarious, if… morbid, shall we say), Berry thought it would inevitably go bad. Normally with a female character as crazy/neurotic as Berry I would usually find myself getting annoyed and fed up with her antics, I didn’t and I was totally on Berry’s side for the entire novel. Even when she got a bit crazier than normal.
I thought the characters were excellent. Crane easily manages to make the characters so loveable and so warm and like people you’d like to know in real life. I adored Berry, from page one. This is a girl brought up by a dad who’s a professional gambler and who sees her as his lucky charm. How the hell else is she meant to end up but crazy superstitious? (I don’t think I’ve ever typed the word “superstitious” so many times.) So fearful that she’ll forever have to live like that. Many people would question Berry’s sanity or say she’s too superstitious (although if you are going to be superstitious, it might as well be whole hog, right? There’s no point in being half-superstitious, that’s just crazy) but I liked it. It set the novel apart. It set Berry apart. I also loved Ryan. Loved him. Despite his radio alter-ego – what a name, Dr Love! – I still loved him. Unlike Berry’s previous two bad boyfriends (total bozo’s the pair of them, although perhaps Boyriend #1 wasn’t so much a bozo; I suppose we’ll never know…Sigh) he seemed totally perfect and totally hilarious and cool and all those other superlatives that should be attributed to leading men like Ryan Riley. There weren’t many other characters who made up the novel – Berry’s parents, Berry’s best friend Natalie (she made me laugh), a few people at the station, but nobody who really took precedence over Berry and Ryan.
I loved every page of With A Little Luck. Caprice Crane is one of the most fresh and talented Chick Lit writers out there. Her books are always unique (and yes, I feel qualified to say that having only read two of her four novels) and her characters are ones you care about. Not to mention, she’s genuinely funny. It’s not all bluster, the quotes on her books aren’t lying; Caprice Crane does make you laugh. I could see this movie on the big screen (and as a screen writer, Caprice would write it) because everything was there to make a brilliantly funny rom-com. I’d particularly LOVE to see that helicopter scene on the big screen – I almost died laughing. But, in all seriousness, it would make a great movie. A great battle-of-the-sexes with a lot of superstition thrown in. I can’t wait to read Caprice’s other two novels – A Family Affair and Stupid and Contagious) and I dearly, sincerely absolutely beggingly hope Caprice is working on novel #5. She’s an author more people should be reading – you should be reading her. Yes. You. With A Little Luck was something special, it had it all; it was funny, it was romantic, it was sweet, it was charming. It’s everything you ask for in a novel, really, and there was nothing I didn’t like. It was, seriously, perfect.
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