Scan barcode
A review by serahlunareads
Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
"We break rules when we decide the cost of getting caught doesn't outweigh the reward of doing it."
While the plot was clever enough and the ending really hooked me as all the ends started getting tied up, I'm not entirely sure it was worth such a long, and honestly boring, build-up. It was much too slow-paced for my liking when it comes to thrillers. There was a lot of character development in the first half of the book and very little actually happened. I didn't feel invested in the story until about 2/3 of the way through the book, which is way too late for my preference.
I loved that the house and the property it was on was its own character. The descriptions of it and the way everyone lived was very well-written, leaving me skeeved out and uncomfortable, just as the author intended. Come to find out, the house was based on the author's own experience in college. Super interesting!
Bonus points for Beatles references!
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my advanced reader copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
While the plot was clever enough and the ending really hooked me as all the ends started getting tied up, I'm not entirely sure it was worth such a long, and honestly boring, build-up. It was much too slow-paced for my liking when it comes to thrillers. There was a lot of character development in the first half of the book and very little actually happened. I didn't feel invested in the story until about 2/3 of the way through the book, which is way too late for my preference.
I loved that the house and the property it was on was its own character. The descriptions of it and the way everyone lived was very well-written, leaving me skeeved out and uncomfortable, just as the author intended. Come to find out, the house was based on the author's own experience in college. Super interesting!
Bonus points for Beatles references!
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my advanced reader copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.