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A review by mishale1
Jackpot by Nic Stone
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I love Nic Stone’s books. I read her newer books first and have been excited to read some of her back catalogue. I did really enjoy this one too. The storyline was really compelling and thought provoking. But I found the characters, Rico namely, less lovable.
I definitely felt awful for Rico. My heart broke for her. But that doesn’t mean she didn’t get on my nerves at times. Zan was way nicer to her than she was to him.
Rico’s mom wouldn’t want you to call her family poor but they definitely really struggle financially. Rico actually knows what it’s like to be without a home.
Rico’s mom is a single mom of her and her little brother. She had no help financially from either child’s dad. She stubbornly won’t sign up for low income health insurance so instead they have no insurance. I don’t want to judge but this kind of drove me crazy. I can’t understand her mom not accepting insurance and instead letting herself and her family be completely at risk. Anytime anyone got sick there was more fear over how to pay the hospital bill than there was about what was actually wrong. It was heartbreaking.
Rico works as many hours ad she can to help her mom with bills and her income is definitely needed to get by.
Rico struggles in school because she has no free time to study and she has no friends for the same reason.
One night at Christmastime a woman buys a lottery ticket from the gas station where Rico works. She gives one ticket to Rico and leaves with the other. And a few days later Rico finds out that she sold the winning lottery ticket and no one came forward to claim it. This begins the story where Rico approaches Zan to help her track down the older lady who bought the ticket.
It turns into quite a journey. And Rico would never have approached Zan otherwise because she sees them as being from two different worlds. Dan’s family is very wealthy and Rico doesn’t know if she can afford groceries sometimes. It’s an interesting twist because Zan never looked down on Rico but Rico absolutely judges Zan. Zan’s life is difficult in its own ways but Rico is rather condescending of his concerns because her own life is so complicated.
I mean, absolutely, without a doubt Rico has more struggles. But I found her treatment of Zan to be rude. He was always kind to her, I found him incredibly lovable.
This book is definitely thought provoking. It definitely makes you think how differently a huge lottery win would impact the lives of someone who won it. What would that do for someone like Rico who seems like she’s already given up?
I did feel that the ending left something to be desired. I appreciate how it ended for the most part but I feel like certain questions were left unanswered.
Overall I would definitely recommend this book.
I definitely felt awful for Rico. My heart broke for her. But that doesn’t mean she didn’t get on my nerves at times. Zan was way nicer to her than she was to him.
Rico’s mom wouldn’t want you to call her family poor but they definitely really struggle financially. Rico actually knows what it’s like to be without a home.
Rico’s mom is a single mom of her and her little brother. She had no help financially from either child’s dad. She stubbornly won’t sign up for low income health insurance so instead they have no insurance. I don’t want to judge but this kind of drove me crazy. I can’t understand her mom not accepting insurance and instead letting herself and her family be completely at risk. Anytime anyone got sick there was more fear over how to pay the hospital bill than there was about what was actually wrong. It was heartbreaking.
Rico works as many hours ad she can to help her mom with bills and her income is definitely needed to get by.
Rico struggles in school because she has no free time to study and she has no friends for the same reason.
One night at Christmastime a woman buys a lottery ticket from the gas station where Rico works. She gives one ticket to Rico and leaves with the other. And a few days later Rico finds out that she sold the winning lottery ticket and no one came forward to claim it. This begins the story where Rico approaches Zan to help her track down the older lady who bought the ticket.
It turns into quite a journey. And Rico would never have approached Zan otherwise because she sees them as being from two different worlds. Dan’s family is very wealthy and Rico doesn’t know if she can afford groceries sometimes. It’s an interesting twist because Zan never looked down on Rico but Rico absolutely judges Zan. Zan’s life is difficult in its own ways but Rico is rather condescending of his concerns because her own life is so complicated.
I mean, absolutely, without a doubt Rico has more struggles. But I found her treatment of Zan to be rude. He was always kind to her, I found him incredibly lovable.
This book is definitely thought provoking. It definitely makes you think how differently a huge lottery win would impact the lives of someone who won it. What would that do for someone like Rico who seems like she’s already given up?
I did feel that the ending left something to be desired. I appreciate how it ended for the most part but I feel like certain questions were left unanswered.
Overall I would definitely recommend this book.