A review by julieannasbooks
Lucky Girl, How I Became A Horror Writer: A Krampus Story by M. Rickert

3.0

Thank you to Tordotcom and Netgalley for providing me with an advanced finished copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Lucky Girl turned out to be quite a chilling story overall. Between the darker turn on the holiday season and the unraveling of Ro’s story, there’s a lot to unpack in this horror novella. I really enjoyed the way this story was set around older holiday traditions, such as the telling of ghost stories and the overall simplicity of the friends’ celebrations.

However, I found the narration to be a bit too simplistic at times, making for a bit of lost interest in the main character’s story. I think this novella would have been better had there been some more pages that contributed to character development. This could have helped with all of the characters as well, since there were so many to start – it became easy to confuse the dialogue at times.

But overall, Lucky Girl is an ideal quick read if you’re looking for a darker twist to your holiday reading this season.