A review by danajoy
Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

I'll preface this by saying that I have not yet read the other 2 in the series.
I liked the initial set up, young wedding planner gets her big break arranging a huge wedding last minute just to find out that her childhood friend and one that got away is the best woman for the wedding. 
I feel like this concept wasn't really utilised to its fullest - especially when another big trope
"and they were roomates"
is introduced REALLY early. Having two big tropes like that felt like way too much to me. 
They are cute together and have a lot of chemistry but I felt pretty let down overall by this one. Communication is an issue the whole way through. Personally, I didn't enjoy the way things were hashed out.
It soured things for me that they got together and then straight away talk about the lack of communication that caused things to go bad 10 years prior and then its just left? I might be bitter but if I were Olivia I would've been a bit upset for a while after I found out the person I'd really wanted, who told me to get back with my ex, had been angry with me about it for years when she never suggested wanting anything different. Not a deal breaker but I'd be a lot more timid about going into things.

There was also A LOT of the couples from the last two books. They had in jokes I didn't get most of the way through. Also, because they were the protagonists of the previous books they're just so perfect and happy that it felt a bit dull.
Olivia didn't have any friends. Her coworkers are only shown at the very beginning (and huge missed opportunity in my opinion) abd the only other people she really communicates with are her ex-husband and dad. 
I really didn't like the 3rd act conflict. I found both the characters annoying through it.
If your girlfriend is in a panic and she's an hour drive away from clarity and peace why would you be so set against her going when your big point against it is "wanting her to do things for herself".

For me this didn't have nearly enough pining. 
Also...we don't even get to see the wedding. 
Or find out what happened about the stolen car. That just never gets addressed!
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