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A review by heyitsmeg777
Just Our Luck by Julia Walton
5.0
I fell in love with Leo since the first page!! I absolutely enjoyed reading this book!
It all starts with this junior named Leonidas (named after a famous general). Ironically, Leo suffers of anxiety, and often prefers to be alone, engaging in things like knitting and photography. Given his estranged relationship with his dad after his mother's death and the recent death of Yia Yia, Leo is left feeling more empty and more anxious than ever. When he ends up in a fight with a guy named Drake (who eventually becomes his friend) Leo is forced to take a self-defense course by orders of his dad to engage in something more "masculine"
While looking for a way out, he begs to the secretary to change him to another class. When he finds out Evey Paros, a girl from an old family rivalry is the one who chooses to help him in exchange for a favor..... he ends up in a hot yoga class, in a crazy revenge plot, all while learning more about himself, making more friends, and reaching an understanding with his father as well as falling in love.
This book deals with topics like anixiety, toxic masculinity, shaming, and I think the author does a flawless job depicting Leo's anxiety as well as his journey with yoga and life. I definitely enjoyed the journal entries and yoga pose descriptions that made me crack up so much!
While Evey wasn't the love interest I expected for him, nor were her intentions the best at the beginning, she does go through character development that in the end, shows how much she has grown. The ending was a happy one, and I do wish to hear more about Leo and his crazy adventures in the future.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for letting me enjoy this book!
It all starts with this junior named Leonidas (named after a famous general). Ironically, Leo suffers of anxiety, and often prefers to be alone, engaging in things like knitting and photography. Given his estranged relationship with his dad after his mother's death and the recent death of Yia Yia, Leo is left feeling more empty and more anxious than ever. When he ends up in a fight with a guy named Drake (who eventually becomes his friend) Leo is forced to take a self-defense course by orders of his dad to engage in something more "masculine"
While looking for a way out, he begs to the secretary to change him to another class. When he finds out Evey Paros, a girl from an old family rivalry is the one who chooses to help him in exchange for a favor..... he ends up in a hot yoga class, in a crazy revenge plot, all while learning more about himself, making more friends, and reaching an understanding with his father as well as falling in love.
This book deals with topics like anixiety, toxic masculinity, shaming, and I think the author does a flawless job depicting Leo's anxiety as well as his journey with yoga and life. I definitely enjoyed the journal entries and yoga pose descriptions that made me crack up so much!
While Evey wasn't the love interest I expected for him, nor were her intentions the best at the beginning, she does go through character development that in the end, shows how much she has grown. The ending was a happy one, and I do wish to hear more about Leo and his crazy adventures in the future.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for letting me enjoy this book!