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A review by ruthnessly
Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn
5.0
i LOVED this one. i read the first in this series about a week ago, i think, and i thought it was great -- smart and well-written, charming and full of great characters, with a lot of life to them on the page. i wasn't particularly excited to read this one, as i thought zoe seemed grand in kit's book, but it wasn't like i was Deeply In Love.
anyway i love her!
five stars may seem a bit much, but i honestly liked it more than beginner's luck, which was four, SO IT'S GOTTA BE. also i devoured this much faster (when i got a chance to read it, around my various Things today). i loved all of the characters. i love zoe and i LOVE aiden. i really love kate clayborn's sense of character. this is a first person dual pov book, like the first, but everything feels perfectly sharp and clear, to me. they were so distinct, both from each other, and from the characters in the first book, which was so lovely and a real testament to her. also, i think that this book managed to avoid the cliche third act conflict which is a bit hokey. the whole relationship here is built around and upon conflicts; you know, essentially, what is coming. everything felt organic. everything felt real and earned, too. i really appreciated that. i think there was a great maturity to this book? also it's a romance and, obviously, an important part is the central relationship and i really loved that.
a small note, i guess, is the epilogue completely doesn't matter to me and i barely skimmed it because i don't need it or want it. i thought the ending 20% of this book was perfect.
anyway i love her!
five stars may seem a bit much, but i honestly liked it more than beginner's luck, which was four, SO IT'S GOTTA BE. also i devoured this much faster (when i got a chance to read it, around my various Things today). i loved all of the characters. i love zoe and i LOVE aiden. i really love kate clayborn's sense of character. this is a first person dual pov book, like the first, but everything feels perfectly sharp and clear, to me. they were so distinct, both from each other, and from the characters in the first book, which was so lovely and a real testament to her. also, i think that this book managed to avoid the cliche third act conflict which is a bit hokey. the whole relationship here is built around and upon conflicts; you know, essentially, what is coming. everything felt organic. everything felt real and earned, too. i really appreciated that. i think there was a great maturity to this book? also it's a romance and, obviously, an important part is the central relationship and i really loved that.
a small note, i guess, is the epilogue completely doesn't matter to me and i barely skimmed it because i don't need it or want it. i thought the ending 20% of this book was perfect.