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A review by amanda_reads13
Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Margot is reeling from the loss of her best friend, Eliza, who passed away in an accident right before they were to leave for college. Second year, Lucy invites her to be one of her roommates in an office campus house owned by a fraternity.
Lucy is the complete opposite of Margot, but oddly just like Eliza. She is bold, outgoing, mysterious, and has an edge of danger. While Margot is a quite girl who shys away from attention.... Or is she?
After moving in with Lucy and her two friends Sloan and Nicole, Margot is pulled out of her comfort zone. Her sophomore year is filled with new friendships, parties, hookups, and secrets, lots of secrets. After frat boy is found murdered at a party and Lucy goes missing, Margot becomes more and more suspicious. The more she digs, the more is revealed. Someone is lying...
Everyone is lying would be a good title for this book. This book reminds me of Pretty Little Liars, literally noone can be trusted and everyone is trying to hide something. There are some pretty crazy twists that are thrown at us near the end of the book. We find out that Lucy is actually Eliza's sister and has been stalking her. She isn't actually a student at the school, but a 23 year old who is trying to replicate Eliza's life. We also learn that all three of the remaining girls are responsible for someone's death: Margot let Eliza fall, Nicole killed the frat boy thinking it was her rapist boyfriend, and Sloan killed Lucy to protect Nicole.
The remaining three girls will always be tied to each other by their their lies and secrets. After Sloan kills Lucy, they hide her body in the crawl space under the house knowing that no one will find her. Then they set up an elaborate plan to make it look like Lucy is guilty of the frat boys murder and she has run away.
Though the book starts off pretty slow, the ending goes out with a bang!
Lucy is the complete opposite of Margot, but oddly just like Eliza. She is bold, outgoing, mysterious, and has an edge of danger. While Margot is a quite girl who shys away from attention.... Or is she?
After moving in with Lucy and her two friends Sloan and Nicole, Margot is pulled out of her comfort zone. Her sophomore year is filled with new friendships, parties, hookups, and secrets, lots of secrets. After frat boy is found murdered at a party and Lucy goes missing, Margot becomes more and more suspicious. The more she digs, the more is revealed. Someone is lying...
Everyone is lying would be a good title for this book. This book reminds me of Pretty Little Liars, literally noone can be trusted and everyone is trying to hide something. There are some pretty crazy twists that are thrown at us near the end of the book.
The remaining three girls will always be tied to each other by their their lies and secrets.
Though the book starts off pretty slow, the ending goes out with a bang!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Rape