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A review by hownovelofher
Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Actual rating: 2.5 (hey goodreads you wanna come out with a better review system yet?)
I really wanted to like this, and while I enjoyed bits and pieces of it, overall it was a let down.
It started out interesting but quickly lost me. Extremely character driven with not much plot to speak of, which is fine in some circumstances, but the drawn-out dialogue was exhausting.
At one point the main characters got into an argument and I swear to god it lasted 20 pages. SO DIALOGUE HEAVY.
The relationships in the book were cute. Friendship and romantic alike, but they seemed a bit fabricated/fake/out of touch. Even for fiction. Everyone is very touchy-feely and wayyyy too nice.
Zero diverse rep in the areas of race and body type. This is a tiresome issue. I didn’t read the first two books in this series but I heard there isn’t diversity in those either. Do BIPOC people not exist in this world?
No shocks or climax points, except for the sexual ones L M A O
The one big thing it has going for it is the fact that the character development is pretty solid. The two main characters deal with a lot of heavy emotions and do a good job communicating expectations and boundaries and seem to heal together.
Def would have rated a bit higher if I hadn’t been so bored during certain parts and if there was more diversity and an unfolding plot that involved more than just a few trips with friends. It wasn’t that the book was bad. It simply wasn’t exciting or memorable.
side note: I read this as an ARC and hope it has since undergone some editing because there were some pretty obvious grammatical errors I noticed.
I really wanted to like this, and while I enjoyed bits and pieces of it, overall it was a let down.
It started out interesting but quickly lost me. Extremely character driven with not much plot to speak of, which is fine in some circumstances, but the drawn-out dialogue was exhausting.
At one point the main characters got into an argument and I swear to god it lasted 20 pages. SO DIALOGUE HEAVY.
The relationships in the book were cute. Friendship and romantic alike, but they seemed a bit fabricated/fake/out of touch. Even for fiction. Everyone is very touchy-feely and wayyyy too nice.
Zero diverse rep in the areas of race and body type. This is a tiresome issue. I didn’t read the first two books in this series but I heard there isn’t diversity in those either. Do BIPOC people not exist in this world?
No shocks or climax points, except for the sexual ones L M A O
The one big thing it has going for it is the fact that the character development is pretty solid. The two main characters deal with a lot of heavy emotions and do a good job communicating expectations and boundaries and seem to heal together.
Def would have rated a bit higher if I hadn’t been so bored during certain parts and if there was more diversity and an unfolding plot that involved more than just a few trips with friends. It wasn’t that the book was bad. It simply wasn’t exciting or memorable.
side note: I read this as an ARC and hope it has since undergone some editing because there were some pretty obvious grammatical errors I noticed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse