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A review by daniallreads
Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
First read of 2024 & she's a G O O D I E
Thank you St Martins Press, Minotaur Books & NetGalley for the early copy of this book. Stacy Willingham's newest publishes January 16th! Get your pre-orders in now!
***Big heads up my sweet souls!*** Please check your trigger warnings before you read this. She covers a lot of heavy topics including underage drinking to rape.
Stacy Willingham's thrillers get better every year! Her style is MUH JAYM!
I am a sucker for a university setting when I dive into any genre. I get so much nostalgia from the anxiety of starting a brand new life + the chaos dorm-style living. Willingham set the stage with the main characters lounging on the college lawn & studying from their textbooks which made me miss college so heckin much. I loved the friend groups nefarious hijinks + the tiny acts of rebellion they took part in. Living through these characters eyes really helped me step right back into my early twenties.
Willingham captured the freedom of university living well in this thriller and I think that's one of the reasons why this story enraptured my bookish attention.
The setting gripped me but in Willingham fashion, her newest didn't disappoint when it slapped me right in the face with some bomb.com twists. I was not ready for this book, you guys.
BUT I can see a lot of people being underwhelmed with this story solely because of how overdone the "it girl" having a mysterious past + the toxic college setting has become. I will say that frequent thriller toe-dippers will have an easy time figuring out a few of the twists in this one so don't go into this one thinking it's going to be this psychological...mind boggling... life changing story.
It's just a good ol' fast-paced & binge-worthy palate cleansing thriller.
I have a few "icks" that I will update my review following pub date to keep this with minimal spoilers. <3
If you were a fan of "In My Dreams I Hold a Knife" by Ashley Winstead or "His & Hers" by Alice Feeney, you're going to want to scoop this suckah up!
๐ณ Mean Girls with a Mystery Flare
๐บ College Nostalgia
๐ Toxic Friendships
๐ Quick Read
๐ณ Good Versus Evil
Shout out to my friend, Bethany (@illstoptheworldandreadwithyou), for buddy reading with me & dealing with my late night word vomits.
Thank you St Martins Press, Minotaur Books & NetGalley for the early copy of this book. Stacy Willingham's newest publishes January 16th! Get your pre-orders in now!
***Big heads up my sweet souls!*** Please check your trigger warnings before you read this. She covers a lot of heavy topics including underage drinking to rape.
Stacy Willingham's thrillers get better every year! Her style is MUH JAYM!
I am a sucker for a university setting when I dive into any genre. I get so much nostalgia from the anxiety of starting a brand new life + the chaos dorm-style living. Willingham set the stage with the main characters lounging on the college lawn & studying from their textbooks which made me miss college so heckin much. I loved the friend groups nefarious hijinks + the tiny acts of rebellion they took part in. Living through these characters eyes really helped me step right back into my early twenties.
Willingham captured the freedom of university living well in this thriller and I think that's one of the reasons why this story enraptured my bookish attention.
The setting gripped me but in Willingham fashion, her newest didn't disappoint when it slapped me right in the face with some bomb.com twists. I was not ready for this book, you guys.
BUT I can see a lot of people being underwhelmed with this story solely because of how overdone the "it girl" having a mysterious past + the toxic college setting has become. I will say that frequent thriller toe-dippers will have an easy time figuring out a few of the twists in this one so don't go into this one thinking it's going to be this psychological...mind boggling... life changing story.
It's just a good ol' fast-paced & binge-worthy palate cleansing thriller.
I have a few "icks" that I will update my review following pub date to keep this with minimal spoilers. <3
If you were a fan of "In My Dreams I Hold a Knife" by Ashley Winstead or "His & Hers" by Alice Feeney, you're going to want to scoop this suckah up!
๐ณ Mean Girls with a Mystery Flare
๐บ College Nostalgia
๐ Toxic Friendships
๐ Quick Read
๐ณ Good Versus Evil
Shout out to my friend, Bethany (@illstoptheworldandreadwithyou), for buddy reading with me & dealing with my late night word vomits.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Rape, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Death
RTC!!!