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A review by novelty_reads
Lucky Star by Cathy Cassidy
4.0
Well won’t you look at that? I had a great taste in books when I was little! I was actually surprised at this and honestly expected to cringe because being the age that I am now when you read things you used to like and fangirl about as a kid it can be extremely cringeworthy and embarrassing if you discover it’s actually awful and deserves a 1 star on goodreads.
But thankfully that did not happen with Lucky Star and honestly? I think that it was better than some of the YA that is put onto our shelves. This book is so underappreciated and I think it should get more love because it was super cute and adorable. I seriously recommend this book to everyone even young adult readers who just want to get away from the heavy romances that we see all the time in YA nowadays.
Basically, Mouse is a troubled kid. He lives with his mum in a bad neighbourhood while his dad is in India with a new girlfriend without a care in the world that his son paints graffiti on the streets and gets into a lot of trouble. After many warnings Mouse decides to stay out of trouble until he meets Cat a girl who always tries to land herself in it. But how much does Mouse know of his new friend really? And how much can he trust her?
It was super cute! The romance was light hearted instead of really heavy with them kissing without breathing like those really frantic ones in movies where you honestly can’t help but roll your eyes. This book seemed more real in that aspect and it was a believable story concept and I could believe that this actually happened in London in 2007 (the year of this book’s publication) but I honestly don’t have many criticisms except that I want to read more of her work. It gave readers a sense of hope and I think that that is a theme that should be broader in YA and middle-grade books because I think it is such a necessary theme that should be more approached in today’s society.
All in all, I loved it I think I’m going with a rating of 4.3 stars.
ACTUAL RATING: 4.3 STARS
But thankfully that did not happen with Lucky Star and honestly? I think that it was better than some of the YA that is put onto our shelves. This book is so underappreciated and I think it should get more love because it was super cute and adorable. I seriously recommend this book to everyone even young adult readers who just want to get away from the heavy romances that we see all the time in YA nowadays.
Basically, Mouse is a troubled kid. He lives with his mum in a bad neighbourhood while his dad is in India with a new girlfriend without a care in the world that his son paints graffiti on the streets and gets into a lot of trouble. After many warnings Mouse decides to stay out of trouble until he meets Cat a girl who always tries to land herself in it. But how much does Mouse know of his new friend really? And how much can he trust her?
It was super cute! The romance was light hearted instead of really heavy with them kissing without breathing like those really frantic ones in movies where you honestly can’t help but roll your eyes. This book seemed more real in that aspect and it was a believable story concept and I could believe that this actually happened in London in 2007 (the year of this book’s publication) but I honestly don’t have many criticisms except that I want to read more of her work. It gave readers a sense of hope and I think that that is a theme that should be broader in YA and middle-grade books because I think it is such a necessary theme that should be more approached in today’s society.
All in all, I loved it I think I’m going with a rating of 4.3 stars.
ACTUAL RATING: 4.3 STARS