A review by sarahcophagus
Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn

4.0

Really enjoyed this. The sense of grief masking the whole story was so powerful and well done, especially when it comes to pushing away problems and not dealing with them. Fake dating isn’t my fav, and their reasoning to do it was predictably so weak. Aiden and Zoe jumped in massively unprepared, especially considering the real origins of their personal connection before the ruse begins. The ethics were a bit weird too, like we never get a huge amount of details as to how exactly Zoe screws over Aiden’s family with Aaron’s settlement. So it was hard for me to ever see her as a true villain. And then to have Aiden guilt her into pretending to be his fiancé because she would do anything to alleviate the guilt she feels was pretty dark and not really ever brought up that much even after their relationship becomes real. But the love story really is wonderful and I love the personal growth from both characters so it was definitely worth the read.