A review by erintempleton
You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

reading this book was like if taylor swift and travis kelce were precious gay men in the 1960's, and i will not elaborate because, if you've read it, it should be obvious that i'm right. this book navigates grief, longing, trauma, anxiety, and everything in between with the care and precision of a surgeon while still being fun to read. sebastian writes mark and eddie so that you care about them and want them to be happy, but then there's all this additional commentary about trying again after loss or failure that hits you like a punch to the gut.

you do not need to have read We Could Be So Good to understand this, nor do you have to know-or care-much about baseball to be drawn into the lovable characters and nearly conflict-less plot. reading this book is like getting a little kiss on the head, if you're into that.

my only gripe was the "you should stay away from me for your own good" trope:/ it always felt like mark cared more than eddie did about eddie being outed, and it led to a bit too much borderline manipulative behavior for my liking. i get why mark felt that way, but i still didn't like it. otherwise, another flawless book by cat sebastian. i'll take fourteen more right now.
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