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thejoyfulbookblogger's review
4.0
'And a Sixpence for Luck' was entertaining and lighthearted filled with hilarious bursts of luck (both good and bad) amidst watching a young woman go through a rather interesting turn of events in her life. A sixpence is introduced in order to bring good luck to this young woman down on her luck but instead of bringing good luck, the sixpence sets forth the worst batch of bloody bad luck you could imagine, and yet some of it turns out to be the best of luck with a very happy ending.
One of the themes in the novel is the idea that you can be with someone for years and love them but not be in love with them. Knowing things about someone doesn’t mean that you have a meaningful relationship and that you're in love with one another. You have to be in love with the person, not just the idea of having someone there in an effort to not be alone. It’s important to open your eyes and understand why you’re with someone to be sure that you’re both in it fully and for the right reasons.
I thought it was interesting that someone’s perspective of another person could be so off, like Daisy's initial judgment of her brother’s wife Zoe. I enjoyed the various relationships that began and blossomed throughout the book and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story.
One of the themes in the novel is the idea that you can be with someone for years and love them but not be in love with them. Knowing things about someone doesn’t mean that you have a meaningful relationship and that you're in love with one another. You have to be in love with the person, not just the idea of having someone there in an effort to not be alone. It’s important to open your eyes and understand why you’re with someone to be sure that you’re both in it fully and for the right reasons.
I thought it was interesting that someone’s perspective of another person could be so off, like Daisy's initial judgment of her brother’s wife Zoe. I enjoyed the various relationships that began and blossomed throughout the book and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story.
wcs53's review
4.0
I received this book free from the author via AXP Books. It looked interesting and perhaps different from what I usually read, but I thought I'd give it a go anyway.
When I started it I wasn't sure what to make of it, but I persevered and am glad that I did. It was a funny read, the characters were real, and there were enough surprises in the plot to make me want to keep on reading it. Daisy, the main character, seems to be going through a lot of bad luck in her life, culminating in her ending up at the hospital after swallowing a sixpence that had been placed in the Christmas pudding she had eaten, which had been hidden there for good luck! The story twists and turns from there and I found myself enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would when I initially started it. If you are looking for a Christmas-themed, warm and funny story, then this is for you.
When I started it I wasn't sure what to make of it, but I persevered and am glad that I did. It was a funny read, the characters were real, and there were enough surprises in the plot to make me want to keep on reading it. Daisy, the main character, seems to be going through a lot of bad luck in her life, culminating in her ending up at the hospital after swallowing a sixpence that had been placed in the Christmas pudding she had eaten, which had been hidden there for good luck! The story twists and turns from there and I found myself enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would when I initially started it. If you are looking for a Christmas-themed, warm and funny story, then this is for you.
booksteacupnreviews's review
5.0
*** Many thanks to author and Neverland Blog Tours for giving me a chance to read this wonderful book.***
It was character driven book set in London. This was a funny, gripping holiday themed Romcom, narrated by main character Daisy and revolve around her life at age 30, struggling to buy a house and finding a man who can love her just like she does. But looking at family history, women of her house never had a luck with men. A sixpence given by great granny for luck was just another thing added a series of bad luck to her life.
What I liked-
Everything!!! This was my first holiday themed chick-lit and now I’m thinking why I haven’t read more of such books. Setting, witty characters, and holiday theme was perfect blend and writing was great, easy to follow with perfect pace. Who can think a sixpence, an object, can create such a fuss and drama in someone’s life! It was very creative and fabulous concept. I’m so surely going to read more books by this author.
All characters felt so real and relatable. A mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and a saint sibling living Daisy’s dream life and giggly sister-in-law made awesome comedy drama in book. This book was so funny, I was giggling throughout the book like Zoe (I’m not vacant, of course). Most hilarious scene was the one when she caught her boyfriend with another man.
Three old biddies were the charm of the book. I don’t think I have laughed more if author haven’t included them in this drama. I loved four ladies and their bickering. It was fun to see four generation women in one book under one roof. Daisy’s voice, monologue was just plus element to this romcom.
Daisy’s nature was so good. Though her family was annoying and never miss a chance to pull her leg, she never voiced her thoughts and I liked her easily forgiving nature. She had habit of jumping to conclusion and not giving credit to herself that made me do forehead smack few times in the book. But I just loved this character, she was damn funny.
Zoe was so lovely. Initially this character was hidden behind main character and other ladies of the house but the way her character was written I knew she is going to play a nice important role later. She was very supportive to Daisy and her well wisher. I will give anything to have such sister-in-law. 😉
Romance between Daisy and Noah Hartley was cute and adorable. Noah was funniest doctor I ever read. This dude had a habit of jumping to wrong conclusions and I loved those scenes in the book. He was so romantic and I loved his style of dating, such an amazing guy and perfect for Daisy.
Climax was unexpected. I couldn’t guess the surprise when he took her to his home. The end was sweet feel good type and epilogue was even sweeter. I wished this book never ended.
Overall, I simply loved this book. This was kind of book you can go blindly and never regret for picking. I recommend it to anyone who is looking for light refreshing read with holiday theme.
It was character driven book set in London. This was a funny, gripping holiday themed Romcom, narrated by main character Daisy and revolve around her life at age 30, struggling to buy a house and finding a man who can love her just like she does. But looking at family history, women of her house never had a luck with men. A sixpence given by great granny for luck was just another thing added a series of bad luck to her life.
What I liked-
Everything!!! This was my first holiday themed chick-lit and now I’m thinking why I haven’t read more of such books. Setting, witty characters, and holiday theme was perfect blend and writing was great, easy to follow with perfect pace. Who can think a sixpence, an object, can create such a fuss and drama in someone’s life! It was very creative and fabulous concept. I’m so surely going to read more books by this author.
All characters felt so real and relatable. A mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and a saint sibling living Daisy’s dream life and giggly sister-in-law made awesome comedy drama in book. This book was so funny, I was giggling throughout the book like Zoe (I’m not vacant, of course). Most hilarious scene was the one when she caught her boyfriend with another man.
Three old biddies were the charm of the book. I don’t think I have laughed more if author haven’t included them in this drama. I loved four ladies and their bickering. It was fun to see four generation women in one book under one roof. Daisy’s voice, monologue was just plus element to this romcom.
Daisy’s nature was so good. Though her family was annoying and never miss a chance to pull her leg, she never voiced her thoughts and I liked her easily forgiving nature. She had habit of jumping to conclusion and not giving credit to herself that made me do forehead smack few times in the book. But I just loved this character, she was damn funny.
Zoe was so lovely. Initially this character was hidden behind main character and other ladies of the house but the way her character was written I knew she is going to play a nice important role later. She was very supportive to Daisy and her well wisher. I will give anything to have such sister-in-law. 😉
Romance between Daisy and Noah Hartley was cute and adorable. Noah was funniest doctor I ever read. This dude had a habit of jumping to wrong conclusions and I loved those scenes in the book. He was so romantic and I loved his style of dating, such an amazing guy and perfect for Daisy.
Climax was unexpected. I couldn’t guess the surprise when he took her to his home. The end was sweet feel good type and epilogue was even sweeter. I wished this book never ended.
Overall, I simply loved this book. This was kind of book you can go blindly and never regret for picking. I recommend it to anyone who is looking for light refreshing read with holiday theme.