Reviews

Lucky Little Things by Janice Erlbaum

alexalovesbooks's review

2.0

2.5 stars. It was a charming enough little story, but it also felt like it was on the younger side of MG, which I don't often pick up personally these days. Plus, the pacing was a little bit uneven and the characters felt a little underdeveloped too.

thisgrrlreads's review

4.0

I surprised myself with how much I liked this book. Emma gets a note shoved under her door with $20 telling her to have a lucky month. It's anonymous, but I think we all know who it's from since her Aunt Jenny just died. Aunt Jenny was her mom's best friend who helped to raise her, even though they weren't technically related. I loved that detail in the book, as well as the fact that the lucky month was a nice outline for the book and gave Emma something to think about but it didn't overwhelm the story. Emma just kept living her life and reevaluating what it means to be lucky. Most of the twists and turns are predictable, although there is one part where Emma's best friend Savvy winds up with a topless photo of her all over school which I did not see coming.

This book is set very well in 8th grade, covering topics of childhood and of adolescence all at once. It's got real heart.