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A review by melaniereadsbooks
Lucky Girl by Jamie Pacton
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Thank you to Netgalley and Dreamscape Media for an ALC of this book.
Fortuna "Jane" has never considered herself lucky--until a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy a lottery ticket results in her winning a 58 million dollar jackpot. Only problem? She's only 17, and she won't get the money if anyone finds out she bought it as a minor. She can't ask her mom for help, because she will just use it to continue to buy thrift finds to help her with the grief of Jane's father passing away. So now Jane is left with few options, one of which is her ex-boyfriend, Holden.
This book was cute and funny. There were times when I wasn't really able to suspend my disbelief enough? I almost felt like Jane didn't act the way I would expect a real person to act all the time, and it didn't feel quite right. I felt like there were really basic solutions to her problems and she was jumping to conclusions that didn't make sense to prolong the conflict.
I liked how things were resolved with her mother and her friends! I wish there had been more mention of Jane's identity as a bisexual woman instead of just a one-off comment that was never mentioned again.
Overall an interesting story and a quick read!
Fortuna "Jane" has never considered herself lucky--until a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy a lottery ticket results in her winning a 58 million dollar jackpot. Only problem? She's only 17, and she won't get the money if anyone finds out she bought it as a minor. She can't ask her mom for help, because she will just use it to continue to buy thrift finds to help her with the grief of Jane's father passing away. So now Jane is left with few options, one of which is her ex-boyfriend, Holden.
This book was cute and funny. There were times when I wasn't really able to suspend my disbelief enough? I almost felt like Jane didn't act the way I would expect a real person to act all the time, and it didn't feel quite right. I felt like there were really basic solutions to her problems and she was jumping to conclusions that didn't make sense to prolong the conflict.
I liked how things were resolved with her mother and her friends! I wish there had been more mention of Jane's identity as a bisexual woman instead of just a one-off comment that was never mentioned again.
Overall an interesting story and a quick read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent