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A review by unoriginalusername
The Lucky List by Rachael Lippincott
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
A wonderful YA novel that deals with complex topics such as grief, loss of a parent, finding oneself, rekindling relationships, and falling in love.
Our main character is dealing with the heavy loss of her mother, losing her friend group, having to leave her childhood home, and rekindling an old friendship.
The pace starts out slow and it feels like you’re grieving with her as she processes her thoughts and feelings while slowly trusting her new-old friend. The pace picks up the more she lets go of her fears and tries to right her wrongs, enjoy her summer, and eventually falling in love.
Our main character is dealing with the heavy loss of her mother, losing her friend group, having to leave her childhood home, and rekindling an old friendship.
The pace starts out slow and it feels like you’re grieving with her as she processes her thoughts and feelings while slowly trusting her new-old friend. The pace picks up the more she lets go of her fears and tries to right her wrongs, enjoy her summer, and eventually falling in love.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia
The death of our main characters mother is one of the main plot points, it’s referenced throughout the whole book. The topic of grief is also very important to the plot as our main character processes her grief and learns to let go.
There’s only a slight mention of past homophobia towards a side character, as this story takes place in a small rural town. Our main characters don’t experience any overt homophobia