With a Little Luck

Reviews

1. 

   Michelle H – August 12, 2024

   Cute YA, unforgettable characters!
   This book was completely adorable! It’s a cute teen love story with a little parable about what “luck” truly is wound into the narrative. I appreciated the music and art details, but I think what stood out most was the characters–Ari was so immediately lovable and beguiling that I was half in crush with her by Ch 2. The main character was completely adorable in how he treated his little sisters, and I never got over that; I was just swooning for it all the way through. This was a very respectful take on a guy falling for the wrong girl at first slash love triangle light. I appreciate that he didn’t have to make the other girl a mean blonde cheerleader villain in order to show why she wasn’t right for the MC. It’s a good lesson for all teens into how to start discerning who is right and wrong for you, even if they’re all great people!Fun and cute YA, will check out more by this author!

2. 

   Robin Snyder – August 12, 2024

   3.5 YA Romance, Completly Cute Stars
   With a Little Luck is the second book in Marissa Meyer’s Fortuna Beach series. This series is a cool blend of YA romance with a little bit of magic on the side. Jude, is your average semi-nerdy teen. He is the dungeon master for a D&D group, draws comic books and works at his parents record store. He has had a crush on the same girl for years and with some luck on his side he might just have a shot with her.Jude is Pru’s twin brother from Instant Karma and now we get a story centered on him. One thing Jude has going for him is he is definitely more likeable than Pru was at the beginning of his book so it was really easy to root for him. He and Ari have been great friends 4-ever. They have inside jokes, root each other on and hang out all the time. Ari writes music and Jude draws and creates stories for his D&D group. They both work at Jude’s parents’ record store and from the beginning it is clear that they are meant to be together, but Jude is a teenage boy with a huge crush on one of the popular girls at school and is oblivious to it.When Jude finds a fancy 20 side die on a record turn-table and rolls a 20 with it all the stars seem to align and opportunity seems to knock at every turn giving him a shot to ask out his crush when he wins some tickets to a concert she is dying to go to. He finally has his shot but as he gets to know Mia, he realizes she is great, but maybe she isn’t the girl for him. One problem, all his luck seems to be missing now that he lost his lucky dice so how is he going to get the girl he never noticed was right in front of him the entire time.I had a really good relaxing time in this book. It is super cute and I really adored the sibling relationships in it along with the semi-dorky kid who you’re hoping gains a little confidence and figures out how to get the right girl in the end. There are all kinds of cute moments and I appreciated that the girl he crushed on all this time was a great girl, she just wasn’t the right girl for him but had so many cool things about her too. Ari was so easy to really like and I couldn’t wait to see how her music was going to play into the story.Overall this is a great little rom com that stays age appropriate. While there really isn’t a lot of drama happening in the story, I enjoyed being a part of Jude’s world as he learns that sometimes Luck is all in the eye of the beholder and how you react to it.Narration:Stacy Carolan is a new to me narrator. I thought they were a good choice for this story and fit the characters well. The cadence and diction was right for teenagers and the voice sounded like a teen. I was able to listen at my usual 1.5x speed.

3. 

   Kindle Customer – August 12, 2024

   An unexpected but fun tale, life twisted with D&D game, and a heroes ending! Enjoy!
   Life is crazy! Emotions and fears drive us around! Yet we still manage to find the strength to pursue good things! This story cleverly wove a love story together with game world, and bound the friends in both together! Love and friends are the real magic! Enjoy!