Book Review
Apr. 23rd, 2025 10:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariCount Your Lucky Stars
by Alexandria Bellefleur
This sapphic second chance romance is about Olivia and Margot, former best friends whose relationship soured after they had an incredible week-long fling one spring break and then failed to talk about it. It is ten years later, and they are thrown together again when Olivia becomes the event planner for Margot's close fiends' wedding. Sparks fly and they discover they never really let go of their feelings for each other.
The story had a few elements that usually annoy me, but Bellefleur made them work. First, almost all the conflict and tension came from Margot and Olivia not having the conversation they needed to have until late in the book. If they had just used their words, sooner, everything would have been simpler. Second, there is a lot of deus ex machina that moves the plot, from the plumbing disaster that makes Olivia and Margot roommates to the series of mishaps that causes the final crisis. Yet Margot and Olivia are both so likeable and have relatable reasons for not talking for so long. There's a lot in there about learning to trust and let other people care for you. Plus, some amazing comedy scenes, one of which involves a cat and is hysterical.
by Alexandria Bellefleur
This sapphic second chance romance is about Olivia and Margot, former best friends whose relationship soured after they had an incredible week-long fling one spring break and then failed to talk about it. It is ten years later, and they are thrown together again when Olivia becomes the event planner for Margot's close fiends' wedding. Sparks fly and they discover they never really let go of their feelings for each other.
The story had a few elements that usually annoy me, but Bellefleur made them work. First, almost all the conflict and tension came from Margot and Olivia not having the conversation they needed to have until late in the book. If they had just used their words, sooner, everything would have been simpler. Second, there is a lot of deus ex machina that moves the plot, from the plumbing disaster that makes Olivia and Margot roommates to the series of mishaps that causes the final crisis. Yet Margot and Olivia are both so likeable and have relatable reasons for not talking for so long. There's a lot in there about learning to trust and let other people care for you. Plus, some amazing comedy scenes, one of which involves a cat and is hysterical.
