Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⬜⬜
Title: Love & Luck
Author: Jenna Evans Welch
Genre: YA Fiction/ YA Romance
Author Info: She/ Her
Setting: Seattle, WA & Ireland
Month Read: February 2021
Book Type: Paperback
Publication: 2018
Pages: 303
Trigger Warning:
Sexual Themes
"A good friend is like a 4-leaf clover. Hard to find and lucky to have."
No Spoiler Summary:
In Love & Luck you get transported around Ireland with Addie, Lina's (from Love & Gelato) spunky best friend. Addie and her family are there for her Aunt's wedding, and travel plans quickly go awry when Addie's brother decides to go on an adventure on his own.
Not wanting to be left behind on her own, Addie decides to join in on the adventure, and the once-inseparable siblings need to work through their issues to help each other find their own luck (and possibly, love.)
With the help of new friend, Rowan, and a guidebook called "Ireland for the Heartbroken" the siblings need to accept that they don't know everything about each other anymore, and need to help one another blossom into the new people they are destined to be- all while keeping this a secret from their mother and brothers before their lives are ruined.
Review:
After reading Love & Gelato in a single day, it didn't take much for me to immediately order the rest of the series- Love & Luck, and Love & Olives. I didn't love Love & Luck quite as much as it's predecessor- but I think mainly because I wanted a little more romance than I was given- which made me sad because I LOVED this male lead.
You'll easily fall for Addie, Ian, Rowan, (and Clover)- the characters are likable and fun even if the plot leaves a bit to be desired. There's way less stakes than Love & Gelato, but definitely a quick read and imo- super worth it.
You'll even get some Lina (and some cat facts!) Bringing back some characters from the first book was smart, and made reading this feel like home.
Whoever wrote the heartbreak journal is my new best friend. She seems super fun, and her brand of snark is 100% what I'm into.
Recommendation:
If you're into YA Meet Cutes and romance:
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
From Twinkle With Love by Sandhya Menon
This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
Authors to read:
Lana Wood Johnson
Lauren Myracle
Lauren Gibaldi
Sarah Dessen
If you're into YA books that transport you to faraway destinations:
The Loose Ends List by Carrie Firestone
The Fault in our Stars by John Green
Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid
"I know you've got this, but if there's ever a moment you don't, you've got me.."