Rockstar Book Tours presents... THE LUCKY LIST by Rachel Lippincott - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!

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I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the tour for THE LUCKY LIST by Rachael Lippincott hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my review below, and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

Title: THE LUCKY LIST

Authors: Rachael Lippincott

Pub. Date: June 1, 2021

Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook

Pages: 304

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org 

From the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Five Feet Apart comes a gripping new romance, perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. 

Emily and her mum were always lucky.

But Emily’s mum’s luck ran out three years ago when she succumbed to cancer, and nothing has felt right since.

Now, the summer before her senior year, things are worse than ever – Emily has wrecked things with her boyfriend, Matt, and her dad is selling the house she grew up in and giving her mum’s belongings away. The only person she has to talk to is Blake, a girl she barely knows since she and her dad moved back to town five seconds ago.

But that’s when Emily finds the list – her mum’s senior year summer bucket list – buried in the back of her closet. When Blake suggests that Emily take it on as a challenge, the two set off on a journey to tick each box and help Emily face her fears over losing her connection to her mum. As she starts to feel closer to her mother, so too does Emily’s bond with Blake deepen into something she wasn't expecting.

And suddenly Emily must face another fear: accepting the secret part of herself she never got a chance to share with the person who knew her best.

A captivating, heartfelt love story about learning who you are, and who you love, when the person you’ve always shared yourself with is gone.

 

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Praise for THE LUCKY LIST:

"A countdown to finishing the list before a class trip keeps the pacing solid, and an entertaining unraveling of connections to her parents’ pasts adds nice depth. Told in Emily’s first-person narration, the breezy tale explores the theme of learning to live life without holding back, as Emily both questions her sexuality and learns to heal from her grief....A truly charming summer romp." -- Kirkus Reviews

 

Join Rachael for her online Launch Party!

 

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I was SO excited when I saw this book tour come around because I ADORED Five Feet Apart and simply couldn't wait to see what was in store for us.  

Emily was a dear, but struggling so, so hard against, life, against, death, against her very sense of self, and all that fighting has wrung her life plum dry.  Her friends don't know what to say or do.  Her father can't carry on a conversation anytime his wife/her mother is mentioned.  To put it simply, her life is spiraling out of control...at least it was until Blake came along.  She's the ray of sunshine on a stormy cloud filled day.  She's the one you'd want to choose for your ride or die.  She's the new kid in town, but also a blast from the past, and while making waves in little ole Huckabee was never her intent, you can't fly under the radar when you come to a small town.  Thing is, outside all the exterior pluses, she's got a heart of gold, and it seems she's the one person that will not only listen to Emily, but wants to spend time with her and get her back out there, LIVING again.  But sometimes relationships are bigger than they at first seem, and when they grow out of our control, revealing things we weren't certain were hidden in the first place...you can get spooked, start making the wrong decisions, and ultimately break your own heart.  Let's hope that Emily is made of stronger stuff, and if by chance she's not, that she at least can pick up the pieces to start again.

Like I said, I really enjoyed this one from start to finish.  Meeting Emily in her lost state was refreshingly real.  Seeing her navigate life and times after a parent passes was hard, but you could see her honestly trying to struggle through.  The unintentional break from her crew wasn't timely, but it did afford her the chance to realign expectations, discover things that were there the whole time, and reconnect with not only her self, but her mom, believe it or not.  The whole list concept was a great way to have an impartial catalyst to get things moving, and the bond that it built, or rather solidified between mother and daughter, while bringing everyone else together, was pure magic.

 

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About the author...

Rachael Lippincott was born in Philadelphia and raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She holds a BA in English writing from the University of Pittsburgh. She currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, splitting her time between writing and running a food truck with her partner.

Her debut novel, FIVE FEET APART, is a #1 NYT Bestseller.

 

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YOUR CHANCE TO WIN...

1 of 3 finished copies of THE LUCKY LIST!

US Only

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Special thanks to the Rockstar Book Tours team and Simon Teen for the ecopy for review as well as the chance to bring this tour to you. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, the publisher, this tour, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title JUST celebrated its BOOK BIRTHDAY this week, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today! Be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun...

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

5/24/2021	YA Books Central	Interview
5/24/2021	Stuck in the Stacks	Review
5/25/2021	BookHounds YA	Interview
5/25/2021	Kait Plus Books	Pre-made Guest Post
5/26/2021	Book-Keeping	Review
5/26/2021	The YA Obsessed	Review
5/27/2021	A Court of Coffee and Books	Review
5/27/2021	Moonlight Rendezvous	Review
5/28/2021	booksaremagictoo	Review
5/28/2021	Book Briefs	Review

Week Two:

5/31/2021	Do You Dog-ear?	Review
5/31/2021	Celiamcmahonreads	Review
6/1/2021	Lisa Loves Literature	Review
6/1/2021	Emelie's Books	Review
6/2/2021	Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers	Review
6/2/2021	Rajiv's Reviews	Review
6/3/2021	Eli to the nth	Review
6/3/2021	Simply Daniel Radcliffe	Review
6/4/2021	Thindbooks	Review
6/4/2021	Margie's Must Reads	Review

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!