Will definitely be recommending this to my customers, already have a few who would enjoy it as much as I did!

I have so much love for Kit Sweetly (The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly), I was expecting to fall instantly in love with Fortuna Jane Belleweather. I did not.

I picked up this book several times only to stop reading it and pick up something else. Ultimately, I received a digital ARC for the audiobook and that allowed me to listen to the tale as I puttered around the house. I never really warmed up to Fortuna or her plight. It seemed clear to me what she should have done, who she should have distrusted, and who she she should have been wary about.

I was more invested in her mother and was glad that she snapped out of it at the end.

My second “girl wins lottery/jack pot” story and it was very interesting and surprising, I loved this story and was so close to giving it 5 stars but I just wasn’t in *love* with everything about it.

This was a cute and fun read. I would definitely recommend this book for an uplifting and a book that makes you laugh and feel good.

Thanks NetGalley for the preview!

I really wanted to like this book but I could not get into it at all. The audio book was hard to listen to and the details felt muddled. I didn't like the constant repetition of the main point. We know she won the lottery and we know there's drama but how many times do we have to say it? It seemed like a no brainer as to who she should have trusted and who she should have avoided. It also bugged me quite a bit that the grandma knew about the mom's hoarding and the effect it had on Jane and moved to another city. Aka good luck teenager-not my problem, this really rubbed me the wrong way.

MY HEART. 💜💙💜

I need some time to think about what exactly to say here. In the meantime, please know that I LOVE this book, I’m currently crying happy tears, and I already know what my answer is going to be when everyone starts asking about the best books of 2021.

Thank you SO SO MUCH to TBR and Beyond Tours, NetGalley, and Page Street Kids for letting me read an ARC of this book, and thank you to Jamie for answering all my questions!!! 💜💜💜

This book has a perhaps over-simplified presentation of hoarding, it's sources, and the "cure". Still, Jane's dilemma is clear and understandable. While Pacton dwells on the same details repeatedly, the interactions with other characters are understandable. Secondary characters are fairly one-dimensional and there are some behavior leaps that don't make much sense. Entertaining but not especially deep.

I haven't been reading much these past few months but I do have three reviews to write. The problem is that I read/listened to these stories quite a while ago and never got to writing my opinion about them.

But anyway, Lucky Girl is one of them. It follows a teenage girl who bought a winning lottery ticket. However, she isn't eighteen just yet and technically can't get the money. However everyone around her is wondering why no one has claimed the money and everyone is trying to find out who the lucky girl is. Our main character is however thinking of how such a huge amount of money could change people and could change her life.

Overall, this was an entertaining audiobook and I liked the narrator. It wasn't a new favorite book but I had a good time listening to it.

<i>(Thank you for letting me read and review an ARC via Netgalley)

Lucky Girl was a really good book!
I enjoyed the lottery theme!
I loved all of the different characters. The narrator expressed each of the characters wonderfully.
This novel touched on many different elements that were interesting to learn about.
Jane, the main character, was very interesting and she was very easy to relate too. She has anxiety and she loves to read. I like how she also loves the ocean and wants to protect it.

When Jane (given name, "Fortuna") wins the lottery, she's ecstatic. She thinks she just has to wait two weeks until her 18th birthday and she can cash the $58 million-dollar ticket. Until she finds out she can't cash the ticket, because it's illegal to buy it when you're a minor. And she could get a misdemeanor. But she her adult options for cashing the ticket are not great: mother (hoarder, who would spend it all on junk), her grandmother (hippie who doesn't believe in material possessions and would give it all away), and her ex-boyfriend, Holden (a-hole who broke her heart). Or maybe someone else TBD? Or maybe... maybe... just burn it.

This book is an entertaining and thought-provoking read on money and what it can do to people. The good and bad effect it can have on someone who has it and those around them. This book keeps you on the edge of your seat, wondering what Jane will do with the ticket. It also explores fairly extensively the mental illness which is hoarding, which Jane's mom suffers from following the death of her husband and Jane's dad. I found this book fascinating and I would definitely recommend it for someone looking for something a little bit different--it's not exactly a coming-of-age tale, but it's not a mystery or a romance or any other particular genre. It's just YA fiction. It was a nice change of pace.

I'll also note that I listened to this book on audio and thought the narrator did an excellent job. She nails the midwestern accent and gives Jane the perfect voice. I thought the male and adult characters blended together a bit, but it was overall great on audiobook.

Thank you to the publisher, Dreamscape Media, and NetGalley for my ALC! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

5 stars - 9/10

Pretty shallow book about winning the lottery and the fallout after. Quick read, maybe a little too young for me. Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for a copy of this audiobook for an honest review.

Pretty straightforward story with a girl stressing about the downfall her lottery win may bring. First time I've read about the mental illness around hoarding so that was nice to see have a part. All in all not a lot happened but it's a quick read. Audiobook has a good narrator who handled "panicky teen" pretty well.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* Not really my cup of tea but it was worth the read and was a good YA book

Fortuna Jane (Jane by friends) is the lucky winner of 58 Million dollars thanks to the lottery, but there is one BIG catch...she is 17, legally can't buy a lotto ticket much less cash it.
This story follows Jane in her tiny town as everyone tries to find the huge lotto winner. Jane is stuck without anyone she can truly trust over the age of 18 to cash this ticket.
I enjoyed the story and how it all played out. It touches on grief and hoarding as a coping mechanism. Jane has a wonderful best friend who is very supportive and caring, it is wonderful to see a boy and girl be friends without the romance most YA books follow.

A 17 year old wins the lotto but you have to be 18 in order to claim and cash it. I thought this was a super fun premise but the book ended up being super repetitive with figuring out what to do with the lotto and then boyfriend and best friend drama. I didn't expect much romance in this book so I was actually excited about that so I was a little let down by that. Other than that, I think Jane is likable and fun so I did enjoy this. It deals with some grief as well since our main character is still dealing with the aftermath of losing her father, 5 years later. She is trying to pick up the pieces of her mothers grief as well and dealing with her hoarding. This is a fast read that is fun but also has serious topics explored. The narrator did a pretty good job as well.

Thanks so much to Netgalley and to the publisher for an audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Unfortunately, I lost my files on my phone when I upgraded so I was unable to read this before archival. Thank you again for the opportunity to read this. I wish I had gotten the chance to. I’m giving this 5 stars because the opening paragraph had me so excited to finish listening and the summary sounded awesome. I’ll be picking this one up soon to finish.

I love a good ya novel! The lgbt representation was very well done and I wish I had more of these books when I was growing up. I deff recommend if you’re looking for something like this for a teen

Such a lovely read! Jane was such a relatable lead. I loved her personality and how she dealt with the struggles of paternal loss, her mother’s mental illness, and the humongous weight of her lottery win on top of the fraught life of an everyday American teen. I also enjoyed the inclusion of her bisexuality without it being the focal point of her personality, as sometimes happens with queer characters. Jesse Vilinsky’s narration was delightful. Will definitely be recommending to friends and patrons!

Oh no, this was archived before I was able to download this through the Netgalley Shelf app. Based on the excerpt, it sounds like it was a lot fun.

This is a fast-paced cute ya book and I LOVED it!!!
This is quite an original book. Basically, this book is about a girl who wins the lottery and now has to figure out how to claim the money. I just loved so many things about this book. From the adorable relationships between the characters to the mental illness representation. I LOVED this book