I had high hopes for this one, but unfortunately, this book fell a bit short. Second chance is not my favorite trope, and when you add in a very easy to fix miscommunication trope, it felt very young. the writing and character development were well done, but the actual plot ended up not being for me.

It was great getting to read more of Margot's story. Margot and Olivia were adorable. Their chemistry was palpable and it was lovely to see more of the other couples that we got close to in other stories.

I adored this authors other two books and this one was no different! A steamy second chance at love, best friends turned lovers! Flawed and relatable characters with great chemistry! Loved having the characters back together!

The third book in the Written in the Stars series features Margot (who I wanted a book about after reading book one). Margot and Olivia go through a whole second-chance romance, which I usually love. This one was a little awkward because had the pair just had ONE conversation it would have avoided a lot of tension (which obviously is needed for the novel).

There is a lot of steam in this book, so be aware. It seems that Margot and Olivia definitely connect on a sexual level. If only they could communicate...

Sigh. It is so frustrating when a book is just based on a lack of communication. The "fight" the pair had didn't even qualify as a fight. Olivia is immature and doesn't stand up for herself. Margot is somehow infatuated with her, although it's hard to see why. Her flaw is she "cares for others more than herself." Eh. She doesn't seem to care for anything. The book starts with a focus on her career, but this is just a half of one chapter. The career is a convenient excuse of writing for her to be reintroduced with Margot. It is then COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN! This is supposed to be a huge wedding she is in charge of and the entire story is centered around her relationship with Margot. Forget about planning a wedding - who cares about her career?!

Probably my favorite of Alexandria's books so far! Love the representation of anxiety in this one, and the idea of blowing things way out of proportion and thought spiraling was all too real.

The third act conflict was stripped right out of a rom-com movie. It was ridiculous and everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. But it was still cute and funny and I had a great time!

Vlog where I read this book! - https://youtu.be/2V2dH-QKz5E

I loved, loved, loved this book!
Count Your Lucky Stars was a beautifully written story about Margot and her second-chance romance with Olivia. We get to see the characters built out further and experience the journey they take together.

This was a great closure to the series, bringing us that romcom feeling with plenty of laughs and tears all wrapped up together. Easily a 5 star read for me!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

Wow, this was my frist Alexandria Bellefleur book but it won't be my last! Now I need to read the other books in this series.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for giving me a free eARC of this book to read in exchange for my review!

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC! I thoroughly enjoyed this book after reading the first book in the series by the author! Olivia and Margot's story is one written in the stars. They were meant to find each other again after a failed chance. I thought the ending could have been resolved differently but overall still a refreshing, funny, sapphic read! I also loved the epilogue that tied other characters into their happily ever after!

margot and olivia were best friends but something happens between them senior year of high school that drives a wedge between them, they suddenly go from being best friends to strangers and after leaving for separate colleges they never speak to each other. ten years later olivia is planning the wedding that margot is the best woman at. and after olivia is left without a place to live they're suddenly forced together.

I really enjoyed this book! it was so easy to connect with the characters and feel like i was really rooting for them as individual people and as a couple. however, there was a certain plot point that kept if from being a five star read. i just really hate how the miscommunication trope was used in this book.

the vibes:
- margot is a bit on the cynical side when it comes to love
- olivia is a wedding planner who has recently gone through a divorce
- friends to strangers to lovers
- forced proximity
- second chance romance

My favorite thing about the romance genre is the banter and man oh man was it done so well here. This is a page turner as well, which is unfortunately because I flew through this one because of that!

This was absolutely wonderful!! After reading <i>Written in the Stars</i> I was so excited to continue reading more from Bellefleur and so far she has not disappointed me!

Weirdly enough this should have been a book that didn't work for me because its second chance and friends to lovers. Both of these are tropes that I don't tend to love/have a harder time working for me. However, Bellefleur made this perfection. I think the reason why is because the miscommunication and problems that these two women were having were so accurate. Especially because the misunderstanding and separation happened when they were 17/18 so they were young and immature and hadn't learned how to communicate well. I also appreciate the balance between tension and softness that we felt toward the characters. I will say this book highly relies on miscommunication and if that is something you really dislike in books, this one may not be the one for you because that's essentially the whole conflict of the book.

Some other things I really enjoyed in this book were the steam and queer identities. This book was <i>hot</i>. I loved how steamy it was because this book turns into friends with benefits and let me tell you. I.Was.Here.For.It!!! It really added to their chemistry and their reconnecting. I also appreciate Liv. She is pansexual and technically has very little experience with women but yet was still so confident in her queer identity even though she was married (now divorced) to a man. Margot was unabashedly queer too but normally we never see unexperienced queer people being confident in their sexualities and I loved it. I also just enjoyed the pansexual rep since Alexandria Bellefleur tends to lean towards bi-rep.

Overall, I really loved this and it was a delight! If you are looking for sapphic friends to lovers, friends with benefits, and second chance romance this one is for you!

Ahhh I love stories just like this, it was utterly romantic and deserves its own rom-com treatment. I finished it in a day and was left with a warm feeling.

Another winner for me in this debut series from Bellefleur. The <i>Persuasion</i> vibes were pretty immaculate (subtle without being too distracting), and Margot and Olivia had phenomenal chemistry from the beginning (so much so that I'm glad the book didn't take too long to get them back together either — I was hoping for something not too slow burn-y and this one DELIVERED in that regard). Bellefleur's becoming one of my favorite contemporary romance authors, and I wanted to wrap up this series before starting the first book in her new one — which turned out to be a great decision, as I was having book indecisiveness and decided to just pick something at random and ended up tearing through this in less than two days.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I can’t explain how happy this book makes me. The characters journey to love is so delightful, and I am happy to be there for every step. The character development is fantastic, and the chemistry and banter between the characters is fantastic. If you are looking for a swooniw romcom type book. This is for you.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a free advanced copy of this book to read and review.

This is my second Alexandria Bellefleur novel. I was a huge fan of Written in the Stars, but this one just didn’t really work for me. I found both of the main character’s behavior to be off-putting and annoying at times; it often felt like there wasn’t a true barrier to their relationship. The spice was well written though! I’ll definitely continue reading Bellefleur’s books even if this one wasn’t for me.

3.5/5

I can confidently say I can count on Alexandria Bellefleur for a solid romance at this point!

This was a super cute second chance romance between a wedding planner and an Astrology app creator who had a brief friends-to-lovers romance when they were in high school.

Okay, let’s start with the good. The pacing of this was super fast, evidenced by the fact that I breezed through this book in a day. Both of the characters were well developed and likable with lots of cute little quirks and intricacies. And the romance was one you could definitely root for! I definitely enjoyed the journey of seeing Margot and Olivia find each other again. Not to mention I think that Bellefleur excels in taking some more uncommon character backstories/professions and weaves them together with art. How many other astrologer/wedding planner romances can you say you’ve read recently?

However, there were a few things that kept this from being a new favorite for me. First, if you’re not a fan of the miscommunication trope (which I am not), this isn’t the book for you. Throughout the entire book I just kept wanting to scream at both of them to TALK, because what was keeping them apart was definitely easily fixed. Second, and again I don’t like this in general, but the third act breakup really got me here. I had so thought I finally escaped that trope because we were soooo close to the end without getting one, but alas. And the fact that it was so close to the end of the book really highlighted to me how it was 1 unnecessary, 2 a really small conflict and 3, rushed. Finally, as with the earlier books, I think that the phrase “tongue darting out” was used far too much.

Despite my issues with it, I really did enjoy, and would recommend this book!

Intended audience: adult
Pacing: fast
CW: family member illness

3.5 stars

A sweet second chance romance story with both depth & lighthearted moments. Both MCs are great.

[What I liked:]

•Margot & Olivia are both charming, believable, sympathetic, & cool MCs, & they have good chemistry together. I liked them as individual characters, & as the main pairing.

•There are many cute shenanigans, including Cat the cat, spark plugs, meddling match makers, & ski lifts. The funny bits weren’t too unrealistic, & were pretty cute.

•I appreciate how Margot & Olivia got to grow as humans throughout the story, becoming more vulnerable & honest with themselves & each other. I enjoyed rooting for them.


[What I didn’t like as much:]

•There is a bit of the old “if you’d just talk to each other, there would be no problems!” going on, both in the romance story line & in other relationships the MCs have.

CW: infidelity, abusive relationship dynamics

[I received an ARC ebook copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Thank you for the book!]

Alexandria Bellefleur became my favorite romance author of all times! I started de "Written in the stars" trilogy with this book and instantly fell in love!