I had no idea this was book 3 in a series…hehe opps. BUT, you actually don’t really need to read the other two beforehand, as the characters in the other books are just supporting characters in this one.

I really enjoyed watching Margot and Olivia’s chemistry grow in this one yet, as usual with many romance books, I was frustrated with the lack of miscommunication between them at times.
Some of the scenes in here were hilarious as well, the icebreaker scene that involved Olivia's cat LOL. I’m curious now to check out the other 2 so I can read more about the other characters.

Thank you Netgallery and Avon and Harper Voyager for the advanced copy!!!

I was thrilled to learn that Margot was getting her own book. Loved her snarky, independent, tough-grrl attitude from the very beginning. While an entertaining read, I felt this installment in the Written in the Stars series didn't give Margot the story she deserved. I wanted more of her wit and unique perspective and instead was disappointed with the lack of well developed, realistic plot. Basically the plot can be summed as:

(intro) WAP. WAP. (bit of plot) WAP. (mild conflict, quick resolution). Epilogue

It's a very steamy, open door , F/F romance. Much steamier that the other two in this series. And that's fine, but I felt the plot suffered from the imbalance, unlike the first two which seemed a good blend of plot and sensuality. We spent a good deal of time establishing Olivia's place as the wedding planner, and knew that this very important event was going to be an intense workload, yet we never see her actually doing anything wedding related other than emailing the DJ? Instead of being the employee of Brendon and Annie, Olivia is absorbed into the group, not as Margot's significant other, but as an additional friend which seemed rushed. The ending also seemed rushed, with a quick resolution to the miscommunication, and then the required, but way too brief for the end of a series, epilogue tacked on. I would have gladly given up one of the sex scenes to get a more developed plot (maybe some wedding planning, or even a brief glimpse of the actual wedding since many readers are already emotionally involved with Brendon and Annie?).

So given my detractions, I still think this is a good, entertaining novel, but I wanted great for Margot. I'll certainly look for future works by Bellefleur.

This series is one of my favorite to recommend and Count Your Lucky Stars merely cements that! Look we want more divorced romance heroines please! Olivia is such a cinnamon roll and her difficulty establishing boundaries - and her cat - was incredibly relatable. Except I don't have a cat. But you get the point. The ways she's getting to know herself again after her divorce while also following her dream? Love.

Don't even get me started on how much I adored Margot. We love someone who swears off relationships and then panics when they might be catching the feels. Count Your Lucky Stars is able to portray both characters so we can see each of their versions of what happened in the past. These missed chances and miscommunication. How we miss so much when we don't ask. When we assume our own insecurities and fears reflect back on us.

Super cute, well written novel about two childhood friends reunited after 11 years and forced together in unlikely circumstances.

I loved the banter between Olivia and Margot, their relationship was so fun and it was clear these were two people who were comfortable with each other, so kudos to Alexandria for being able to convey that without showing much of their past. I would have loved to have read more flashbacks or a full POV of their past but with the book already almost 400 pages that might pushed it.

I did feel a little lacking in character depth for the side characters, but seeing as this is the 3rd in a companion trilogy that's to be expected.

Loving the anxiety representation - I felt it was accurate and really portrayed the frantic and unreliable narrative that comes with it. There's no rationalizing when you feel that way.

This was really cute and I'm looking forward to going back and reading the rest of the books!

Thanks to Net Galley for a copy!!

I was seeing amazing things about this author and series, so I was super excited to get an advanced copy of Count Your Lucky Stars. Friends-to-lovers isn't something I usually seek out (not a fan of flashbacks), but I adored Margot and Olivia's story. There were lots of funny moments, lots of heartfelt moments, and some pretty steamy moments as well.

I will definitely go back and read the first two in this series.

What I Liked: After being a side character in the first two books of this series, Margot finally gets her own book. As one of my favorite characters in the previous stories, I couldn’t have been happier when I saw this book would be centered around her and her chance at love. I am usually not a fan of the childhood friends/first love trope because for some reason authors think that if a character found their “true love” when they were young that means they can never date anyone else or be happy for the rest of their lives until they are reunited once again. Here, Margot and Olivia have gone on to lead their own lives with its ups and downs and aren’t looking for each other when happenstance brings them together again. The reason for their initial falling out is believable so I was able to buy into their love story, even if the reason for their forced proximity togetherness is a bit wild (but hey, romance reasons!) I loved that all the characters from the previous books are in this one because the found family aspect of this series has been one of my favorite things about it.

What I Didn’t Like: Some of the conflict in this book could have been resolved if the characters just talked about what happened in the past so it was hard to not scream at the page sometimes “just say what you really feel!” But this is a romance novel so the angst has to come from somewhere and after being hurt in the past by each other, I can see why there would be some trepidation to open up. The other minor issue (and this isn’t really an issue, more an observation) is that I feel you must have read the first two books in the series to TRULY understand and enjoy this book as much as possible. It can certainly be read on its own but I would not recommend it.

Who Should Read It: Fans of second chance romances who like their stories with a medium level of heat. Fans of found family stories and romances with a touch of fate and magic sprinkled in.

Review Wrap Up: This was a great conclusion to the Written in the Stars series and may be my favorite one of them all. Margot is a fantastic, well-rounded character and Olivia was a great addition to the group. This is a series of friends that you want to be a part of, and I was sad to see them go. I would highly recommend you give this one a shot but make sure you start with the first book Written in the Stars.

Favorite Quote: “The right person shouldn’t complete you, they should love you the way you are. And it’s cool if they make you want to be better, but they should never make you feel like you’re too much or not enough exactly as you are.”

Well-written and fast paced with a few fun rom-com moments (the vibrator, the truck) there still doesn't seem to be much <i>there</i> with this one. The two MCs/LIs have some nice conversations and I appreciate the way the narrative spells out their issues and begins tackling them, but this didn't really feel like a falling in love story - I wanted more cute moments! Plus, aside from the classic "very clearly could have been cleared up with a 5 minute conversation" miscommunication, I wish the stakes had felt a little higher in terms of Olivia's job; I kept forgetting that it was even a factor until it was mentioned again.

(Plus plus: obviously in romance terms, sex with The One is always going to be the best sex of your life, regardless of experience/being caught in a rainstorm/just having a fight/being sick, etc. But I still found it a little hard to suspend my disbelief in terms of Margot and Olivia having had a full week of tremendous, life-changing, best-ever sex with each other as 17/18 year olds...¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

Thoughts:
Wow. First let me say I have not read the first two and I will be doing that now. This is the first book I have read by Alexandria. It will not be the last. This book was absolutely amazing.

Margot is Pansexual, Olivia is Bisexual, and most of their friends are gay, lesbian, bi, etc. I myself am bi. I am always happy to see representation in books. Their chemistry was amazing. The banter was so good. I laughed, I teared up. I love a good second chance romance. I felt all the emotions with this book.

Short and sweet:
LGBTQ characters
Miscommunication
Friends to lovers
Second chances
SPICYYYY

I love her style of writing. Her character development was on point. Not too much or too little information on a character. Nothing was farfetched. It was relatable, witty, funny. I highly recommend this book. So good!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

This book was so cute! I read it in basically one sitting. It had everything I wanted in a sapphic romance, yearning, friendship, steamy scenes that weren't cringy, and a miscommunication trope that was actually done well (we love to see it!). I really loved the characters in this, and will definitely go back and read the other books in this series so I can get more of the other characters backstory.

These books and this series is one of my favorites! I had to savor this ARC because it may be a while before my next Alexandria Bellefleur book comes out.

This was my favorite- which is great because it means each book has been better than the last. A true feat for an author.

We know Margot and love her character. She is the best friend that anyone could have so she definitely deserved to find her own love. Welcome to the stage- Olivia. I love a second chance romance and this one was just -chefs kiss- perfect. Forced proximity, second chance and sapphic- be still my beating heart. It had tropes I love and characters that I know and love- so this was a recipe for perfection.

I love how truly intertwined these books are- we still see Darcy and Elle and Brendon and Annie, and not in small doses. I love that these characters are still vital to the plot- after all there is a wedding to be planned: I feel like sometimes characters fall off the page in linking books like this especially when you really wanted to see them as they continue with their HEA and in this you get all of that but also a new couple to fall in love with and root for.

Such a great read and I thank NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the opportunity to check this one out!

I love this series so much and this newest book is no different. This friend group is serious goals and I want to be part of it so bad. While Margot has not been my favorite character from the start, i still enjoyed her story and Olivia was so fantastic. ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 this is a perfect read leading into Valentine's Day.

I'm gonna be honest, the only reason I requested this book was because of the author, whose name I recognized even thought I'd never read anything by her before. And I think one book is, sadly, enough.
It wasn't until right before I started reading that I decided to look at the synopsis, and I was delightfully surprised to discover that Count Your Lucky Stars is, on paper, the perfect book for me. It has my two favorite romance tropes—friends to lovers and second chance—and it's queer, which never hurts. But I was struck immediately by how bland it was.
Nothing about the plot or the characters really seemed to stick. We are told repeately that Margot and Olivia were best friends in school, but we're never really shown any proof of that other than one or two occurrences they'd remember and just repeat over and over as evidence of their so called bond. A bond so strong that it stayed still after eleven years of them not talking, given by how comfortable they were with each other within two days of reuniting. And they fact that they still knew one another so well—I'm sorry, I'm in my second year of college and I swear that if one of my best friends from middle school started talking to me it would be as uncomfortable as being stuck in a puddle of quicksand. People change. You would hardly expect to be so cozy around someone you haven't spoken to in a decade, especially when your fall out was as complicated as Margot and Olivia's.
As for everything else, I don't really have anything to say other than: mid. The writing style, the jokes, which never landed right, the side characters, the damn miscommunication. That one really was a doozy. I never thought I'd been lying in bed yelling at a character to just call a fucking Uber, but alas.

3.5 stars rounded up!

I’ll be honest, I’m still chasing the writing and characters from Written in the Stars by Bellefleur, but I still really enjoyed this one.

As far as characters go, I really enjoyed both Margot and Olivia, and it’s evident that their chemistry is off the charts (there’s definitely some spicy seasons in here!). I also really enjoyed seeing the characters from the previous two books play such a large role in the storyline to really highlight how tight knit this friend group is.

Where I struggled with the book was the purposeful lack of communication between Margot and Olivia, which (predictably) causes several hiccups in their relationship. I understand miscommunication, but here we have just assumption making and no communication. This was just something that I personally found really frustrating.

I loved Margot but not so much Olivia. Maybe it came from Margot being a side character in the previous two books (even though I haven't read them, there were lots of subtle nods at her history with the other couples-turned-side-characters). Margot felt more grounded and because she had other people to talk to - ie we got her story outside of just internal monologue - it gave her a lot more dimension.

It also felt like a lot of the book was sex (nothing wrong with that; I'm so down for two women having great sex - and the cat + vibrator scene was absolutely hysterical) and not a lot of conversation or growth. We didn't establish the dynamic of the characters before things got messy and jealousy and lack of communication came into the mix. The book takes place over the course of three weeks; we could have had at least a basic conversation - Olivia who brings a list to a roommate talk would definitely want some clear guidelines for an... entanglement. (But Olivia wasn't consistent as a rule, so honestly who knows)

TL;DR love Margot, great jokes, I read almost the entire thing in one sitting, but I wasn't sold and I don't like how little they talked about their feelings

This third book of the Written in the Stars series is a second-chance romance eleven years and one divorce in the making. At eighteen, just before they went off to college, best friends Margot and Liv had a weeklong fling that went nowhere due to miscommunication and misunderstandings. It’s only when Liv is hired to plan Brendon and Annie’s wedding and, serendipitously, her apartment floods prompting Margot to invite her to temporarily move in, that their relationship rekindles. It’s obvious to everyone but our protagonists that there are strong feelings that have resurfaced but both are too afraid of repeating their past mistakes to admit it’s anything more than casual.

Unfortunately, this story couldn’t hold a candle to the first two. It was well-written with the same characters from previous books and the introduction of Olivia, Margot’s former best friend. There are also some steamy Sapphic sex scenes, but the story itself was just dull. Although it’s a standalone, it’s only worth reading if you’ve read the first two books and want to spend a bit more time with those couples. Otherwise, don’t bother.

I received a complimentary ARC of this book from Avon Books through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

Wonderful companion novel to this author’s other books. Unique love relationships, representation, loveable characters and believable storylines.

This was a really fun and heartfelt ending to the Written in the Stars series. I've loved Margot as a side character throughout the books so finally getting her story and her POV was really great. I did think that the pacing of this book was a bit off for me, I forget that sometimes second chance romance can feel a lot like insta-love and that's not always my favorite trope as a reader, but overall I think this book is a really sweet and funny story and the perfect read for a cold February day.

COUNT YOUR LUCKY STARS is out in the world now and it’s the perfect ending for the Written in the Stars series. Margot has been a favorite of mine from the beginning and I’m so happy she was able to get her happily ever after as well. Though she’s sworn off relationships, a blast from the past—in the form of Olivia Grant—just might make her change her mind.

There’s always something so sweet—and angsty!—about a second chance romance, especially when a good chunk of time has passed since the characters have been together. I love discovering a character’s backstory, what’s shaped them into the person they are now, and how they’ve grown over the years. We get a lot of this from both Margot and Olivia.

I loved getting to know Margot more as a character, meeting Olivia, and seeing the slow and cautious way they found their way back to each other. There is a lot that they both have to work through, together and apart, and it’s all handled in a very delicate and thoughtful manner. I appreciated seeing the flashbacks to before Margot and Olivia drifted apart, what happened that summer when they did, and how a little help from fate brought them back together. (Did I mention there’s a bit of forced proximity as well? It made my trope-loving soul very happy).

If you’ve been following the series from the beginning then you’ll be happy to know that we see a lot of familiar faces: Elle and Darcy, Brendon and Annie—when they’re all together, it’s always a good time! Though I’m sad that we won’t have more books in this universe, I think readers will be happy with how everything turned out. I just adored the epilogue! A big thank you to Avon Books and NetGalley for a digital copy of COUNT YOUR LUCKY STARS. It’s out now, so be sure to pick up a copy today!

4.5 stars

I rated Written in the Stars and Hang the Moon both five stars, and you’ll see I’ve taken off a half star for this book. We will get to that at the end, but first.

This is such a comforting series. These characters are so comforting (even Brenden …) and I love seeing little tidbits of the main characters from previous books coming up in the sequels.

Count Your Lucky Stars follows Margot, who I loved since book one, and a former flame of hers, Olivia. They’re forced into an awkward reunion when Olivia becomes Brenden and Annie’s wedding planner. They have unspoken feelings for each other, but neither one of them wants to be the first to admit it. Through close proximity, they soon begin warming up to the idea of the other again. It’s very sweet and romantic. And as always, some nice spicy scenes.

But…
It’s been three books now, and while it’s been a nice diverse group of people sexuality-wise (my first book reading the word pansexual!), everyone is very white, and for the most part, privileged. I understand these are not books based around race, but it doesn’t have to be to include at least one one POC character.

I do love the characters, but we need more than just rich white people.

I still really recommend this series, though. They’re not entirely lighthearted—each book has a hurdle the characters have to go over, but it’s nice to watch queer people be unapologetically queer.

CW: infidelity, emotional manipulation, abandonment

Story: 5 ⭐️
Steam: 4 🔥 med smut

Ugh I just loved this book so much! From start to finish I was completely hooked. Margot is so dreamy and Olivia is so sweet. I laughed, I cried, I drooled. A good time was had all around.

I love Alexandria’s storytelling and I’m looking forward to what comes next from her!