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Review: Happy Girl Lucky (The Valentines #1) by Holly Smale



Blurb from Goodreads:
Sisters Hope, Faith and Mercy have everything: fame, success, money and beauty. But what Hope wants most of all is love, and it doesn’t matter how far she has to go to find it.

Except real-life isn't like the movies. Even if you're a Valentine .
My Review:
 
I usually really like YA books involving becoming famous or being related to someone famous (See Spoiled; Not in the Script; Between the Lines) but this one was a bit odd.  At first, I couldn't figure out Hope -- she had almost too rich of an internal life.  If you are ok with the character fantasizing for the majority of the book versus actually living, then this may be the book for you.  I am curious what the other books in the series will be like (presumably about the other siblings) but this one just wasn't my favorite even though it had its glamorous moments.

Happy Girl Lucky came out earlier this month on February 2, 2021 and you can purchase HERE.  
It's not me, I know that.
There's no way this wild wailing is coming from my mouth.  
I've practised crying in front of a mirror, and my tears are beautiful. They're small, neat crystals; they trickle one at a time down my left cheek, shiny and devastating for my audience. 
My eyes are eloquent and sparkling. Maybe my chin wobbles sweetly -- the tragedy! -- and a quiet but dignified sob catches in my throat as I turn with self-control towards a window just in time.

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