The Lucky List
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- Author：Rachael Lippincott
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Katie
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The Lucky List is a wonderfully emotional coming of age story by Rachel Lippincott。 Thank you to the author， NetGalley， and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers for the digital copy in exchange for honest review。 This is quintessential summer reading and I felt like I was in Huckabee with Emily， Blake， and the crew。 Lippincott really excelled at writing a realistic setting and impactful characters。 Heavily emotional at times， I especially enjoyed the hopefulness that Emily displayed and the The Lucky List is a wonderfully emotional coming of age story by Rachel Lippincott。 Thank you to the author， NetGalley， and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers for the digital copy in exchange for honest review。 This is quintessential summer reading and I felt like I was in Huckabee with Emily， Blake， and the crew。 Lippincott really excelled at writing a realistic setting and impactful characters。 Heavily emotional at times， I especially enjoyed the hopefulness that Emily displayed and the romance element（s） added some lighthearted fun。 The Lucky List is definitely a book I would recommend to YA fans。 Especially those looking for a nice summer read with some depth。 。。。more
Bec
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“Live your life how you want to live it…tomorrow is never guaranteed”Emily and her mum were always lucky。 But Emily’s mum’s luck ran out 3 years ago when she lost her battle with cancer。 Since then she’s been trying to navigate though life without her。The summer before senior year hasn’t gone to plan。 Her best friends away at camp。 Matt won’t talk to her， her dad’s selling their family home and is cleaning out the house with her mums possessions going out too。 The only person Emily has is Blake， “Live your life how you want to live it…tomorrow is never guaranteed”Emily and her mum were always lucky。 But Emily’s mum’s luck ran out 3 years ago when she lost her battle with cancer。 Since then she’s been trying to navigate though life without her。The summer before senior year hasn’t gone to plan。 Her best friends away at camp。 Matt won’t talk to her， her dad’s selling their family home and is cleaning out the house with her mums possessions going out too。 The only person Emily has is Blake， a old family friend that’s just moved back to their small town。Emily finds a list in one of her mums yearbooks and Blake suggests that Emily takes the challenge to tick each item off the list。 Blake being there every step of the way to hold her hand。 Emily finds herself feeling closer to her mother that she has been in a while and the bond Blake and Emily have created blooms into more than friends。A story of finding yourself， being comfortable in your on skin， grief， change， love， acceptance and awesome tattoos！ The perfect YA summer read。 。。。more
Heatherblakely
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can’t stop crying， yay trauma
Brittanee Nash
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this book made me feel a lot of things; namely， because it’s about coming to terms with your sexuality。 it’s a stunning read and beautifully written， as is expected from a rachael lippincott book！
libbiereads
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honestly i was expecting a bit more out of this book considering how good the authors other two books are。 at points i found this storyline really boring but it was a quick easy read <3
KPaigeReads
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Emily‘a luck seemed to have ran out a few years prior when she lost her mom to cancer。 Like most people， she never was quite the same person after that。 She lost herself and was afraid to live life to the fullest because everything can end so quickly。 That is until the summer before senior year。 She finds her mom’s senior year “lucky list” and she’s determined to complete this list herself with the help of Blake （the new girl in town！） In completing the list Emily not only feels closer to her mo Emily‘a luck seemed to have ran out a few years prior when she lost her mom to cancer。 Like most people， she never was quite the same person after that。 She lost herself and was afraid to live life to the fullest because everything can end so quickly。 That is until the summer before senior year。 She finds her mom’s senior year “lucky list” and she’s determined to complete this list herself with the help of Blake （the new girl in town！） In completing the list Emily not only feels closer to her mom than she has in years but she learns more about herself than she has in years。 This coming of age and self discovery book is such a fun and sad story。 I absolutely loved every bit of it。 The fact that the main character makes a lot of realistic mistakes and is trying to just feel something and find herself again is something I feel like everyone felt at that age。 。。。more
Nicole Lintemuth
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Ok so I don't know what I was expecting when I started this book， but it was absolutely a delight。 Imagine a teen Netflix movie in book form。 Easy read， great characters， fun pace， and all the confusion and mystery of teen romance and crushes。 Ok so I don't know what I was expecting when I started this book， but it was absolutely a delight。 Imagine a teen Netflix movie in book form。 Easy read， great characters， fun pace， and all the confusion and mystery of teen romance and crushes。 。。。more
Sophie Methven
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I can't express how much I loved this book！ I couldn't put it down once！ It was so exciting and kept me on my toes the whole time。 I highly recommend you read this 🙌 （ps if u haven't gotten it already this is your sign to run to your local bookstore and buy it！） I can't express how much I loved this book！ I couldn't put it down once！ It was so exciting and kept me on my toes the whole time。 I highly recommend you read this 🙌 （ps if u haven't gotten it already this is your sign to run to your local bookstore and buy it！） 。。。more
courtney lynn （literary lynnie）
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This book reminded me of what it felt like to be young and figuring out who you are。 I didn't experience the same things Emily did， but the overall vibe of this book was reminiscent of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with its equal parts teenage angst， hopefulness， and overall carefree fun one has before adult responsibilities and societal expectations weigh you down。 This story also touched me because it takes place in a small town in Pennsylvania， which I also did， so I felt a connection This book reminded me of what it felt like to be young and figuring out who you are。 I didn't experience the same things Emily did， but the overall vibe of this book was reminiscent of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with its equal parts teenage angst， hopefulness， and overall carefree fun one has before adult responsibilities and societal expectations weigh you down。 This story also touched me because it takes place in a small town in Pennsylvania， which I also did， so I felt a connection to the narrative in that way as well。 The author established the setting in a meaningful way that made me feel as though I was transplanted right in the middle of the action。 I also liked reading about Emily's journey to discovering her sexuality and how being honest with herself， her family， and her friends was healing in the end。There are heavy emotional elements in this too。 I got teary eyed towards the end whenever the dam of emotions Emily's been holding in about her mother。 But I love how this "bucket list，" allowed Emily to feel a connection with her late mother and empowered her to be the woman her mom hoped she could become but couldn't see。 CW: internalized homophobia， cancer， death of a mom 。。。more
Julia
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Rating: 3。5 starsi went into this with pretty high hopes （i was intrigued by the whole "summer bucket list" thing， its sapphic， and the author is pretty well known）。 however， i was somewhat disappointed。。。which is not to say that i didn't like it， but i felt that it kinda fell short。 i found pretty much everything about this book mediocre， like there was just nothing special or striking。 for example， it was pretty predictable （i guessed the "plot twist" at the beginning） and just forgetable over Rating: 3。5 starsi went into this with pretty high hopes （i was intrigued by the whole "summer bucket list" thing， its sapphic， and the author is pretty well known）。 however， i was somewhat disappointed。。。which is not to say that i didn't like it， but i felt that it kinda fell short。 i found pretty much everything about this book mediocre， like there was just nothing special or striking。 for example， it was pretty predictable （i guessed the "plot twist" at the beginning） and just forgetable overall。this book also had a much sadder tone that i wasn't expecting - i went into it thinking it would be a fluffy， light， summer romance， but there definitely was a heavier aspect due to all the grief and emotions Emily was dealing with。 this wasn't necessarily a bad thing， just something i thought i'd note！ however， it was still fun and easy to get through overall！another note: grief is very prominent in this book and i personally couldn't really relate to emily's struggle with it， but someone who could relate， would probably enjoy the book a lot more。 although i was still able to find emily relatable in other ways， as i did with some of the other characters， and with the struggles they faced。 i do have to say there were some well fleshed out relationships。 not just emily and blake's romantic relationship but also emily and her dad's complex relationship， emily and kiera's friendship， and blake's dad and emily's dad friendship。 the writing overall though was just okay - i felt a lot of words， phrases， descriptions were reused over and over and weren't always the most descriptive。overall， this book was a decent read。 i'd consider giving it a try if you think you'd be able to connect with it or if you want a sapphic， coming of age that focuses heavily on grief。 。。。more
Abigail Herrada
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i had v high expectations and it kind of fell short。 it felt very predictable and cheesy。 a lot of times it felt like a lecture on life。 i would give it 3。5 stars if i could bc i didn’t hate it and i liked the ending but i’ve given a lot of great books 4 stars and i wouldn’t say this book is great。 i feel like it might be better for early high school or late middle school。 idk。
Nikki
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So so so cute！ I had never read a ya girl/girl romance！ Glad I went in not knowing anything about the book。 Highly recommend for people who kinda get stuck in the same genre loop。
Bridget
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once again i am reading a lesbian high school romance and guess what？ having a great time。 she works in a bakery， she’s figuring herself out， she’s trying to figure out how to communicate about grief to her dad， and her dads best friends hot daughter enters the scene， so basically it’s wonderfully quintessential ya romance and they play a lot of bingo
Anna
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4。5。 It was a really cute， easy summer read！
Izzys_Internet_Bookshelf
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3。5/5I got interested in this book when Jesse recommended it in his summer book release video。 I really enjoyed it。 The feel of a small town and a bucket list， what not to love about that？ Not to mention seeing how the character handled grief。 It had me almost to the point of tears。 Overall it was a hood summer read。
Ylva Sørli
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2。5 starsI found this book kinda boring。 And it was very repetetive in the writing…
Tami
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Cute story， but did anyone else want to slap some sense into Emily towards the end？
Priya Bhasin（the_bibliophilic_world）
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The co-author of famous novel "Five feet apart"， @rachaellippincott has written her first solo debut。The Lucky List is a beautiful story that centers on Emily as she tries to come to terms with her mother’s sudden death （because of cancer）。 Emily’s friendship group is on shaky ground after she cheated on her ex-boyfriend。 Enter Blake， daughter of the best friend of her dad， who persuades her to finish mother’s high school summer bucket list。It is all about sorrow， broken and mended friendships， The co-author of famous novel "Five feet apart"， @rachaellippincott has written her first solo debut。The Lucky List is a beautiful story that centers on Emily as she tries to come to terms with her mother’s sudden death （because of cancer）。 Emily’s friendship group is on shaky ground after she cheated on her ex-boyfriend。 Enter Blake， daughter of the best friend of her dad， who persuades her to finish mother’s high school summer bucket list。It is all about sorrow， broken and mended friendships， a summer bucket list， new beginnings， and having the confidence to be yourself。 This is really cute in terms of FXF Romance。Is it sad like Five feet apart？NoWould I recommend this？Yes。 💯I am not a big fan of YA genre， or maybe I didn't come across the good YA books。 And I was about to give up on the genre。 But this one saved me。Sweet four stars for this one。Read full review here: https://thebibliophilicworld。wordpress。com/the-lucky-list/ 。。。more
Shannon
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This was such a cute summer romance。 A bit repetitive and predictable at times， but that didn't take away from the enjoyment。 I teared up a few times and loved the relationship between Emily and Blake。 This was such a cute summer romance。 A bit repetitive and predictable at times， but that didn't take away from the enjoyment。 I teared up a few times and loved the relationship between Emily and Blake。 。。。more
Sam Blondell
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My heart did not need this kind of pain and beauty all in one book
Willow Hokett
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Pretty solid YA book。 The ending had me sobbing but you spend the whole book rooting for Emily and it is for sure a feel good story。
Karen Hatch
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*young adult*coming of age*LGBTEmily has been floundering since her mother passed away a few years ago。 Before her senior year starts things are as worse as they can get。 Her mother is gone， her relationship is over with her long time boyfriend， all of her friends do not want anything to do with her。 Her best friend is gone for the summer as a camp counselor。 But her dad's best friend from high school has moved back to town。 His daughter Blake has moved back with him。 And so begins a summer frie *young adult*coming of age*LGBTEmily has been floundering since her mother passed away a few years ago。 Before her senior year starts things are as worse as they can get。 Her mother is gone， her relationship is over with her long time boyfriend， all of her friends do not want anything to do with her。 Her best friend is gone for the summer as a camp counselor。 But her dad's best friend from high school has moved back to town。 His daughter Blake has moved back with him。 And so begins a summer friendship that will help Emily discover who she really is with the help of Blake and the lucky list that her mom wrote in high school。I high recommend this book especially if you enjoyed Five Feet Apart。 I am looking forward to more books from Ms。 Lippincott。 。。。more
Maree Silver
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I liked it a lot。 Even got a little teary-eyed in an emotional spot。 Growing up is tricky， especially when your Mum dies and leaves you terrified of living。 Then you've still got to figure out romantic relationships as well as friendships。 I liked it a lot。 Even got a little teary-eyed in an emotional spot。 Growing up is tricky， especially when your Mum dies and leaves you terrified of living。 Then you've still got to figure out romantic relationships as well as friendships。 。。。more
Samantha
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4。5
Sammi
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The Lucky List is the story of Emily， a young girl who is dealing with the death of her mum， and the aftermath it has left。 It has been 3 years since her mother died， but Emily is still struggling with it and clinging on to the things her mum left behind， but it's time for her to begin to live again。 Emily is being urged to move on by her father， who is insistent that it is time to pack things up and get them sent to goodwill。 But then Blake moves to town， and suddenly Emily's life has a little The Lucky List is the story of Emily， a young girl who is dealing with the death of her mum， and the aftermath it has left。 It has been 3 years since her mother died， but Emily is still struggling with it and clinging on to the things her mum left behind， but it's time for her to begin to live again。 Emily is being urged to move on by her father， who is insistent that it is time to pack things up and get them sent to goodwill。 But then Blake moves to town， and suddenly Emily's life has a little bit more excitement。 It is a story of bucket lists， love and adventure， all in a small town。 The Lucky List is a really sweet， really slow burn romance and I am here for it。 There is nothing I love more （when it comes to romance in books） than for it to move at a snails pace。 I was itching for it to happen and it was magnificent。 It tackles some really important themes and issues in this so delicately ， but without skirting around them。 Especially when it comes to moving on， coming out and sexuality。 The way it was handled in this book was delicate， but really well done and I enjoyed that。 It is a perfect， easy， sweet summer romance and if that is what you are looking for， this is the perfect book to fit that。 I finished it with a huge smile on my face， and at the same time it almost made me cry （which is a feat， I can't remember the last time a book has produced a tear）。 Thank you to the publishers， Netgalley and the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review。 。。。more
Morgan
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10/10 for the living in pennsylvania representation， also this made me cry
Louie
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Am emotional coming of age story about love and grief and learning how to live and be yourself after an enormous loss。
Nika
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3。5 stars
Chenoa Smeds
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Very cute and sweet。 With some moments of sadness， but overall a nice and quick read
Mandy （Bookishlove85）
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This was my first read from this author and I didn’t know what to expect。 And I was pleasantly surprised。 This book gave me all the feels and the message of loving yourself and finding the true/real you gets me every time。 🌼 Loved it！！
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