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A review by poisonenvy
With a Little Luck by Marissa Meyer
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It is no secret that I'm a big fan of Marissa Meyer. I have, in fact, read every novel with her name on it. I enjoyed Instant Karma (though it was probably my least favourite of Meyer's novels) and was happy enough to pick up the sequel, With A Little Luck.
With a Little Luck tells the story of Jude, the twin brother of Pru, who was the main character of the last book. Like Instant Karma, it's a teen romance but with just a little bit of magic thrown in the mix to help our protagonist find love -- in Instant Karma, Pru is able to wish, well, Instant Karma on anyone, whether that Karma is good or had. I'm With a Little Luck, Jude -- artist and nerd, who DMs D&D games with his friends -- becomes supernaturally lucky after finding a mysterous D20 in his family's record shop.
It's, you know, typical romance. There's no twists, and everything is pretty predictable. That doesn't make it any less fun though, and I had a lot of fun following around Jude on his adventures. This book is generally pretty wholesome and sweet. And there was ONE delightful surprise for me, and I'm just going to come right out and say it (don't worry, this isn't a spoiler):
I often read books with both the audio, when I'm doing things like working or doing chores, and by sitting down and reading when I can. And if I hadn't, I would have never realized that the audiobook was, well, altered for listeners. Some of it is small (there's a fourth wall break where Jude acknowledges the reader is listening to an audiobook, rather than reading a book), but some of it is really quite phenomenal.
Throughout the book there are comics that are drawn by Jude. They're pretty cute. Obviously comics don't translate so well to audio format though, so in the audiobook you get bonus music and sound effects for them, as well as extra description. I took a lot of pleasure, any time one of them popped up, in reading the comic along with listening to the audio descriptions of them. It really helped fill out each scene. It was a really delightful touch that enhanced my reading experience by a <I>lot</I>.
Thanks for another great read, Marissa Meyer.
With a Little Luck tells the story of Jude, the twin brother of Pru, who was the main character of the last book. Like Instant Karma, it's a teen romance but with just a little bit of magic thrown in the mix to help our protagonist find love -- in Instant Karma, Pru is able to wish, well, Instant Karma on anyone, whether that Karma is good or had. I'm With a Little Luck, Jude -- artist and nerd, who DMs D&D games with his friends -- becomes supernaturally lucky after finding a mysterous D20 in his family's record shop.
It's, you know, typical romance. There's no twists, and everything is pretty predictable. That doesn't make it any less fun though, and I had a lot of fun following around Jude on his adventures. This book is generally pretty wholesome and sweet. And there was ONE delightful surprise for me, and I'm just going to come right out and say it (don't worry, this isn't a spoiler):
I often read books with both the audio, when I'm doing things like working or doing chores, and by sitting down and reading when I can. And if I hadn't, I would have never realized that the audiobook was, well, altered for listeners. Some of it is small (there's a fourth wall break where Jude acknowledges the reader is listening to an audiobook, rather than reading a book), but some of it is really quite phenomenal.
Throughout the book there are comics that are drawn by Jude. They're pretty cute. Obviously comics don't translate so well to audio format though, so in the audiobook you get bonus music and sound effects for them, as well as extra description. I took a lot of pleasure, any time one of them popped up, in reading the comic along with listening to the audio descriptions of them. It really helped fill out each scene. It was a really delightful touch that enhanced my reading experience by a <I>lot</I>.
Thanks for another great read, Marissa Meyer.