Fortune's Kiss was an unexpected treasure. Two best friends enter a competition to be granted their wildest dreams.

Meet Mayté. She dreams of being seen and appreciated, she wants to be a famous painter. Her family used to be part of Las Cincos -- one of the most wealthy families in Ciudad Milagro. That is, until her father became a drunk and gambled away their wealth, leaving them in a large amount of debt. Mayté feels unloved and unvalued by everyone except her best friend Lo (Lorena).

Although Lo's financial circumstances are better than Mayté's, she is equally unhappy with her life. Her father is abusive and he only sees her for wealth she can bring to the family through marriage. Lo doesn't want to be married, especially not to the suitors her father has picked out.

When El Beso de la Fortuna returns to the city for the first time in 10 years, the two friends make good on their pact to join the game. If you are one of the lucky few chosen to participate, you have the chance to gamble to win anything you could desire. But, if you lose... you can lose more than just your material possessions.

It seems like maybe this would be an obvious reveal, but I really didn't expect Lo's mother to be the one in charge of the games. I also believed she played the game and perished. So that was a pretty cool reveal to me.

I loved these characters and the magical, mystical, world inside of Fortune's Kiss.
Recommend this book to people who like stories about friendship, family, magic, and accepting the dark side of one's self.

I was given an advanced copy for review, all thoughts are entirely my own. Thank you Union Square & Co and TBR and Beyond Tours for the opportunity