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Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
4.0

3.5 but rounded up

I really enjoyed this trilogy overall, and that it provided just a good, consistent set of queer romances. None of them ended up an absolute favorite, but I did enjoy each one overall (and the covers will look gorgeous on my shelves!)

Overall I'm a bit conflicted on this one since I didn't love how certain aspects were tackled, but overall it was still cute and I liked both the characters. My main issue was Margot and her jealousy/fear of losing people, and how it felt so manipulative at points + got 'resolved' so quickly at the end, while Olivia is forced to go through a trial basically to prove she's working on her own issues. It feels unbalanced, where Olivia's flaw is overblown and Margot's flaw feels like it's brushed aside. On top of that, I wasn't the biggest fan of the miscommunication trope and how it was used here, though it got better as the book progressed. The ending also felt very quick, and by the end I was a bit done with weddings, haha.

It seems like I'm complaining a lot, but honestly, it really wasn't that bad. Most of this was an issue at the end of the book, so the larger part of my experience was enjoyable and fun! I liked Margot a lot, and was so happy to finally see her point of view on things. Olivia was also so sweet, and I loved seeing them rekindle their friendship and then relationship. You could tell they really liked each other and just wanted to keep the other happy, even if they sometimes forgot that talking through things can really help with that haha.

I'm excited to see if this is the end of this series, and if so, what this author writes next!