Name: Robyn Claridge's review of So Lucky by Dawn O'Porter
Item: So Lucky
Rating: 3
Author: Robyn Claridge

Dawn O'Porter

'A total joy' Matt Haig 'Very, very funny' Sara Pascoe 'Thought-provoking' Daily Mail 'Unputdownable' Marian Keyes Fearless, frank and for anyone who's ever doubted themselves, So Lucky is the straight-talking new novel from the Sunday Times bestseller. IS ANYONE'S LIFE . . . Beth shows that women really can have it all. Ruby lives life by her own rules. And then there's Lauren, living the dream. AS PERFECT AS IT LOOKS? Beth hasn't had sex in a year. Ruby feels like she's failing. Lauren's happiness is fake news. And it just takes one shocking event to make the truth come tumbling out... The bold and brilliant new novel from Dawn O'Porter, the bestselling author of The Cows.

So Lucky

Samantha King

An easy-breezy read. Nothing spectacular but I enjoyed it still none-the-less.

Robyn Claridge

Beth shows that women really can have it all. Ruby lives life by her own rules. And then there's Lauren, living the dream. AS PERFECT AS IT LOOKS? Beth hasn't had sex in a year. Ruby feels like she's failing. Lauren's happiness is fake news. And it just takes one shocking event to make the truth come tumbling out... Fearless, frank and for everyone who's ever doubted themselves, So Lucky is the straight-talking new novel from the Sunday Times bestseller. Actually, you're pretty f****** lucky to be you.

So Lucky follows three women; Ruby, a mother of a three year old, has a troubled relationship with her own mother and feels like a failure. Beth, a new mother, caught in a sexless marriage. And Lauren, "instafamous" and seemingly living the perfect life, planning her dream wedding.

We watch these three women struggle with the secrets of their own lives and watch their feeling of control unravel and how their lives all connect together to empower each other.

This book is so funny and full of important themes of self love, and the importance of not always taking what you see as face value, how there are two sides to every story. 

Each character is completely different, but all of them are struggling to come to terms with where their live is and realise that only they have the power to change things for the better.

A strong, empowering, and inspiring book for women from all paths in life.

Victoria Justice

So Lucky follows three women; Ruby, a mother of a three year old, has a troubled relationship with her own mother and feels like a failure. Beth, a new mother, caught in a sexless marriage. And Lauren, "instafamous" and seemingly living the perfect life, planning her dream wedding.

We watch these three women struggle with the secrets of their own lives and watch their feeling of control unravel and how their lives all connect together to empower each other.

This book is so funny and full of important themes of self love, and the importance of not always taking what you see as face value, how there are two sides to every story. 

Each character is completely different, but all of them are struggling to come to terms with where their live is and realise that only they have the power to change things for the better.

A strong, empowering, and inspiring book for women from all paths in life.

Janna Niemi

General info

Four different ladies, all connect together in some way. All have their flaws, their insecurities and problems. Everybody else seems to think their lives are perfect. One wedding brings them together and changes their lives drastically. 

Things I liked

The characters of this book are spectacular. They are all different, but strong women. They struggle in their lives, but other people seem to think their lives are perfect. They face their issues and they overcome them. 
The plot of this book is also really, really good. It keeps you guessing, but still it gives you hints of what's about to happen. It also really opened my eyes to think about other people, ordinary or famous people in the moment when I'm judging them. No life is perfect and things may not always be as they seem. Instagram gives you an entirely made up version of what is really going on, most of the time at least. And this book really made me realise that. That is why I truly, love this book. 

All in all, this book is amazing and it keeps you grounded. Women are strong, but every time you judge someone based on your beliefs, you might be hurting them more than you think. 

* ARC received from the publisher via Netgalley

Joanna Rosenwink 

The book comprises of three narratives, following the lives of three very different women who are living lives that from the outside might seem enviable but all dealing with their own challenges.

I really came to empathise with all of the characters, they may be flawed but that makes them more easy to relate to.

I laughed out loud and even she’d a few tears whilst reading it. There are some quite graphic scenes of a sexual nature which might not be to everyone’s taste.

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