Book Review: ‘Just My Luck: A Novel’ By Adele Parks

For over 15 years Lexi and Jake as well as their friends and neighbors the Pearsons and Heathcoates have played the lottery together as a group called the syndicate, with the same numbers every week. They have never won. And then this previous Saturday night get together the two other couples decided to stop playing. Lexi still played and she won the lottery. Over $17 million dollars for her and her family. They want to try and keep it quiet until all the papers are signed and the money is in their account. They know the two other families may try and stake a claim.

But Jake can’t wait and he and the kids start spending money like it’s going out of style. A Ferrari for him and new clothes and such for the kids and a big trip to New York (they live outside of London). The neighbors now know and try to claim some of the money and this is where things get messy. A hearing is held, one of the kids is attacked in school and shocking secrets and schemes are revealed, that go way beyond the money.

By the end of the novel everyones lives will be different from before they won the money. They say money can’t buy happiness and it’s true in this story. With the shocking ending going right up to the very last page. Author Adele Parks takes the reader on a ride and you don’t see most of these twists coming. A great follow-up to Lies, Lies, Lies her novel from last August.

You can pick up Just My Luck in stores on Tuesday, April 6th from MIRA.