Are you the kind of person who finishes a book once you've begun? Or are you perfectly happy abandoning a book that doesn't work for you?I'm usually the second, but I'm so glad I stuck with The Lucky List!Two chapters in, and I was not invested in the story. Teenage girl, isolated from her group of friends because she did something unforgivable to her boyfriend ... it didn't seem like the story would engage me. But it was a light, easy read, so I persevered. And I loved the way the story played out.Emily feels anything but lucky. Her mother is dead. Her father seems set on starting afresh, which means getting rid of everything to do with the wife he loved. Emily's best friend Kiera is away at camp. And none of her other friends wants anything to do with her.When Blake, a childhood friend, moves to Huckabee, Emily is both hopeful and despondent. Hopeful because at least … [Read more...]