Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch

Reviewed by Andrea

out of 5 stars

Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch

I remember reading this with such awe for Addie and her brother. I loved the little features of the book Ireland for the Heartbroken and how it connected so well with the book.

Addie visits Ireland for her aunt’s wedding and can’t stop thinking about the heartbreak over the summer and her broken relationship with her brother. Addie finds a very strange book, Ireland for the Heartbroken, in the dusty library of the hotel and decides to read it. Ian, Addie’s brother, never had the best relationship with his sister, Addie, but is forced to sort things out on the trip. Rowan, Ian’s friend, decides to hop along with the trip and helps sort out some of Addie’s problems as well as slightly mending the broken relationship of Addie and Ian. Suddenly, their travel plans change and they are on a whirlwind tour around Emerald Isle.

Although the book itself was very light and fast-paced, it wasn’t as good as her other books. There was too much bickering between Addie and Ian. It got very tedious and wasn’t fun to read. The characters were also more boring as well. I wished there was more development on the characters themselves and wasn’t as stereotyped. 

But on a good note, the plot was beautifully unfolded, and the description of where they were, was beautifully written. I also liked how this book focused on the siblings’ relationship instead of romantic relationships. It changed the entire perspective of this book and I really liked it. The friendship between Lina and Addie was also very sweet and I loved that a lot.

Overall this book was really good. It was very quick-paced and different, being a sibling-bonding book (although I know many others would disagree that this book wasn’t good due to the siblings' focus). If you like this book, read the other books the author wrote! I'm sure you would enjoy them a lot.