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|title=The Good Luck Girl

|author=Kerry Reichs

|date=August 2009

|isbn=978-0752891705

|sort=Good Luck Girl

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Maeve is, apparently, a flaky and rather materialistic young woman in the USA, who spends money impulsively. She loses track of time when involved in other projects, such as discovering old friends on Facebook, and repeatedly turns up late for her job. She depends on her parents for handouts, meals, and hugs when things go wrong. The book is told from Maeve's perspective, and during the first couple of chapters, I wondered if I was going to have any sympathy for her at all. Her only redeeming feature appears to be her affection for Oliver, her white cockatiel.

I can't say I found this book gripping; it's a light read that I would pick up for half an hour or so before going to sleep, and then forget about until the following evening. It would be ideal to take on holiday, since it's easy to put down at any point, and straightforward enough that it's easy to pick up again. Don't expect anything too deep. And yet, there's a lot more to the book than I had expected when I started it. Definitely worth persevering beyond the early chapters.

If you like apparently light books with more depth than expected, you might also enjoy [[The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella]] or [[Pandora's Box by Giselle Green]].