Review: Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch

Love and Luck

By Jenna Evans Welch

My Rating: 3 Stars

Hardcover, 303 pages

Published May 8th 2018

Summary From Goodreads:

Addie is visiting Ireland for her aunt’s over-the-top destination wedding, and hoping she can stop thinking about the one horrible thing she did that left her miserable and heartbroken—and threatens her future. But her brother, Ian, isn’t about to let her forget, and his constant needling leads to arguments and even a fistfight between the two once inseparable siblings. Miserable, Addie can’t wait to visit her friend in Italy and leave her brother—and her problems—behind.

So when Addie discovers an unusual guidebook, Ireland for the Heartbroken, hidden in the dusty shelves of the hotel library, she’s able to finally escape her anxious mind and Ian’s criticism.

And then their travel plans change. Suddenly Addie finds herself on a whirlwind tour of the Emerald Isle, trapped in the world’s smallest vehicle with Ian and his admittedly cute, Irish-accented friend Rowan. As the trio journeys over breathtaking green hills, past countless castles, and through a number of fairy-tale forests, Addie hopes her guidebook will heal not only her broken heart, but also her shattered relationship with her brother.

That is if they don’t get completely lost along the way.

My Review:


I enjoyed this book, but not quite as much as I  enjoyed Love and Gelato. 

I liked Addie's relationship with her brothers, because it was very relatable. They supported each other, but also completely drove each other nuts.

I wish there had been a little bit more romance between Rowan and Addie (because I like my YA romance, but the non-romance romance didn't bother me as much as I thought it would have (Question: How many times can Kait say romance in her review? Answer: Lots.) 

It was a very slow burn romance, and it went right along with the summery, molasses feel of the story (This is not a bad thing, btw.) It was just a very relaxed feeling book, and I loved the places and things they got to experience. I would love to visit Ireland some day.