Lucky Few by Kathryn Ormsbee

Lucky Few

by Kathryn Ormsbee

In the tradition of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl comes a hilarious, madcap, and “quirky novel” (School Library Journal) about a group of oddball teens struggling to find themselves when facing their own mortality.

The life of homeschooler Stevie Hart gets all shook up when she meets Max, a strange boy who survived a freak near-fatal accident and is now obsessed with death. He enlists her and her best friend, Sanger, to help him complete his absurd “23 Ways to Fake My Death Without Dying” checklist. What starts off as fun begins spiraling downward when Stevie’s diabetes sabotages her fumbling romance with Max, Sanger announces she’s moving out of state, and then death—real death—cuts a little too close to home.

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

4 of 5 stars

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"Stevie, Max, and Sanger: keeping Austin weird."

I always associate Austin with being this quirky place, and so, I feel it was the perfect backdrop for this lovely story of friendship, first love, and accepting that some things are out of our control, while we can fight for others.

As I said, this story covers quite a few things, but for me, the heart of this book was the friendship between Stevie and Sanger. They were super tight, ride-or-die friends, and their affection and dedication to each other was a beautiful thing.

You know I was all over the sweet and endearing romance that was in play, but I also loved the dynamic between all the characters. I found them funny and interesting and couldn't wait to see what they would do next. I also found them very real and honest, and their interactions were always worth witnessing.

Overall: a fun, interesting, and thought provoking story filled with great characters, which both warmed and broke my heart.

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