The Lucky List

Content Overview

Overall Content
Severity
1.4

Language

4.3/10

Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking

0.7/10

Intimacy, Sex, Immodesty

1.3/10

Violence, Weapons, Crime, Blood

0.0/10

Potentially Intense Themes

0.5/10

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The Lucky List

Rachael Lippincott

From the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Five Feet Apart comes a gripping new romance, perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. 

Emily and her mum were always lucky.

But Emily’s mum’s luck ran out three years ago when she succumbed to cancer, and nothing has felt right since.

Now, the summer before her senior year, things are worse than ever – Emily has wrecked things with her boyfriend, Matt, and her dad is selling the house she grew up in and giving her mum’s belongings away. The only person she has to talk to is Blake, a girl she barely knows since she and her dad moved back to town five seconds ago.

But that’s when Emily finds the list – her mum’s senior year summer bucket list – buried in the back of her closet. When Blake suggests that Emily take it on as a challenge, the two set off on a journey to tick each box and help Emily face her fears over losing her connection to her mum. As she starts to feel closer to her mother, so too does Emily’s bond with Blake deepen into something she wasn’t expecting.

And suddenly Emily must face another fear: accepting the secret part of herself she never got a chance to share with the person who knew her best.

A captivating, heartfelt love story about learning who you are, and who you love, when the person you’ve always shared yourself with is gone.

-Excerpt taken from Goodreads,

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My Opinion

4 out of 5 stars (4 / 5) Emily is struggling through the summer before her senior year of high school. She has recently lost her mom and her grief still consumes her. An old friend moves into town and they find a bucket list of her moms. This is where the story really begins. She goes through her summer checking off items on the list. With each one she feels more like her old self. More importantly, she feels a closeness to her mom that she hasn’t felt before.

Her character development is satisfying to watch and I loved seeing her come into her own. She learned a lot about herself and her sexuality and learned to accept everything about herself. 

While the book was sad, it was more about healing and how to take that grief and put it into something positive. It had a hopeful, positive message. The experiences she has brings her closer to who she feels she is on the inside.

Content Summary: This is an LGBTQ+ novel so two young women are attracted to each other. It talks about liking how her hand feels brushing up against her own and more but no real intimacy except for one kiss. They do go skinny dipping but that is before any feelings are declared. My biggest concern about the book would be the grief for sensitive readers. It is hopeful like I stated above, but there are quite a few instances of difficulty with the grief. There are two F words with some some other language and teens drink alcohol.

Thank you to Simon Teen for the gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.

The book releases June 1, 2021.

Detailed Content Review

Language 

F***- 2

H***- 10

S***- 14

A**- 10

B****-

D***- 5

Bas****-

Religious Cursing

J****- 1

Chr***-

G**- 11

L***-

Derogatory terms etc-

Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking

A young man and young woman drink from a flask. She gets drunk. 

Two men drink beer. 

Teens drink beer around a bonfire. 

Intimacy, Sex, Immodesty

*Low LGBTQ+ aspects included* 

A man (college age) says he’s the resident gay. He has a boyfriend. 

A young man asks a young woman is she wants to “take it to the next level.” She doesn’t know how to tell him no so she doesn’t say anything. 

A young woman kisses a young man. 

“Over exaggerated penis drawings” are carved in wood. 

A young woman mentions a previous relationship with another young woman. 

Two young women skinny dip together. One gets embarrassed about her nakedness. 

A young woman kisses a young man. 

A young woman kisses a young woman.

Violence, Weapons, Crime, Blood

None.

Potentially Intense Themes

A young woman’s mother has previously died. She struggles with grief throughout the book. Her mom died of brain cancer. 

Previously, a new mom dies just a few hours after giving birth. 

**Any quotes from the book are taken from the advance copy and therefore may not be fully accurate or correctly compare to the final copy of the book.

**As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 

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