Review: Lucky Girl by M. Rickert

Sep 14, 2022 | Reviews

Release Date: September 13th, 2022

Genre(s): Adult fiction, horror

Publisher: Tordotcom

Pages: 112

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to Tordotcom and Netgalley for providing me with an advanced finished copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Synopsis

Ro, a struggling writer, knows all too well the pain and solitude that holiday festivities can awaken. When she meets four people at the local diner—all of them strangers and as lonely as Ro is—she invites them to an impromptu Christmas dinner. And when that party seems in danger of an early end, she suggests they each tell a ghost story. One that’s seasonally appropriate.

But Ro will come to learn that the horrors hidden in a Christmas tale—or one’s past—can never be tamed once unleashed.

Review

Lucky Girl turned out to be quite a chilling story overall. Between the darker turn on the holiday season and the unraveling of Ro’s story, there’s a lot to unpack in this horror novella. I really enjoyed the way this story was set around older holiday traditions, such as the telling of ghost stories and the overall simplicity of the friends’ celebrations.

However, I found the narration to be a bit too simplistic at times, making for a bit of lost interest in the main character’s story. I think this novella would have been better had there been some more pages that contributed to character development. This could have helped with all of the characters as well, since there were so many to start – it became easy to confuse the dialogue at times.

But overall, Lucky Girl is an ideal quick read if you’re looking for a darker twist to your holiday reading this season.

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2 Comments

  1. Tessa
    Tessa on September 15, 2022 at 7:26 am

    I find that lack of development is a pretty common problem with novellas. I love the shorter package but it’s not worth it if the story needs more. Excellent review!

    Reply
  2. WordsAndPeace
    WordsAndPeace on September 20, 2022 at 8:55 pm

    Great review. I think I’ll pass, horror is not my cup of tea, lol

    Reply

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