Lucky Girl by Cate Lord
Published by Entangled Publishing
Release Date: September 5th 2011
Rating: 3/5
Source: The author, thank you!
Publishers Summary:

Jessica Devlin isn’t looking for love. Heartbroken after being dumped by her unfaithful ex-fiancé, she’s determined to have a fabulous time during her vacation in England where she’ll be maid-of-honor at her cousin’s wedding. After working overtime as beauty editor of Orlando’s O Tart magazine, avoiding dating, and putting on ten pounds, Jess is ready to toss her past like an empty lipstick tube and party like a single gal.

But when she steps into the church on her cousin’s wedding day, she sees the one man who could sabotage her plan—James-Bond-gorgeous Nick Mondinello. She’s never forgotten the London marketing exec who held her in his arms after her beloved grandfather’s funeral two years ago. Ambitious, and lusted after by women everywhere, Nick is completely wrong for guarded, Plain Jane Jess.

Could Spy Man Nick ever fall for her? Nope. Not unless Jess is one lucky girl.

Jess isn’t expecting to meet the man who would forever block her nightmare of an ex-fiance out of her mind forever on her trip to England, but she does. Nick, known as the playboy, is something who Jess would have never imagined being involved with, but only days after her cousins marriage she is. Could he possibly leave behind his days hopping from one bed to the next for Jess? Only time and a lot of luck will tell.

Cate Lord’s novel Lucky Girl is her first foray into the world of Chick Lit. Having previously written more romance focused novels you can see their influence in her writing with Lucky Girl. There was certainly the fun and flighty aspect seen in most Chick Lit novels, but there was also quite a bit more “romance” than I’m used to seeing. That being said, Lucky Girl was absolutely a fun and quick read perfect for an afternoon getaway.

Jess’ character started out as the typical heart broken around thirty working girl seen in many Chick Lit novels. I loved that to escape from the normality of her life she left to a wedding in England for a couple of weeks. It was very reminiscent of Four Weddings and a Funeral in many ways, the family & friends and the parties; quite a bit of fun. What was hard to wrap my head around was Jess’ near-constant use of slang, nicknames and her obsession with sex. There were times I felt as if I might throw the book if there was one more mention of the word “snog”. Don’t get me wrong, I am a huge fan of books that embody different cultures and accents, but this all seemed a bit overdone. Still, the story between Jess and Nick (minus the slang) was enjoyable and I was incredibly happy with the ending.

Overall, Lucky Girl was an enjoyable afternoon read. For readers who are looking for a quick getaway in a novel filled with characters that have you thinking of some of your favorite Chick Lit movies, this may be just the one. A budding romance, a European location and the possibility of a happily ever after make Jess’ story one that many readers will enjoy getting lost in.

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