We all have our lucky dress… an irresistibly hilarious rom-com! Emi Harrisonhasn’t been feeling particularly lucky lately. Ever since her ex-fiancée, Jack Cabot, successfully shattered her heart into a million pieces. She’s managed to avoid him for a whole year, but all that’s about to change at her brother Evan’s wedding… She will have to face Jack, Jack’s sister, Jack’s parents, and Jack’s … Jack’s sister, Jack’s parents, and Jack’s new girlfriend: a mean girl that just won’t quit. What could possibly go wrong?
With her lucky dress on, all bets are off, and maybe Emi will find her happily-ever-after at last?
Perfect for fans of Anna Bell, Jo Watson and Sophie Kinsella.
Praise for The Lucky Dress:
‘One of my favorite books this year, maybe even ever’ Michelle Harris.
‘I was sucked in from the start and pretty much devoured the book’ Nikki Newcomb.
‘Perfect beach reading book’ Danielle Dobson.
‘Funny, relatable story’ Erin Butler.
‘I enjoyed this frothy, funny rom-com and read it in one sitting. Perfect beach read!’ Amanda Driver.
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A wonderful romance read with well written characters and a page turning storyline.
Enjoyed it!
A fun read – made me laugh
I enjoyed the book!!!!
You may already know this book as Little Gray Dress when it came out last year around this time. It was a break-out hit from debut author and book blogger Aimee Brown. She was with a different publisher then. Now it’s been spruced up a bit and released as The Lucky Dress.
But enough about that. It’s a cute, whimsical rom-com, which means you have to suspend a certain amount of disbelief, but once you do, it’s a fun ride about exes reunited.
This was an entertaining contemporary romance. Emi has to face her ex, as they are both attending Emi’s brother’s wedding. His sister, his parents and his new girlfriend will be there too. This is the perfect time for her to wear her lucky dress, because she is going to need all the help she can get! I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading other stories by this author.
It would have been better without the curse words
Your typical romance. Girl meets guy, falls in love, disaster ensues, and happily ever-after. A nice quick read. Perfect for a trip to the beach.
I felt like a read a totally different book than other readers . . . And while I hate to not finish a book, I really wanted to add the The Lucky Dress to the DNF category early on.
The The Lucky Dress simply was not for me. I didn’t enjoy the characters or the story telling, and could find no humor or romance in this supposedly “irresistibly hilarious rom-com.” I only liked two things about the book. One, the cover – it’s adorable and it’s what caught my eye in the first place. Two, Liam – who is barely in the book at all, and the only character with any positive personality qualities. No other character is at all sympathetic or supportive to Emi’s emotional state. Her BFF Lily and her husband Josh are judgmental. Evan’s bridzilla (and Jack’s sister) – to-be, Hannah, is just over-the-top. Why wouldn’t you side with and support your twin sister Evan!? Jack and Hannah’s mother, Amelia is manipulative. Greta is a piece of work. And Jack and Emi themselves are hopeless. (Not going into spoilers on the specifics.)
I like alternating timelines between present and past, but they have to have a purpose and be done well. That’s not the case in TLD. The past and present chapters are disjointed, unfocused and often times without purpose or relation to what is happening in the present. We jump from present to one year or five years or 3 years without any order or reason.
The story’s inconsistent, disjointed, and unfocused storyline, the characters, and complete lack of humor and romance combined to make a book that I couldn’t enjoy. I was also confused that this story has been published before as the Little Gray Dress in 2017. It would be interested to know what changed other than Emi’s lucky dress going from gray to blue