Olivia panics because her dad doesn’t answer her phone call and decides she needs to immediately hop in the car and drive an hour away to make sure he’s okay. In a turn of events that I did not expect, but perhaps should have given how poorly they’ve communicated up to this point, they both lose their goddamn grip on reality. Then immediately afterward, during some wonderful “we’ve cleared the air” sex, Olivia receives a text from her ex about her dad’s house being up for sale (yes, they stop the sex for this). With a quarter of the book left to go, Olivia and Margot finally clear the air on why they didn’t end up together in high school. However, their communication issues became too much for me during their big fight. I understand why the poor communication happened the way it did, since it started years prior with teenagers not having a necessary conversation. This is especially true when Margot insists her friends not know that she and Olivia are sleeping together, but gets upset when Brendon tries to set up Olivia with one of his pals. And until they finally do, there’s a lot of uncertainty and jealousy that comes across as petty and childish. Mainly because it takes FOREVER for them to talk about the situation in the spoiler tag above. Unfortunately, I was also frustrated and wanted to shake the shit out of Margot and Olivia sometimes.
She’s sweet and thoughtful, and naturally fits in with Margot’s friends, making her a wonderful addition to the series’ broader cast of characters. I also had a great time getting to know Olivia. In some ways, I enjoyed Count Your Lucky Stars because it delivered on my expectations of quippy dialogue, fun adventures with characters I love, and scorching hot sex scenes. Cue drifting apart for years and Margot’s sarcasm as armor. Olivia thought Margot’s response meant that Margot wasn’t all in with HER. Margot thought this meant Olivia wasn’t all in with her and told Olivia to go for it. But, when Brad asked Olivia to get back together, Olivia asked Margot for her opinion on the matter. They were both totally into it and thought they were going somewhere. When they were teenagers and Olivia was on a break with Brad, her then-boyfriend/future husband, Margot and Olivia spent a week in bed together. I was especially glad to learn why she wasn’t open to romance in previous books. This is no different in Count Your Lucky Stars, so I appreciated seeing her open to the possibility of love. Margot was by far my fave side character in the series, since she uses snark to hide her tender heart. I was thrilled when I heard Margot was finally getting her own book.
The chemistry is palpable and they both know it, but can either of them get past their old hurts to trust a new future? And when she needs to find a new place to live ASAP, Olivia can’t say to Margot’s offer of her spare room and, eventually, no-strings sex. Running into Margot when she first meets the happy couple is a pleasant surprise, even if it brings Olivia’s decade-old heartbreak back to the surface. And getting the nod from her boss to plan a quick-turnaround wedding for tech CEO Brendon and his fiancee Annie (from Hang the Moon) is the perfect opportunity to prove herself. Recently divorced from her high school sweetheart and now living in Seattle, Olivia is determined to grab life by the horns. That is, until her childhood best friend (who Margot was also head over heels for and had her heart broken by) drops back into her life-and her apartment. So, even though she’s not interested in a romantic relationship, Margot is starting to feel lonely and like an afterthought. Theme: Friends to Lovers, Friends with Benefits/No Strings Attached, Second Chanceįollowing the events of Written in the Stars and Hang the Moon, Margot is the only single person left in her tight-knit friend group. Genre: Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA, Romance
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