Lauren
You Should Be So Lucky is about Mark, a somewhat grumpy man who is still struggling to find his footing after the loss of his partner a year earlier, and Eddie, a pro baseball player who was traded from his team and seemingly loses all of his skill overnight.
“I’m not saying things happen for a reason…I’m saying that things happen. And it doesn’t have to mean anything except what it means to you”
This is technically part of a series, though reading We Could Be So Good isn’t required to enjoy this book. I really like the setting Cat Sebastian picked for this. Every conflict that comes up feels real and logical, and she does a great job of avoiding an annoying third act breakup. I also appreciate how real her characters feel. Eddie is both hot headed and naïvely sweet. Mark is grumpy but kind hearted. Even the side characters felt real. George is an older man in the story, who represents the way generations can learn to be accepting regardless of age, even if it can be difficult at first. Price and Rosenthal show both issues and progress in sports, and how sometimes human connections are the most important things. I also appreciate that they had their own issues they were facing behind the scenes, showing life continues even if others aren’t focused on them. Sebastian also did a nice job of showing grief. Mark’s grief felt so real. From struggling to live despite being alive, to feeling okay only to be reminded of something, to finding how to share that and move on at the same time. I do think, however, a year is pretty quick to move on from, but that might just be me. There is something about Cat Sebastian’s books that makes me enjoy them every time.
You Should Be So Lucky is about Mark, a somewhat grumpy man who is still struggling to find his footing after the loss of his partner a year earlier, and Eddie, a pro baseball player who was traded from his team and seemingly loses all of his skill overnight.
“I’m not saying things happen for a reason…I’m saying that things happen. And it doesn’t have to mean anything except what it means to you”
This is technically part of a series, though reading We Could Be So Good isn’t required to enjoy this book. I really like the setting Cat Sebastian picked for this. Every conflict that comes up feels real and logical, and she does a great job of avoiding an annoying third act breakup. I also appreciate how real her characters feel. Eddie is both hot headed and naïvely sweet. Mark is grumpy but kind hearted. Even the side characters felt real. George is an older man in the story, who represents the way generations can learn to be accepting regardless of age, even if it can be difficult at first. Price and Rosenthal show both issues and progress in sports, and how sometimes human connections are the most important things. I also appreciate that they had their own issues they were facing behind the scenes, showing life continues even if others aren’t focused on them. Sebastian also did a nice job of showing grief. Mark’s grief felt so real. From struggling to live despite being alive, to feeling okay only to be reminded of something, to finding how to share that and move on at the same time. I do think, however, a year is pretty quick to move on from, but that might just be me. There is something about Cat Sebastian’s books that makes me enjoy them every time.