Lucky Day is a book I’ve recommended to two people in the last week. It’s one that I’ve had forever on audiobook, but only got to now. If you like a horror with a backbone of science fiction, this is for you! Keep reading this book review of Lucky Day for my full thoughts.
Summary
Vera is a survivor of a global catastrophe known as the Low Probability Event, but she definitely isn’t thriving. Once a passionate professor of statistics, she no longer finds meaning in anything at all.
But when problematic government agent Layne knocks on her door, she’s the only one who can help him uncover the connection between deadly spates of absurdity and an improbably lucky casino. What’s happening in Vegas isn’t staying there, and the world is at risk of another disaster.
When it comes to Chuck Tingle, the only thing more terrifying than a serious horror novel is an absurd one…
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Lucky Day is fascinating. It’s a book which begins with horrific disaster, astronomically low odds events, and our world ending. But what you think might be the end, turns out not to be. Except for Vera, she’s stuck in the ashes. In realizing that her world has ended with no rhyme or reason and unable to move on. However, in Lucky Day is a story which blends horror, science fiction, and investigation all in one. It’s an action packed story with investigations into this unbelievably lucky casino and what it might have to do with everything, the world ending, and Vera’s past.
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At the same time, Lucky Day also examines the purpose of life. What do we do when our world ends and we start to re-examine what we are living for. It is this multi-layered story about luck – and what it means to keep living – and justice. We are asked who is the bad guy, what exploitation goes too far, and what we would do for justice. It is full of rich character development which is wonderfully balanced with the pacing and action. Mara Wilson also does a phenomenal job of narrating the simultaneous sparks of life and the numbness within loss. Find Lucky Day on Goodreads, Storygraph, Bookshop. org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.