Title: Jackpot
Author: Nic Stone
Pages: 368
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Children's UK
Release Date: 17th October 2019
Blurb from Goodreads:
JACKPOT is a hard-hitting novel about class, money
and how you make your own luck in the world.
Seventeen-year-old Rico splits her time outside school between looking after her younger brother and working in the local gas station to help her mum pay the bills.
So when she sells a jackpot-winning lotto ticket and the money goes unclaimed, Rico thinks maybe her luck has changed. If she can find the ticket holder and reunite them with the cash, hopefully she will get a cut of the winnings. . . That is if she can avoid falling for the annoyingly handsome (and filthy rich) boy she roped into helping her with the hunt.
My Review:
*I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to Simon & Schuster Children's UK and NetGalley*
Seventeen-year-old
Rico Danger's life isn't easy - when she isn't at school, Rico spends
her time working at a gas station or caring for her little brother
while their mother works.
Then someone that
bought a lottery ticket from Rico's work wins a huge jackpot, but the
prize isn't claimed. Hoping that finding the winner might turn her
luck around, Rico enlists the help of a boy from school, Zan.
Can Rico find the
owner of the ticket?
Can Rico keep things
professional with Zan?
I went into Jackpot
hoping that it would be a light, easy contemporary read. While it was
an easy read, I wouldn't call it light - Rico's family had
little-to-no money and she often compared her clothes and life to
that of other characters. It did annoy me a little how she kept
making assumptions and judged people because of how they dressed, or
things they owned, but I can understand how hard her life was. It did
make me feel grateful that I am fortunate to have the life I do.
Rico was a (mostly)
likeable and relatable protagonist. I sympathised with her and wanted
things to work out and get better for her.
I couldn't help but
like Zan even though he could be super cheesy and over the top at
times. I really liked Rico's brother as well as Zan's friends Ness
and Jess.
The plot was good
overall and there was a twist that I didn't see coming, but I wasn't
gripped by the storyline.
The writing style
was easy to follow and I found myself reading the book quite quickly.
Overall, this was an
enjoyable read.
I was so set on giving this book 5-stars until the end. The ending wasn't the worst, but it didn't give me much either. Otherwise, I loved this book. I enjoyed the time I spent with Rico and Zan, and found myself rooting for both of them.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked it so much. It just didn't grip me unfortunately. I preferred Dear Martin.
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