Just My Luck
Book Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: Just My Luck
Subtitle:
Author: Clive Austin
Genre: Comedy Short Story
Part of a series? No
Order in series: N/A
Best read after earlier books in series? N/A
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31281582-just-my-luck
Overall score:
I scored this book 4/5
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Short Summary of the book:
This book tells the story of a guy who ventures outside for the first time after having been bedridden for eight weeks. This becomes a rather traumatic experience when he has to deal with an anxious lady with dementia. Will he find her son?
What I liked about the book:
I particularly liked how it shows the funny side of dementia while still showing the seriousness of it at the same time.
What I didn’t like about the book:
I wasn’t impressed by the shortness of the book and the unsatisfying ending.
My favourite bits in the book:
I loved where the main character had to try to find the son, having only a last name and a possible first name which made him sound like a prankster.
My least favourite bits in the book:
I didn’t like it when the main character allowed a small occurrence like this to stop him from venturing out again.
Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
I understand this is a short story written while the author was in between writing two of his novels in a series.
What books could this be compared to and why?
This book reminded me of some other short stories. It started and ended too quickly.
Recommendation:
In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
Children No
Young Adult Possibly
Adult Yes
If you like slightly black humour this book may be the book for you.
I look forward to reading more books by this author.
Book Description by Author:
Following the success of his International bestselling first novel, Swingers of West London, set in a West London swing dance class, Clive tells a short story of venturing outside the house after being bedridden for eight weeks. What could possibly go wrong?
About the Author:
I had been a life long fan of TV shows such as Strictly Come Dancing , Dancing With The Stars and SYTYCD but after 10 years of teaching swing dance, Lindy Hop, West coast swing, ballroom dancing and CEROC, I suffered an accident that rid me of my job and my social life.
After a decade in the dance world, I combined my wealth of experience, mixed with my ability to tell a good joke, and come up with an INSTANT 5 star rated Amazon #1 International bestseller that has been described as being "Like Cuban Fury... but with punchlines".
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