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Synopsis:
Layla Karimi has been cursed by the evil eye.
Well, that’s what Layla’s superstitious grandmother tells her. And Layla reckons it makes sense as she’s sort of Australian and sort of Lebanese: a ‘halfie’ who doesn’t really fit into either world.
And when all hell breaks loose at the first beach party of the summer, Layla finds herself caught between her friends and the Lebanese kids who call themselves ‘the Cedar Army’ (of which her cousin Sufia is the Queen Bee). One group has been wrongfully accused and Layla knows the truth that could help clear them.
But will she speak up?
Review:
Can we just adore this cover? It is simplistic and yet highly satisfying on the eyes.
I wanted to badly to love this book more than I did, the cover might have something to do with it but not going to confirm nor deny…
Basically, Layla is the small rock between two boulders. On one side you have her cousins crew, Lebanese friends that call themselves the Cedar Army and her cousin aka Queen Bee who is leading the charge and on the other side you have her Layla’s group of friends. While out at a ‘beach party’ someone took place that has them divided and an innocent party wrongfully accused.
Half My Luck was wonderfully written, though I have to admit I felt as though situations were dramatized for effect and I just didn’t feel it. There were a few points in the book that you could glimpse and spot where the book was going and how it was going to end. Overall, it was an alright read, just not my regular coffee and baked scone situation.
Rating: 3/5
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9781460713617