|
|
| Plot Summary of Getting Lucky |
|---|
"
Avon, Mar 2003, 6.99, 384 pp.
ISBN: 038081918X
Reconnaissance marine Zach Taylor comes home to see his younger sister in their Southern California house only to find his sibling gone and a renter living there. Zach is nasty and rude to tenant Lily Morrisette insisting she leave as he figures she is just another con tricking his naive sister out of her upcoming fortune. Lily rejects Zach's boorish behavior insisting she possesses a signed lease.
Lily informs Zach that Glynnis has left for Washington State to meet the family of her fiancé David Beaumont. Zach, accompanied by Lily who cares for Glynnis, drive to Washington at cross-purposes as he plans to stop her and she to support her. On the way they fall in love, but can a combat marine forge a permanent relationship with a local chef?
GETTING LUCKY is an entertaining contemporary romance due to the road show (mindful of It Happened One Night) between the lead characters. Readers will appreciate Lily and her loyalty though how she gets away so easily feels contrived; the audience will hiss at Zach for his “take that hill” attitude though he only wants what is best for his beloved sibling even if he marches over the feelings of others. Together, their drive up the coast makes for a good time for passengers like the readers.
Harriet Klausner
"
Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
|
|
| Review Analysis of Getting Lucky |
|---|
|
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
|
|
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- domineering
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
- California
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
|
|
|
Click here for more information about this book
Susan Anderson Resident Scholar Profiles
TOP SCHOLAR:
 Nancy
SCHOLARS:
| |
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s). | |
Use our site!
17 FREE Sci-Fi Ebooks!
FREE "How to be happy" Ebook!
Feedback
Most recent discussions:
General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
Norah Lofts
12:50:53 AM
Suzanne Weyn
4:47:34 PM
Wilma Counts
1:23:32 PM
George W. Bush
5:33:46 PM
Kin Platt
12:58:29 AM
Anonymous
12:47:34 PM
Lilian Jackson Braun
10:05:52 PM
Jane Rubino
10:04:38 PM
LaVyrle Spencer
10:04:00 PM
G.A. McKevett
10:03:31 PM
David Williams
10:03:01 PM
Steven Pressfield
10:02:30 PM
Jeanette Walls
10:00:19 PM
Darryl Ponicsan
9:59:27 PM
Ann Rinaldi
9:58:30 PM
R.L. Stine
9:57:34 PM
Geoffrey Huntington
9:57:14 PM
Betty Mahmoody
9:56:38 PM
Deric Longden
9:56:11 PM
Mary Downing Hahn
9:55:48 PM
More message boards
|
