I was so excited to read Margot’s book after loving her in the first two books of this series.

Olivia and Margot were best friends in high school. After one steamy week together admitting they’re more than friends, they go their separate ways off to college and don’t speak for eleven years. Fast forward and Olivia recently moved to Seattle after a divorce to pursue her dream of event planning. She’s assigned to Brendon Lowell’s wedding with less than a month to pull it off, and shocked to run into Margot at the first venue tour with then happy couple. After a plumbing emergency at Olivia’s apartment, Margot offers up her spare bedroom to her ex best friend. The proximity forces them both to confront that the feelings they had eleven years ago haven’t changed all that much.

I loved seeing the friend group continue to grow and develop as we see more of their lives play out. Olivia fit so well with Elle, Darcy, Brendon, Annie and Margot. I appreciated how both Olivia and Margot needed to address elements of their past in order to grow individually and together. I wished they would have been more openly communicative with each other about their feelings rather than each hedging for so long.

Content warnings: mentions of divorce/gaslighting, Olivia’s father had a history of a heart attack

Thanks to Avon and NetGalley for the gifted copy. All opinions are my own.

All of Margot’s friends seem to be getting hitched, which is putting a cramp in her flings-only style. When she learns that the wedding planner for a friend’s upcoming nuptials is none other than her former best friend/ex-girlfriend/the one that got away, she wonders if it’s time to rethink her ban on relationships.

Fun friend groups! Astrology! Forced proximity! Second chance at love! This queer, tropey, steamy romance has it all! You can feel Margot and Olivia's chemistry right from the beginning, and if you've read the other books in the Written in the Stars series, you'll enjoy seeing all of your favorite characters popping up throughout the book. Count Your Lucky Stars is a total delight to read.

4/5 stars

I looooved this book. It was a quick, easy, fun read with the BEST steamy scenes and a very swoonworthy romance. I loved the childhood friends to lovers trope and Bellefleur did a fantastic job of making me root for Margot and Olivia from the beginning. I love the cast of secondary characters present in the other books and also loved the backdrop of Brenden and Annie's wedding. Overall, I would definitely recommend this as a heartwarming and sexy queer read for anyone who likes rom coms.

Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager for the galley to review!

TW/CW: Abandonment issues, mentions of being cheated on, dead parent, sick parent (not the same aforementioned parent)
Rep: Lesbian side character, bisexual side characters, pansexual main character (in the text), bisexual main character (according to the author)

Alexandria Bellefleur has become one of my favorite authors over the last few years. After being approved for an ARC of Written in the Stars, I wasn’t sure that things could get much better. I was so invested that I stayed up until 2:00 a.m. reading it (which hasn’t happened much in recent years, so it was a big deal). But there was a sequel, about one of my favorite characters! Then I was approved for an ARC of Hang the Moon, which made me love all of the characters even more (seriously - let me be a part of their friend group!!). When I reached the end of Hang the Moon, I was over the moon (hahaha) to find out that the third and final book of the series would be about the one, the only, Margot!
Over the course of the books, she sees her best friends get with the loves of their lives - and it’s finally her turn!

Count Your Lucky Stars incorporates so many of my favorite tropes. Childhood friends that almost dated back in the day to lovers (with an eleven-year “yeah we’re obviously indifferent to each other” gap thrown in there). Margot is the Best Woman for the wedding and Olivia is the wedding planner. The ever-iconic, “oh my god, they were roommates.”
Oh yeah - and there’s a CAT. Named Cat.

Margot has turned into my favorite character from the series, and her book did not disappoint! Not only is this the steamiest of the trilogy, but in my opinion, it was also the funniest. I had to stop myself from bursting into laughter while reading on breaks more times than I can count!

Not only is this a fun read, but just like the other books in this series, it’s balanced with serious topics. Margot feels like she’s being left behind by her friends and is grappling with her abandonment issues. Olivia is dealing with the aftereffects of her divorce, her father’s heart attack, and the fact that she doesn’t know how to set boundaries.
Another fun fact about Olivia - she doesn’t want kids! And she says it! And is proud of it! And doesn’t want anybody in her life who thinks that’s wrong of her!

Seeing the progression of the relationships we see beginning in the first two books brought me so much joy. Weddings! Futures! Oh my!
Knowing this was the last book, I hoped that there would be a short story or novella that tied up any loose ends - but Bellefleur writes an epilogue that is so perfect, I couldn’t imagine needing anything more. (Not that I’d complain if she wrote something about That Thing™ that’s revealed in the epilogue - I’m always here for more content about this gang!)

In all, I love this series. So much. It will forever hold a special place in my heart, and I’m honored to have been given the opportunity to read and review all three of the books before they were released.

Huge thank you to Netgalley and Avon for an ARC of this book!

A sexy second chance romance that makes a great additional to Bellefleur's interconnected series. Margot was one of my favorite characters in the previous books, and I loved seeing her get her own love story and getting inside her wonderfully prickly head a little more. A great story about letting yourself be vulnerable in different, equally important ways.

I'm normally not a fan of second chance romance, but in this case I am totally here for it! I fell for this Sapphic second chance romance as hard as an inexperienced skier falls on the bunny hill! ;)

The chemistry between Margot and Olivia is explosive! Poor Olivia is just not the luckiest person, and when her apartment floods she's suddenly in need of a place to stay. And at least Margot knows Olivia enough to trust she won't wake up to Olivia pooping on her shoes (a real thing to be concerned about - maybe Margot doesn't have the best luck either!) Too bad they have a history that makes suddenly being forced into proximity a tad awkward.

The mutual pining in this book is to die for. It's also incredibly steamy with plenty of fun dirty talk. *fans self* Whew! I loved Margot as a side character in the first two books, and it's so wonderful to finally see her get her own story. And it's nice to get to see the continued Happily Ever Afters for the leads from the first two books play out in this one!

I was a little frustrated that the majority of their problems could have been resolved if either one of them just plucked up the courage to TALK to the other (a point which Margot acknowledges at one point in being a lot easier said than done).

This is the third book in the Written in the Stars series. It relies heavily on the couples from the first two books (Written in the Stars and Hang the Moon) and I'd highly recommend reading the series in order, otherwise you might feel pretty lost in this book.

I got this as an ARC through Netgalley. I loved this book and couldn’t put it down. Margot and Olivia were best friends in high school and lost contact. Fast forward 11 years and Olivia shows back up in Margot’s life.

In 2021 I was browsing a book store, something I hadn’t done in a long time, and I picked up a copy of Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur. I read the back and was immediately sucked in. At the time I had no idea it was a companion in a series, I just knew I wanted it. And then I found out about Written in the Stars of I read that one first. I was immediately sucked into Bellefleur’s stories and characters. I devoured both books in like 4 days and then I waited for Count Your Lucky Stars. And although I found it good, I didn’t love it like I wanted to and that made me sad.

Count Your Lucky Stars is about Margot, Elle’s roommate and business partner. Since Elle found love and so did her friend Brendon, Margot has been feeling like a 5th wheel. Sure she has fun having game nights and hanging out with her friends but she also realizes how lonely she in. Enter her childhood friend Olivia. The two have not seen each other in 10 years! And when Olivia has no where to stay Margot jumps at the chance to see if their spark is still there with the woman she first loved.

It’s hard to explain why I wasn’t as in love with Count Your Lucky Stars like I was with the first two books in the series. I really loved Margot as a character and I really loved Olivia as a character. They had good chemistry, but I just wasn’t as invested. I don’t know if it was all the alluding to the past or what it was, but I found their relationship just okay. It was good, but not a favorite. I did love the growth in Olivia. That was a huge highlight for me as she had such trouble believing she deserved more than she thought she did.

In the end Count Your Lucky Stars was a solid book for me, just not one that I would gush over. But all in all the Written in the Stars series was top notch and something everyone should read if you love opposites attract (Written in the Stars), best friend’s brother (Hang the Moon), and second chance romance (Count Your Lucky Stars).

Content warnings: infidelity, death of a parent

Honestly speaking, I kept my expectations quite low for this book, while I certainly did enjoy reading the previous two books, they weren’t that mind-blowing, but this one surely blew my mind because it is my favorite.

Margot gave up on relationships a long time ago and so when she meets Olivia again, after ten years, and Olivia is looking for a place to stay while she plan’s the wedding of Margot’s best friend and Margot is looking for a roommate. Olivia and Margot share a history and the real question is if the history will repeat itself?

This book was truly amazing, it got me to laugh out loud with its banter and it really warmed me from within, the friendship the characters share in this book is really so adorable and not only did this book make me feel very single but boring as well because I honestly need friends like Elle and Brendon.

I honestly loved Margot’s character, each one of her insecurities, with her friends and with herself, I completely related to her, her character was my favorite and her friendship with Brendon and Elle was so heartwarming and I was in tears when Brendon hugs Margot in the last scene (the one before the epilogue)

Olivia was a sweetheart throughout the book, her struggle and her own insecurities are well displayed, I really liked how she was a character that really didn’t want children of her own, we rarely see characters that don’t want children in books and seeing this representation was very much needed.

I am a little conflicted about the conflict itself, I am not biased to Margot but Olivia was a bit over the top, but luckily the conflict was very minor and it wasn’t the ‘miscommunication’ trope (although their initial falling off was due to the miscommunication but you see how these characters have grown since that time), rather I enjoyed seeing these two communicate even when they were fighting, that really won me over. I felt like the end was a little rushed because well, I'd have really loved for a chapter or two after the 'conflict' before we jumped to the Epilogue.

Overall, I absolutely loved reading this book and am so grateful to have received the e-ARC of this book, it was perfect, even with Cat (she was what made this book even more hilarious) and Margot and Olivia are the two characters that I’ll think about quite often because their chemistry was so beautiful and lovely.

Oooh this one was steamy! Olivia and Margot were best friends growing up, had a week long going senior year, and basically never talked to each other again, both believing the other didn’t want anything real. Now, Olivia is planning Margot’s best friend’s wedding, and sparks are flying. Feelings have resurfaced, and what seems like ancient history isn’t.

Highlights:
Tropey goodness: forced proximity because ‘the plumbing busted in my house and I need somewhere to stay and you have an empty room’, second chance romance, lots of sneaking around and jealousy fueled shenanigans (in a fun way), people change in 11 years but not that much, a cat and a vibrator, which leads to lots of pussy jokes. Really just good fun all around. Like, a lot of fun mixed with some angst and questionable decisions.

There is some almost fourth wall breaking where one of the characters is talking about how common the miscommunication trope is in romance, but how difficult it is to vulnerably communicate in real life, so people should just shut up about it. And I have felt that for a long time, so it was validating to see it typed out so coherently for me.

I live outside Seattle, and I lived in Enumclaw for a while, which is where Margot and Olivia grew up. It’s always a little surreal to see the action for these fictional places play out in places that I know and have been to. Nice, but weird.

Overall, I think this was a great follow up to the first two books in the series, and it was great to see my favorites again. This is definitely one of the sexiest sapphic romances I have read, and it was a breath of fresh air.

Ok ok, Bellefleur!!! Your girl was NOT prepared for this one. Could we get a heat warning?!?

This was EASILY my favorite from this series. I related (an embarrassing amount) to Margot–career first and secure in her independence but hoping for the next step in her romantic life as she watches those closest to her settle down. The realness of struggling to be happy for others while trying not to be selfish with her own feelings.

Queue Olivia, an old high school fling and the one that got away before things could ever really get going. Will this be the life they planned when they were young and naive? Or can they keep it casual as adults, fun with no strings attached?

“Maybe disappointment wasn’t an inevitability. Maybe everything in her life so far had happened for a reason, the way it was supposed to. All those little disappointments not the dead ends she’d thought, but turns she had to make, all leading her to something bigger,something better, something lasting, something real. Hers. A perfect convergence of being in the right place at the right time.”

Well damn, if this book didn’t tap into this old and bitter hopeless romantic heart. Can I get mine????

There are many quotes I want to share here, but 95% of them are dirty words slipping from the tongue of Margot…and I’m trying to keep it G rated out here. If you’re looking for R rated content, please do not fret. The steam is STILL radiating from these pages. Usually, my largest complaint with romance is that the sexy scenes are never quite long enough… but I absolutely do not feel that way here.

Thank you to Netgalley, Avon and Harper Voyager for access to this ARC, I am so grateful. And to Alexandria Bellefleur, thank you, thank you THANK YOU for writing such a gentle, sexy and realistically represented love story. I’ll be drooling over chapter 10 for years to come.

This book will be released February 1st. Do yourself a favor and ORDER IT.

Count Your Lucky Stars is the third installment in the Written in the Stars books. In this book we follow Margot and her former best friend, Olivia,
once they thrown back together, after being apart for ten years, for Margot’s best friends wedding that Olivia just happens to be planning. The two hit things off again and they both quickly realize that they may want to be more than friends. But, things get a little rocky and awkward while they are trying to rebuild their relationship due to they way they left things ten years ago.

This was absolutely my favorite book out of the series. Margot and Olivia felt like the most well written characters. I felt like I really knew them and cared about them as a couple and as individuals. Seeing all the other characters from the other books was also such a joy because we already know them all so well and they blend into the story flawlessly. So while you could read this book without the others, you would be missing a lot of background information and wouldn’t get all the good feels out of this story.
One big difference in this book over the others was the spiciness! The spice was absolutely turned UP in this book which I think many readers will appreciate.

Overall, these are just good rom-com type books. There isn’t too much drama/conflict they are feel good happy stories that we all need every once in awhile and I definitely recommend these books for anyone who just wants a good fun read.

p.s. (Forks, WA was also mentioned and with it being one of my favorite places and home of the Cullens it was a definite plus for me)

Alexandria Bellefleur has done it again! A wonderful book about high school crushes, boundaries, and communication. Not to mention a lot of spice! Readers will love to see the world from Margot's eyes and see her redemption story and get all that she deserves.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon/Harper Voyager for the ARC of this novel.

I have greatly enjoyed this series since the first novel being a retelling of Pride and Prejudice. Seeing the great writing continue was great and having different conflicts for Margot and Olivia versus Darcy and Elle was good to see. Yes, there are tropes in here and yes you are guaranteed a happy ending but it is the journey, not the destination, that makes me come back to these type of books. Olivia did experience real growth in here and Margot was able to admit that she had some abandonment issues in how her life was evolving. Margot did talk it through with Elle and Olivia did make a selfish decision. I was hoping there might be a bit more about cutting out Brad but the scene with the truck made me not miss it as much. I hope to see more from this author moving forward as this was so sweet.

I’ve loved all of these books and was basically beside myself when I learned Margot was getting her own book.

I’ve enjoyed Margot from the first time she stepped on the page. She’s sarcastic and snarky and tells it like it is. So, of course, it was no surprise to find out under her crunchy exterior, she’s a marshmallow. Olivia is sweet and giving and the perfect person to compliment Margot. And I especially loved seeing the other couples.

Plot wise, it was good. It did feel a bit untethered at some points, but I was so invested in the characters, it was easy for me to overlook. I loved getting to see more of Annie and Brendan’s HEA and the progress of Elle and Darcy. The angsty times are minimal, the resolution is quick, and the epilogue is everything I could have wanted.

Overall, this series has been a favorite of mine and I can’t wait to see what Alexandria writes next.

**Huge thanks to the publisher for providing the arc free of charge**

I love this series. As someone who spent time in Seattle, reading books set there gives me a warm fuzzy. I was really excited to finally get Margot’s story and Bellefleur didn’t disappoint. Second chance romances aren’t my favorite, but Margot and Liv’s relationship just worked. It made sense for them to have drifted apart and come back together. The book had me absolutely cackling with laughter and chatting with friends about astrology. I’m hoping this isn’t the end of the series, but I’ve added Bellefleur to my authors to watch list.

I received an ARC from the publisher and am voluntarily posting a review. All opinions are my own.
Count Your Lucky Stars is the third book in Alexandria Bellefleur’s debut series, following Written in the Stars and Hang the Moon. It can be read as a stand-alone, but I do recommend the prior two for an enhanced experience of the relationship dynamics in the friend group/business partnerships going into this one.
While I personally found the previous book failed to live up to the hype of the first, this one was very much a return to form. Of course, that’s all down to preference. But as soon as I saw the tropes at play, I was pretty much sold. Former best friends who developed messy feelings for each other? Heart eyes everywhere.
Both of the heroines individually resonated with me for different reasons. Margot has resolved against love and relationships after what happened with Olivia, but she can’t help but feel left out as her friends are moving on and coupling up (super real). Olivia is dealing with the shambles of her life following a messy divorce, but has hopes of some new prospects on the horizon.
Their interactions together are beautiful. So much yearning, not to mention questions of what they want from each other this time around. While there are those times when you just want to shake sense into them and beg them to talk, you can also understand where they’re coming from, given their history.
The friend group remains one of my favorite parts of the series. Their interactions are the source of much of the banter, and I love how easily Olivia fits in with Darcy, Elle, Brendan, and Annie. It’s so great to see all the characters happily in love, with an optimistic look to their future on all fronts.
This book is a delight, both as a series conclusion and a book in its own right. If you enjoyed the previous two (or just one or the other), you’ll adore this one. And if you like romcoms with heat and heart, and don’t mind a bit of astrology, I recommend giving this one a try.

Thank you to Avon Books for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own and based on the uncorrected proof of this book.
3.75/5 stars.

Subjectively: I really enjoyed this.
Objectively: I can see the faults in this.

I have read ALL of the books in this series now! This third installment keeps its tradition with astrology snippets and heavy millennial humor. Margot is seen in both of the previous books and you'll know her as the grumpy, super protective friend that has your back and does not do romantic entanglements. Margot is sarcastic and can throw jokes with the best. Olivia is new to OUR scene ,however, she is not new to Margot. So turns out they were childhood best friends until an incident happened and now, 10ish years later, they are running into each other as Olivia is the wedding planner for Brendon and Annie. Add in some forced proximity and they are both sure NOTHING is going to happen between them. "The past will stay in the past."

Margot and Olivia are absolutely INFURIATING at times yet, I am obsessed with them. Margot struggles with *feelings* and trust. Olivia is struggling with boundaries, self-trust, and healing after divorcing from an emotionally abusive marriage. Not only are they dealing with current internal issues, they are also trying to navigate what happened when they were younger. [ALERT: you will not be a huge fan of this if you do not like miscommunication between teens going into adulthood. Miscommunication plays a huge role in this story.] I don't know what to say about their conflict resolution because I can outwardly look at it and want to shake them into realization but I know that I've been there before with some of the same reactions. These characters are so flawed and of course, they aren't going to react perfectly in that moment. Part of the journey is watching them figure all of this out. I ereally loved the conversation about the thin line between being selfless and being self sacrificing. *I felt called out*. I love that we got to see all of the characters from prior books and continue to soak up the found family goodness. Elle, Darcy, Brendon, and Annie are all so lovably obvious. They constantly made me laugh during this book.

THE STEAMY SCENES. MA'AM. THE SAPPHICS ARE GONNA NEED A FAN. 15 pages?! for the first one? I was having a great time. "Beg me for it." OKAY. Margot....!

In my opinion, even though I love them, Margot and Olivia did not get enough on page growth before that ending. I can see the potential and the love. It's obvious. We didn't get a whole lot of resolution to their actual issues, just acknowledgement that they needed to be addressed. We get an epilogue but there is no insight into the work done there. It felt like such a brick wall ending. I don't feel like their story is over but it is.
Though it is a queer rom com, there is no intersectionality here.
SPOILER AHEAD:
The grand theft auto that happened at the end was so weird to me. I know Brad is a jerk and all but we couldn't have just made it a battery issue and taken the time to fix that vs having Olivia STEAL a truck from her ex husband to get to the rehearsal? I don't know how that added or benefited the story.

CWs: sexual content, emotional abuse and harassment from an ex, recounting of infidelity, emotional abuse, harassment, and gaslighting from a past relationship, toxic relationship, alcohol, past mentions also include death of a parent

This book is a good second chance romance between high school Gal Pals, would recommend- 4 ⭐️

Summary: Margot (who we've met already in the series) is getting ready for Brendan and Annie's wedding when she meets the new wedding planner: Olivia, the one who (kinda) got away, the girl she always crushed on in high school (and had one amazing week with). And they were ROOMMATES (oh my god, they were roommates).

This was really well written, plenty of 🌶, and I love seeing the delightful cast of characters from the first book again (and I can bet I know who will be the focus of the next book, if there is one) and overall it's a good time.

However- romance books nearly always rely on miscommunication to keep the tension there, but I found the misunderstanding here to be a little bit too frustrating. Just talk to eachother and clear it up, why don't you? Alot of romance books do this and I know that, and often it's what brings a book down from 5 stars for me.

I really loved that the central romance was between two women, Olivia's past relationship wasn't invalidated & Margot is labeled as pansexual (and formerly bi) and we love to see terminology on the page.

Still, I loved reading this book and would absolutely go back for a fourth book (and I still have to pick up the second one) Definitely a good pick if you're looking for sapphic romance!

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon/Harper Collins for the review copy provided in exchange for an honest review

Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellfleur might be my favorite of her Written in the Stars series. I've been waiting for Margot's book and waiting "patiently" to see who she would be paired with. The pairing with Olivia did not disappoint. And wow was this book steamy. I also love the concept of friends that lost touch to lovers, plus the second chance aspect. Chef's kiss.

The part that I didn't really like is that miscommunication/not talking is what caused them to lose touch in the first place. It may have been that in their youth Olivia was such a sunshine person, that she bordered on being a bit of toxic positivity. I wouldn't say that her divorce cured her of it, but I think it allowed her to start putting her needs and wants first. On the other hand, I do love that the reason that they get do end up back together is because Brandon and Annie need a wedding planner, and Olivia happens to be it.

Olivia comes back into Margot's life right when Margot needs it, as Margot's friends are pairing off and doing couple-things. This often means that she's the fifth wheel, or just not invited. She is really happy for her friends, but feeling a bit lost herself. Olivia and Margot's rekindled friendship is just fabulous.

My one major problem is the mayonnaise at the grocery store. While I've never been to the PNW, I'm fairly certain that Hellman's is not sold in Seattle. West of the Rockies, the brand should be Best Foods. Hopefully this is caught in the proper editing.

While I know that this is the last book in the series, a part of me hopes that we get books for each of Margot's brothers in the future.

Very excited for my finish copy to arrive in March. Thank you to Avon/William Morrow for the eARC.