This book was a very cute and sweet romance, with a side a very well written spicy scenes. I’m appreciative of the fact that this had even more complex layers to the story and romance. The way the characters truly grow and develop through the story instead of staying static made this story so much better. I love how their conversations were addressed and furthered their development. It adds extra worthwhile layers to the story.

My only real issue must be the lack of further diversity. As a queer woman of color, it was incredibly disappointing to see no people of color or further LGBTQ+ rep. I would’ve been much happier if I could actually see myself or other people in this world.

Thank you to Avon Books for this NetGalley ebook ARC! What an incredible conclusion to a heart stompingly beautiful series. It is so easy to slip back into this romantic world of astrology and messy women falling in love, almost like coming home. Alexandria's books make me want to be best friends with all the characters, Margot especially. Seeing Margot and Olivia's story feels like such a natural extension of this world because every member of this actual family/ found family friend group felt whole from the very beginning, so of course we needed to see Margot get her happily ever after! Count Your Lucky Stars is every bit as sexy as the rest of the series. It is make you blush, it is take a walk around the block to cool off kind of sexy which is such a lovely treat. And the romance feels real and Earned, all the mess and needing to learn to grow together makes it feel so real, it keeps you invested the whole time. I've never felt so satisfied by a series of books, knowing I can go back and start from the beginning and fall in love all over again.

4.5 Stars

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books for an arc of this one!

While Brendan and Annie are preparing for their wedding, and Elle and Darcy are getting engaged, Margot is busy feeling like the odd one out in her group of friends--no partner, no roommate, worried she's losing the friends she has. Until Olivia, Margot's ex-best-friend/ex-lover from High School ends up taking over wedding planning for Brendan and Annie. And needs a place to stay.

Ah this is my fave of the Written in the Stars books so far! First of all...I kind of identify with Margot, in a weird way. I love the new character of Olivia and the adorable and heartbreaking backstory between the two. It was so cute to see Annie and Brendan and Elle and Darcy and I'm so glad they were in this book a lot as well.

I'm not a huge fan of epilogues, so that's probably my biggest complaint here, but it wasn't bad. It was cute and cheesy and hopeful. Mostly, I absolutely love the writing, and the character building, and the hilarious narration! Great book and I can't wait to have a physical copy.

CW: sexual content, gaslighting, abandonment, heart attack, injury detail

The pacing seemed a little quick and I wished it didn't rely so much on the miscommunication aspect so much, but it still was a romance novel.

This book was amazing! Margo has had my attention from book one and I love her even more.

This is truly one of the best Sapphic books I have ever read. The plot line was phenomenal, the banter, the relationship growth, the character growth. Everything.

Alexandria Bellefleur has quickly become one of my favorite authors and I can't wait to read more from her

This book was quick paced, with relatable characters and a cute plot. The characters were well-written, and I enjoyed seeing into both of their heads. The plot was also well-done, despite being cliche at times (though the cliche moments fit the plot well, and didn't detract from the story at all). Overall, it was a cute quick-read, and I highly recommend it for a sapphic romance!

Wonderful continuation of the series. I love it when authors continue developing others in a friend group and you get to see glimpses of past character's future happily ever afters.

[All thoughts are my own] I love this series and thoroughly enjoyed the final installment.. I've been waiting to spend more time with Margot and "Count Your Lucky Stars" did not disappoint! Highly recommend CYLS and the rest of Bellefleur's wonderful trilogy.

An adorable rom-com about ex-friends turned lovers who get into a mess of misunderstandings because neither will communicate their true feelings. Margot and Olivia were best friends before a brief fling in high school and a series of miscommunications ended their friendship. Now they've been thrust back into each other's lives as Olivia is tasked with taking over event planning for the wedding of one of Margot's best friends. All the sparks are still there and things quickly get physical, but both women think the other doesn't like them as much as they do. I'll be honest, that aspect definitely got annoying at times (I mean, just talk to each other already!) but I am a sucker for the 'grumpy person falls for sunshiney person and is really soft for them and them alone' trope so I still really enjoyed it.

Alexandria Bellefleur is so consistent in delivering sweet, cookie-cutter romances. She's easily a go-to author if I'm looking for a straight-forward spicy sapphic romance. (Her spicy scenes are good good.) I also love the complexity of the growth the characters go through over the course of the novel and it is shown so well through their conversations and the way they approach their relationships with others.

However, I think her works painfully lack diversity (besides the queer rep of course). I would kill for some POC/trans/disabled/Jewish/mentally ill rep in this world. It feels a little too "picture perfect" cis white able-bodied Hallmark movie for me.

I absolutely loved this follow up to WRITTEN IN THE STARS, and I think anyone who enjoyed the first two books will love this just as much!

COUNT YOUR LUCKY STARS follows Margot as she reconnects with the childhood best friend and first love. Olivia is Brendon and Annie's last minute wedding planner, and after a disaster at her apartment, Margot's newest roommate. The couple have a second chance at love, but will history repeat itself?

Everyone loves a good enemies to lovers book, but I'd argue that friends to lovers is even better and this book delivered! I feel like the pacing was a little quick, and I would have loved a bit more tension and awkwardness between Margot and Olivia before they got together, but I still loved their chemistry. And as always, Alexandria Bellefleur writes excellent spice. I wish the plot relied a bit less on miscommunication, but I like that their arguments always came from a place of truly caring about the other, which I think redeems this for me. Overall, this was a great follow up to WRITTEN IN THE STARS, and I think it will become another beloved book by sapphic readers.

The perfect salve for anyone currently nursing a heart with some jagged edges.

Olivia is an event planner who's taking on her first big wedding and determined to have everything go perfectly. Margot is the "Best Woman" of the wedding and Olivia's former best friend from childhood. Running into one another after 11 years of not speaking sends all of the same sparks flying and more.
This may be one of the best romance novels I've ever read. The writing is beautiful and the thing that stood out to me the most is the conversations throughout. They are realistic, it didn't feel thrown in to move the book along and add substance. I've had these exact conversations with my friends, we've expressed the same fears of abandonment as our lives are changing with age and marriage. It's impossible to not love Margot and Olivia and I think a large part of that is being able to see yourself or someone you love reflected in those characters and in their friends. The timeline moved smoothly and there were no outlandish tropes that pushed it along. It felt natural, like a friend telling me a story about how they met their partner. There are a couple *spicy* scenes in this book and the only way to describe them is with a chefs kiss.

This was my first book from Alexandria Bellefleur, but it surely will not be the last.

5/5
🌶🌶🌶🌶/5

This book was a total vibe (iykyk) and of the three in the series was probably my favorite. Margot and Olivia were childhood best friends and also each other’s firsts. First what? First everything’s apparently, and after eleven years apart those feelings are still there at a second chance reunion of fates.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱:
• Margot is my spirit animal. She’s cynical and stubborn and badass. I adore her.
• Olivia is an event planner and I got totally relate to the wedding planning parts having served four years in that industry.
• This book was just funny. There are scenes I laughed so hard.
• I related hardcore to Margot’s frustrations of being the last single friend standing. The scene when she explains to Elle that “I was your person, and now Darcy is”… y’all I almost cried. It hit in the feels.

I’d definitely recommend finishing the series with Count Your Lucky Stars even if one of the first two didn’t knock your socks off. It was a great way to end.

I have loved the other two books in this series, and Count Your Lucky Stars was right up my alley. The combo of sunshine/grump and second chance friends-to-lovers tugged at all my heartstrings. Plus, this wlw romance was spicy. Definitely a level above Written in the Stars and Hang the Moon. Liv and Margot's chemistry was undeniable! The standard romance formula was in play, so miscommunication was part of the big break, but it felt earnest instead of annoying. Our leading ladies were trying, and I felt it. If you enjoyed the other two books in this series, or are looking for more pan/bi contemporary romances in your life, Count Your Lucky Stars is a great choice.

Alexandria Bellefleur definitely deserves the highest of fives for creating this super cute and hilarious novel! Count Your Lucky Stars ticked all the right boxes on my romantic checklist because this story is tender, lighthearted, steamy and laugh-out-loud funny. I will always have a soft spot for second-chance romances and this book will go down in herstory as one of my favorite reads because I adored the pansexual representation and the strong emphasis on the importance of friendship. Olivia, Margot and her friends were so adorable and easy to love and I couldn’t get enough of the witty banter between them. Plus, I love how the author portrayed the mutual pining and sexual tension between Margot and Olivia. Wicked wink!

Even though Count Your Lucky Stars is the third book in the series, it can be read as a stand-alone because the author has done a fabulous job with filling in all the important bits of information from the previous books. But if you would like to get more character background about Margot, Darcy, Elle, Brendon and Annie, then I’d suggest that you start with the first book.

Thank you Netgalley and Avon Books for the ARC copy of this wonderful and heartwarming story!

This was a book I tried and failed to get into. I ordered earlier books from my library and this just wasn’t my cup of tea. I can see how many will love this book and think the writing is great. This was simply a matter of personal preference. I’ve heard great things about the author and think that many will be really happy with this book. Thank you, Avon and NetGalley for the free galley in exchange for my honest feedback.

Two women get a second chance at romance. That's it, that's all you need to know to pick up this book! Margot and Liv shared a bond and one steamy week back in high school, and ten years later they become roommates by chance, and this time, they're not letting one another go again.

I really enjoyed this story. We met Margot in the previous books in the series, and it was great getting to know more about her. I got somewhat of a feel for who she is, but there could've been a bit more. Even while reading her chapters, I didn't feel as clear about her motives as I did while reading Liv's chapters. Their communication issues where pretty frustrating, but at least they both acknowledged that they were there.

Margot's fear of being the fifth wheel and Liv's worries about her father were very realistic and I like how those issues were discussed. There were times I wanted to shake our MCs because they wouldn't just SAY WHAT THEY WERE THINKING, but it made for some great angst.

I love the trope of second chance romance, and this really fit the bill!

Count Your Lucky Stars kept me hooked from the start, which was a great way to pass the time during a layover, and then three hour flight! Second chance romance isn't usually my go-to trope but the set up involving the wedding of Brendan and Annie was incredibly clever, forcing Margot and Olivia together, was so well-executed. The trope that definitely pulled me in was forced proximity, thanks to Olivia needing a place to stay, and Margot offering up the spare bedroom in her apartment! I absolutely loved this series, and it was an excellent conclusion to see all of the characters get their HEA.

With only one month to plan what could be a career changing wedding, Olivia Grant only has one thing on her mind: the wedding of Brendon Lowell, owner and creator of the OTP dating app. When the best woman at the wedding turns out to be a more than familiar face, will Olivia be able to separate her old feelings from her new and still pull off this wedding without a hitch? Such a fun, whirlwind romance between Olivia and Margot who were friends to lovers to strangers to roommates to... something, in the follow up LGBTQ+ romance novel to Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur.

Alexandria Bellefleur is one of the cornerstones of queer romance. She's created a cast of characters that feel like home, and this book gives them all the perfect happy ending they deserve.
I read this entire book on a plane—to Seattle, believe it or not—and when I finished as we hit the tarmac, I was grinning ear to ear. Bellefleur has an incredible ability to pinpoint universal human experiences and weave them into her characters with a sadness that makes the reader feel seen, but a beauty that makes them feel hopeful. This book is no different. Margot's experience as the fifth wheel in her friend group will hit any single twenty or thirty-something hard, and Olivia's loneliness resonated with me even more. These main characters bring to the table what the other needs in such a beautiful and satisfying way, and Bellefleur's writing as they fall for each other is absolutely breathtaking.
That all being said, I was not a fan of the dark moment in this book. The fight leading up to it was long and repetitive, and it felt to me like the basis of it was oddly unfounded. It was a little disappointing after I loved the first 80% of this book so much. However, the epilogue absolutely made up for it, and gave me everything I could have ever asked for at the end of this trio of romances.
Count Your Lucky Stars is a beautiful ending to this trilogy, and I was so thrilled to see Margot and Olivia get their HEA, and to see what the future holds for the couples from the first two books after their stories are over. Alexandria Bellefleur is so under-appreciated, and I can't wait for this book to hit shelves so that the world can appreciate the beautiful queer love stories she has to offer.