First off, that cover is GORGEOUS. This book started off strong. It was witty, funny, and it sucks you in right from the beginning. Alexandria Bellefleur’s writing weaves together a beautiful estranged best friends to lovers romance story.
This is a fast character-driven romance. It’s mostly about Margot and Olivia coming together and overcoming their emotional barriers. The chemistry is fabulous.
Olivia's character was also great addition to the cast and she fell in seamlessly with of Darcy, Elle, Brendon, and Annie. Seriously, these six all have amazing chemistry and make you want to be a part of their friend group. Bellefleur has mastered the perfect combination of romance, laughter, steamy scenes, and friendships.

Pick up this book - it’s one of my favorite books of the year!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for sharing this ARC with me in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a lovely conclusion to the Written in the Stars series!

I, like most people who read it, was totally taken in last year when Alexandria Bellefleur came out with Written in the Stars I was super into that book, all of the characters it introduced, and the astrological themes that went with it. I'm not THAT into astrology but it is kinda fun and I loosely follow it, and it is very ingrained into LGBT culture so I enjoyed having a book series with it as a reoccurring theme. And when this book came out I was super excited to read it! After loving the first book, I put off the second book Hang the Moon as it had an M/F pairing, and frankly that's not my cup of tea when it comes to fiction. But I read it quickly when I saw the third book is going back to F/F, and this was so fun!

This book follows Margot, who finally gets her story after Elle and Brandon get theirs! Just when Margot is starting to feel like a 5th wheel in her friend group, her childhood best friend Olivia Grant falls back into her life. Olivia happens to need a place to stay and Margot offers her extra room. Olivia and Margot have a lot of unresolved feelings for each other from their childhood and adolescents together, but also there is some chemistry between them that needs to be figured out.

I love second chance stories. They're probably my favorite trope in lesfic because the chemistry is already there, and as I've said before I really enjoy the juxtaposition between feelings for each other, and knowing why things ended causing you to stay away. It all leads to lovely amounts of angst. And this was really fun! There is some angst to this but not altogether too much at the same time.

Margot is lovely of course as has been in every book. And I loved seeing her meet her match too in Olivia. And Olivia is wonderful and open and I could tell she just brings out the best of Margot. Both have their own demons, partially caused by each other, and partially not and seeing them try to help each other was nice.

And this book being a series, all of our other favorite characters are back, Elle, Darcy, Brandon, and Annie all have large rolls. And unlike last book which I felt had some slight characterization issues, I didn't feel that here.

Also for anyone worried about flashbacks in second chance stories: no flashbacks here. The past is discussed but that's it.

The story was fun and also this book was really funny! I found myself laughing and grinning multiple times though the book. The REAL icebreaker for Olivia and Margot killed me! This is a romance novel so you can kinda guess the pace of things happening and what will be the final conflict towards the end but it didn't take away from my enjoyment at all. And I loved seeing Annie and Brandon, as well as Elle and Darcy's conclusions be told as well!

And another thing about this book I really appreciated was how this book discussed communication issues between people, but also miscommunication in media. I think it handled that issue well, and I appreciate that. I also liked the subtle dig at people that judge people who read romance!

One mild thing, and it's mostly related to having and uncorrected e-proof ARC on my Kindle, but when it showed characters texting, none of the emojis showed up. So I just had to guess at the tone of their tone conversations. Not a big deal, but something to note. Anyone that gets physical books, it will probably be fine.

Anyway, I liked this a lot. It's fun, steamy, funny, and a good conclusion to the series. 4.5/5

Wow wow wow! Where to begin?

Reading this book was a game changer and dragged me right out of the reading slump I was in. This is my favorite series and Alexandria Bellefleur one of my favorite authors. There is no doubt in my mind that Count Your Lucky Stars is the perfect addition to this series about a group of lovable weirdos. The author does a brilliant job of writing relatable and well rounded queer characters. You can’t help but find yourself routing for them the whole time.

Well let’s get into it! Count Your Lucky Stars is the story of estranged childhood best friends, to roommates, to lovers Margot and Olivia. We follow Margot Cooper, who we know from the previous books as a sarcastic and witty, but lovable grump. She is passionate about her job and her found family friend group. Margot exudes a quiet confidence, isn’t afraid to speak her mind, and excels in remaining calm and level headed…until she runs into Olivia.

Newcomer, Olivia is an easy character to fall in love with. She is a people pleaser at heart. Always looking out for others. She exudes sunshine and kindness. She is a passionate event planner who has just moved to Seattle following her divorce. Hoping to move up the ladder at work, she takes on a HUGE job orchestrating the wedding of none other than Brendan Lowell.

When Olivia and Margot’s worlds collide for the first time in 11 years, they are forced to reconcile their feelings and reflect on their past. Count Your Lucky Stars allows us to to see the ups and downs of a budding relationship, coupled with hilariously awkward situations and plenty of steamy scenes.

I do not know how it is even possible, but I love this book even more than Written In The Stars. This book is perfectly warm, relatable, and just the write amount of spice. Once again, I laughed, I cried, and I was fully satisfied with the ending. This is without a doubt the best book I have read this year and I cannot wait to add a copy to my shelves in February 2022!!

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon books for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

margot and olivia have my heart honestly. the way they were able to dip back into their friendship with ease after eleven years was so sweet. margot being jealous is just soo funny sometimes brendan is too oblivious for his own good. overall i love how margot was able to get olivia to break out of her shell a little and how olivia was able to make margot more vulnerable