*Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for my honest review*

Twisty thriller that you will not want to put down. Loved it!

I read this book in 24 hours and truly enjoyed it. I was stressed and anxiety as it unfolded but in the best kind of ways. I loved it and would highly recommend!

A pretty by the books domestic thriller. Not for me but can see a lot of people liking this one. Thanks to Harper 360 for the arc for my honest review.

3 for neutral, was unable to access my netgalley account for months, until today. Because of this, I was unable to see which books I needed to read. I apologize for the inconvenience and hopefully will not have any more issues in future.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Etta has stumbled upon a gambling site. She wins a small amount, and that makes her want to win more. Etta keeps gambling in hopes to be able to have money for a wedding and a home, but soon, Etta is losing more than she is winning, forcing her to go to drastic lengths to recoup her money. In the process, she begins lying to her boyfriend and she lets her relationship with her best friend slide. There were a few well placed twists that I did not see coming, but overall, it fell flat for me. It was very draw out. It felt like there were several other stories going on, and I didn't get a proper eding to all of them. It wasn't very cohesive. I like Rachel Edward's novels, but this one didn't do her justice.

Lucky by Rachel Edwards is a psychological thriller that delves into the darkness of addiction. In this case, it’s Etta, a 30 year old woman, who wants to marry her boyfriend, Ola, but they are trying to save 30,000 pounds first. With 22,000 already saved up, Etta becomes desperate to come up with the final 2,000 to walk down the aisle. She sees an advertisement for Cozee, an online Bingo game, if she wins that could be some quick money for her. But like all addicts, online Bingo turns into slot machines, and other online gambling games, and before she knows it, she has cleared out their savings. While she is gambling, she starts to drink heavily as well, all the white strange things start happening to her, to befriends someone online and thinks he may help her out of this situation before her boyfriend finds out, but like everything else in her life, nothing is that easy.

Etta’s boyfriend Ola seems to be a shady character as well. Something seems off in their relationship, but it’s difficult to figure it out. Etta is so wrapped up in trying to hide her gambling problems, and her bottles of gin and wine, she lets down her best friend when she needs her the most and she’s on the verge of losing her job. Of course she doesn’t think Ola is up to anything, which works for him. There are other things going on throughout the book, but it was honestly difficult to keep up with everything.

The story didn’t seem to flow for me. With so many situations happening at once, not to mention all the characters with a “J” name, which was hard to follow…I’m not really sure if everything was tied up by the end. A few things were, but I am still very confused. The author seems to like using many big ‘thesaurus’ type words, which weren’t necessary and I’m not sure they even made sense. I was really hoping to like this, and have a better review, but I couldn’t even find a character I liked, I really had to force myself to finish.

I would Ike to thank Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I’m giving it a 1.5 stars, I wish I liked it as much as some other readers did, but I didn’t.

This book completely threw me for a loop. Within the first chapter, I totally wanted to DNF it. However, I committed to reading the ARC through NetGalley, so I persevered. Why did I want to initially (and for a lot of the book) give up on it?

1. The writing. Totally not my style, and I don’t mean because it was super British (with slang I understand but don’t use constantly), but because it seemed like the author looked in the thesaurus … like, a lot. I love big words, but this author is quite the sesquipedalian.

2. When reading the book, I think the whole stalker premise mentioned in the synopsis started too soon. Without spoiling anything, she was feeling a stalker before anything happened. Why? It would have come in time and been just fine.

3. I knew a small part of the ending, because it was mentioned at least a half dozen times. I also guessed a few other spoilers along the way.

4. This had so many (sometimes incomplete) stories that it probably could have been two or three books (don’t worry though, it’s not a very long book). There is a third person’s story mixed up in this, and at first, it annoyed me, but then it turned out to be really clever…

That last sentence is basically the story of the whole book. It started out annoying me with the loose slang and substantial verbiage, then confusing me with a mystery third party, but as I continued to read, it either got better or I got used to it, the writing improved, and the other things made more sense.

I was originally going to give it two stars, but I’m glad I saw it through, because I’m giving it 3.5, rounded down. Here’s why:

1. This is a stark look at an addiction that is overlooked: gambling, specifically online gambling. In just a few months, our protagonist, Etta, becomes a full-fledged gambling addict (and pretty much an alcoholic), and you see how quickly her life unravels and becomes out of control. It’s a grim picture of addiction, and that alone could have sold this book.

2. I didn’t have to finish this book in one day, but I did because I wanted to - that’s got to mean something. I became pretty invested in the characters, and I was really interested in seeing where everything was going. It’s a quick, relatively short read.

3. My jaw dropped FOUR times, and that’s always a good thing. That has to mean it’s a good book, right? There were plenty of twists and turns, and though I had to fight to get through writing that I didn’t particularly care for, it all turned out great in the end.

This is when I’m glad to get the ARC, so I feel obligated to keep reading when at first I’m not loving it. (Thank you to Harper 360, 4th Estate, Rachel Edwards, and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review.)

Etta will do whatever it takes to get the money for a deposit on a home. When they have enough Ola has said they will marry. This is all she wants in life and Online gambling seems like a quick and easy way to get it done.

This book was extremely uncomfortable to read. I felt constantly anxious wandering what she would do next. Etta's spiral into a gambling and drinking addiction was quick and brutal. Her thinking was disoriented and delusional. Where I could blame addiction for the drinking and gambling her interactions with her fellow gamblers could only be thought of as naive and stupid.

I was surprised in the direction this book went and it did keep me interested in what would come next.

I voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

If you wanted to get married and your fiance said you need a certain amount of money in savings to do so, what would you do? Etta found herself in that situation and to get there she turned to gambling which lead to a spiraling addiction! A great page turning read!

Etta lives a moderately simple life in England. She hopes to soon marry her longtime boyfriend Ola, but he is dragging his feet until they save a decent nestegg. Etta becomes desperate to raise the funds and turns to online gambling for a quick fix, the first of her many dangerous mistakes.

A slow burning domestic thriller filled with secrets, lies, and betrayals, Lucky is not a book you will soon forget. Follow Etta as she tumbles through a downward spiral of mistakes. Rachel Edwards is a master at describing the feelings and tensions as she slowly turns the screws on Etta's life. This book will burn your hands as you read it! It's so entrancing and so provoking! #Harper360 #Lucky #RachelEdwards #Netgalley #NetGalleyreads

Yessss a domestic thriller that I couldn’t predict. Loved the idea behind this thriller! It was well written and the characters and their flaws were perfectly executed. Thank you net galley for the copy!

Lucky by Rachel Edwards is an exciting read! What I love best is the complex main character who feels so real as she spirals. The plot keeps you guessing and has an ending that is absolutely perfect!

Lucky by Rachel Edwards really delves into how one small gambling bet can snowball into addiction and all the things that follow that addiction. I liked the book's setting, and the characters were believable. The story was interesting and really showed the dark side of what people will do to keep up appearances.

A 3.5 out of 5 stars

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A good quick fun read for an afternoon escape, a weekend at the beach, a long plain ride etc. It will take you away and won't disappoint.

Etta is in BIG trouble... she really has dug herself in a deep hole. Her boyfriend, Ola, can't seem to commit to marriage because he wants to save enough for them to buy a house together.
This drives Etta right into online gambling- yikes.
Through the site she's on, she meets a friend and is invited to a VIP party.
She comes to find out that everything is not as it seems.

Etta finds herself in desperate need of help as she tries to understand what's happening.


I found myself awfully confused while reading this book. I found the writing poetic through the novel which personally, loses me easily.

It was very slow in the first half and then really picked up around 66% of the book. I definitely found myself invested in figuring out what will happen and just how these issues were going to be resolved!

Thank you to Netgalley, author & publishing for a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Lucky
by Rachel Edwards

The more she wins, the more she loses…

‘Absorbing, unsettling, unflinching. I’ve been thinking about it for days and I’ll be recommending it to everyone.’ Caz Frear, author of Sweet Little Lies

Someone is watching Etta. Footsteps in the night, the security light coming on at strange hours … is it all just her curtain-twitching neighbors, who seem to monitor her every move? Or is her little online problem making her paranoid?

Because Etta needs to win big. She joined a gambling website to get a bit of cash, hoping to convince her boyfriend Ola that they can afford to get married. And she was so good at it … until she wasn’t. Luckily, she’s made a friend who hit the jackpot and if she plays her cards right, he could lend her the money to win everything back. Easy. So why does she feel so afraid?



Etta has an online gambling problem and alcohol. She just can't /won't stop waiting for the big win.It was almost painful watching her try.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, Harper360, and NetGalley. The opinions expressed are completely my own.

This was a decent thriller. For most I think it will be refreshing, unique, but for me it was a little left field to what I like. So, it didn't quite hit the nail for me but it was well written with well developed characters and an exciting plotline.

Let me start by saying wow, this book stressed me out--in a good way! The story follows Etta, who is a woman in her thirties living in England. Etta and her boyfriend, Ola, have been together for years, and a Etta has been waiting for a proposal. But Ola insists that they need to save 30,000 pounds for a down payment on a house before they can even think about getting engaged. Etta is tired of waiting and decides that she is going to try her luck with an online bingo website, hoping to win some extra cash to push up the timeline.

Soon Etta has spiraled into a full blown gambling addiction. I thought Edwards did a wonderful job of getting into Etta's head as she is sinking deeper and deeper into her addiction. I felt for her and was right there feeling the highs and lows of her wins and losses. I said to my husband multiple times when reading this that I'm so glad we don't gamble because I couldn't handle that stress.

I thought this book was great and well written. I was captivated early on and couldn't wait to see what would happen to Etta. My main criticism, which affected my rating, was I felt like the story ended abruptly. The plot twists were really interesting, and I would have liked to see those twists play out a little more.

This book was a little different for me, it focused heavily on the downfall of gambling! The storyline was very interesting, at times it was a bit all over the place?! I did enjoy reading this book but I was lost a few times. I will recommend this book as it was worth reading it just wasn't one of my all time favorites! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, Harper360 and by #NetGalley. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

Entertaining, hard to put down. Thrilling, twists and turns.