Only If You’re Lucky follows Margot and a group of young college women after a shocking student death and their roommate’s disappearance, featuring alternating timelines showing their lives before these events.

After enjoying Stacy Willingham’s first two novels, I immediately wanted to read her third installment. I love Karissa Vacker’s performance more and more each time. She has great narration delivery changing voices to represent different characters and the ability to build tension throughout the book.

I liked the college setup and Autumnal atmosphere from the opening chapters. However, I expected a little bit more from the plot. Jumping between timelines and going back to the past seemed too repetitive and slow to build. It lacked the investigative aspect and thrill I enjoyed from previous books. The novel also skews a tad young – jealousy, obsession, mysterious secrets, and wanting to fit in – it was reminiscent of Pretty Little Liars.

Overall, it’s a pretty average slow burn book, slightly predictable with a large reveal towards the very end.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the gifted audiobook to review, releases January 16.

Title: Only If You’re Lucky
Author: Stacy Willingham
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Rating: 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️