I have long been a fan of Jenn Bennett and always look forward to a new book. Chasing Lucky did not disappoint and solidified my position in the author’s fan club.

Lucky and Josie were best friends as kids, but are strangers when she returns to town 5 years later, and it almost seems to Josie that Lucky hates her, or at least wants nothing to do with her.

Josie feels like she doesn’t have any connections. Not with her mom who is constantly moving her from one place to another. Not with her grandmother who is the reason she and her mom had to leave town in the first place. She yearns for family connections. But she also hides her feeling from everyone around her. She’s learned not to make friends because who knows when she’ll have to leave again.

Lucky harbors a lot of hurt from Josie leaving like she did, especially since it was during an already traumatic time in his life. He carries both visible and invisible scars from that time and has a hard time trusting that Josie won’t leave him again, especially since that is exactly her plan.

I love that both of these characters are so flawed. They both build walls to try to protect themselves which results in them pushing each other away and hurting each other all over again. It’s only by knocking down the walls between them, and for Josie, between her and her mother, that they can truly begin to heal and find a way forward.

Lucky and Josie have certainly found themselves towards the top of my list of favorite Jenn Bennett couples… (along with Lennon & Zorie from Starry Eyes and Porter & Bailey from Alex, Approximately).

Disclaimer: I received an eARC of this book through Net Galley on behalf of the publishers {Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing, Simon Pulse} in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.