Review: ‘The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck’ by Kylie Scott
The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck
by Kylie ScottPublished by Graydon House on February 6, 2024
SubGenres: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy
Format: eBook
Source: Library - Libby
Audience: 18+/Adult
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When Lilah Goodluck saves the life of Good Witch Willow as they’re crossing a busy LA street, the last thing she expects is five unwanted predictions as a reward. Who gives someone the lotto numbers then tells them they’ve only got a week to live? And who believes in that nonsense anyway?
But when the first three predictions come true within twenty-four hours, Lilah’s disbelief turns to mild panic. She’s further horrified when she nearly runs a car off the road that belongs to Alistair Lennox, the illegitimate son of the English king.
Alistair is intrigued by her preposterous story, but Lilah is adamant about resisting the heat between her and the playboy prince. If he’s not her soulmate, then the last prediction can’t come true. But as the days count down, they become maybe friends…and then maybe more. But between the relentless paparazzi and his disapproving family, dating a sort-of prince isn’t easy, let alone when you have death on your doorstep.
I loved Kylie Scott’s Stage Dive series and was looking forward to reading her latest release, The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck. Several of my IG friends raved about it, and I couldn’t resist borrowing the ebook from my local Library via Libby. However, I must confess right away that the book didn’t quite meet my expectations. I liked it, but I didn’t love it, and I’m sad that I didn’t love it because I enjoy Kylie’s books.
Here are the things I liked:
- The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck was a light and funny romance read. It focused more on the FMC, Lilah, and was told solely from her POV.
- I enjoyed the storyline, even though it felt like it wasn’t going to be a HEA at first, but I trusted Kylie Scott not to break my heart. The reason why it didn’t come off as having a HEA at first is due to the FMC receiving five predictions from Good Witch Willow in the beginning after she saves her, and one of them is that she only has one week to live. You had to trust the process of the story, which Kylie didn’t disappoint.
- Even after the FMC received terrible news, she wasn’t going to let it bother her and freak out her family and friends. She ended up creating a bucket list of sorts to finish within the week’s timeframe, and Kylie made sure to incorporate them into the story. I found myself inspired by Lilah’s courage and may very well use some of her ideas for my bucket list now.
- The love interest, Alistair (or Ali, which is what Lilah called him), who is from royalty and is in the spotlight a lot, ends up being one of Lilah’s predictions and how he’ll become her soulmate. I loved how he helped Lilah with her list, even though it came off as grumpy and confusing with his feelings toward her.
The things I didn’t love:
- At first, the book read almost like a Women’s Fiction novel because it was told solely from the FMC’s POV. This is more of a preference, but I wish I would have had Alistair’s POV because maybe I would have liked him more and would have been more invested in Lilah and Alistair’s romance storyline. I didn’t list Alistair in the beginning because he came off as a player.
- The book had swoon-worthy moments between Lilah and Alistair, but again, I wasn’t fully invested in their romance due to how Alistair was with Lilah. He was always running away leaving her guessing on his feelings toward her. There was the issue of him being royalty, and she’s not, and that came into play a lot, especially when word got out about them. I was more focused on whether Lilah’s predictions from Good Witch Willow were all going to come true and how she would get her HEA.
Overall, this book was an okay read for me and it receives three stars. It had its good moments, but unfortunately, it won’t be a favorite from Kylie.
I will still recommend it to readers who enjoy reading Romantic Comedies that are light on romance and full of funny moments. The synopsis may read like the FMC doesn’t get a HEA, but I promise she does.
Trope(s)/Element(s):
✓Celebrity Romance
✓Royal Romance
✓Slow Burn Romance
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About Kylie Scott
Kylie is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author. She was voted Australian Romance Writer of the year, 2013 & 2014, by the Australian Romance Writer’s Association and her books have been translated into eleven different languages. She is a long time fan of romance, rock music, and B-grade horror films. Based in Queensland, Australia with her two children and husband, she reads, writes and never dithers around on the internet. You can learn more about Kylie from http://www.kylie-scott.com/
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