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Let me be honest, I had originally started reading this book because I wanted something light to read after a 1000 page forth book of a five book series. I definitely didn't plan to fall in love with "The Night I Got Lucky". Yet.... I did, and I fell hard. This book has made me contemplate my own wants and dreams in ways that I never have before. Might just need to take another look at my list of dreams, something tells me I'll see them in a completely new light.


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The Night I Got Lucky Red Dress Ink Novels Laura Caldwell 9780373895311 Books Reviews

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So what would happen if you woke up and suddenly everything you wished for was a reality? Sounds great, right? Your dream of that big promotion materializes and the next day you go to work and the Vice Presidents office has your nameplate on it. Your husband is suddenly much more attentive and romantic, surprising you with candlelight dinners and tender lovemaking. The guy at work you've had a crush on for years is making every excuse to get alone with you and flirts with you constantly.
That's just what happens to Billy Rendell. At first all that success and attention feels wonderful, but soon the repercussions of instant gratification change Billy's life in ways she never could have predicted. There are consequences that come with all your dreams coming true overnight. It takes her on a journey of self discovery that gives her much more than she even knew to dream of.

In a chick lit version of The Monkey's Paw, Laura Caldwell engages us with characters you can relate to. The saying "be careful what you wish for" has rarely been illustrated in a more modern-day example that hits close to home.

Billy has issues many women today struggle with. At first she may seem slightly shallow, but as she struggles to learn how to be happy, Billy becomes more substantial and sympathetic as a character. Billy is real.
A fable told in a light, first person style, THE NIGHT I GOT LUCKY is deeper than the typical chick lit novel.

My first read by Laura Caldwell, I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for more.
While talking with her therapist one day Billy Rendell confesses that she wants more from her life. Her husband has been more and more distracted by work lately, her chances of making VP at her PR firm are not looking good and she still agonizes over her father leaving her family when she was only a child.

Billy's therapist asks the question, "What if you had everything you wanted? Would you be really happy?" and without hesitation Billy says yes. Then overnight Billy has it all.

Her husband Chris is affectionate to the point that it's turning Billy off. She has her long sought after promotion but it turns out that it's not all she hoped it would be and suddenly the harmless crush she had on Evan at work turns into more when he can't seem to get enough of her either.

Now Billy's life goes from okay and mildly happy to miserable in just a few weeks and she has to figure out what she really wants from life before it's too late.

The Night I Got Lucky is typical chick-lit but the characters are so real and well done that I'm reminded why I love the genre so much. The book follows the premise of the grass is not always greener on the other side and be careful what you wish for. Billy has a rough time realizing what her priorities are but is able to turn things around quite well. Most of the time you know how a chick-lit story is going to end and this was no exception but it was still a sweet ending to a quick light read. Highly recommended for chick-lit readers.
This was one of the books that have been languishing on my to be read pile, gathering dust for years. I am still despondent that the Red Dress Ink line was discontinued. Nothing brought a smile to my face like opening my mailbox to find my monthly arrivals waiting for me. If I weren't already a fan of Laura Caldwell's books, The Night I Got Lucky would have made me one.

Billy Rendell is a character anyone can relate to and I found myself empathizing with her immensely. Everything from the angst of having an unusual name, to abandonment issues, unsatisfying marriage and career struggles, Billy is carrying a lot of emotional baggage. We've all been there and we all have wished for things to be different or to get what we want. It's the human condition. What I really liked about this story is that Billy learns that getting what she wants may not be the best thing.

After yet another visit to her therapist where she again whines about the state of her life, her therapist gives her a small jade frog and tells her that her luck will change. Billy goes home, slightly offended and disbelieving, puts the frog on her nightstand and goes to bed. The next morning, everything, and I mean everything has changed! Billy now has everything she thought she wants. The promotion, the attentive and loving husband, the sexy coworker now attracted to her, no longer missing her father who walked out on Billy and her mother and sisters, just to name a few. This is where things get really interesting and Billy quickly learns that everything comes with a price and for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

As Billy tries to cope with the massive changes in her life, I got the impression she was drowning. Nothing was working out quite the way she had pictured. Billy decides that destroying the frog will put everything right. I got such a kick out of all the ways Billy tried to destroy the frog, even dropping it off the top of the Sears Tower. But every morning when Billy awoke, there was the frog back on her nightstand smiling at her. I got such a good sense of the desperation Billy was feeling by this time, and though her situation is no laughing matter, I couldn't help but be amused at her reaction every morning.

Billy finally realizes luck and wishing away her problems are not a solution and she has to actually take action, participate in her life, and bring about the change she wants to see. I thoroughly enjoyed the results.

My Final Verdict Overall, this was a very good book that I could not put down and I recommend it to all fans of the chick-lit and romance genre. This book was highly entertaining and the author does an excellent job of creating characters the reader will have feelings for and be drawn to. The secondary characters were intriguing and interesting too, without taking the reader's focus from the central storyline. If you aren't a fan of chick-lit, consider giving Laura Caldwell's mysteries a try. I definitely will be.
I totally hated this book, I kept on reading it because I don't usually leave books halfway ..... but it really bothered me while I was reading it. Too bad because I had high expectations for this book.
Let me be honest, I had originally started reading this book because I wanted something light to read after a 1000 page forth book of a five book series. I definitely didn't plan to fall in love with "The Night I Got Lucky". Yet.... I did, and I fell hard. This book has made me contemplate my own wants and dreams in ways that I never have before. Might just need to take another look at my list of dreams, something tells me I'll see them in a completely new light.