A review by jeanetterenee
A Handbook to Luck by Cristina García

2.0

Cristina Garcia created three likable, colorful characters, any of which had the potential for a great novel on his/her own. Then she inexplicably placed them all in the same novel and switched back and forth between their stories. The result is that we never really get to know any of them or their stories very well. Huge chunks of time are skipped over, and we reenter their lives feeling like we missed too much. There's never any sense as to why they're all in the same book, although they do interact somewhat as the book progresses. I have no idea why she chose that title, either. I was left with that "huh?" feeling at the end.

However, I think Garcia has some admirable writing skills and I'm willing to give her another chance in a different book.