In Jamie Pacton's hilarious and poignant sophomore novel, a teen wins the lotto jackpot and suspicion and jealousy spread through her small town before she can claim her prize. Perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Becky Albertalli. 58,643,129. That's how many dollars seventeen-year-old Fortuna Jane Belleweather just won in the lotto jackpot. It's also about how many reasons she has for not coming forward to claim her prize. Problem #1: Jane is still a minor, and if anyone discovers she bought the ticket underage, she'll either have to forfeit the ticket, or worse... Problem #2: Let her hoarder mother cash it. The last thing Jane's mom needs is millions of dollars to buy more junk. Then... Problem #3: Jane's best friend, aspiring journalist Brandon Kim, declares on the news that he's going to find the lucky winner. It's one thing to keep her secret from the town, it's another thing entirely to lie to her best friend. Especially when... Problem #4: Jane's ex-boyfriend, Holden, is suddenly back in her life, and he has big ideas about what he'd do with the prize money. As suspicion and jealousy turn neighbor against neighbor, and no good options for cashing the ticket come forward, Jane begins to Could this much money actually be a bad thing?
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I really wanted to like this book but, alas, here we are.
I think I give this book like a 2.25⭐️ rating - I didn’t hate it, it was just really predictable & I knew what the ending was going to be within the first chapter. Also this book kind of put me in a reading slump? It took me almost a month to get through it & I found myself picking up other books instead.
We get ittttttt she loves whales & she has a shitty bf who tbh is a criminal for trashing her stuff, yet for some reason she thinks maybe he’s still good? I like YA books, but the mentality of the main character was too childish for me.
Also, I found myself really sympathizing with the mom and her issue with hoarding. The mc would speak so poorly of her mom at times & it honestly made me like her less and less. Like she’s acknowledging that her mom needs help for it yet she’s tearing her down in the process. Idk it just didn’t sit well with me. Does this mean I’m getting older? When I sympathize with the adults over the kids? Wow. How about that lol.
Like I said, I didn’t hate the book, it just wasn’t the book for me.
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