ARC Review: You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I don't know what it is about baseball that makes it the perfect backdrop to a story equally about grief as it is romance but it does. Perhaps it is the inherent nostalgic romance of baseball or the skill of Cat Sebastian as a writer but this book was incredible.

It felt like the spiritual successor to KD Casey's baseball books (highly recommend everyone read those) while being a completely new and refreshing take on baseball romance. Which it is very refreshing! One of my notes on this book is "weirdly refreshing about sports and homophobia??" because similarly to We Could Be So Good, the historical realism of being gay in mid-century New York - particularly as a well-known professional athlete- is absolutely present, the book is still incredibly hopeful and sweet.

And the romance! It's an absolute masterclass on domestic slice of life slowburn. Eddie and Mark are very different but they are so soft for each other, especially when it comes to helping each other deal with loss and grief and healing.

While We Could Be So Good gave me urban planning as a treat THIS book gave me literary criticism as a treat. The use of books as a way for Eddie and Mark to connect and, uh, declare themselves to each other was superb (and amusing) (particularly for me). And now I want to read The Haunting of Hill House to see what being "literally haunted by the specter of heterosexuality" is about.

In conclusion, another excellent book from Cat Sebastian.

I received an ARC copy of this book from the author (thanks, Cat!!) in exchange for nothing - I am reviewing it of my own volition. All opinions are my own.

View all my reviews