This book was fantastic! <p>From the author of the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin-comes a pitch-perfect romance that examines class, privilege, and how a stroke of good luck can change an entire life.<br /> Meet Rico: high school senior and afternoon-shift cashier at the Gas 'n' Go, who after school and work races home to take care of her younger brother. The convergence of status, privilege, and socioeconomics, Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2019. Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2020, Great read! , Hardcover Required fields are marked *. Even though I predicted the ending of this one pretty early on, there is just something about Nic Stone's writing that really does it for me and I liked this one SO MUCH. there wasnt enough time to give him a proper redemption, so there was a terrible redemption that didnt actually solve the conflict. InJackpot, I felt like the portrayal of Ricos life felt so authentic. . I really enjoyed the journey Rico and Zan went on and did not know where the story was going for the conclusion, but I should have seen it coming! But what happens when have and have-nots collide? Or if they are characters who come from poverty, the portrayal just seems off. Nic Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin and Odd One Out, creates two unforgettable characters in one hard-hitting story about class, moneyboth too little and too muchand how you make your own luck in the world. The plot kept me riveted. Rico's life expands, not just from knowing Zan, but also because she breaks out of her pattern of work-school-sleep. Nic Stone, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, creates two unforgettable characters in one hard-hitting story about class, money - both too little and too much - and how. She is constantly worried about money and is the very definition of surviving, not thriving. ie: 'she was beautiful but didn't know she was beautiful' And 'his Dad, a millionaire, was self made and tough but still made his son come up in the ranks the hard way' sigh, try HARDER!! Meet Rico: high school senior and afternoon-shift cashier at the Gas 'n' Go, who after school and work races home to take care of her younger brother. In her free time she can be found binge watching The Office with her husband and toddler, spending way too much time on Pinterest or exploring her neighborhood. Meet Rico: high school senior and afternoon-shift cashier at the Gas 'n . Stephanie loves watching television, reading DIY blogs, planning awesome parties, Halloween decorating, and playing live-action escape games. So when a customer at the gas station buys what might be a winning lottery ticket, it sets a whole new life in motion for Rico. Your email address will not be published. It made it hard to love and empathize with her. Rico has had to grow up long before her time. It made it hard to love and empathize with her. Narrated by: Nic Stone. creates two unforgettable characters in one hard-hitting story about class, money--both too little and too much--and how you make your own luck in the world. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. : Using parenthesis, hashtags and run-ons like this book was a twitter post. Very very good read. Growing up with a wide range of cultures, religions, and backgrounds, Stone strives to bring these diverse voices and stories to her work. Nic Stone, by She gives Rico the attitude that she wanted portrayed. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. The hero also felt smothered by faith obligation. by In addition, the same familiar and lazy tropes were heavily learned upon for character development. The bright spot in the book was Zan. Theres good detail to the drawings that make it clear attention was taken to make it authentic to the characters styles. Rico is so grown, she even knows exactly how each of her peers sees her. Clean Getaway. Your purchase helps us remain independent and ad-free. Nic Stone, the New York Timesbestselling author of Dear Martinand Odd One Out,creates two unforgettable characters in one hard-hitting story about class, moneyboth too little and too muchand how you make your own luck in the world. Espaol (prximamente) - volver al inicio, Best Movies on Netflix, Disney+, and More, Common Sense Selections for family entertainment, Best TV Shows on Netflix, Disney+, and More, Growing Up Queer: Thoughtful Books About LGBTQ+ Youth, Check out new Common Sense Selections for games, Teachers: Find the best edtech tools for your classroom with in-depth expert reviews. Nic Stone was born and raised in a suburb of Atlanta, GA, and the only thing she loves more than an adventure is a good story about one. Required fields are marked *. Book Review: Anatomy of a Meet Cute by Addie Woolridge, Book Review: Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon. Absolutely loved the conversation about money and class and the two main characters are the most adorable combo ! The heroine was fiercely independent and a hard worker but smothered by family and financial responsibility. Common Sense is a nonprofit organization. Online articles about the case and interview transcripts are provided throughout, and Pips capstone logs offer insights into her thought processes as new evidence and suspects arise. touches on rising health care costs, the effect of illness in the family, interracial dating, and biracial identity. This one is really special. This is a fun page-turner that's best suited for mature readers due to the social and moral complexities the author presents. In many ways, they represent a person in their lives whose sudden presence forces them to reconsider their own life. All rights reserved. Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app. It just seemed silly. But on August 8, everything changes, and Autumn has to rely on all her strength to move on. This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. This one was by far, my favorite. Rico asks her classmate, Zan, a White kid from a very wealthy family, to help her hack the security camera that records the parking lot so that she can get the winner's license plate number. When she realizes that the unclaimed winning ticket is in the possession of the sweet old ladywho by her own admission has memory problemsRico decides that its her civic duty to track down the woman to make sure she understands what shes carrying. Like, it LITERALLY had me reading outloud, trying to figure out the cadence of speech and what the characters were trying to say. Browse titles with similar subject matter. . it made me hate zan, which considering the entirety of the book was spent making the reader + rico like him, frustrated me so much. Your expectations will be teased and you'll have a lot of fun. Pretty Little Memoirs uses cookies (not the chocolate chip kind) to give you the best experience on our blog. She works at a convenience store and lives in a really small apartment in a great neighborhood with her little brother and her mother. Nic Stone ( Dear Martin) structures Jackpot like a romance with a twist of mysteryRico enlists rich kid Zan to help her track down the ticket holder, and their shared quest leads to mutual attractionbut it has so much more going on underneath its surface. BUY THIS BOOK Jackpot Nic Stone. She has a way of making you exist in her fictional world and get completely wrapped up her characters. I went to a different high school than her, but still it is really amazing to hear the familiarity of things you know so well! There aren't any reviews yet. Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2019. Review: I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi, Top Ten Tuesday: Extraordinary Book Titles, [ Newsletter Subscribers: 122 : Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. amzn_assoc_region = "US"; There is, of course, some confrontation towards the end--no spoilers here, that's just your typical narrative arc--but the resolution seems like the characters have gotten even, the premise of this book was cool, and i really liked rico when she was introduced, but the writing style was almost enough to make me put this book down. Nicola Yoon. Ok, enough of the fangirling, now to get on to the review of Jackpot. Stone includes chapters from the perspectives of inanimate objects which I geeked out about and these just bring home the theme of these objects as witnesses and hidden secrets. I only read this because I thought it was a 2020 pub and I needed something new to read during the quarantine. I personally thought it was fun, but YMMV! Im probably not going to do this book justice with my review and someone has probably said it better than me already but Im going to give it a try! Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. My favorite bits were the parts written in the perspective of different inanimate objects because I feel like they just really gave this that little extra something and honestly y'all this was just so fun and you need to read it!!! I loved the quirkiness of innate objects helping to tell the story. happy valentines day, loves! I liked thatJackpot didnt shy from that or try to make it seem like poverty is some grand adventure. Rico sets out to find this mystery woman with the help of a popular classmate who is also of the rich class. Although I guessed the ending very early on, the story was so good I just couldnt stop reading. Author: Nic Stone I knew very little about it going in, pretty much just what was written on the inside flap. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2021, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2020, Really good read what happens next?!? The author experiments with chapters narrated by inanimate objects, including a Lego robot, fancy sheets, paper money, and that elusive lottery ticket itself. Fun and flirty, but also with some really important social commentary. I love all of Nic Stone's work, but Jackpot is my favorite so far. amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; She pushes the envelope for young adults. Parents need to know that in Jackpot, by Nic Stone (Dear Martin, Odd One Out), a pair of high school students embark on a search for the person who holds an unredeemed winning lottery ticket.The ticket was sold at the Gas 'N' Go where Rico, a 17-year-old African American girl, works. The thing is, not many romance novels make it up to my favourite list as the genre that dominates the list is Fantasy and the fact that both of these romance novels crawled their way up to the list means a lot to me. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. BookPage is editorially independent; any publisher-sponsored content is clearly labeled as such. Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2021. Using parenthesis, hashtags and run-ons like this book was a twitter post. I picked up this book because so many reviews gave it props for how it represented class issues. Categories: There are several interesting themes: we all have choices and don't let those choices limit us; the perceived haves and have nots; the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence; in addition to the romance. Rico sells three lottery tickets. Saturday Fun-day: Book Superlatives (as started on The Perpetual Page-Turner). Many of the narrator's experiences did feel like accurate descriptions of how it feels to live paycheck-to-paycheck, and the tension between responsibility to care for family and the desire to just enjoy being a teenager felt all too real. Stone lives in Atlanta with her husband and two sons. Forever Young Adult is a federally registered trademark owned by Sarah Pitre. From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Dear Martin --which. Very occasional use of profanity includes "ass," "s--t," and "f--k.". influencers in the know since 1933. I will definitely be reading more by Nic Stone! I love Nic Stone, so she didnt disappoint! In Jackpot, it's the personification of essential objects (by essential I mean, they all play key roles to developing the story). Rico is white, Latinx, and black. --Ibram X. Kendi, "A delightful, hilarious romance that digs into issues surrounding class. suggesting a diversity update. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. There were a few chapters not from Ricos perspective where we saw through the eyes of things like a cab or the lottery ticket in question. Strong characterization & critical points! She shows us a world where race and class issues intersect, but where class mostly trumps race. Video Book Trailer. There is a huge difference between getting assistance when needed and taking advantage of the system. Published: October 15, 2019 Jackpot, her third novel, is a life-affirming story about the humanity in people, no matter how little or how much is in their bank account. That coupled with massively unrelatable characters made this book lame. JACKPOT is a hard-hitting novel about class, money and how you make your own luck in the world. <p>From the author of the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin-comes a pitch-perfect romance that examines class, privilege, and how a stroke of good luck can change an entire life.<br /> Meet Rico: high school senior and afternoon-shift cashier at the Gas 'n' Go, who after school and work races home to take care of her younger brother. Genres: Boy-Girl Romance . Let me preface by saying I'm not a fan of Stone's writing style. It would be so much easier for the author to fall into the trap of making Rico a character for whom all you can do it feel bad, and that would just be too simple and too boring. That also came across as authentic to me. I wasnt crazy about parts of the story being told from the point of view of inanimate objects. An entertaining book with a weird message at the end (spoilers), Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2019, I really loved this book for most of it. The hero also felt smothered by faith obligation. Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2021. Privacy Policy, Published by: Simon & Schuster (Crown Books) on. Tiffany D. Jackson (This also happened to me when I listened to the audio book of Dear Martin OMG, Stone Mountain Park was mentioned: I worked my high school and college summers there!!!). amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; Book Review: Zenith by Sasha Alsberg & Lindsay Cummings. RELEASE DATE: Oct. 15, 2019. I absolutely Love Nic Stone. But is Zan helping because ofher, or because he wants the money for himself? by Nic Stone. TEENS & YOUNG ADULT MYSTERY & THRILLER | As it turns out, buying Jackpot was a great life choice. Jackpot. It was maddening with how . Some memorable objects include Rico's bonus (a stack of $100 bills), an impounded taxi, an empty house, a fidget spinner, the lottery ticket that Rico's trying to find, and Rico's prom dress. A treat for mystery readers who enjoy being kept in suspense. I loved the quirkiness of innate objects helping to tell the story. In the summer after graduation, Autumn and Finny reconnect and are finally ready to be more than friends. I disliked Ricos terrible self confidence but I guess her circumstances does explain it. When Rico sells a jackpot . , Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2021, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2020, Really good read what happens next?!? --which Angie Thomas, the bestselling author of. : It also explored the social condition of living paycheck to paycheck and how a life event could break the text nous financial balanced. 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