Lia's Guide to Winning the Lottery

Mar 13, 2012 Watermelon Daisy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved the way this book was told.

I found myself thinking what I'd do in Lia's position, what the mysterious Raf was hiding and more about Jack and how he must be feeling. Although, I have to admit, his mother was leaving me beyond frustrated with her childish approach to Lia winning the lottery (which you'll find out more about when you read the book.)

But then it started to go downfall. Don't get me wrong, it was still pretty good, but it started to bore me a little near the end. This was a...more

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Nov 18, 2012 Peter Taylor rated it 4 of 5 stars

From the cover

Money can't buy you love, but it can buy many other very nice things
Lia's mother is a nag, hers sister's a pain and she's getting nowhere in pursuit of the mysterious Raf. Then she wins eight million pound in the Lottery, and suddenly everything is different. But will Lia's fortune create more problems than it solves?

This is not the sort of book I would normally read, but having read other novels by Karen David, I thought I would give it a go. And I enjoyed it, although it is writt...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Annette rated it 3 of 5 stars

Lia's Guide to Winning the Lottery is a funny, absurd book that is perfect for a summer read.

Sixteen-year-old Lia, who lives in London, wins 8 million pounds in the lottery. Yes, you can win when you are 16 in the UK. If you are interested that's $16,491,355,288 in the United States. She, understandably goes off the deep end, and has difficulty with her new fame and fortune.

I really hated Lia throughout most of the book. Even before she won. She's only 16, but she's really nasty to her family, a...more

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May 31, 2012 Canadian Reader rated it 3 of 5 stars

Sixteen-year-old Lia and her mother are almost constantly at each other’s throats, though Lia doesn’t much mind her father and her 14-year-old sister, Nat. Lia’s dream is to move out on her own and be in charge of her own life (rather than take over the family bakery as seems to be expected). One evening, while at the internet café where her mysterious high-school crush, Raf, works, she discovers that she has won the lottery—8.2 million pounds worth. Now she must decide whether going out on her...more Sixteen-year-old Lia and her mother are almost constantly at each other’s throats, though Lia doesn’t much mind her father and her 14-year-old sister, Nat. Lia’s dream is to move out on her own and be in charge of her own life (rather than take over the family bakery as seems to be expected). One evening, while at the internet café where her mysterious high-school crush, Raf, works, she discovers that she has won the lottery—8.2 million pounds worth. Now she must decide whether going out on her own is truly what she wants. After initially and impulsively playing Lady Bountiful with some high school friends, purchasing friend Jack the motorbike of his dreams, and dealing with a lot of negative fall-out on Facebook, Lia has to confront what she really wants to do with her money. Does she want to move out on her own…or perhaps in with her crush Raf? Perhaps her parents and sister aren’t so bad after all. Mum, who works in public relations, expertly manages Lia’s image in the media, after Lia has thrown a cake at someone who resents the teenager's big win. For this, Mum actually gets some respect. A weekend wealth-management workshop for young adults at a posh hotel, set up by her lottery financial counselor, helps Lia make some decisions about what she will do with her wealth, including a commitment to philanthropy.

Most of the tension and interest of David’s young adult book revolves around the handsome and mysterious Raf, who for some reason, is living above his older brother’s internet café. Teenaged readers will mostly read to find out his and his rather menacing father’s story. Perhaps not surprisingly, Raf loses a great deal of his allure when he shows more neediness and vulnerability than Lia.

At the beginning of each chapter in this first-person teenaged narrative, Lia dispenses some consistently non-earth-shattering advice about dealing with one’s sudden wealth. The plot itself confirms the rather timeworn observation that possessing lots and lots of money doesn’t solve all life’s problems, and, in fact, can produce a few novel ones. David concludes her book with some miscellanea about young winners of lotteries.

Overall, Lia’s Guide to Winning the Lottery is a light and pleasant enough read. However, characterization is not the book’s strong suit. Ultimately, Lia is not a particularly interesting character—too superficial-- and the tension in her relationship with her mother seems to have little real foundation. Lia’s Muslim friend, Shazia, in many ways a more interesting character than Lia herself, scolds her friend for the disrespect she shows her parents. I suspect I show my age when I say I found myself agreeing.

Though “mature” language is no concern in this book, the sexual situations depicted—Jack, Lia’s childhood friend, turns out to be a teenaged “friend with benefits”—recommend the novel for a high-school rather than middle school audience.

Recommended with some reservations.(less)

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Jun 21, 2011 Linzi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anyone with a sense of humour

Shelves: arc-uncorrected-proofs

I adored this book - I requested it intended to pass it on to a younger relative to review but inadvertently packed it in my suitcase with my holiday books. I glanced through the first few pages while waiting to go out to dinner one night and was completely hooked! It's funny - not laugh out loud hilarious - just witty and insightful.
There is a wonderful line about 15 pages into the advance copy where Lia is sitting next to Raf (her possibly, paranormal, future boyfriend) which hooked me into th...more

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Oct 20, 2012 Jess rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was amazing! it was great! i loved it! so sad bout tht boy! forgotten his name, read ages ago!!!

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Apr 15, 2012 Christine rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.5 stars. This book tells the story of 16 year Lia who discovers that she has won eight million pounds in the lottery.

I'm a bit mixed about this book because the author does a great job of bringing characters to life and I enjoyed her style of writing. I really want to read her other books!

I didn't like that almost all of the characters were selfish, greedy and unlikeable...except for maybe Natasha and Shazia. Lia was rude and pretty awful to her family. Her parents were a bit over the top, and...more

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Oct 15, 2012 Jo rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, ya, hometown-ya

If this book was written by any other author, I would have probably avoided it. I think “16 year old girl wins £8 million on the lottery” is one of the most eye-rolling-inducing synopses since “Teenager girl meets vampire. Things happen.”

But after reading When I Was Joe, Keren David quickly become one of my favourite British contemporary writers. So I thought I’d give it a go.

From reading other people’s reviews of this book, I have gathered that people weren’t too fussed about Lia. She is spoilt...more

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Apr 24, 2012 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, for-review

I was really intrigued when I won this book from Librarything because it just sounded like such a fun read. I'm happy to say it ended up being just that!

Lia is a 16-year-old girl from Britain and the book starts off when her mom kicks her out of the house (after another one of their fights) and she finds out she won the lottery. As you can imagine, her entire world turns upside down. Lia has to deal with people taking advantage of her, her family's continuous communication issues, and the myste...more

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Nov 24, 2011 Becky rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-for-review

Lia’s Guide to Winning the Lottery is a contemporary tale of teen life and all the comic, disastrous traumas that go hand in hand with that. Oh, and it’s also about winning the lottery and has a lot more substance than you might expect from the cover.

Lia is your typical sixteen year old British teenage girl. She goes to school, has great friends, argues with her mother and is, at times, irritatingly selfish. At the beginning of the story she is so annoying. She has what I like to think of as tee...more Lia’s Guide to Winning the Lottery is a contemporary tale of teen life and all the comic, disastrous traumas that go hand in hand with that. Oh, and it’s also about winning the lottery and has a lot more substance than you might expect from the cover.

Lia is your typical sixteen year old British teenage girl. She goes to school, has great friends, argues with her mother and is, at times, irritatingly selfish. At the beginning of the story she is so annoying. She has what I like to think of as teenage tunnel vision. It’s all about me, me, me! And yet, I was cringing reading this book because I can see a little of my own teenage self in her. I would never have stolen money from my mum’s purse but I certainly remember thinking that I was hard done by and that my sister was always being treated differently from me. I’m sure if you ask my sister, she’ll say exactly the same. You’ve got to love sibling rivalry.

On the night that Lia wins the lottery, her mum loses her patience and tells her to get out. So Lia doesn’t get the chance to tell her family that she’s won the lottery. Perhaps she doesn’t really try but it doesn’t take long for her millionaire status to come to light. Lia faces all the problems you’d expect her to face after going from rags to riches in one night. She falls out with her friends. She becomes the victim of a mean Facebook page. Her parents want her to make some serious decisions. All Lia really wants is to get to know the mysterious Raf.

It’s no secret that I love Keren David’s writing. I was nervous starting this book that I just wouldn’t get it. Teen girl books are so not my thing. But as soon as I started it, I realised it had all the Keren hallmarks. The tone of the writing is so Keren. The subject matter is too. On one level it is a fun story about winning the lottery. But look just a little deeper and you’ll see that it’s also about the influence of money and frankly the ridiculousness of it. I think we often forget that humans invented money. It’s not a fossil fuel. All you hear on the news is about national debts, how we need to cut spending, austerity measures. But this is what I don’t get - we could just print more. So when you think about it money is completely stupid. Look at how lucky we are in the UK - we have a NHS, we have free education, we have a welfare state. Then look at all the other countries around the world that are facing famine, poverty disease. Could it be more mind-boggling? I love how Lia addresses these issues in her quest to deal with her new found wealth without ever coming across as preachy.

Lia’s Guide touches on lots of other issues too – teen sex, bullying, drinking - but what I think this book shows brilliantly is that at sixteen there really are very few of us who know what we want to do with life. I think Lia’s gran has it right when she says “just muddle through”. This is by no means a message book but if teens take that away after reading it, then their worries will be that little be less burdensome.

Lia’s Guide to Winning the Lottery felt like effortless reading. I loved all the fallen angel references Keren! (If you want to know what I mean, you'll have to read that book). It is face-paced, funny and full of barmy Britishness. A great pick me up over these dark Wintry nights. Lia's Guide has a real feel good factor.(less)

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Sep 01, 2011 Rebecca- Books rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I saw this book when I was looking for a third book for a 3 for 2 offer in Waterstones. It's amazing how hard it always is to find that third book in an offer, whether you get it free or pay for it. It's actually incredibly irritating.
Anyway, it looked fun but I wasn't sure about paying £6.99 when I didn't know what it would turn out like and I've never heard of Karen David before, although apparently she has other notable books for YA...whoops.
This is also a relatively new book, only being rele...more

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Apr 09, 2013 Beth rated it 3 of 5 stars

When I Was Joe is one of my favourite trilogy's in YA fiction so i really wanted to read Lia's Guide. I liked the way the book started with Lia being a complete cow to her Mother and acting very spoiled. Shaz was my favourite character as she is very into her religion and tries to keep Lia doing the right thing when she wins all of the money. Shaz is a true friend to her as she loves her for who she is not because she suddenly has money. I liked the fact that towards the end of the book Lia and...more

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Aug 18, 2011 Cicely rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

From what I've heard about this author, this kind of book isn't really her kind of thing. When I Was Joe and Almost True are about street crime (I think) and not really about 16 year old girls winning £8 million and having a 'Paranormal Boyfriend', but I think she completely did it perfectly. I loved this book! It was funny, but not overly so, clever, had it's fair share of serious and silly, and I read it in less than a day.

Lia was great. While at first, she really did get on my nerves a bit (c...more From what I've heard about this author, this kind of book isn't really her kind of thing. When I Was Joe and Almost True are about street crime (I think) and not really about 16 year old girls winning £8 million and having a 'Paranormal Boyfriend', but I think she completely did it perfectly. I loved this book! It was funny, but not overly so, clever, had it's fair share of serious and silly, and I read it in less than a day.

Lia was great. While at first, she really did get on my nerves a bit (complaining when you get like £40 a month for pocket money! It's madness! I would die for that kind of pocket money!) but I could understand her fights with her parents and stuff, because I kinda act the same sometimes... ;) And, y'know, then she won the lottery, which is surely a sure fire way to boost the irritatingness. And, I will admit, at first it did. Now, this doesn't mean I didn't like her, but I did maybe want to slap her a little. But. After the book went on for a while, Lia really did start to get better, and we got to see more of her under the bravado. And really, behind the millions of pounds she was just a normal girl who didn't know what to do with any of her new found fortune. (Kind of... She did know what she wanted to do at first but then... Ahh, it'll probably be quicker if you just read the book than sit around listening to me ramble on about it.. ;p)

I loved Raf too! Paranormal Raf Who Wasn't Really Paranormal All The Crazy Twilight-Mad Girls Just Though He Was Because He Was Pale And Reads. But seriously, Raf was lovely, and he wasn't a comedy character as much as I'm making it sound like he was. If anything, he was the Serious Problems aspect of the book. He was really the only one with a whole load of bad things happening, and it was nice to see a vulnerable boy for a change. Seeing the boy falling in love with the girl with the girl not sure. I loved that even near the end of the book she wasn't sure about their relationship, because it's just realistic. And I enjoyed the fact that there was a bit of awkward sex in the book too ;) *whistles innocently* But books that glamorise sex, especially first time sex, kind of annoy me. I mean, I genuinely don't really know a lot about sex (I mean I know a lot about sex but I don't, rightfully (I'm only 14!) have any actual experience so...) But I'm pretty sure sex doesn't always really go exactly to plan and it was the best moment of their life and blah de blah, y'know?

I also really enjoyed seeing Lia's journey from winning the money, her brief stint with being a bit of a minor celeb (the pie throwing incident being one of the highlights of the book. Man, that woman totally deserved it.) And I liked seeing her relationship with her mum get better. I mean, her mum was a bit of a bitch some of the time. She did the whole guilting you into doing stuff thing that mums are so good at... But it was great to see Lia change and develop. And I really liked the involvement of Islam as well. I can understand Lia and Shazia's relationship because one of my best friends is Muslim and we can sometimes have similar problems, but we're pretty cool about it ;) But it's nice to see Islam put into a book, in a positive way. I haven't really seen that a lot. And it wasn't done in a preachy way or anything! It was just, there.

Lia's Guide is a wonderful book which I really enjoyed reading. It had just the right balance between light and serious, and gave a new insight into money and being rich and what not, and what it's like to have that sort of money thrust upon you at such a young age. Plus, I laughed quite a bit... And Raf and Jack were both quite nice... ;p(less)

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Apr 19, 2012 Dexter/Persy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, chick-lit, mystery, romance

I wasn't too impressed with the first half, but I never seriously considered putting it down for good. It was okay, but nothing special. But the second half was -so- much better, and I pretty much read the rest in one sitting.

Keren David's writing is a little annoying in the fact that she's constantly mentioning pop culture icons, which always seems a little tacky to me. But I do like the way the story is told, which doesn't quite become clear until the very end and you realize just how cool it...more

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Apr 05, 2012 Hannah rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

This book would definitely be good for younger readers, though I found it quite predictable. Lia is not a particularly likable character, nor is she a very good friend. Her relationship with Jack is sweet, though her treatment of most people in her life is questionable. She's the kind of character who would treat herself like a lottery winner even if she never won a pound.

Still, it was an enjoyable book, and I can imagine younger readers who wouldn't quite perceive Lia as irritatingly as I foun...more

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Oct 20, 2011 Aileen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Lia is a 16 year old school girl, she is horrible to her family, and
she won’t work for her Dad as a Saturday assistant in her Dad’s baker
she thinks her mother is a cash machine. Her friend Jack buys her a
Lottery ticket as a late birthday present Lia wins a huge £8,005,342
her life is about to change but will it make Lia a better person? This
is a really good book, it’s funny easy to read and follow, sounds like
the Author did her research, I would definitely recommend and will look
out for mo...more

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Dec 17, 2012 Allison rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya

A really fun read. Funny chick lit with some substance to it, and mysterious and unexpected plot developments. Lia herself is great--completely selfish and narcissistic, she's still quite likable (and her faults are very human). I especially enjoyed all the humor related to Lia's obsession with supernatural werewolf/vampire/ghost/angel romances. I also enjoyed some of the more substantive themes and subjects, like Lia's (evolving) perception of her best friend's practice of Islam. Recommended fo...more

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May 29, 2012 Tami rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: goodreads-giveaways, 2012

I haven't received my copy yet, just received notice I had won. 03/15/12
Received my copy last night and hope to start soon. Tax season has limited my reading time, and I have 14 plus my current read in front. 3/29/12
Started 5/27/12 and finished 5/28/12

Lia is the typical 16 year old. She is constantly fighting with her parents, particularly her mother, and feels her sister is a bit of a pest. She just wants to be free with her own place, her own stuff and her own friends. Then she wins the lotter...more

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Jun 04, 2012 The Romance Bookie rated it 4 of 5 stars

I won Keren David's Lia's Guide to Winning the Lottery from Library Thing, a signed copy of it actually, which I was pretty stoked on life about! :)

It's taken me a couple of months to read it, but I've finally gotten to it, and am really glad!

This book really caught my eye, because of the word: Lottery. Who doesn't want to win the lottery, right?? I sure would! I don't know exactly what I would do with all that money. Personally, I think I would be really scared because I'd be afraid I spend it...more I won Keren David's Lia's Guide to Winning the Lottery from Library Thing, a signed copy of it actually, which I was pretty stoked on life about! :)

It's taken me a couple of months to read it, but I've finally gotten to it, and am really glad!

This book really caught my eye, because of the word: Lottery. Who doesn't want to win the lottery, right?? I sure would! I don't know exactly what I would do with all that money. Personally, I think I would be really scared because I'd be afraid I spend it all and then have no money again! And has anyone else heard of the curse of winning the lottery?? I am seriously not making this up! Here's an article explaining what I'm talking about! It's scary! Especially for a superstitious person like me!

Anyway, so Lia is main character in Keren's new book, which was released this year in the US and last year in the UK. Lia is sixteen, and she wants is a vintage leather jacket she saw hanging in a downtown market place...that is before she wins 8 million pounds from a winning ticket her best friend bought her for her birthday!!
What can be more exciting??!!
However, things quickly turn bad.
Lia's best friend, Jack,...the one who bought her the ticket, has a mother who wants to sue her for half of the winnings, even though all her son did was buy the ticket, Lia picked the numbers (and it was a birthday present!!). Lia's other best friend, Shazia, isn't allowed to accept any gifts from Lia, because it is against her religion. A bunch of people start using Lia so they can get free stuff (expensive free stuff!). And just when the guy she's been crushing on...a guy who might just possibly be a vampire...shows interest, he starts backing off.
All these problems, doesn't even include her parents! Her mother just keeps mentioning ways to spending Lia's fortune, including handing over her credit card bill all of a sudden (totaling over 8,000 pounds!!) which was spent on hair extensions, nails, shopping at top notch boutiques! And then there's Lia's dad who wants Lia to pay for the bakery expansion, which he's been looking forward to for years; and then her sister who wants singing lessons (over 400 pounds a month!), even though she can't sing to save her life!

Lia's life has just gotten extremely complicated!

My thoughts:

Overall, I liked this book. I think it was an easy, fun read. I had a problem with Lia's attitude at the beginning. She seemed really spoiled, and extremely disrespectful towards her mother, calling her a "cow" and other terrible things. I mean, her mom was a bit overly taken her daughter's money for granted, thinking she was entitled to spending it on herself too; but still it is her mother! And her mother and father did a great job raising Lia and her sister, Natasha!
However, Lia definitely changed positively as time went by in the book! She started realizing just how much money can change your life! How people get jealous, and say terrible thing, including putting up a Facebook page bashing her, how your friends change, how YOU change! It's pretty intense!
Raf, Lia's guy interest, was pretty odd too. But when everything gets explained at the end, it makes a bit more sense.
Overall, if you are looking a fun easy read, possibly if you're specifically interested in a book about a 16 year old winning the lottery than I think you'll like this one! :) I think it's worth reading!

The Romance Bookie :)(less)

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Oct 14, 2011 Jenni rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: british-author

Last year two of my favourite books were Keren David’s When I Was Joe and Almost True, I especially loved the way the teen characters she created were so real and believable. When I heard about the plot for Lia I was really interested to see how it would work. The idea of a teen girl winning the lottery jackpot certainly sounded like it could be a lot lighter and fluffier than the world of gangs and knife crime that had provided the backdrop for Keren’s previous books. I was sure though that it...more Last year two of my favourite books were Keren David’s When I Was Joe and Almost True, I especially loved the way the teen characters she created were so real and believable. When I heard about the plot for Lia I was really interested to see how it would work. The idea of a teen girl winning the lottery jackpot certainly sounded like it could be a lot lighter and fluffier than the world of gangs and knife crime that had provided the backdrop for Keren’s previous books. I was sure though that it would be no less gripping a read and I certainly wasn’t disappointed.

The book is narrated by Lia, it begins just as she’s winning the £8 million jackpot. Initially it sounds like a dream come true, Lia’s dreamt of striking out on her own and escaping the ties of her family. Very quickly however she realises that everyone has an opinion on what she should do with her newly won fortune, from her new advisory team to her parents to Jack who bought her the ticket as a birthday present. Even the national press is getting in on the act, with tv interviews and newspaper features about her win. We watch Lia try to work out the right plan for her whilst at the same time attempt to carry on her normal life at school, including trying to find out more about the mysterious Raf.

Lia is an excellent character, as I was reading I could imagine various teen girls I’ve known in her role. I really like the way that whilst she’s a likeable character she’s also flawed, at times she’s really selfish and self-centred. I also loved her friend Shazia, I really found her viewpoint interesting – after I’d finished reading the book I found that I was still thinking about her story as much as Lia’s.

There was one moment within the first couple of chapters that I absolutely adored. I don’t want to talk about it too much because I don’t want to spoil it, but I will say that it made me feel very happy that teen girls are still comparing UK school life with US school life.

I really loved this book, the plot was interesting and kept my attention throughout and the characters were all people I wanted to keep reading about. This book was nowhere near as fluffy as it could have been in another author’s hands, instead it was realistic and thought-provoking. I started reading it feeling quite jealous of Lia’s lottery win, by the end I wasn’t quite so sure I’d actually want to win it myself.(less)

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Aug 30, 2011 Book Angel Emma rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was really worried I wouldn't like this book as to begin I found Lia so awful I was literally cringing while reading but I neednt have worried. The way the story progressed and the threads came together was nothing short of genius.

I have to admit I really thought I was going to hate this book after reading the first few chapters. I can hear you all screaming WHY? Well it is because Lia is just so gosh darn awful. She spews acid from her mouth instead of words, she is toxic and toally selfish a...more I was really worried I wouldn't like this book as to begin I found Lia so awful I was literally cringing while reading but I neednt have worried. The way the story progressed and the threads came together was nothing short of genius.

I have to admit I really thought I was going to hate this book after reading the first few chapters. I can hear you all screaming WHY? Well it is because Lia is just so gosh darn awful. She spews acid from her mouth instead of words, she is toxic and toally selfish and self-absorbed. I even had to ask Keren if she did improve or I was going to stamp on the book. She told me to stick with her, and yes she had intentionally made her like this. I am so glad she convinced me to stick with it.

Lia's Guide to Winning the Lottery provides great insight into what it would be like to suddenly come into a LOT of money. I am sure we all imagine what we would do with a large lottery win, the houses we would buy, the holidays we would take but have you ever really thought about what you would do to ensure that your financial future was secure. This point was brilliantly crafted into the storyline.

Unfortunately, I hate to say it but Lia is very realistic portrayed, I have been noticing a lot more the type of things girls her age say and OMG they are like that, it must be the hormonal imbalance that makes them evil, lol. It was nice to see Lia's character developemnt through the story via numerous incidents not least the pie throwing. The way in which the media scrutiny was partrayed was quite scary, although I did think that Lia's mother was a bit shallow I liked the way she used her PR training to manipulate the situation to her advantage.I really liked how Lia was quick to crave normalicy after the worldwind of activity.

The peripheral characters really added balance to the story and WOW was Lia lucky to have friends like that. Lia's father is a lovely calming presence putting no pressure on her at all although you can tell he is stuggling financially with his Bakery in the current econmic crisis. Which I have to say was brutally depicted in the narrative with the closure of shops in the High Street and business on the edge of bankrupcy.

I adored the sarcastic use of the paranormal craze woven into the narrative, it was so so so funny. Raf's character added another element to the story making you realise just how deceiving first impressions can be. To say I adored him would be putting it mildly.

At first I thought the bold italic writing at the start of each chapter heading was just there to provide ironic humour but the way in which it all came together in the end and tied into the title was amazing.

I am so glad I took Keren's advice and stuck with Lia the character progression from the start of the book to the end was a wonder to behold. I KNOW you will enjoy this as much as I did when you get into it. So don't be afraid of the toxic 16 year old go read it.(less)

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Mar 18, 2012 Kristin (Kritters Ramblings) rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kritter-reviewed-2012

Lia is your typical teenager in London until her best friend buys her the winning lottery ticket. From the moment she realizes that she has won over 8 million pounds her life is sent into a tail spin. Her friends have interesting reactions and her family went over the deep end, there weren't many people who weren't trying to get something out of her.

Although there was a blatant lesson to be learned, I enjoyed that there was more to this story then learning the value of one's life with and withou...more

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Jul 21, 2012 Tracy Hubbard rated it 4 of 5 stars

Written by a British author it has a certain amount of cheekiness and tart humour to it. I love the storyline of a 15 year old girl that wins the lottery and has to deal with some changes in her life. The events are heartwarming. I'm not sure if I really like Lia, and just when I want to hate her she does something compelling. On the other hand, she is a little mature.

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Jul 18, 2012 Jessica Journey rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was funny, fast, and immensely readable. The protagonist, Lia, wasn't what I would call likable, but I think that was part of the book's charm. Lia is rash, selfish, and at times, incredibly rude. Despite that, you rarely read about a main character that possesses quite so much attitude. It was fun to see the world through Lia's eyes (although she regularly spouts things I would never *dream* of saying to my parents). Fun summer read.

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Jun 15, 2012 Nikolett rated it 1 of 5 stars

I'll admit, I couldn't finish this. While I'm all for witty protagonists who have to learn about life, I found Lia to be a dreadful character and I could not understand her motivations. It would be a good beach read, so maybe more towards the middle of summer I'll attempt to read it again.

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Jul 31, 2012 Samantha rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: realistic

This was an entertaining quick read, but ultimately I like David's first two books better. Lia is a complex character and has moments of true insight. This genre is not one that I typically read, but if you are into contemporary realistic fiction then this is perfect for you.

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Jul 05, 2011 Mary rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, teen

Bit of a change of genre for Keren David - not exactly street crime! Lighthearted look at what happens when 16 yr old Lia wins 8 million on the lottery, but it had me wondering what my reaction as a parent would have been. Fuller review on my blog soon.

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Apr 07, 2012 Sharon Worsnup rated it 4 of 5 stars

Won a copy through Goodreads' First Reads program.

Money doesn’t solve your problems. We all know that, but this book was an entertaining reason to review that lesson. Perfect to YA readers. The lesson doesn’t slap you in the face, but shows you many different points of view.

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Feb 26, 2013 Lia Marcoux rated it 2 of 5 stars

I had to read this book on account of sharing the same name as the main character, but even though there was real character growth, stories about unprotected sex and large-scale money mismanagement STRESS ME OUT.

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Jul 13, 2012 Shoshana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, unexpectedly-didn-t-suck, young-adult

3.5 stars.

This is a great summer read. Quick, engaging, and not nearly as shallow as it sounds, "Lia's Guide to Winning the Lottery" follows Lia Latimer, new multi-millionaire (winner of over 8 million pounds)

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