Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc of this book in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed this book, this is my second by Zoe May- I love her writing and this is another book with a great plot ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Maybe I've just finally reached max capacity for Chik Lit. I haven't enjoyed the last several I read and this one was no different. I just couldn't get into it, I'm afraid.

Fans of the second chance romance/HEA should try this one for a light, summer read featuring two characters you will root for. Natalie has had a run of really bad luck- she's a single mom whose fiance took off and she's home with her mother. It's hard with an infant under any circumstances but she's struggling (but make no mistake- she loves her baby). The last thing she expected was to win a trip to Marrakesh, much less alongside her old love Will. Travel can make the heart grow fonder and in this case, that's what happens. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. It's a nice read.

As Luck Would Have It by Zoe May is the most delightful contemporary novel that celebrates love and friendship. It is a light-hearted and extremely amusing read that literally had me laughing out loud.
Zoe May writes stories that warm your heart and leave you smiling and feeling good about life. Her characters have a chemistry that is contagious. The dialogue delightfully bounces between them.
From temperate England to hot Marrakech, the reader is in for a real treat. Comprehensive descriptions enable the reader to ‘walk’ through the narrative with the characters. We ‘experience’ sultry and exotic Marrakech from the confines of our sofa.
United by school day memories the two main characters show what true friendship is – it is being comfortable in the presence of another and caring more for them than for self.
Past hurts mean that hearts are guarded. It is beautiful to witness walls coming down and hearts being set free.
I absolutely adored As Luck Would Have It. It is a beautiful and highly amusing feel-good novel. One that remains long after the last page is read. I love Zoe May’s style of writing where the world is a more beautiful place when viewed through her eyes.
I received this book for free. A favourable review was not required and all views expressed are my own.

This is a nice, light-hearted, rom-com of a novel perfect for summer. Nice balance of serious and humour, with a little bit of romance at its core!

I liked the characters and knew a HEA was on the horizon, but this fun and sweet read was a refreshing addition for the summer.

When I saw the description on NetGalley say it was perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, I knew I needed to pick this up for a read. Regretfully, there is not "heat" moment that Kinsella does such a good job with. Nevertheless, this was a clean read that I enjoyed with a very similar style.

Sorry but I just couldn't get into this one at all. A chapter of info dumping followed by a chapter basically focusing on baby vomit followed by another massive info dump bored me.

This was a quick second-chance romance. Natalie ends up having to share a vacation to Morocco with her high-school sweetheart, Will Brimble. Will broke her teenage heart, but now she’s a single mother with her own business but living back in the small village where she grew up. And, as they spend their time in Marrakech pretending to be honeymooners - surprise, surprise - they find themselves remembering what drew them to each other as teenagers. Their romance is predictable, but the location in Marrakech plus the charming people they meet along the way make this a sweet read.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

It's a very hot summer day and I wanted to read something easy, funny and relaxing.
This was the right book at the right moment: entertaining, refreshing and well written.
It's the first I read by this author and won't surely be the last.
Recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

*****As Luck Would Have It introduced me to British author, Zoe May, who has written a really lovely story. Single mom Natalie wins a trip for 2 to Marrakech and through a mixup at the lottery drawing ends up making the trip with old high school crush Will. She’s not thrilled about having him along, but since having her daughter she really wants the trip. Things begin to get complicated at the airport when their tickets are upgraded to first class and the complications keep coming. Can Natalie let her past disappointments go and enjoy the trip? Readers certainly will enjoy their trip. Ms. May has filled her story with the sights and smells and tastes of Marrakech along with well defined characters. This reader particularly enjoyed the fact that the author knows how to write in complete, grammatically correct sentences...no prepositional phrases pretending to be sentences. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book from NetGalley. Most highly recommend.

This is a sweet story of second chances. Natalie and Will were childhood sweethearts from a small Surrey village until one day they weren't. Fast forward and they have each made a name for themselves in London and each seemed to have it all until one day they didn't. Both end up back in their little village and bump into each other for the first time in years. Do you ever really stop loving your first love? It would seem so, for Nat. Until they end up having to go on a romantic getaway for 2 to Marrakesh after the town raffle prize draw got out of hand. So the question re-opens for Nat - do you ever really stop loving your first love?

I give this 4.75/5 stars. This was a genuinely lovely story and I love a good second chance romance. I really felt like I could relate to this story more than most books. Nat (like myself a few years ago) found herself a single mum and was trying to traverse the work hard mum hard lifestyle and it was mostly set in Marrakesh on Nat and Will's holiday and that's where my husband and I went on our honeymoon so it was just all the feels for me. Zoe May's incredibly accurate descriptions of Marrakesh and the surrounding desert took me right back to my honeymoon and it was so nice to bask in that sun again in my memories whilst reading this story. I think I had a smile plastered on my face the whole time. It's a quick read and absolutely a perfect holiday read.

Thank you to NetGalley, Zoe May and HQ Digital for an Arc of as luck would have it. The cover of this book was adorable and I could immediately tell it was most likely going to be a vacation type romance and I was right. It is also kind of an enemy to lovers romance and those are just my favorite.
Natalie's life has been a whirlwind lately. Her fiancé has left her after the birth of their baby and she has had to move back in with her mom. She decides to take a chance on a raffle for a dream vacation and to her astonishment her name is drawn. Her childhood nemesis Will also wins the trip. Will these two who were once enemies be able to come together and have the vacation of a lifetime?
This book was such a light, cute, romantic read. I was smiling almost the entire time I was reading it. I really felt for Natalie's character and all she had been through as it is similar to my story. If you are a fan of happy endings and enemy to lover romances you must check this book out.

As Luck Would Have It is an enjoyable romance, a very light easy read, no angst or drama, some moments of humour and a happy ending. Although there was an epilogue the ending did seem a little rushed.
A book for the beach or around the pool for a relaxing time.
My thanks to net galley and publisher for the opportunity to review this book honestly.

Natalie and Will were teenage loves until it all went wrong, Natalie is now in her early thirties and her life is not what she expected it to be, a single mum she now lives back at home with her mum and runs her own business from her bedroom. Will is also living back near his mum after a combination of divorce and redundancy left him rebuilding his own life. They meet again at a local charity event and due to a mix up both end up winning the top raffle prize - a four night holiday in Marrakech, as it’s a prize for two Natalie reluctantly agrees to share the holiday with Will. Things get even more complicated once they’re there due to a mix up with the booking as the airline and hotel owner both believe they’re on their honeymoon, cue a series of white lies and cover ups, but could this romantic break lead to a rekindling of old feelings? Nicely written with two likeable main characters, this is a good light hearted rom com and would make a great summer read.

Such a cute book!! Loved every second of it. Just a good story from start to finish. Beach read all the way. You will not want to put it down.