Ann Marie Walker | Lucky Leap Day

The Plot (from Goodreads):

After one-too-many whiskeys, fledgling screenwriter Cara Kennedy takes a page out of someone else’s script when she gets caught up in the Irish tradition of women proposing on Leap Day. She thought she might have dreamt everything, until she wakes the next morning with a hot guy in her bed and a tin foil ring on her finger. Her flight is in four hours, her clothes are all over the room, and she has the most important meeting of her career in exactly two days—and on top of everything else, her husband has a dog who thinks Cara is a perfect surrogate mother, despite the fact that she has never been much of an animal lover…

Deciding to work things out stateside, Finn and her new fur baby accompany her to LA, where Finn spends his days going on auditions and his nights charming his new bride, leaving Cara to wonder whether this is real love, or if Finn is another aspiring actor just after her Hollywood connections? With limited time on his tourist visa, will Finn be able to convince Cara that she’s the right girl for him, or will time run out on their Hollywood ending?

The Review: 

Did you know that it’s a tradition in Ireland for women to propose on Leap Day?

Lucky Leap Day is such a fun, wild ride. Newly dumped and frustrated with her career, Cara spontaneously decides to propose to Finn on her long-weekend trip to Ireland. Unfortunately, she was too inebriated at the time to remember doing so! She has to rush back to LA for an important meeting, so Finn decides to go home with her to decide what to do about their marriage.

I loved Cara and Finn, and was rooting for their relationship from the start. Finn seemed like such a warm, lovely man, and they had great chemistry and banter. My favorite side character was Pippa, Cara’s grandmother-adjacent role model. She seemed so interesting, I would have loved to see more of her!

This story is definitely far-fetched at times, but it is such a fun escape.

The best part of the whole book was the epilogue from the dog’s point of view! I thought this was such a cute way to wrap up Finn and Cara’s story and let the reader know where they are now.

I listened to the audiobook of Lucky Leap Day, which I would definitely recommend. There’s no better accent for an audiobook than an Irish accent. Listening to the narrator’s rendition of Finn’s voice made this story ten times swoonier!

I’m excited to go back and pick up Walker’s previous novel, Happy Singles Day.

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