Lucky Fools by Coert Voorhees

When high school senior David Ellison’s parents told him he could do anything he set his mind to, acting isn’t exactly what they had in mind. Even though he’s the leading man at his prep school, David is expected to go to an Ivy League college after graduating. But David has his eye on auditioning for the Ivy of acting schools—Juilliard.

As if throwing away the last four years of private school isn't enough, David is also on track to throw away his relationship with his girlfriend, Ellen. This year, David's co-star is a new student, the beautiful and vivacious Vanessa. She's exactly the kind of girl everyone dreams of going out with, and a girl David gets to kiss—under a spotlight—on a regular basis.

As the college application process heats up, David’s real life is suddenly as full of drama as his life on the stage. Someone named The Artist is sabotaging the best and brightest students of Oak Fields High by ruining their chances of getting into college, and it looks like David might be next. As senior year races to the final act, David is under a ton of pressure not to get crushed by his competition, that is, if The Artist doesn’t get to him first.

Goodreads Summary

Would you do what was expected of you or what you wanted to do?  That is the question for graduating senior David Ellison.  He knows he is expected to go to an Ivy League school, but he still has some choices to make.  Not even his love life is uncomplicated.  He does have a girlfriend, Ellen; however, his costar, Vanessa, is looking more and more appealing.  His life will undoubtedly change a lot in the months before graduation, but it is up to David in which direction his life goes.

David's character was ok.  He was mostly likable, but not always-could've paid more attention to his girlfriend, should've tried harder in school, etc...  Veronica is ok as well, she probably won't be the readers' favorite character, but the author does not portray her to be.  Even Ellen is very imperfect, with a jealous streak that has no boundaries.  These three characters form an awkward love triangle that continues through most of the novel.  The other secondary characters are fun to get to know, round out the story.  The events were pretty fast-paced, at times it seemed to take David a while to get to what he was planning on doing.  This book is recommended to young adult/teen readers.

4 Stars


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