Book Summary: Best of Luck

Did you ever hear the one about the man with a string of bad luck? The worst is still to come in a chilling short story of an insatiable friendship by the New York Times bestselling author of Hell of a Book.

For best friends with vastly different fortunes, what’s left to hash out other than a forced confession at gunpoint? All that the destitute, sickly, and grieving Will demands is that monstrously successful Barry admit to draining all the luck right out of him. Like blood. As the standoff escalates, the truth is not the only thing ready to come out.

Jason Mott’s Best of Luck is part of Creature Feature, a collection of devilishly creepy stories that tingle the spine and twist the mind. They can be read or listened to in one petrifying sitting.

Book Review: Best of Luck

Will seems like a man on the brink of (self-) destruction at the beginning of this short story by Jason Mott, while Barry is his hostage. As the story unfolds, you learn of all the bad luck that has befallen poor Will, and all the good fortune that has come to his best friend, Barry, while he suffered. Initially, Will tried to be happy for his friend, but then an idea began to gnaw at him – what if that same friend was stealing all his luck and keeping it for himself?

Through twists and turns, you learn of the curse that has followed Will, and the blessings that have followed Barry. It ends with a real bang and a surprise that I was not anticipating.

Pros:

• Short
• Good storytelling
• Surprising ending