Pandora (Dora) Phillips decides to move out of her shared apartment when her roommates Julie and Kevin get married to one another.
As luck would have it, she discovers a dream loft apartment, decorated in all the right colors, and accentuated by three roommates who are handsome models. What’s more, they adore her – one in particular – though we aren’t sure who it is. Dora is quite smitten with Colin, the hunk with the English accent. But, she isn’t going to waste her time pursuing daydreams of having a relationship with such a beautiful fellow because he’s a hunk and she’s just an average sort of girl.
Dora is a generally likeable and quirky protagonist who is surprised at how quickly, since moving into lucky apartment four, she has transformed boring life and mediocre character, who just wanted to concentrate on her college studies, into a lustful woman who can’t stop get sex and images of penises and butts out of her mind. Though at times Dora’s self-deprecating ways can be tiresome, generally her bumbling ways and sensitivity are endearing, especially when she finds herself focused on some big changes heading her way.
The tone of the narrative is light-hearted and frivolous, as are the characters all of whom are relatively innocuous – though of course there is the token b*tch that stirs things up. There is an element of mystery and heartbreak as Dora, a self-described Empath, tries to figure out who likes her, acts impulsively or makes some false assumptions. These moments tug at the heartstrings a bit, but generally the episodes are offered in a humorous spirit that complements the uplifting tone of the story in general.
LUCKY NUMBER FOUR is a little weak in the story department, but the playful tone of the story and the sweet, if not neurotic and insecure, protagonist will appeal to fans of Bridget Jones’ Diary.
Reviewed by Maya Fleischmann for IndieReader