A group of friends decided to used the mechanical fortune teller. Rhianna has a sister and she helps her father run his store. Her mother is dead and things have been really bad. She doesn't get to hang out with her friends and money is tight. So when she gets the fortune "You will soon come into money", she shrugs it off but knows that this would be a boon for her family.
The only thing Lori seems to have in common with her mother these days is their shared love of dogs and helping out at the animal shelter. She has two younger brothers that are a pain in the neck that she has to babysit them from time to time, keeping her from her friends. Her fortune was "Jealousy is the green-eyed monster". Who does she envy? And how will this affect her friendships?
Twins Abby, the fashion influencer, and Alison, who gets excellent grades, are exact opposites. Abby often convinces Alison to write her papers because she is too busy making videos for her online fashion advice site. Their mother has a job that takes her overseas a lot for months at a time. Alison got a fortune that said "Expect the unexpected" which was already her motto. Abby's fortune is "Your wisdom will shine a light", which is odd since Abby does poorly at school without Alison's help. But Abby sees it as her giving her wisdom to those out there who are fashion handicapped.
Megan, gets the fortune "Beware of false friends". The girls were all supposed to meet at the Underground Coffeehaus for drinks. Megan is the only one to show. The others couldn't make it but forgot to text her. Megan begins to wonder if her fortune has come true, when she meets a goth girl who calls her Cheerleader Barbie and who Megan calls Vampire Barbie. Megan feels as though she had lost her friends, but finds that she may have just made a new one.
I think young adults will really like this book about teen girls who have their own problems but have each other to lean on. This would be an excellent book for middle schoolers. It isn't very long and maybe could have been longer to give it some time to really delve into these girls lives. I enjoyed this book about a group of girlfriends who take their fortunes and decide to make their own luck.
Quotes
My life stinks so bad it should be a Lifetime movie.
Barbara Venkataraman (Five Fortunes ch 14)
To him, silence was a sad balloon waiting to be filled with air.
Barbara Venkataraman ( Five Fortunes p22)
Riddle me this, Batman, don't we all hide behind different personas?
Barbara Venkataraman (Five Fortunes p 73)
Everything looks worse at three o’clock in the morning.
Barbara Venkataraman (Five Fortunes p22)
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