The Luck Illusion: Why Success Isn’t Random and What Actually Shapes Your Life has received reviews from book-review publications, magazines, review blogs and readers.
This page records the verified reviews and review entries available as of 2nd September 2026. Where the same review appears on several platforms, the cross-post is identified rather than counted as a separate review.
Published reviews and features
Reedsy Discovery
Laura Hattersley | 28 July 2026 | Must Read, 5/5
Review title: Why Some Lives Seem Lucky and Others Do Not: A Practical Guide to Understanding Uncertainty
“This book ultimately replaces superstition by challenging readers to view success and failure more realistically.”
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Vagabond
Dimana Trankova | 25 July 2026 | Issue 238
Feature: Martin Signorin takes us on eye-opening journey towards true meaning of success
“We can say he has succeeded.”
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Review Tales Magazine
Jeyran Main | Review Tales Magazine
“Its message is compassionate without being simplistic: outcomes are shaped by choices, but choices are also shaped by circumstances.”
The original Review Tales article is no longer publicly available, but the review and attribution have been retained here.
BigAl’s Books and Pals
BigAl | 1 September 2026 | 4/5
“The points made here adjusted my thinking for the better.”
Read the full review at BigAl’s Books and Pals
The reviewer also posted the same review on Goodreads.
GBN / ROMY NOIR
20 July 2026 | 5/5
Review title: A Striking Examination of Success beyond Luck
This review was published by GBN on Amazon and under the name ROMY NOIR on Goodreads.
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Reader-review totals
As of 2 September 2026:
Goodreads: 4.46/5 from 28 ratings, with 29 written review entries
Amazon.com: 4.7/5 from 25 customer reviews
Amazon totals can differ between national marketplaces. Some Amazon reviews are also published on Goodreads, so the totals should not be added together as though every entry represents a different reader.
Complete Goodreads review index
All 29 written review entries currently displayed on Goodreads are listed below. Two entries are unrated. The reviews by Al and ROMY NOIR also appear in the published-review section above.
Al, 4/5, 1 September 2026. Read the review. Cross-post of the BigAl’s Books and Pals review.
R.G., 4/5, 30 August 2026. Read the review.
Lia, 4/5, 27 August 2026. Read the review.
Junaid Murtuza, 4/5, 8 August 2026. Read the review.
Tiffany Solter, PhD, unrated, 28 July 2026. Read the review.
Lana Delmoure, 5/5, 28 July 2026. Read the review.
R.E. Hollis, 4/5, 28 July 2026. Read the review.
Ivy Kingsley, 5/5, 27 July 2026. Read the review.
Mia Thompson, 4/5, 27 July 2026. Read the review.
Evelyn Hall, 4/5, 27 July 2026. Read the review.
Samantha White, 5/5, 27 July 2026. Read the review.
Rihana Palma, 5/5, 27 July 2026. Read the review.
ChapterAddict, aka Kelly Brewer, 5/5, 26 July 2026. Read the review. The same review also appears on The StoryGraph.
Andrea Johnson, 4/5, 26 July 2026. Read the review.
Jamaluddin Jamali, 4/5, 25 July 2026. Read the review.
Jamaluddin Jamali, unrated, 25 July 2026. Read the second review entry.
Martin Prosev, 5/5, 23 July 2026. Read the review.
ROMY NOIR, 5/5, 20 July 2026. Read the review. Also published by GBN on Amazon.
Monroe Peyton, 5/5, 14 July 2026. Read the review.
A.M. Lavender, 5/5, 13 July 2026. Read the review.
Nick Malara, 5/5, 9 July 2026. Read the review.
Andrea Campbell, 5/5, 2 July 2026. Read the review.
Brian Townsend, 5/5, 29 June 2026. Read the review.
Elizabeth Horst, 3/5, 27 June 2026. Read the review. The review contains spoilers.
Ellis Crane, 3/5, 25 June 2026. Read the review.
Stephen Harrington, 3/5, 22 June 2026. Read the review.
Jennifer Huang MD, 5/5, 21 June 2026. Read the review.
Shari Rifkin, 5/5, 21 June 2026. Read the review.
Kenneth Cameron, 5/5, 20 May 2026. Read the review.
Review totals and averages may change as new ratings and reviews are added.
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