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The Love Wager by Lynn Painter

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melissaslibraryy's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Had several full body cringes while listening to the book bc the overuse of millennial humor trying to be cute and having the opposite effect, had me pausing every few mins. The “railing” jokes got boring really quick and the fact that it kept going until the last chapter is ridiculous imo. The friends to lovers trope was cute and the premise of the story was great but the constant miscommunication almost had me ripping my hair out. The overthinking from both characters of “I love them but they don’t love me” when it’s clearly the opposite, genuinely could’ve been cleared up immediately after a long conversation of what they expect of their relationship after they continued to SLEEP TOGETHER. Like ???? You two are grown adults who want to be in a relationship post wedding trip so why is it so hard to just say that instead of saying a bunch of bs you assume the other person wants to hear? 🙄😭 I also expected a better epilogue but that’s just me (even a well written bonus epilogue could’ve bumped this up to a 3.75)

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I was wanting to read more of Lynn Painter’s work and have read Mr Wrong Number and Better than the Movies, whilst looking at what other books she had, I noticed The Love Wager and saw on Goodreads that it said it was the second book in the series to Mr Wrong Number. I knew this would be the next one I read of Lynn Painter’s work, and I wasn’t disappointed. I loved it.

This book has two points of view, the first is Hallie Piper, she is turning over a new leaf. After belly-crawling out of a hotel room after a one-night stand, she decides it’s time to become a full-on adult. She gets a new apartment, a new haircut and a new wardrobe. But when she logs into a dating app that she has determined will find her new love, she sees none other than Jack Marshall, the guy whose room she’d snuck out of. Jack Marshall thought he’d found the one – he had bought an engagement ring and everything, but now it’s over and he doesn’t know what to do and if he wants to settle down. After he slept with the bartender, he can’t seem to get her out of his head. He joins the dating app, looking for God knows what. Through the app, and after the joint agreement that they are absolutely not interested in each other, Jack and Hallie become each other wingman in their respective searches for the One. They text each other about their dates, often scheduling them at the same restaurant so that if things don’t go well, the two of them can get tacos afterwards. Discouraged by the lack of prospects, Jack and Hallie make a wager to see who can find true love first, but when they agree to be fake dates for a weekend wedding, all bets are off. As they pretend to be a couple, lines become blurred and they each struggle to remember why the other was a bad idea to begin with.

I love these two characters. I don’t usually like friends-to-lovers, but I felt like this was more like just a lot of flirting and then friends with benefits to lovers. They weren’t like childhood friends or friends since college or anything like that, so I liked the trope better. The book was such an easy read and I loved it so much. I loved the dual POVs and the texting banter that happened. It was very fast-paced and the plot was predictable but still enjoyable. I loved the dynamic and both of them trying to figure out if they want to fuck up the friendship. I loved seeing Colin and Olivia again and being like a normal couple. This book was fun and adorable.

I don’t have anything bad to say about this book, I just wanted more and hopefully we get a novella of all four of them on holiday or with the children at Christmas.

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jcrawford31's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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khloereads86's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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samchase112's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

SUCH A GOOD TIME! I loved these characters, I loved their banter, and I loved them together. I mean, I flew through it in two days. I'll always be happy to find another fun romance filled with tropes I love :)

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imstephtacular's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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what_karla_reads's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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juffnstuff's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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jillkaarlela's review

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funny hopeful informative lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Taylor Swift songs: “Glitch”!!!
(Bonus: there is a Taylor Swift reference! Im not surprised, we already know Lynn Painter is a huge Swiftie)

One night stand-to-best friend-to-lovers!! I haven’t read an adult romance by Lynn Painter before (only her YA books) but I really enjoyed this one! I liked the premise of the dating bet to see who could find love first! This was a really quick and fun Romcom with really adorable/lovable characters! Both of them are so witty and sarcastic, with my kind of dry humor. Their banter was top notch! They also had TONS of chemistry!!!🔥 Jack and Hallie are definitely endgame. Overall, I think this was a really solid Romcom, and I will be reading the other books in this series/universe.

It was dual POV, and I HIGHLY recommend listening to the audiobook, the narrators voices were amazing! (The guy’s voice was so attractive!) Especially with the how many text conversations there were in it, and you heard both narrators reading the texts to each other!

Age rating: 15+ (language, a few brief spicy scenes, but like Emily Henry, it’s vague so it’s not super graphic/descriptive, 1/5🌶️, but their chemistry is off the charts!!)

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megcarrick's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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