The Love Wager: The addictive fake dating romcom from the author of Mr Wrong Number

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the love wager was by far the worst book i have read in 2023 and i will live by that statement until i die– i would highly recommend staying the HELL away from this book (and if you truly want to endure a lifetime of pain and suffering, get a copy from the library. her entire goal in this book was to change the person she’d been becoming and grow, BUT SHE NEVER GREW.

But when she logs into an app to find new love, she matches with none other than Jack: the guy the wrong kind of sparks had flown with just weeks earlier.Beyond that, FMC is just completely and totally unlikeable, obstinate, and contrarian, and MMC is not much better. also both of these characters NEVER learn from their previous mistakes– i cannot stress to you how many times it was discussed that jack’s spontaneous nature was a problem. she says during the dates she has another job but it is never mentioned beforehand and with hallie’s track record it is incredibly hard to believe. Painter is known for her witty banter and hilarious exchanges between characters, which were on full display here.

The sparks already fly between them after their own taco dates and now forced proximity may push them each other like magnets. He made his own explanation about why he is desperate to find his soul mate but I found this reason a little weak.he was fiery, had problematic sense of passion, temperamental, obsessive, and overly spontaneous (to the point where it was harmful. Instead of telling Hallie he wants to scalp her and wear her hair like a wig (aka he likes her), he decides to cancel her date with another man and throw a fit. As they pretend to be a couple, lines become blurred and they both struggle to remember why the other was a bad idea to begin with. definitely begins to blur the lines and the effortless chemistry from their one night together resurfaces (or can no longer be ignored). Honestly, this book was so much fun and I can’t believe it took me this long to finally pick Lynn Painter.

I’ve read The Do Over, which I loved and I finally (after five months of waiting) also have Better Than The Movies out from my library as well. she is, apparently, immediately Special, not like these Dumb Other Women, and is also hot, which is where the tragedy occurs. this was a terrible first impression for lynn’s adult contemporary but nonetheless, i am going to still try to read the other books in her catalog (i. jack marshall (i finally remembered his last name) was one of the worst mmcs i’ve ever had the experience to read about.

The author of Better Than the Movies spins another hilarious tale of romantic misadventure as Jack and Hallie realise that there may be more to their relationship than just being each other's wing-people. Because as they pretend to be a couple, they struggle to remember why dating for real was a bad idea to begin with. There was an unexpected one bed trope AND fake dating *bows down to the trope gods for blessing us* Overall, if you're looking for a book that will make you feel all the warm giddy mushy feelings pls read this book. Despite this, I loved the story overall, and I thought this was even better than the first book in the series! Wrong Number is one of my favorite rom-coms and I am so happy that Jack got his own book with the most perfect fmc Hallie.