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A review by ashleynoelle
The Love Wager by Lynn Painter
4.0
“And I know I didn’t say it the right way, but I am so in love with you. And not just in love with you, by the way. I also like you more than anyone else in the world. You’re funny and smart and beautiful, and whenever anything happens to me, funny, awful, or wonderful, you’re the first person I want to tell.”
After an amazing one-night stand, Hallie decides it's time to grow up and get her life together. She dedicates herself to her career, gets her very own apartment and decides it's time to find real love! When she logs into her new dating app however, Jack, her one-night stand, is there staring her in the face. They strike up a friendship, talk to each other about their dates and schedule them at the same time so that they can be each other's safety net if the date is terrible and often end up getting tacos together after their failed attempts. When they agree to fake it as a couple for Hallie's sister's wedding, the lines start to blur, maybe they've been too stubborn to see the right person was in front of them the whole time?
I felt like this was a friends to lovers situation that was done right. I really enjoyed seeing Hallie and Jack's relationship progress. This one hit me because there was some relatability to it for me. I knew my husband was the one because he became my absolute favorite person in the world and the one, I wanted to tell all of my stuff to. Watching a relationship like that play out on the pages was really refreshing, even if I wasn't as stubborn in admitting my feelings as these characters were.
After an amazing one-night stand, Hallie decides it's time to grow up and get her life together. She dedicates herself to her career, gets her very own apartment and decides it's time to find real love! When she logs into her new dating app however, Jack, her one-night stand, is there staring her in the face. They strike up a friendship, talk to each other about their dates and schedule them at the same time so that they can be each other's safety net if the date is terrible and often end up getting tacos together after their failed attempts. When they agree to fake it as a couple for Hallie's sister's wedding, the lines start to blur, maybe they've been too stubborn to see the right person was in front of them the whole time?
I felt like this was a friends to lovers situation that was done right. I really enjoyed seeing Hallie and Jack's relationship progress. This one hit me because there was some relatability to it for me. I knew my husband was the one because he became my absolute favorite person in the world and the one, I wanted to tell all of my stuff to. Watching a relationship like that play out on the pages was really refreshing, even if I wasn't as stubborn in admitting my feelings as these characters were.