A review by dramagirl2003
Betting On You by Lynn Painter

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

oh this was even better than Better Than the Movies if that’s even possible!! 

thoughts while reading

2%: ew
3%: what is a TUM?
5%: you better not spoil it
6%: BRO
8%: see, the advice i got was right. when you’re in crisis, don’t play any media you might love, or you’ll have terrible memories associated with them and ruin the experience forever
11%: i love bookish pop culture refs
18%: i find it crazy that bailey’s annoyed scott takes his shoes off, i’d be the opposite cause of dirt
23%: supermassive fun hole 😎⚫️
26%: i love charlie’s confidence, i would melt
31%: charlie doesn’t even like chicken? why’d he get it on the plane then?

"Holy shit, you wore exactly what I told you to wear. You are such a good girl."
brother ew, don’t call me a good girl

“…and there you were, being a jerk and macking on a girl in the security line like a mini-Hugh Hefner."
“no pogue on pogue macking.” — OBX

34%: oh man, 10 minute version is brutal!
37%: are you sure he wasn’t just sick of listening to you?
44%: never mind scott, bailey’s mom is gonna lose her shit
47%: oh sheeesh, nah bay ain’t gonna like that
48%: go on, you get him girl!!
61%: except you have glasses so there ain’t gonna be no lash brushing 🤓
64%: no baby it’s never pathetic to want your dad 🥺
70%: ahhh the kitty is just like simba 🐈
71%: no don’t talk to eli, just amp up the bailey rizz
93%: wowww he’s totally gonna say they’ve been dating way longer

"I thought you were just using me for kissing practice."
"So did I. Until your Moldova special made me never want to kiss anyone else ever again.”

96%: the way i literally thought charlie and bay were the ones getting married for a second there 😅

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