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

Product Information

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.

i said it once and i’ll say it again, if these characters simply talked to each other about their current feelings and the friendship they had an incredible amount of heartbreak (and eye-rolling from me in the third act) would have been avoided. As I mentioned, I loved Jack and Hallie's witty banter and the thoughts/observations running through their minds. this entire relationship between jack and hallie would have happened so much quicker if they actually sat down and had a heart-to-heart about their feelings as adults-- teenager in middle school can do a better job at communicating their feelings than these fuckers. hallie piper was just as bad– somebody needed to yell at hallie kenji kishimoto style and tell her to grow the fuck up.This would've made sense if Hallie was a vegan, but since she had no qualms about deep throating a "chicken" nugget (I would guesstimate there's about 2% of actual chicken in all nuggies), why the fk is she pressed over some lamb? Then when they meet up on the dating app again, they decide to be friends and help each other out with dating. the only other two women, in fact, who exist in the first chapter at all and aren't our protagonist. during the end of the book he was the most spontaneous he’s ever been but MIRACULOUSLY it doesn’t matter. 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.

jack marshall (i finally remembered his last name) was one of the worst mmcs i’ve ever had the experience to read about. Beyond that, FMC is just completely and totally unlikeable, obstinate, and contrarian, and MMC is not much better. 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. Because as they pretend to be a couple, they struggle to remember why dating for real was a bad idea to begin with.Wrong Number, this book left me with a smile on my face, chuckling at the witty banter and looking forward to the next book in the series. he was fiery, had problematic sense of passion, temperamental, obsessive, and overly spontaneous (to the point where it was harmful.

she knew her brother, she knew he is the type of person to make dumb and spontaneous decisions (especially regarding women and relationships). definitely begins to blur the lines and the effortless chemistry from their one night together resurfaces (or can no longer be ignored). In this fictional hellscape are people going around with their college transcripts and IQ score stapled to their forehead? fake dating is my favorite trope, and this was the first time i’ve read the fake dating trope from the man’s perspective.somebody needs to tell hallie that a grown woman would pursue the man that is obviously obsessed with her instead of shooting him down every chance she got. Painter (Betting on You) delivers a charmer of a rom-com with this lively tale of professional wedding objectors. Wrong Number series if you like witty, sarcastic humor, romance with some extra spice, and a light, fun time. As the story progresses, Hallie and Jack pretend to be in a relationship with each other, and that’s when things really start to heat up. he’s a terrible significant other, unbearably immature, and manipulates to get exactly what he wants, it is exhausting.

My minor criticisms: I completely saw that third act drama coming (same thing with Mr Wrong Number) and IMO it was kinda not enough.That delightful one revolved around Olivia Marshall finding love after she texted a wrong number and fate intervened. I literally smiled so much while reading this book, it made me so giddy and it was the most perfect one night stand turned friends to lovers story.