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The Love Wager

The Love Wager

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  • Author：Lynn Painter
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Summary

Hallie Piper is turning over a new leaf。 After belly-crawling out of a hotel room （hello， rock bottom）， 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 the dating app that she has determined will find her new love， she sees none other than Jack， the guy whose room she’d snuck out of。

Through the app， and after the joint agreement that they are absolutely not interested in each other， Jack and Hallie become partners 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 afterward。

Spoiler: they get a lot of tacos together。

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。

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Reviews

Jenn ，

This book was a lot of fun。 Lynn Painter has such great banter in her books。 Hallie and Jack had such great rapport。 If you're looking for a quick， light and fun read， look no futher。 4。5 stars This book was a lot of fun。 Lynn Painter has such great banter in her books。 Hallie and Jack had such great rapport。 If you're looking for a quick， light and fun read， look no futher。 4。5 stars 。。。more

Tammy ，

3。75Airplane reads hit different

Elaina ，

LYNN write something I don’t love， I dare you。

Kortney Hill ，

I loved this book！ This was an incredibly sweet contemporary romance。 Two strangers have a quick hook-up and soon turn that into a friendship。 This friendship pushes both to bet on finding love。 From there， their bond continues to grow as they inadvertently date。 The characters in this book were so good。 I think Jack is my new book boyfriend。 The writing style of this book was amazing and it was definitely a page-turner。 As a romance reader， I was anticipating the third act break up but due to t I loved this book！ This was an incredibly sweet contemporary romance。 Two strangers have a quick hook-up and soon turn that into a friendship。 This friendship pushes both to bet on finding love。 From there， their bond continues to grow as they inadvertently date。 The characters in this book were so good。 I think Jack is my new book boyfriend。 The writing style of this book was amazing and it was definitely a page-turner。 As a romance reader， I was anticipating the third act break up but due to the nature of the relationship， it didn't really happen in the normal sense。 Both Jack and Hallie were able to communicate and that literally made the book。 I highly recommend this one。 I'm glad I started my April with this great book。 。。。more

Paige ，

3。5 stars

Natalie ，

📖 I’m so torn on how to rate this！ I’m gonna say this is a 3。5 ⭐️ book for me。 There were parts I loved so much & then there were so many parts that I was just meh。 This book was funny & clever but also like the author didn’t really have any good plot points so just tossed in as many as possible:-one night stand-best friends to lovers-fake it for the family/ex romance -one bed It was too much。 It just reads like the author had no other creative thought， nowhere else to go with the story but to s 📖 I’m so torn on how to rate this！ I’m gonna say this is a 3。5 ⭐️ book for me。 There were parts I loved so much & then there were so many parts that I was just meh。 This book was funny & clever but also like the author didn’t really have any good plot points so just tossed in as many as possible:-one night stand-best friends to lovers-fake it for the family/ex romance -one bed It was too much。 It just reads like the author had no other creative thought， nowhere else to go with the story but to stuff as many tropes in as possible。& it really pissed me off at the end that Hallie was so mad at Jack for not telling her that he had told Alex about the vet AND YET she straight up refused to ask him why or confront him right away about it which just seems so off character because Hallie was written to be this gutsy， feminist type who says shit people are afraid to say。 And they’re best friends right？ She knows Jack better than anyone & visa versa。 But then she comes up with this story that she is just low hanging fruit & he only likes her & their weekend was so great because it was convenient to him — like what kind of kind tricks？！ Worst of all， this thought of hers is never addressed！ She has this thought， believes it，convinces herself he doesn’t really love her but the connivence of her。 And。 It’s。 Never。 Addressed。 She never confessed this a fear of hers so he can reassure her。And then they spend 2 weeks not talking to each other & he’s made to be the bad guy cause why didn’t he text or call？？ Oh I’m sorry， does that only work one way？？ Go back up a paragraph & read that last sentence about how she’s supposed to be a gutsy， feminist， speaks her mind kinda gal。And then they go to meet up at a bar。 She’s actually on a ‘date’ which Alex who she doesn’t like or even wants to be friends with but yet still goes to dinner with him so that Hallie can run out after him in the pouring rain to finally confront him。 Some scenes just did not make sense to get to a scene that the author just clearly wanted to have。But I did like the story because it was funny。 The first quarter of the way through I was obsessed。 But then things just stopped making sense - like Hallie is going to me out of the apartment with her roommate。And instead of ever telling her she just straight up moves all her shit out with the excuse: all the stuff in the living area is ruthie’s so she won’t even miss me。And the character Ruthie is just a whole other annoyed thing。 Because Hallie is supposed to like her but then by 114 she’s begging Jack to go with her to adopt a cat because she just cannot with her craziness。 And then she started talking about her smell: patchouli， onions & vanilla & how Ruthie showers 3x a day so it’s not BO。Hallie is a mean girl-out of nowhere Jack starts calling her Piper？ Not sure we were ever introduced to her last name。 So seems a lil odd he just knows it。 。。。more

Abigail Freshwater ，

A lovely cutesy read。 I loved all the characters so much and Lynn painter could run me over with a car and I would thank her。 Took off a star for the third act kind-of break up but other than that I found myself laughing out loud multiple times and I loveeeddddd Hallie and Jack。

Krissy ，

It was such a fun， light read。 Huge development in her writing style compared to Mr wrong number。

Laura Jane ，

This one wasn’t for me！ I LOLd at some of the language—a mini orgasm from donuts？ Waking up under the Christmas tree？ Freezer encounters…？

H。S ，

I hate goodreads。

Kate R ，

OMG this book was fantastic！ This is my favorite Lynn Painter book so far。 It was so well done。 The banter in here was absolute perfection！ I adored these characters and I cannot get this story out of my head。 I would definitely recommend it！ It's going to be a reread for me very soon！ OMG this book was fantastic！ This is my favorite Lynn Painter book so far。 It was so well done。 The banter in here was absolute perfection！ I adored these characters and I cannot get this story out of my head。 I would definitely recommend it！ It's going to be a reread for me very soon！ 。。。more

Loriana Donovan ，

Okay， where do I even begin。 Have you wanted a book with so many tropes that it makes your poor little heart beat with all the warm fuzzies？ Well here you go！Hallie is working 1 full time job and 2 part time jobs。 She is trying to get back on her feet after her ex douchecanoe broke her heart。 What she didn't expect is to not only help a man pick out an engagement ring at PT job #1， but to have said man buy a drink from her at PT job # 2。 As she is making the connection， the man's （soon to be fia Okay， where do I even begin。 Have you wanted a book with so many tropes that it makes your poor little heart beat with all the warm fuzzies？ Well here you go！Hallie is working 1 full time job and 2 part time jobs。 She is trying to get back on her feet after her ex douchecanoe broke her heart。 What she didn't expect is to not only help a man pick out an engagement ring at PT job #1， but to have said man buy a drink from her at PT job # 2。 As she is making the connection， the man's （soon to be fiancé） accuses him of cheating on her with Hallie and promptly throws a drink in both their faces。 What better way to drown their sorrows （ish） than to get stupid drunk and have crazy sex in the elevator， the desk in the hotel， the 。。okay you get the point。 As she crawls out of his room， Hallie is determined to get on with her life。 She quits her two PT jobs， starts apartment hunting， and gets on a dating app。 But who does she see there？ The GUY， Jack！ But she DOES NOT want to date him and vice versa so they agree to be each other's wingperson and help find their other half。This turns into a wager to see who can find love first and they become best friends that go eat A LOT of tacos after their failed dates。 But they sort of， prefer each other's company more than any of their dates。 Now they're firmly stuck in the friendzone， but Hallie told her family that she has a boyfriend that she is taking for her sister's wedding so Jack agrees to be her fake boyfriend for the weekend。 What？ It's not like one weekend of fun （and sex） going to ruin their friendship while both are hoping for more。。。 right？ Yes， One bed folks！ AND THEN there's a scene in the rain during the climax and it is SO Mr。 Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet！I literally laughed out loud reading this book and I absolutely adored it！ The only thing I wish was explored more is Jack's job after the revelation at her sister's wedding and what happened to his PhD candidate date！Hoping for bonus scenes soon！！ 。。。more

Zoe ，

loved it - one night stand to friends to lovers with fake datinghallie and jack>>>

Zaro Zoro ，

Amazing

Harsitha ，

2。5/5 StarsIf I took a shot every time they said the word ‘Railed’ in this book， I’d probably be dead （okay I’m exaggerating a tiny bit but I would definitely still have a killer hangover the next day） I absolutely adored ‘Better than the movies’ and I thought I would give another one of Lynn Painters rom-coms， but I guess I went in with too high of expectations。 Maybe I am the problem。 Maybe its all the predictability that I am bored of or maybe its many other reasons。I did like the characters 2。5/5 StarsIf I took a shot every time they said the word ‘Railed’ in this book， I’d probably be dead （okay I’m exaggerating a tiny bit but I would definitely still have a killer hangover the next day） I absolutely adored ‘Better than the movies’ and I thought I would give another one of Lynn Painters rom-coms， but I guess I went in with too high of expectations。 Maybe I am the problem。 Maybe its all the predictability that I am bored of or maybe its many other reasons。I did like the characters though， the fact that the male love interest was not a grumpy A-hole who grunts was VERY refreashing。 And of course I love it when a book references my favorite romance ever， Pride and Prejudice！You will like this if you like:- Friends to lovers romance- Slow burn- Limited spice- Fake dating trope 。。。more

Adan ，

This is my first Lynn painter book and based off of descriptions I’ve seen from other people videos about this book I was excited from the beginning to start it， I had not known how much this was going to match my expectations。 Throughout the ENTIRE book I could not。 Stop。 Smiling。 And so many of their conversations had me giggling and tabbing the shit out of。 In my opinion I think I loved their relationship and connection so much because this is exactly what I want！ I feel not many people menti This is my first Lynn painter book and based off of descriptions I’ve seen from other people videos about this book I was excited from the beginning to start it， I had not known how much this was going to match my expectations。 Throughout the ENTIRE book I could not。 Stop。 Smiling。 And so many of their conversations had me giggling and tabbing the shit out of。 In my opinion I think I loved their relationship and connection so much because this is exactly what I want！ I feel not many people mention friends-to-lovers as their favorites， but I love the instant comfort that your able to have in a relationship if your were good friends （best friends in this case） as you transition to something more。 This was such an enjoyable and fast read for me。 I also feel it’s an amazing book for someone in a reading slump because most of it （besides some fast paced conflict） is just the two main characters being together both as best friends and lovers。 5 out of 5 stars favorite book for this month <333 。。。more

miniibooks ，

3。5/5 starsThanks to Netgalley & Berkley Publishing I received an E-Arc of this book for an honest review！ I’ve got into a bad habit of forgetting to check if books are part of a series before reading them and ding ding ding this one is the second in the series which I didn’t realize until almost halfway through… whoops。。。。Good news if you haven't read the first one “Mr。 Wrong Number” you won’t be missing out or feel like you’re getting too many spoilers。 Could easily be a standalone。This book w 3。5/5 starsThanks to Netgalley & Berkley Publishing I received an E-Arc of this book for an honest review！ I’ve got into a bad habit of forgetting to check if books are part of a series before reading them and ding ding ding this one is the second in the series which I didn’t realize until almost halfway through… whoops。。。。Good news if you haven't read the first one “Mr。 Wrong Number” you won’t be missing out or feel like you’re getting too many spoilers。 Could easily be a standalone。This book was super cute and had me laughing out loud。 This was a great friends to lovers romance novel。 The characters genuinely became friends first and the romance in the end was truly a bonus。 With a hilarious meet cute and then a reinteraction it was straight fate。 This book is such an easily light read if you need a little serotonin boost！ I’ll definitely be checking out the first book and the rest in this series！ 。。。more

Jaqueline ，

I DEVOURED and INHALED this book。 I think every romance book lover NEEDS to read this one。 Lynn Painter is now a favorite romance author for me。

kat ，

realistically， lynn painter could write just about anything and i’d read it and love it。 i want to live insider her brain i’m literally sick to my stomach JACK + HALLIE will go down in history as one of my most favorite book couples。 no one writes swoonier men than ms。 lynn！the strangers to besties to lovers storyline will never be done better than this， i’m soooooooo serious

Evelina ，

It was a cute rom com type of book， but nothing special。。。 Mr。Wrong Number was better :/

Megan Buyer ，

4。5-Read this entire book on a Friday night！ I love Lynn’s banter between characters， and while it is technically a sequel， I appreciated that she didn’t do that thing where the previous characters are way too overemphasized。 I thought this one was fun and well done！

mia ，

“If you’re there，” he said， sweetly brushing a tendril of hair behind her ear， “I’m there。” I'm not sure what was it about this book that made me swoon so hard。 Maybe it's my singleness rubbing me in my own face， maybe it was me reading it when I was at peak stress period but there was something in this book that made me feel good。 NOT SPOILER FREE I thought it was going to be another mediocre contemp where guy meets girl， girl falls first etc but this started off with a drunken ON “If you’re there，” he said， sweetly brushing a tendril of hair behind her ear， “I’m there。” I'm not sure what was it about this book that made me swoon so hard。 Maybe it's my singleness rubbing me in my own face， maybe it was me reading it when I was at peak stress period but there was something in this book that made me feel good。 NOT SPOILER FREE I thought it was going to be another mediocre contemp where guy meets girl， girl falls first etc but this started off with a drunken ONS that led onto them meeting each other again on a dating app （is there hope for ONS where I live to become a love story too？）。 They then form a friendship based on bets and running away from blind dates to get tacos together。 Guy， Jack falls first and sabotaged a guy off the app that Hallie was serious with so that he'd have the opportunity to pretend to be her fake boyfriend at a family event。 And then they have hot sex against the freezer with Hallie's mum locked out of the kitchen door and the happily ever after comes， making me feel lonely as heck。 What I liked about their dynamics was that Jack and Hallie bickered all the time like Tom and Jerry but there was this unspoken line of respect for one another。 It never reached a point where they were crying because of one another， sometimes when you're too alike or too close boundaries tend to be blurred but it was not for them。 They made a connection seem like it was easy to maintain and that's what every relationship needs to be like。 Hallie was not the typical， blushes at everything girl and I liked that she gave the badass energy to Jack。 I did not like Jack sabotaging the other connection Hallie had because that was the time for him to had come right out with his feelings。 But him doing that is what led him to be her fake boyfriend so it worked out for him in the end。 Overall this was a fun and fast read， better than the first book！ Mr Wrong Number series reviewsMr Wrong Number The Love Wager - 4 ⭐ 。。。more

Kristie ，

Lynn Painter is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors。 I really liked this book！

JackiesReadingJourney ，

Full review to come later。 I just looooove Lynn Painter。 She’s my ultimate comfort author 🥰 here’s a few of my ramblings: - Lots of fictional tacos were eaten （and then I subsequently ordered tacos while finishing this up tonight because it felt right ✨）- References to the tv show You- cat love （the FMC names her cat Tigger and calls him Tig and Tiggy and that’s what I call my cat who is named Tiger 😆）- One night stand turned best friends then turns to lovers = 🔥 - One bed trope done in a very s Full review to come later。 I just looooove Lynn Painter。 She’s my ultimate comfort author 🥰 here’s a few of my ramblings: - Lots of fictional tacos were eaten （and then I subsequently ordered tacos while finishing this up tonight because it felt right ✨）- References to the tv show You- cat love （the FMC names her cat Tigger and calls him Tig and Tiggy and that’s what I call my cat who is named Tiger 😆）- One night stand turned best friends then turns to lovers = 🔥 - One bed trope done in a very self aware way which was enjoyable to read - OFC there’s Taylor Swift references because Lynn Painter is such a Swiftie- The spice was mild but delicious- The premise was fun， full of tension， but the miscommunication killed me4。5 ⭐️ overall， took half a star off for the annoying miscommunication。Lynn Painter is just getting better and better with each book and I will always read what she writes。 Her writing （especially the banter） never fails to bring me such joy ❤️ 。。。more

cassandra s ，

you guys！！！ this book was so damn good， i read it in 2 hours！！ jack & hallie’s banter was unmatched。 they had so much chemistry and i just loved them。 and… they both watch New Girl and Pride & Prejudice， i mean they’re literally perfect。 this book was so laugh out loud funny， and so cute that i giggled quite a few times！！！！

Brianne Burdick ，

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Adorable， great chemistry and witty banter。 I was hooked！

Stefanie Aiello ，

As a stand-alone book， I loved this。 I loved Painter’s light writing style and the banter between characters。 The buildup and the level of spice was just right。 The thing I can’t get past is that I have also just read another of her novels and I swear it is the same book， same characters- just different names and a different plot。 I would love to read something a little different from her because I devoured this book， it just ended up feeling a bit too familiar and redundant at times。

Ashlyn ，

I really enjoyed this book！ It was a super cute read and exactly what I needed。 I read this one in one day and thought it was very well written。 I'm apparently one of those people who go in blind and then also don't even put two and two together with the title of the book。 But this one was about Hallie and Jack betting each other who would find love first。 Spoiler: they fall in love with each other。 But this was a super cute and easy read。 I do recommend this one if you are looking for a cute co I really enjoyed this book！ It was a super cute read and exactly what I needed。 I read this one in one day and thought it was very well written。 I'm apparently one of those people who go in blind and then also don't even put two and two together with the title of the book。 But this one was about Hallie and Jack betting each other who would find love first。 Spoiler: they fall in love with each other。 But this was a super cute and easy read。 I do recommend this one if you are looking for a cute contemporary romance。 Read this if you love:- Fake dating- Weddings- Bets- Open door romance- Friends-to-lovers- Texting- Dating app- One bed 。。。more

Kelli Harrigan ，

Honestly， this has been one of my absolute favourite rom-com books 💕 It was hilarious， the dialogue was snappy & sharp， and the actors via audiobook were just *chefs kiss* ❤️ Jack and Hallie were absolutely adorable 🥰 I can’t stop grinning。 I’m a sucker for a good friends to lovers， probably because it always seems the most real & believable。

Lynelle ，

Loved “Mr。 Wrong Number” and often the next book can disappoint。 But “The Love Wager” was laugh out loud funny， clever - a perfect fun read。 Looking forward to Painter’s next book！

tpg0 ，

As an AI language model， I cannot have personal opinions or feelings towards books or any other things， but I can provide you with general information about the book。 The Love Wager is a romantic novel written by Rachel van Dyken。 The story is about two Hollywood actors， Ian Hunter and Blake Olson， who are forced to work together on a new movie project。 In order to create believable chemistry on the screen， the two stars make a bet to see if they can convince the other that they are genuinely in love。 As they spend more time together， their pretend feelings start to become real， and they must decide if they are willing to take a chance on their love。 Overall， the book has received mixed reviews with some readers enjoying the light-hearted romantic comedy while others found it predictable and clichéd。 If you enjoy romantic novels with a Hollywood backdrop， then you might enjoy The Love Wager。

tpg1 ，

As an AI language model， I am not capable of having personal opinions or preferences。 However， I can tell you that "The Love Wager" is a romantic novel written by Rachel Van Dyken。 It tells the story of a billionaire who makes a bet with his friends and ends up falling in love with the woman he chose。 It has received mixed reviews， with some readers enjoying the story and others finding it predictable or unrealistic。 Ultimately， whether or not you enjoy the book is subjective and depends on your personal taste in literature。

tpg2 ，

As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or preferences。 However， I can provide you with information about the book "The Love Wager。" "The Love Wager" is a romance novel written by Rachel Van Dyken。 The book tells the story of Kacey， a young woman who is desperately in love with her best friend， Travis。 Travis is a ladies' man who enjoys dating multiple women， and Kacey is afraid that she will never be able to win his heart。 Desperate to prove herself worthy of Travis's love， Kacey makes a bet with him that she can make him fall in love with her in just 30 days。 As the two embark on a whirlwind romance， they must confront the feelings they have been hiding from each other for years and decide if their love is worth the risk。 Overall， "The Love Wager" is a fun， lighthearted romance novel that explores the themes of friendship， love， and self-discovery。 If you enjoy steamy romances with a touch of humor， you may enjoy this book。

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