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

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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. One thing leads to another or should I say, one drink leads to another, and Jack and Hallie will spend a one-night stand together. But this brand new book is about Olivia’s brother Jack and tiny bartender/ tax accountant Hallie Piper! i originally really, really wanted to like jack– i thought his character was fun and he had a significant amount of potential but all that potential was all poured down the drain.

In this fictional hellscape are people going around with their college transcripts and IQ score stapled to their forehead? hallie literally quit the two jobs she was working to pursue something else but she never goes looking for another job ? When Hallie goes to the app to find someone, she finds Jack, the man with who she spent a one-night stand that made up her mind to change herself. he was so protective over hallie from men who genuinely seemed like good people– although the readers knew jack clearly had fucking feelings for hallie, on the outside it seemed like he was purposefully trying to sabotage the wager so he could get his prize at the end– it was so shitty. She lives in Nebraska with her husband and pack of wild children, and when she isn't reading or writing, odds are good she’s guzzling energy drinks and watching rom-coms.quick content warning: i curse a lot in this review and when i say A LOT i mean A LOT (and if you get that reference you’re cool) anyways, if cursing is not your thing or you are not comfortable with that, go right ahead and skip this review ! After crawling out of a hotel room (hello, rock bottom), she decides it's time to become a full-on adult. The best way to sum up my feelings about this book is: it's like dating a guy who's a total wildcard.

The FMC has some of the worst internalized misogyny/white feminism I've read in a book in a very long time, and of course the MMC goes along with it and spouts his fair share of "she's not like other girls. Even though Hallie and Jack hook up almost immediately in a one night stand at the beginning of the book, after that time is taken to establish them as friends. 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.

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. The witty banter was hilarious and it also featured some of my favourite tropes - one bed trope, fake dating, and forced proximity! fake dating is my favorite trope, and this was the first time i’ve read the fake dating trope from the man’s perspective.