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Bet Me
by Jennifer Crusie
Ahoy there mateys! Though the First Mate and I have very different reading tastes, occasionally we do recommend books to each other. I enjoyed his viewpoints so I ordered asked him to write reviews. So you get one from me and a bonus additional review from me crew. Please note that I write like I talk and the First Mate writes like he thinks. Hope you enjoy!
From the Captain:
I extremely enjoyed this author's romance book, maybe this time, and the First Mate thought I would like this one too. Dude (Cal) makes a bet to take a woman (Min) to dinner. Min knows about the bet and goes. Neither one wants anything to do with the other but of course hilarity ensues. Both parties get various ideas about the bet confused. I really liked this one. The problem I had with it is that the side-plot dealing with the exes went on too long and I got tired of them. I loved the friendships in this. I really loved Min as a main character. This was an excellent car audiobook. I still like the other book better but I am glad I listened to this one. Arr!
From the First Mate:
One of the things I like most about Crusie's romance novels is that they take a typical romance setup (misunderstanding about a bet leading to overtly flirtatious antagonism) and take it to fun places I wasn't expecting. I love the main character, Min, in this one. She's smart, witty, and is an actuary. She is an amazingly fun character who is always dancing a few steps ahead of the other foolish people in her life. At the very least, her love interest, Cal, quickly comes to see how awesome she is. But then there's that misunderstanding about the bet.
As is often typical in romances, each of our main characters has a friend group that is flirtatious with each other. I liked that Cal and Min's exes were continuously involved throughout the story. Many Crusie novels feature rich, hostile family members, and this one is no exception (though Min does a fantastic job there). While not Maybe This Time good, Bet Me is about as good a contemporary romance as I've read. It's a Crusie romance! What's not to like?
From the Captain:
I extremely enjoyed this author's romance book, maybe this time, and the First Mate thought I would like this one too. Dude (Cal) makes a bet to take a woman (Min) to dinner. Min knows about the bet and goes. Neither one wants anything to do with the other but of course hilarity ensues. Both parties get various ideas about the bet confused. I really liked this one. The problem I had with it is that the side-plot dealing with the exes went on too long and I got tired of them. I loved the friendships in this. I really loved Min as a main character. This was an excellent car audiobook. I still like the other book better but I am glad I listened to this one. Arr!
From the First Mate:
One of the things I like most about Crusie's romance novels is that they take a typical romance setup (misunderstanding about a bet leading to overtly flirtatious antagonism) and take it to fun places I wasn't expecting. I love the main character, Min, in this one. She's smart, witty, and is an actuary. She is an amazingly fun character who is always dancing a few steps ahead of the other foolish people in her life. At the very least, her love interest, Cal, quickly comes to see how awesome she is. But then there's that misunderstanding about the bet.
As is often typical in romances, each of our main characters has a friend group that is flirtatious with each other. I liked that Cal and Min's exes were continuously involved throughout the story. Many Crusie novels feature rich, hostile family members, and this one is no exception (though Min does a fantastic job there). While not Maybe This Time good, Bet Me is about as good a contemporary romance as I've read. It's a Crusie romance! What's not to like?