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2.5 Stars
Meh. Just meh. Honestly, I was a little underwhelmed by The Bet. There was definitely some cuteness, I liked how in love Travis was with Kacey, even we he was only 8 years old. I thought him picking on her when they were young, so he could then come to her rescue afterwards was the sweetest thing ever. But really that's about the only thing I could say was cute and peeked my interest.
The characters all seemed a little flat. I didn't really feel much for any of them, except maybe a slight distaste for Jake most of the time, because he could be an arrogant asshat. I did find the Grandma to be at least semi comical. Nothing hit home for me, there was lots of confusion and angst, and the pay off was just not worth the stuff you read through to get there. It seemed like way to big of a keep, at least for Kacey to get from where she started in the book, to where it ended. It just didn't feel genuine.
I have to say, I am quite surprised this was on the B&N bestsellers list. In my opinion there is an abundance of FAR better contemporary romance books out there way more deserving if the title "bestseller", but hey, what do I know?! Now on to bigger, and hopefully better things!
Meh. Just meh. Honestly, I was a little underwhelmed by The Bet. There was definitely some cuteness, I liked how in love Travis was with Kacey, even we he was only 8 years old. I thought him picking on her when they were young, so he could then come to her rescue afterwards was the sweetest thing ever. But really that's about the only thing I could say was cute and peeked my interest.
The characters all seemed a little flat. I didn't really feel much for any of them, except maybe a slight distaste for Jake most of the time, because he could be an arrogant asshat. I did find the Grandma to be at least semi comical. Nothing hit home for me, there was lots of confusion and angst, and the pay off was just not worth the stuff you read through to get there. It seemed like way to big of a keep, at least for Kacey to get from where she started in the book, to where it ended. It just didn't feel genuine.
I have to say, I am quite surprised this was on the B&N bestsellers list. In my opinion there is an abundance of FAR better contemporary romance books out there way more deserving if the title "bestseller", but hey, what do I know?! Now on to bigger, and hopefully better things!