{"id":7882,"date":"2024-06-19T17:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T00:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=7882"},"modified":"2024-08-14T15:58:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T22:58:49","slug":"betting-on-you-teen-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2024\/betting-on-you-teen-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Betting on You – Teen Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reviewed by\u00a0Kaelin Lee<\/span>, age 16<\/p>\n

Betting on You<\/span>\u00a0<\/em>by Lynn Painter<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

When Bailey first met Charlie, she couldn’t stand his obnoxious, cynical persona or the fact that she would be stuck next to him for a 10-hour flight. Little did she know they would cross paths again in a couple of years when they became coworkers. Shockingly, this time they actually enjoy talking, laughing, and even betting with each other. When they see their fellow coworkers flirting, Charlie claims members of the opposite sex can\u2019t be just friends, and Bailey doesn\u2019t hesitate to bet against him. However, the more they get to know each other, the more sparks begin to fly, especially when they decide to harmlessly fake a date to disrupt Bailey\u2019s mom\u2019s new relationship. What happens though when fake dating starts to feel a little too real?<\/p>\n

This teenage romance book was just as cute and feel-good as I was expecting and hoping for. It had all the elements romance readers look for and love, including an enemies-to-lovers trope, callbacks to nicknames and moments specific to the love interests, and scenes full of banter. Also, I really enjoyed the book\u2019s fast pace. The plot never stayed stagnant with there always being new factors brought up. Although, from start to finish there was a recurring theme that played a major part in Charlie and Bailey’s bonding. Both have divorced parents, so they relate to one another\u2019s difficult experiences. I like how the book delved into this as well as Charlie\u2019s mental health because it added more dimension and realism to their portrayals as teenagers. What I did find confusing was how the pair rationalized fake-dating to irk Bailey\u2019s mom\u2019s boyfriend, who Charlie made a bad first impression on. Bailey\u2019s fears of her life-changing so rapidly made sense, but the plan to fake-date was an illogical, immature idea that felt like an excuse to segway into the book\u2019s fake-dating plotline. However, it did lead to them going on Bailey\u2019s family vacation in Colorado, where their road trip and cabin scenes became some of my favorite moments in the book. I wish the book ended soon after the trip instead of them having the classic 3rd act breakup because it didn\u2019t make a lot of sense and felt a little forced. All in all, though, I still found the book to be a wonderful, light-hearted romance that I would definitely recommend to YA romance readers!<\/p>\n

4 stars of 5 stars<\/p>\n

Find this book in our catalog:\u00a0Betting on You<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Catalog Number: YA FIC PAINTER,L<\/p>\n

425 <\/span>pages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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