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brandece1's review
5.0
I own so many books by this author but had not read any of them, so thinking that it was time to change that I finally picked up Bet the Farm. Right away I was kicking myself in the butt for taking so long to read it. This book was just as cute as that adorable cover suggest. Beyond the cuteness of this it had a lot of heart. Not only in the relationship between Olivia and Jake, but also in the love everyone had for Olivia's late grandpa, and his obvious love for not only Olivia, but also Jake. I loved both MC so much, both individually (both had such character growth), and also together. They had such great banter, and sizzling chemistry. I love that this second chance just as much as it was enemies to lovers. I am not a fan of enemies to lovers, but this one just worked for me. This one is perfect for the enemies to lovers, small town, grumpy/sunshine girlies. I immediately went to look for the second book, but was disappointed when I saw there was no audio (I can read with my ears much easier than my eyes most days) and that it is not set in the same fun town. But I did adore Presley in this one, and will definitely be getting to it soon.
missbookreader's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
staypuff357's review against another edition
3.0
Bet The Farm by Staci Hart is a small town romance story about a girl named Olivia who comes back home to her family farm when her grandfather dies. Olivia is expecting to inherit the entire farm and all of her grandfather's responsibilities with it. Unfortunately for her, Olivia gets much more than she bargained for. Olivia struggles to get to know the operations of the farm, and the finances that are involved. Olivia needs to find a way to help the farm stop losing money, while keeping the workers happy. One worker in particular, is resistant to change and butts heads with her at every turn.
Bet The Farm is a cute romance story and had all the elements to make it enjoyable. The writing was easy to read and the characters were likeable. Olivia was a happy main character who was determined to save the farm, Jake was the grumpy resident who did not like change. Together the pair were entertaining to read about, and the banter between them was fantastic. I listened to Bet The Farm in audio form, and the two narrators were great. I really enjoyed when Jakes character changed his voice to impersonate Olivia. It made me laugh every time! Overall this was a light and easy to read romance story, it was fun to listen to while getting ready for work in the morning!
Bet The Farm is a cute romance story and had all the elements to make it enjoyable. The writing was easy to read and the characters were likeable. Olivia was a happy main character who was determined to save the farm, Jake was the grumpy resident who did not like change. Together the pair were entertaining to read about, and the banter between them was fantastic. I listened to Bet The Farm in audio form, and the two narrators were great. I really enjoyed when Jakes character changed his voice to impersonate Olivia. It made me laugh every time! Overall this was a light and easy to read romance story, it was fun to listen to while getting ready for work in the morning!
hijinx_abound's review against another edition
3.0
Grumpy/ sunshine. Returning home.
Returning home to attend the funeral of her grandfather, Olivia immediately butts heads with the farm foreman and former crush.
Love that she is so positive and how she lured him out of his grumpiness. And there are goats in pajamas.
Returning home to attend the funeral of her grandfather, Olivia immediately butts heads with the farm foreman and former crush.
Love that she is so positive and how she lured him out of his grumpiness. And there are goats in pajamas.
alexjxr's review against another edition
1.0
what a horrible book, I want to erase it from my memory. it had a good premise but the execution was fatal.
Jake is the worst of the worst, I don't remember hating a main character as much as I hate him, I just couldn't stand him! All he did throughout the book was yell at olivia when she just wanted to help. I was really bothered by his behavior, actually, everything about him bothered me. but do you know what the worst thing about the whole thing is? Olivia always ended up apologizing. if you asked me this seems very much like a toxic relationship.
Jake is the worst of the worst, I don't remember hating a main character as much as I hate him, I just couldn't stand him! All he did throughout the book was yell at olivia when she just wanted to help. I was really bothered by his behavior, actually, everything about him bothered me. but do you know what the worst thing about the whole thing is? Olivia always ended up apologizing. if you asked me this seems very much like a toxic relationship.
whoisthereader's review against another edition
2.0
i really enjoyed the first 40% of the book and then it was just a huge disappoint. i just wanted so bad to finish it, just so i could move on to another book.