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A review by elliotalderson
Bet On It by Jodie Slaughter
2.0
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!
Bet On It is a book I was really hoping to love. Unfortunately, it fell really flat for me and I was left disappointed. That doesn't mean there wasn't things I liked! I liked the mental health representation. The body positivity was nice to see. I liked Aja and Walker's friendship.
As for things I didn't like... well. One of the reasons it fell flat for me was the writing. I didn't really like it. Another reason it felt flat was because I didn't understand Aja and Walker's relationship. Like I said, I liked their friendship but the romance just wasn't there for me? I got the lust but I never quite understood why/how they fell in love. It didn't feel natural to me. There are other little things that didn't work for me, like the supposed bet. It was barely even a thing in the story and considering the title is Bet on It, that disappointed me.
I also must have a different idea of what sexually graphic means than some other reviewers. There were sex scenes but they were not graphic, at least to me.
Bet On It is a book I was really hoping to love. Unfortunately, it fell really flat for me and I was left disappointed. That doesn't mean there wasn't things I liked! I liked the mental health representation. The body positivity was nice to see. I liked Aja and Walker's friendship.
As for things I didn't like... well. One of the reasons it fell flat for me was the writing. I didn't really like it. Another reason it felt flat was because I didn't understand Aja and Walker's relationship. Like I said, I liked their friendship but the romance just wasn't there for me? I got the lust but I never quite understood why/how they fell in love. It didn't feel natural to me. There are other little things that didn't work for me, like the supposed bet. It was barely even a thing in the story and considering the title is Bet on It, that disappointed me.
I also must have a different idea of what sexually graphic means than some other reviewers. There were sex scenes but they were not graphic, at least to me.