averysbookclub 's review for:

The Love Wager by Lynn Painter

2.5

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Diddy reference😬😬.

Honestly this is my least favorite of all of painters books. I’ve always loved how mindless and quick they can be, but this one kind of sucked. This one is also the one that made me realize that I can’t recall a single character of hers that isn’t white. 
Overall I kind of hated these characters and I feel like they didn’t grow at all. I mean Jack started the book trying to force an engagement where he didn’t really want it,

then ended the book proposing after what seems like three months? I mean on the same page she learned his full name and he talked about the ring he had waiting. 
And also, the breakup/fight in the last 30 pages of the book was so stupid and useless. It just cemented the idea to me that this couple absolutely broke up after the end of this book. I just feel like they were both to emotionally immature and they had a fun, flirty relationship but there is no way they were actually in love with each other.

Like I said I usually love the mindless rom com vibes of painters books, but I just feel like this one is TOO mindless.