A review by librarycutie
Betting On You by Lynn Painter

3.25

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rating: 3
plot: 3
characters: 3
writing: 3.75
romance: 3
spice: heated kissing
narration: 4

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°•*⁀➷ the rundown 

let's be honest, this was a bit of a shitshow. i am a fan of Lynn Painter's YA romances, they're so cute and have me giggling and kicking my feet with the back and forth banter and flirting and slowly falling for each other but i just had a few too many issues with Betting on You. 

with it being a YA book, i didn't expect it to brush over cheating. even if it was the briefest moment it still happened and was still brushed over. not just once but a few times. 

although saying that, i'm really glad it dealt with divorce, divorced parents, and being in the middle of that. for a while i got irritated with how Bailey and Charlie trash talking their parents new partners because it was entirely disrespectful, but at 18 i was in the same situation though messier and i can remember those angsty "the world is out against me" feelings all too well, so i gave it another chance and ended up enjoying it (minus the cheating) 

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°•*⁀➷ the characters
𝜗𝜚 Bailey: i was conflicted with Bailey. i both liked her character and was so annoyed with her. but that's a teen girl for you i guess. 

𝜗𝜚 Charlie: i adored Charlie, of course, but that last 

10% before the epilogue he was definitely a dummy. we can all agree on that.

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ᯓ ᡣ𐭩 do i recommend? — yes, kinda