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A review by nickartrip102
Bet You by Neve Wilder
3.0
Girl, have the car towed. It’s not that deep.
Cory’s a dick. Spencer’s got issues. Bet You by Neve Wilder is the fourth installment in the Franklin U series and was truly a wild ride. Cory is the cocky, dick slingin’ DIK boy who keeps stealing Spencer’s parking spot. Spencer’s the uptight science nerd who is clearly upset about the parking spot issue, but unwilling to take any action. One day he explodes at Cory, making some great points about their class disparity, but beneath all that anger is something much more exciting: lust. Spencer resists Cory’s advances, but when Cory makes a bet** that he can get Spencer into his bed, he doubles his efforts. As they begin to pay off, Cory can’t help but wonder if he is harboring secret feelings of his own.
A quick, absolutely spoiler-filled list of things I like and disliked:
-the two men had a mostly nice, playful banter
-despite the issue with the voyeurism in the story, the scene where Cory makes Spencer jerk off in front of his window as repayment was hot
Negatives:
-Spencer outlines why it’s really disrespectful for Cory to use his parking space. It’s actually quite simple, he’s constantly busy with school and work, and after a long shift on his feet he doesn’t want to park a quarter of a mile away from his home. So why does Cory do it again? Spencer’s response prank (filling his open Jeep with bird seed) is a bit much, but honestly. I wouldn’t have cleaned the car. Or more simply, I would have called for towing, security, or the parking enforcement. If the parking lot requires a pass, someone’s bound to be around who makes that a necessity. Spencer, baby, this might be hot but he’s an asshole.
- I feel like the voyeurism was handled a little too lightly lol I felt bad for Spencer, but when he started this Peeping Tom routine I found my sympathy waning
-I desperately needed more theatrics when the big “bet” was revealed. Spencer seemed defeated and forgave Cory. I need tears. I need anger. I need a *scene.*
-Why does every college romance feature on MC struggling to tell their parents they don’t want to follow in their paths lol this has to be at least the third instance in this series so far (they’re all penned by different authors, though, so meh.) It never ends up being a big deal!
-Spencer’s forgiveness for Cory’s actions is cemented by a lip sync performance at a frat party followed by a mutual admission the two guys are in love, and bitch I did not buy it. They shared some kinky mutual masturbation, but little in the way of feelings or vulnerability, so I’m not sure how this all became so serious
-I’m surprised that other characters in the novel find Cory irresistible and not annoying.
-An exchange in the epilogue that absolutely took me out:
**I actually like this silly trope when it’s well done, with some angst and actual hurt, a little groveling, but honey, this was not it for me!
Cory’s a dick. Spencer’s got issues. Bet You by Neve Wilder is the fourth installment in the Franklin U series and was truly a wild ride. Cory is the cocky, dick slingin’ DIK boy who keeps stealing Spencer’s parking spot. Spencer’s the uptight science nerd who is clearly upset about the parking spot issue, but unwilling to take any action. One day he explodes at Cory, making some great points about their class disparity, but beneath all that anger is something much more exciting: lust. Spencer resists Cory’s advances, but when Cory makes a bet** that he can get Spencer into his bed, he doubles his efforts. As they begin to pay off, Cory can’t help but wonder if he is harboring secret feelings of his own.
A quick, absolutely spoiler-filled list of things I like and disliked:
Spoiler
Positives:-the two men had a mostly nice, playful banter
-despite the issue with the voyeurism in the story, the scene where Cory makes Spencer jerk off in front of his window as repayment was hot
Negatives:
-Spencer outlines why it’s really disrespectful for Cory to use his parking space. It’s actually quite simple, he’s constantly busy with school and work, and after a long shift on his feet he doesn’t want to park a quarter of a mile away from his home. So why does Cory do it again? Spencer’s response prank (filling his open Jeep with bird seed) is a bit much, but honestly. I wouldn’t have cleaned the car. Or more simply, I would have called for towing, security, or the parking enforcement. If the parking lot requires a pass, someone’s bound to be around who makes that a necessity. Spencer, baby, this might be hot but he’s an asshole.
- I feel like the voyeurism was handled a little too lightly lol I felt bad for Spencer, but when he started this Peeping Tom routine I found my sympathy waning
-I desperately needed more theatrics when the big “bet” was revealed. Spencer seemed defeated and forgave Cory. I need tears. I need anger. I need a *scene.*
-Why does every college romance feature on MC struggling to tell their parents they don’t want to follow in their paths lol this has to be at least the third instance in this series so far (they’re all penned by different authors, though, so meh.) It never ends up being a big deal!
-Spencer’s forgiveness for Cory’s actions is cemented by a lip sync performance at a frat party followed by a mutual admission the two guys are in love, and bitch I did not buy it. They shared some kinky mutual masturbation, but little in the way of feelings or vulnerability, so I’m not sure how this all became so serious
-I’m surprised that other characters in the novel find Cory irresistible and not annoying.
-An exchange in the epilogue that absolutely took me out:
”This better not be a Fleshlight,” I tease.
“Pfft. We’re each other’s Fleshlights. Open it.
**I actually like this silly trope when it’s well done, with some angst and actual hurt, a little groveling, but honey, this was not it for me!