I knew I was in for a treat when I found myself laughing at the dedication page. Lynn Painter is a wordsmith and a banter extraordinaire. I fell in love with her writing with Mr. Wrong Number and was so happy to rekindle that feeling with her follow-up: The Love Wager.
I knew I was in for a treat when I found myself laughing at the dedication page. Lynn Painter is a wordsmith and a banter extraordinaire. I fell in love with her writing with Mr. Wrong Number and was so happy to rekindle that feeling with her follow-up: The Love Wager. To be transparent, I had no idea this was a sequel as it is presented as its own story. While it is a stand-alone about Olivia’s brother, Jack – it does continue the story from Mr. Wrong Number so unless you are a fan of spoilers, I would read that one first!
While my reviews have a tendency to have spoilers, I try to refrain from quoting directly from the book; HOWEVER, there is one line in this book that caught me off guard and I laughed so hard, I couldn’t keep reading. I still find myself laughing when I think about it. It just goes to show how talented Lynn is and the quick wit and delivery she bestows on her characters. Moving on, this book was a trope buffet! I even love how they make fun that their situation was something out of a romance book.
I thought I loved Olivia and Colin together but Jack and Hallie are my new favorite duo. The way they playoff each other, one up each other, challenge each other – it is constant fun. I also love how quickly they have each other’s back and look out for one another.
The almost moments – you could feel that chemistry coming off the pages! Lynn is more humor than heat so the super spicy, steamy scenes are glossed over but those almost moments, the close proximity, the possibilities – those are so good you don’t care about anything else!
I wanted to read The Love Wager from the moment I heard about it and I can definitely say it lived up to the hype. Lynn is in true form – keeping the smile on your face, the burn from laughing too hard in your belly, and a great big dose of the feels in your heart.