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Bet Me
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Yay, funny and sarcastic! Jilly's kind of thing!!
Minerva is the heroine of our story and she is the kind of girl who makes her other friends look hotter by comparison. She's also a bit chubby and hasn't eaten a carb in years. In other words, miserable. I've always said that you can never be happy unless you eat carbs. I went on a carb-free diet for a few months and, although I lost weight, I also went on a killing spree. You probably saw me on the news. I killed the crap out of tons of pigs. You know, because of all the bacon I ate. But, believe me, I was unpleasant to be around. Yeah, I know that's hard to believe because of all of the joy I bring to your life, but it's true. In other words - without carbs life is a vast hellscape that never ends.... until you eat one again... Yeah, it's pretty easy to get out of hell. Just eat a Snickers.
Yeah, but he looks happier after that donut.
So poor Minerva is in hell and then her boyfriend breaks up with her because she wouldn't have sex with him. To add insult to injury, she hears him making a bet with a hot guy that he can't get her to have sex with him either. Minerva does what any raging carb-starved girl would do - she decides to torture the hottie who is trying to pick her up to win a bet. I approve of this.
Cal is the hero who took the bet. He isn't interested in Minerva, and she isn't interested in him. It becomes a strange anti-relationship and you end up just waiting for the whole thing to implode.
On the other hand, some people will do anything to win a bet.
Their romance is really cute and funny, and they both have friends who become a great part of the story. I cared as much about what was going on with their friends as I did about them. I kind of wanted them to get their own books, but I was happy enough that Crusie gave us their fates in an epilogue.
jennifer Crusie's style of writing is unique. I think she will be either a love-or-hate author because of it. She uses a lot of dry humor and there always seems to be a big cast in her books. I am having fun with it, so I think I'll move on to a few more.
Minerva is the heroine of our story and she is the kind of girl who makes her other friends look hotter by comparison. She's also a bit chubby and hasn't eaten a carb in years. In other words, miserable. I've always said that you can never be happy unless you eat carbs. I went on a carb-free diet for a few months and, although I lost weight, I also went on a killing spree. You probably saw me on the news. I killed the crap out of tons of pigs. You know, because of all the bacon I ate. But, believe me, I was unpleasant to be around. Yeah, I know that's hard to believe because of all of the joy I bring to your life, but it's true. In other words - without carbs life is a vast hellscape that never ends.... until you eat one again... Yeah, it's pretty easy to get out of hell. Just eat a Snickers.
Yeah, but he looks happier after that donut.
So poor Minerva is in hell and then her boyfriend breaks up with her because she wouldn't have sex with him. To add insult to injury, she hears him making a bet with a hot guy that he can't get her to have sex with him either. Minerva does what any raging carb-starved girl would do - she decides to torture the hottie who is trying to pick her up to win a bet. I approve of this.
Cal is the hero who took the bet. He isn't interested in Minerva, and she isn't interested in him. It becomes a strange anti-relationship and you end up just waiting for the whole thing to implode.
On the other hand, some people will do anything to win a bet.
Their romance is really cute and funny, and they both have friends who become a great part of the story. I cared as much about what was going on with their friends as I did about them. I kind of wanted them to get their own books, but I was happy enough that Crusie gave us their fates in an epilogue.
jennifer Crusie's style of writing is unique. I think she will be either a love-or-hate author because of it. She uses a lot of dry humor and there always seems to be a big cast in her books. I am having fun with it, so I think I'll move on to a few more.
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October 3, 2019
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romance
October 3, 2019
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October 3, 2019
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funny
October 3, 2019
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contemporary-fiction
October 4, 2019
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October 4, 2019
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Glad you liked this book, it's a cute story. :)
Thank you, Jessica! :)
Thanks, Carmen! :)
Smart choice, Sumit! The bacon population thanks you! :)
Glad you liked this book, it's a cute story. :)"
Yay! Thanks, Exina!
I need the fluffy-cute right now. (Well, always.)
Glad you liked this book, it's a cute story. :)"
Yay! Thanks, Exina!
I need the fluffy-cute right now. (Well, always.)
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Spoken like a person who understands the pain of the keto diet! :D
Ah....this sounds cute and funny and fun.
It was! :-)
It's an older book so it shouldn't be hard to get from the library. I got mine from there. :-)
I've heard this book was funny & cute from tons of peeps. Need to move it up!
You know, I hadn't given that a lot of thought, but you are so right. That was inspiring. :)
I've heard this book was funny & cute from tons of peeps. Need to move it up!"
Thanks, Mamacita! I hope you get a chance to read it. Very fun!
Thanks, Leila! I could see a reread in my future. Maybe on one of those days when life is being a little bitch. :D