Can’t Wait Wednesday – BETTING ON YOU by Lynn Painter
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, which encourages fellow bloggers to spotlight upcoming releases that we’re excited about. It is a meme that I have loved participating in since I first started blogging, but as Jill is no longer actively posting, from now on I’ll be linking to Can’t Wait Wednesday, hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings, which is a spinoff of the original WoW meme.
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My selection for this week is BETTING ON YOU by Lynn Painter. Lynn Painter is an auto-buy author for me and one of the few YA authors I have consistently had good luck with, so I’m excited to read this new one from her especially since it sounds like it’s going to feature enemies to lovers and fake dating.
BETTING ON YOU by Lynn Painter
Publication Date: November 28, 2023
by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
From Goodreads:
From the New York Times bestselling author of Better than the Movies, this swoon-worthy rom-com in the vein of She’s All That and 10 Things I Hate About You follows a teen girl who unwittingly finds herself at the center of a bet while working at a waterpark.
When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to see an old acquaintance is one of her coworkers. Bailey met Charlie a year ago on the long flight to Omaha, where she moved after her parents’ divorce. Charlie’s cynicism didn’t mix well with Bailey’s carefully well-behaved temperament, and his endless commentary was the irritating cherry on top of an already emotionally fraught trip.
Now, Bailey and Charlie are still polar opposites, but instead of everything about him rubbing Bailey the wrong way, she starts to look forward to hanging out and gossiping about the waterpark guests and their coworkers—particularly two who keep flirting with each other. Bailey and Charlie make a bet on whether or not the cozy pair will actually get together. Charlie insists that members of the opposite sex can’t just be friends, and Bailey is determined to prove him wrong.
Bailey and Charlie keep close track of the romantic progress of others while Charlie works to deflect the growing feelings he’s developed for Bailey. Terrified to lose her if his crush becomes known, what doesn’t help his agenda is Bailey and Charlie “fake dating” in order to disrupt the annoying pleasantries between Bailey’s mom and her mom’s new boyfriend. Soon, what Charlie was hoping to avoid becomes a reality as Bailey starts to see him as not only a friend she can rely on in the midst of family drama—but someone who makes her hands shake and heart race. But Charlie has a secret—a secret that involves Bailey and another bet Charlie may have made. Can the two make a real go of things…or has Charlie’s secret doomed them before they could start?
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I’d love to hear what upcoming book releases you’re waiting on this Wednesday? Leave me your link in the comments below and I’ll stop by and check out your CWW selection for this week. 🙂
I don’t even need to read the synopsis when it comes to Painter’s books. I want to read them all!
I always hear good things about Lynn Painter. I hope you get to read this, I love the water park setting😁
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I’m actually not familiar with this author even though I do read YA pretty often! Enemies to lovers *and* fake dating? Heck yes sign me up, adding this to my TBR! Thanks for bringing it to my attention 🙂
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This sounds like fun – it’s always a treat when favourite authors bring out a new release. I hope you find this one a thoroughly enjoyable read, Suzanne:).
Sounds like a fun summer read!
Fake dating and opposites attract sounds like a winner. 🙂
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I didn’t necessarily need this book, but I am also excited to read it. I’ll read anything this author writes.
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I’ve gotten so away from YA but it’s nice when you have a reliable auto buy author. I need to check in on some of my favorites and see if they have new books coming out…
Greg recently posted…Camping
I love her adult titles but I am always less interested in YA. I do love this author and fake dating tropes though.
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That one sounds good Suzanne!
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I think this would be a fun read! I enjoyed the Mr Wrong Number book by the same author, and have a few of hers added to my want to read list, I will need to add this one too! 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
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Oooh! This looks like a cute read! Great pick!
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I’m looking forward to this one too! I enjoyed The Do-Over, so looking forward to this one 🙂
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I’ve been enjoying Lynn Painter’s books, even though I’m not always a fan of YA.
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This sounds like a fun read – I haven’t read any Lynn Painter yet, but all of her books sound great so I’ll need to try them for sure.