Betting on You

By: Lynn Painter

Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky, Zachary Webber

Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

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?

©2023 Lynn Painter (P)2023 Simon & Schuster Audio

The moral of the story - learn to talk to people you love

It is a decent story about young people, and I absolutely loved it. Small moments, so uniquely captured by author made me giggle and remember silly memories from my youth, However, probably due to my perception of the world, I again felt irritated that people don’t know that the best conflict solution is trying to tell people what you feel and think, as it makes the world you live in so much easier to digest.

loved it

great read and I would totally recommend it to anyone. Fun story and cute ending. enjoy

Fun to listen to

The story was good, and the narration was fantastic. The female narrator had a slew of different voices.

Love!!!

Helped me get out of a readers slump. I love them together!! Definitely great if you want a book w/ good banter

Adorable

Another hit by Lynn Painter! The story had me laughing just minutes into the meeting Glasses and Mr. Nothing and then pairing it with these two incredible narrators???? Home run.

Cute story

It was a cute story over all. I am really enjoying Lynn Painter books. Definitely recommend.

Such a sweet story!

This story was so adorable! The narration was perfect and really felt immersive! Bravo Lynn Painter!

Incredible

Fantastic listen. Narration is absolutely perfect! Can’t wait till next book! Am recommending to everyone that love ROM-Coms :)

So cute!

I laughed, I cried, I got angry, it was the perfect story. Lynn Painter is an amazing writing who really makes you feel everything the characters are going through. I loved Charlie’s character. The narrators did a great job as well.

Another winner

Such a fun listen. I’ll probably pick it up again for a feel good experience.